The EVE Online Monthly Economic Report landed this week, so it is time to dig into the destruction numbers to see what happened in September.
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For those wanting the wider information or deeper details, here are the usual links:
- CCP – September 2023 Monthly Economic Report
- CCP – September 2023 MER Forum Thread
- Reddit – September 2023 MER Thread
- TNG – The September 2023 Active ISK Faucet: The Starfield Effect
Going straight into the top level numbers for destruction, in September CCP recorded 397,646 losses in the killdump.csv file, which put the count about 10K above last month despite having one fewer day, though the ISK value of losses was 34.9 trillion ISK in value, putting the cost of losses down by about 5 trillion ISK.
That put September up from August, which was the low point for my ongoing kills per day metric.
- January – 13,729.96 kills per day
- February – 14,307.75 kills per day
- March – 14,878.67 kills per day
- April – 13,663.50 kills per day
- May – 13,028.03 kills per day
- June – 13,175.07 kills per day
- July – 13,959.19 kills per day
- August – 12,502.19 kills per day
- September – 13,254.87 kills per day
(For past years, I did monthly stats from 2020 forward here.)
That puts Sep 2023 ahead of the past couple of years. Not a lot, but 2023 is still ahead of 2022 and the effects of CCP’s mishandling of the in-game economy.
Average hull losses per day, 2020 to Sep 2023
I will compare this against Jester’s updated average logged in player chart.
2020 through 2023 compared
You can see the similarity of the lines, though the 30 day average of the lower chart does mean that upticks show up… about 30 days later than my strictly month based numbers. Imagine that, the math works.
So what did blow up in New Eden in September. I’ll start, as usual with the top 20 grouped by ship class and specific hull types.
| Class | Count | Hull | Count |
| Capsule | 111,258 | Capsule | 110,327 |
| Frigate | 57,315 | Caldari Shuttle | 13,551 |
| Shuttle | 35,425 | Amarr Shuttle | 11,735 |
| Cruiser | 34,804 | Venture | 10,028 |
| Destroyer | 25,307 | Mobile Tractor Unit | 9,457 |
| Corvette | 14,529 | Ibis | 6,648 |
| Combat Battlecruiser | 11,657 | Heron | 6,017 |
| Mobile Tractor Unit | 9,940 | Gallente Shuttle | 5,845 |
| Interdictor | 9,183 | Caracal | 5,303 |
| Heavy Assault Cruiser | 8,207 | Ishtar | 4,999 |
| Hauler | 7,741 | Vexor | 4,521 |
| Interceptor | 7,439 | Sabre | 4,390 |
| Battleship | 6,838 | Thrasher | 3,959 |
| Assault Frigate | 6,204 | Exequror Navy Issue | 3,910 |
| Tactical Destroyer | 4,002 | Velator | 3,426 |
| Stealth Bomber | 3,928 | Minmatar Shuttle | 3,232 |
| Strategic Cruiser | 3,913 | Catalyst | 2,923 |
| Mobile Warp Disruptor | 3,655 | Tristan | 2,825 |
| Mining Barge | 3,450 | Kikimora | 2,812 |
| Covert Ops | 3,054 | Cormorant | 2,754 |
As usual, capsules at the top, then lots of shuttles and corvettes, followed by frigates and destroyers, with some spice in there like MTUs and Kikimoras.
Then we flip the hull count upside down to see what was blown up exactly once in September.
| Hull | Count |
| Aeon | 1 |
| Angel Control Tower Small | 1 |
| Angel Small Artillery Battery | 1 |
| Caldari Listening Outpost | 1 |
| Caldari Propaganda Broadcast Structure | 1 |
| Capital Ship Assembly Array | 1 |
| Chemosh | 1 |
| Civilian Caldari Shuttle | 1 |
| Civilian Gallente Shuttle | 1 |
| Component Assembly Array | 1 |
| Compression Array | 1 |
| Dark Blood Control Tower | 1 |
| Dark Blood Control Tower Medium | 1 |
| Dark Blood Medium Pulse Laser Battery | 1 |
| Domination Control Tower Small | 1 |
| Domination Large Artillery Battery | 1 |
| Domination Large AutoCannon Battery | 1 |
| Drone Assembly Array | 1 |
| Drug Lab | 1 |
| Echelon | 1 |
| Erebus | 1 |
| Gallente Listening Outpost | 1 |
| Guristas Control Tower Medium | 1 |
| Guristas Control Tower Small | 1 |
| Hel | 1 |
| Karura | 1 |
| Laelaps | 1 |
| Large Pulse Laser Battery | 1 |
| Mamba | 1 |
| Sansha Energy Neutralizing Battery | 1 |
| Serpentis Control Tower | 1 |
| Serpentis Warp Disruption Battery | 1 |
| Shadow Large Railgun Battery | 1 |
| Shadow Medium Railgun Battery | 1 |
| Shadow Small Railgun Battery | 1 |
| Shadow Warp Disruption Battery | 1 |
| True Sansha Small Pulse Laser Battery | 1 |
| Vehement | 1 |
| Wyvern | 1 |
The Laelaps on the list was an AT XVII prize ship, while the Mamba won’t be special for long but that particular loss was the first of the new Guristas pirate faction destroyer. Speaking of pirate factions, that Chemosh is the Blood Raiders dreadnought, and looks like it was only the fourth one lost on zKillboard.
Otherwise, no special shuttles like last month, just the usual range of POS towers and modules. The POS will be forever in New Eden.
As for how much losses cost, the top 20 hulls when sorted by total value lost in September looks like this.
| Hull | Count | Sum of ISK Lost | ISK Value Per Loss |
| Capsule | 110,327 | 2,665.73 billion | 24.16 million |
| Vargur | 601 | 1,320.10 billion | 2,196.50 million |
| Loki | 1,671 | 1,312.62 billion | 785.53 million |
| Ishtar | 4,999 | 1,256.28 billion | 251.31 million |
| Paladin | 511 | 999.84 billion | 1,956.63 million |
| Tengu | 1,193 | 925.59 billion | 775.85 million |
| Golem | 384 | 758.18 billion | 1,974.43 million |
| Praxis | 2,523 | 658.06 billion | 260.82 million |
| Gila | 1,329 | 590.73 billion | 444.49 million |
| Athanor | 248 | 514.91 billion | 2076.23 million |
| Kronos | 250 | 474.88 billion | 1899.51 million |
| Nestor | 205 | 455.69 billion | 2,222.89 million |
| Proteus | 566 | 438.10 billion | 774.03 million |
| Ark | 34 | 388.41 billion | 11,423.94 million |
| Exequror Navy Issue | 3,910 | 379.80 billion | 97.14 million |
| Rhea | 34 | 357.21 billion | 10,506.21 million |
| Legion | 483 | 350.25 billion | 725.15 million |
| Sabre | 4,390 | 320.29 billion | 72.96 million |
| Orca | 206 | 316.12 billion | 1,534.54 million |
| Astrahus | 198 | 308.89 billion | 1,560.06 million |
Capsules always win by sheer volume, but there were trillion ISK in Vargus, Lokis, and Ishtars blown up in September, and nearly a trillion ISK in Paladins and Tengus.
When we switch that around to the most expensive ships to lose on a per hull basis September looks like this.
| Hull | Count | Sum of ISK Lost | ISK Value Per Loss |
| Erebus | 1 | 74.21 billion | 74.21 billion |
| Wyvern | 1 | 39.74 billion | 39.74 billion |
| X-Large Ship Maintenance Array | 3 | 93.63 billion | 31.21 billion |
| Hel | 1 | 27.39 billion | 27.39 billion |
| Nyx | 11 | 299.43 billion | 27.22 billion |
| Aeon | 1 | 19.54 billion | 19.54 billion |
| Tatara | 7 | 101.94 billion | 14.56 billion |
| Fortizar | 18 | 256.41 billion | 14.24 billion |
| Nomad | 10 | 126.86 billion | 12.69 billion |
| Ark | 34 | 388.41 billion | 11.42 billion |
| Anshar | 11 | 120.29 billion | 10.94 billion |
| Laelaps | 1 | 10.72 billion | 10.72 billion |
| Rhea | 34 | 357.21 billion | 10.51 billion |
| Azbel | 11 | 99.70 billion | 9.06 billion |
| Rorqual | 32 | 219.16 billion | 6.85 billion |
| Moros | 9 | 54.06 billion | 6.01 billion |
| Revelation | 46 | 235.23 billion | 5.11 billion |
| Lif | 9 | 45.36 billion | 5.04 billion |
| Chemosh | 1 | 4.67 billion | 4.67 billion |
| Providence | 21 | 97.03 billion | 4.62 billion |
I was a bit surprised at the total for the X-Large Ship Maintenance Arrays, but then I looked one of the kill mails and saw how much stuff was in one of them. And none of it dropped for the attackers. That Chemosh seems a bit under valued, and the Laelaps… well, there are none on the market ever, as with most AT ships, so its value is speculative at best.
On the regional stats, after a couple months of other regions topping the chart, The Forge, home of Jita, returns to the number one position.
| Region | Sum of ISK Lost | Region | Count |
| The Forge | 1,764.22 billion | The Forge | 36,072 |
| Pochven | 1,514.68 billion | Pochven | 21,247 |
| Vale of the Silent | 1,325.64 billion | The Citadel | 15,152 |
| The Citadel | 1,193.77 billion | Vale of the Silent | 14,060 |
| Delve | 1,173.44 billion | Metropolis | 14,059 |
| Deklein | 1,063.06 billion | Heimatar | 13,700 |
| Metropolis | 895.35 billion | Genesis | 12,615 |
| Pure Blind | 876.30 billion | Placid | 12,279 |
| Sinq Laison | 816.21 billion | Black Rise | 12,006 |
| Lonetrek | 808.66 billion | Deklein | 11,537 |
| Placid | 729.11 billion | Essence | 11,216 |
| Fade | 713.76 billion | Delve | 10,810 |
| Querious | 711.16 billion | Pure Blind | 10,747 |
| Perrigen Falls | 682.13 billion | Fade | 10,689 |
| E-R00028 | 663.53 billion | Lonetrek | 9,311 |
| Genesis | 661.43 billion | Perrigen Falls | 9,071 |
| Fountain | 659.79 billion | Sinq Laison | 8,110 |
| Heimatar | 610.75 billion | Tribute | 7,228 |
| Black Rise | 584.76 billion | Querious | 6,154 |
| Catch | 564.31 billion | Fountain | 5,921 |
Pure Blind and the null sec regions around it saw a decline from previous highs, though I suspect those might jump a bit for the October MER given the offensive Fraternity tried to execute last week.
Just outside of the top 20, landing in the 21st spot for hulls destroyed, was Yasna Zakh, the new region and home of Zarzakh, the system introduced at Fanfest. 5,669 ships and pods were blown up there as people explored the new location.
And when we get to the system level rankings of losses we see Zarzakh take its place in the upper half of the top 20.
| System | Region | Sum of ISK Lost | System | Region | Count |
| Jita | The Forge | 651.81 billion | Uitra | The Forge | 17,657 |
| Ahbazon | Genesis | 462.94 billion | Jita | The Forge | 11,418 |
| 4-HWWF | Vale of the Silent | 347.14 billion | Ahbazon | Genesis | 10,827 |
| M-MD3B | Great Wildlands | 314.17 billion | Zarzakh | Yasna Zakh | 5,669 |
| Tama | The Citadel | 243.39 billion | Tama | The Citadel | 5,631 |
| Zarzakh | Yasna Zakh | 235.42 billion | Nennamaila | Black Rise | 5,109 |
| Sivala | The Citadel | 234.76 billion | 4-HWWF | Vale of the Silent | 4,466 |
| DO6H-Q | Fade | 201.33 billion | Aldranette | Placid | 3,434 |
| Uedama | The Citadel | 197.41 billion | Auga | Heimatar | 3,247 |
| Eredan | Devoid | 193.94 billion | Siseide | Heimatar | 3,189 |
| 4U90-Z | Deklein | 191.41 billion | DO6H-Q | Fade | 3,169 |
| 1DQ1-A | Delve | 189.63 billion | Amamake | Heimatar | 2,945 |
| Maila | The Forge | 185.56 billion | Fliet | Essence | 2,911 |
| XX9-WV | Curse | 178.05 billion | Oicx | Placid | 2,753 |
| Ignebaener | Pochven | 174.45 billion | C4C-Z4 | Fade | 2,563 |
| Nennamaila | Black Rise | 163.39 billion | MJ-5F9 | Perrigen Falls | 2,440 |
| C4C-Z4 | Fade | 158.45 billion | Miroitem | Sinq Laison | 2,296 |
| Istodard | Molden Heath | 153.38 billion | Sujarento | The Citadel | 2,292 |
| Aunenen | Lonetrek | 137.90 billion | Deven | Essence | 2,217 |
| MJ-5F9 | Perrigen Falls | 135.27 billion | Eszur | Metropolis | 2,152 |
With Zarzakh making its New Eden debut and being a bit of a curiosity I thought my final data grid for the post ought to be a listing of the ships, by hull type, lost in Zarzakh in September.
And then I saw the list, which included 221 different hulls. I mean, people felt emboldened to fly just about anything into Zarzakh once those Jovian stargates went online I guess. I thought about maybe limiting the list hulls that had at least 10 losses, which would get us to a more manageable 97 varieties.
Then I figured what the hell, it is just text. 222 rows of text in a grid, but it isn’t like I made you download a gigabyte image or some such. So here is the list.
| Ship Type | Count | Sum of ISK Lost |
| Capsule | 1,887 | 16,250.28 million |
| Caracal | 171 | 4,127.14 million |
| Velator | 118 | 149.19 million |
| Thrasher | 116 | 858.46 million |
| Stabber | 110 | 3,399.97 million |
| Caldari Shuttle | 109 | 32.84 million |
| Amarr Shuttle | 103 | 5.79 million |
| Malediction | 101 | 3,063.04 million |
| Retribution | 95 | 4,685.56 million |
| Stiletto | 86 | 2,786.03 million |
| Hecate | 81 | 7,556.04 million |
| Cormorant | 77 | 1,011.45 million |
| Reaper | 76 | 52.79 million |
| Ibis | 75 | 57.35 million |
| Harpy | 74 | 2,714.96 million |
| Gallente Shuttle | 73 | 2.57 million |
| Exequror Navy Issue | 71 | 7,159.23 million |
| Jackdaw | 65 | 5,719.08 million |
| Buzzard | 64 | 3,283.75 million |
| Osprey Navy Issue | 61 | 4,571.20 million |
| Wolf | 57 | 2,994.82 million |
| Minmatar Shuttle | 56 | 2.68 million |
| Catalyst | 46 | 461.28 million |
| Capsule – Genolution ‘Auroral’ 197-variant | 43 | 261.24 million |
| Thorax | 42 | 1,924.53 million |
| Kikimora | 40 | 848.65 million |
| Slasher | 40 | 235.02 million |
| Imperial Navy Slicer | 39 | 966.63 million |
| Merlin | 36 | 166.71 million |
| Scimitar | 32 | 7,222.88 million |
| Vedmak | 32 | 3,282.42 million |
| Griffin | 31 | 124.92 million |
| Scythe | 31 | 575.20 million |
| Bifrost | 30 | 3290.53 million |
| Atron | 29 | 102.14 million |
| Cheetah | 29 | 1218.56 million |
| Ares | 28 | 760.15 million |
| Jaguar | 27 | 866.31 million |
| Punisher | 27 | 241.82 million |
| Rifter | 26 | 181.23 million |
| Keres | 25 | 1,114.03 million |
| Rupture | 25 | 1084.76 million |
| Taranis | 25 | 583.86 million |
| Condor | 24 | 140.97 million |
| Gnosis | 24 | 1931.04 million |
| Helios | 24 | 1,150.23 million |
| Astero | 22 | 2747.60 million |
| Coercer | 22 | 298.74 million |
| Cyclone Fleet Issue | 22 | 1483.71 million |
| Raptor | 21 | 461.00 million |
| Crow | 20 | 657.43 million |
| Manticore | 20 | 875.19 million |
| Sabre | 20 | 1,462.54 million |
| Stork | 19 | 1,750.30 million |
| Thrasher Fleet Issue | 19 | 249.69 million |
| Anathema | 18 | 815.59 million |
| Crusader | 18 | 434.12 million |
| Enyo | 18 | 821.68 million |
| Executioner | 18 | 89.41 million |
| Heron | 18 | 393.43 million |
| Flycatcher | 17 | 1,123.73 million |
| Muninn | 17 | 3,075.70 million |
| Purifier | 17 | 748.33 million |
| Exequror | 16 | 450.46 million |
| Hound | 16 | 738.44 million |
| Impairor | 16 | 12.58 million |
| Nemesis | 16 | 687.31 million |
| Sunesis | 16 | 318.40 million |
| Talwar | 16 | 130.05 million |
| Ferox | 15 | 785.64 million |
| Ishtar | 15 | 5,967.19 million |
| Claw | 14 | 358.17 million |
| Council Diplomatic Shuttle | 14 | 10.52 million |
| Dragoon | 14 | 449.09 million |
| Kirin | 14 | 647.22 million |
| Magnate | 14 | 183.55 million |
| Maulus | 14 | 80.76 million |
| Algos | 13 | 131.18 million |
| Brutix Navy Issue | 13 | 2460.91 million |
| Caldari Navy Hookbill | 13 | 295.40 million |
| Federation Navy Comet | 13 | 274.36 million |
| Loki | 13 | 10,053.39 million |
| Magus | 13 | 1,045.56 million |
| Osprey | 13 | 265.12 million |
| Basilisk | 12 | 2,875.17 million |
| Pacifier | 12 | 1,493.33 million |
| Apotheosis | 11 | 6.22 million |
| Confessor | 11 | 869.93 million |
| Cormorant Navy Issue | 11 | 146.70 million |
| Drake Navy Issue | 11 | 2,666.72 million |
| Huginn | 11 | 3,374.77 million |
| Incursus | 11 | 70.83 million |
| Tristan | 11 | 70.51 million |
| Legion | 10 | 5,706.70 million |
| Moa | 10 | 390.31 million |
| Republic Fleet Firetail | 10 | 195.57 million |
| Tengu | 10 | 6,246.32 million |
| Corax | 9 | 90.09 million |
| Crucifier | 9 | 41.22 million |
| Omen Navy Issue | 9 | 789.64 million |
| Vagabond | 9 | 3,365.08 million |
| Vigil | 9 | 42.36 million |
| Bantam | 8 | 26.90 million |
| Hawk | 8 | 288.56 million |
| Kitsune | 8 | 313.62 million |
| Scythe Fleet Issue | 8 | 616.55 million |
| Venture | 8 | 34.39 million |
| Cyclone | 7 | 364.08 million |
| Deimos | 7 | 1852.31 million |
| Hurricane | 7 | 528.84 million |
| Kestrel | 7 | 30.07 million |
| Metamorphosis | 7 | 199.95 million |
| Prospect | 7 | 263.68 million |
| Proteus | 7 | 4,996.27 million |
| Svipul | 7 | 673.95 million |
| Augoror Navy Issue | 6 | 712.78 million |
| Blackbird | 6 | 108.88 million |
| Deacon | 6 | 236.97 million |
| Oneiros | 6 | 1888.87 million |
| Orthrus | 6 | 3816.29 million |
| Scalpel | 6 | 306.51 million |
| Vexor | 6 | 160.66 million |
| Arbitrator | 5 | 248.27 million |
| Burst | 5 | 46.46 million |
| Caracal Navy Issue | 5 | 393.39 million |
| Catalyst Navy Issue | 5 | 75.23 million |
| Claymore | 5 | 1494.55 million |
| Dramiel | 5 | 502.13 million |
| Garmur | 5 | 966.94 million |
| Harbinger | 5 | 510.19 million |
| Ishkur | 5 | 198.40 million |
| Lachesis | 5 | 1974.38 million |
| Myrmidon | 5 | 303.01 million |
| Omen | 5 | 166.99 million |
| Pontifex | 5 | 410.90 million |
| Probe | 5 | 79.83 million |
| Sentinel | 5 | 441.07 million |
| Stratios | 5 | 2,065.46 million |
| Arazu | 4 | 718.31 million |
| Bellicose | 4 | 95.19 million |
| Brutix | 4 | 281.79 million |
| Coercer Navy Issue | 4 | 89.31 million |
| Cynabal | 4 | 1371.44 million |
| Drake | 4 | 289.74 million |
| Hurricane Fleet Issue | 4 | 1,065.53 million |
| Hyena | 4 | 272.07 million |
| Imicus | 4 | 23.60 million |
| Probe Fleet Issue | 4 | 118.39 million |
| Rodiva | 4 | 325.02 million |
| Tornado | 4 | 426.92 million |
| Vexor Navy Issue | 4 | 434.05 million |
| Absolution | 3 | 688.14 million |
| Curse | 3 | 952.35 million |
| Damavik | 3 | 19.80 million |
| Daredevil | 3 | 320.90 million |
| Guardian | 3 | 963.33 million |
| Inquisitor | 3 | 11.38 million |
| Naga | 3 | 395.21 million |
| Viator | 3 | 535.45 million |
| Ashimmu | 2 | 641.74 million |
| Breacher | 2 | 21.12 million |
| Cerberus | 2 | 358.76 million |
| Damnation | 2 | 1037.64 million |
| Eris | 2 | 121.13 million |
| Ferox Navy Issue | 2 | 190.30 million |
| Harbinger Navy Issue | 2 | 347.19 million |
| Kronos | 2 | 2647.75 million |
| Myrmidon Navy Issue | 2 | 141.34 million |
| Nereus | 2 | 39.94 million |
| Onyx | 2 | 546.90 million |
| Pilgrim | 2 | 429.72 million |
| Rook | 2 | 346.41 million |
| Sleipnir | 2 | 609.39 million |
| Stormbringer | 2 | 281.07 million |
| Succubus | 2 | 356.11 million |
| Talos | 2 | 230.38 million |
| Tormentor | 2 | 21.23 million |
| Vargur | 2 | 4557.78 million |
| Abaddon | 1 | 294.41 million |
| Armageddon | 1 | 186.85 million |
| Augoror | 1 | 82.40 million |
| Crucifier Navy Issue | 1 | 17.95 million |
| Dominix | 1 | 156.53 million |
| Draugur | 1 | 288.91 million |
| Drekavac | 1 | 83.26 million |
| Eagle | 1 | 169.76 million |
| Endurance | 1 | 28.85 million |
| Enforcer | 1 | 345.58 million |
| Epithal | 1 | 5.18 million |
| Gila | 1 | 227.69 million |
| Golem | 1 | 2392.00 million |
| Goru’s Shuttle | 1 | 1.91 million |
| Heretic | 1 | 59.17 million |
| Heron Navy Issue | 1 | 6.28 million |
| Ikitursa | 1 | 785.04 million |
| Machariel | 1 | 1244.91 million |
| Maller | 1 | 16.57 million |
| Maulus Navy Issue | 1 | 27.45 million |
| Monitor | 1 | 217.99 million |
| Navitas | 1 | .13 million |
| Nestor | 1 | 2209.83 million |
| Nightmare | 1 | 1180.49 million |
| Noctis | 1 | 248.45 million |
| Paladin | 1 | 1589.97 million |
| Phantasm | 1 | 408.26 million |
| Phobos | 1 | 300.45 million |
| Prophecy | 1 | 53.13 million |
| Prophecy Navy Issue | 1 | 106.18 million |
| Prorator | 1 | 229.31 million |
| Rapier | 1 | 224.06 million |
| Raven | 1 | 221.37 million |
| Raven Navy Issue | 1 | 419.33 million |
| Scorpion | 1 | 870.44 million |
| Skybreaker | 1 | 20.80 million |
| Stabber Fleet Issue | 1 | 71.52 million |
| Thalia | 1 | 38.99 million |
| Typhoon | 1 | 179.43 million |
| Vengeance | 1 | 43.73 million |
| Victorieux Luxury Yacht | 1 | 124.48 million |
| Vigil Fleet Issue | 1 | 18.45 million |
| Worm | 1 | 104.69 million |
The 5,669 losses total up to just over 235 billion ISK in value destroyed.
While capsules made up 16 billion ISK of that, those were spread out over almost 1,900 losses. My favorite is the 13 Lokis that came in at over 10 billion ISK in total. T3 strategic cruisers are expensive.
That is what I have for September… if you managed to scroll down this far. For October we will probably get a look at how Fraternity’s offensive in the north fared.
The Ancient Gaming Noob 