by EVE Online Team4:30pm on Monday 2nd February 2026
Capsuleers,
Effective immediately, it is considered an exploit to extend or otherwise utilize deadspace pockets to make cynosural fields, abyssal traces, filaments, or any variety of deployable functionally inaccessible.
Simply: intentionally using a cyno, filament, or any structure in a manner that prevents other Capsuleers from warping to it is against the intended gameplay design.
For clarity, normal use of personal deployables within deadspace pockets (such as placing an MTU or Mobile Depot) - including those behind acceleration gates - are still permitted when positioned in locations intended to be reachable and interactable. This ruling would come into play upon artificially extending a deadspace pocket beyond a visible grid, and using that location.
The use of any such placement methods is considered an exploit and falls under our standard policies outlined in the EVE Online Terms of Service.
If you suspect that you encountered this exploit or witnessed outlaw Capsuleers abusing it, please get in touch with our customer support by sending in a ticket in the 'Rules & Policies – Exploits' category – all information will aid our ongoing investigation.