[Emmanuel]

The two most powerful coalitions (N3PL vs CFCRUS) in Eve are currently fighting over a space station that could turn the tide of a war that's been happening since October. This battle is 4 hours in and not looking to stop for many hours to come. At the time of this post 20 Titans, the largest and most powerful ships in Eve have been lost on both sides - a number never before seen. For comparison, the famous battle of Asakai (almost a year ago today) saw 3 Titans down.
This equates to tens of thousands of dollars lost.
There are almost 3000 people in system and the numbers continue to climb.
Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/CJOnE8p.jpg
Twitch stream: http://www.twitch.tv/dobbb (A quick note about what you are looking at. The ships you actually CAN see are Titans, they're about the length of Manhattan. There are ships the size of trucks that you can't even see.)
More details from Twitch stream: Mod Akatookey: Narrative for your pleasure: Nulli forgot to pay for the space station in this system (B-. PL was living in it. CFC and Rus took ownership of it knowing PL had assets in it. Both sides escalated to current shitshow.
An explanation of how losses are quantified in USD
Check out /r/Eve for info about the game
UPDATE 5:15 EST Almost 30 dead Titans now. US Timezone getting home from work and logging in.
UPDATE 5:52 EST 32 Titans down. CFCRUS: 22 Kills / N3PL: 10
UPDATE 6:03 EST It will take a long time for the killboards to fully update but we are looking at over $100,000 USD destroyed in this battle.
Update 6:12 EST Pilots in system has held steady between 2300 and 2400 for some time now. Time dilation still at 10%. https://zkillboard.com/detail/36246895/ 222 Billion ISK Erebus down.
UPDATE 6:49 EST Almost 40 Titans down.
Update 7:05 EST Scan of the ships involved in the battle: https://adashboard.info/intel/dscan/view/n4KM8ZqE
UPDATE 7:40 EST Numbers of Titans lost has stagnated for about an hour now however this fight will go on for the next 12 hours. I am taking a short break, join us in /r/eve for more information in the mean time.
UPDATE 8:33 EST Almost 50 Titans dead CFCRUS: 30 Kills / N3PL: 17 Kills. Both sides have made it clear they have no plans on leaving until downtime.
UPDATE 9:14 EST After 9 hours on the field PL streamer and chief morale specialist nick_fuzzeh has completely lost his mind.
UPDATE 9:17 EST Number of pilots in system holding around 2100/2200 now. Number of dead Titans intel has not changed.
UPDATE 9:26 EST Dreadnought pilots are reporting that with the lag beginning to clear up their siege weapons are beginning to fire consistently. This should increase the rate ships are being destroyed. Please take note, hundreds of ships have probably died at this point. I am merely updating Titan deaths.
UPDATE 9:41 EST Streamer nick_fuzzeh (you did good nick!) client may have crashed. Odds of him being able to log back into that mess are slim to none. Updated to new stream: http://www.twitch.tv/dobbb
UPDATE 10:05 EST Current total pilots from both sides in system: https://adashboard.info/intel/local/view/G3uvvPlx. Current ALIVE Titan count N3PL 35 / CFCRUS 67
UPDATE 10:24 EST This battle will continue for many hours to come. It seems like N3PL will continue to take heavy losses - this battle will not only have a significant impact on the current war but the political landscape as a whole. I will update if I am still awake and there are any big changes.
UPDATE 10:36 EST Remaining N3PL Titans are attempting to extract at this time. Supercarriers, capital ships and sub-capitals will most likely remain on grid fighting until downtime.
UPDATE 11:24 EST My final update for the night - CFCRUS Titan Losses: 20 / N3PL Titan Losses: 40. Expect that number to rise.