CCP Games Hires A Real-World Economist To Oversee Eve Frontier’s Economy

If there’s one thing CCP Games is known for, it’s trying to make Eve Online and its related games play as close to real life as possible for a sci-fi MMORPG. To achieve this, the devs spend a lot of time on the game’s economy and encourage players to work together to build the biggest and best fleets, stations, and other structures – all so that they can bring home all that ISK. Of course, they don’t have to work together. They can be a bit more creative than that and bring other players and corporations down in order to become the most powerful and richest players in the game.

The point here is that a lot of Eve is built around its economy, and CCP goes out of its way to try to keep it all as realistic as possible. That’s why we probably shouldn’t be surprised that the company actually hired a former economist who worked at the Central Bank of Iceland to oversee the financial systems in Eve Frontier.

Stefán Þórarinsson brings experience in macroeconomic analysis, monetary policy, and market dynamics to the Eve universe and will continue Eve Online Lead Economist Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson’s work in Eve Frontier.

In addition, CCP has announced the first update to the Frontier Economic Policy. This update deals with several factors of the game’s economy, including things like inflation, trade dynamics, and more. A detailed explanation of the update is available on CCP Games’ site. More information is also available in the Eve Frontier dev video found below.