

New life filled PIBC when REKIUM switched sides, betraying those that thought of them as friends. PIBC tried to resist, but with each passing day mining fleets in null and lowsec were destroyed and supply lines were disrupted. Small frigate gangs and larger fleets made up of cruisers (the largest ship available in the game at that time) and destroyers were wiped out without mercy. The speed and ferocity of the attack unleashed on PIBC was astounding and Delve was soon on fire. These factors resulted in the creation of the Pantheon Coalition, with Happy Bees, The Cosmos, The Collective, Pandemonium, Shadow Syndicate, and Rekium, all banding together to form Pantheon, which also enlisted some external aid from the Mercenary Coalition, to do what Netease failed to do – end the attempt to create a Serenity situation in Echoes. This evidence of rampant botting, and the accompanying failure of Netease to curb it, created clear diplomatic issues. They were trying to create another Serenity, with them as everyone’s master. Also, PIBC wanted everyone to be subservient to them. The behaviors seen and recorded were clearly large numbers of botting accounts. This alliance was Pan Intergalactic Business (PIBC) – the very same group that was present on the now infamous Serenity server in EO. But another alliance was growing extremely rapidly and its members exhibited some very odd behaviors, especially when mining. The First Anti-Botting WarĮarly in the game’s history, Delve had several independent alliances and corporations, all raiding and fighting against each other and Happy Bees was one of those. But, three main wars stand out and have forged the Happy Bees and Pantheon Coalition into the powerhouses they are. While EVE Echoes is a recent game, having been released just over eight months ago, it has already seen its fair share of conflicts and the Happy Bees alliance has been involved in nearly all of those wars as either one of the main participants or as a supporting ally for those who asked for help. This territory was not simply claimed, but earned through diplomacy and war, much the same way that the Imperium was built in EVE Online (EO). We currently control Delve, Fountain, and some parts of Querious. This coalition holds the largest amount of sovereignty in the game, double our closest allies or rivals. The Happy Bees are also one of the founding members of the Pantheon Coalition, the Echoes version of the Imperium. Many Happy Bees are current or former Goons, and it shows in our organization, values, and tenacity. The Happy Bees Alliance is the EVE Echoes counterpart of Goonswarm and one of the largest alliances in Echoes.
