Several weeks ago, our server room was hit by a freakish snowstorm. While there was no overt damage to our hardware, capsuleers reported the appearance of snowballs in their clone stations.

We have been working closely with weather specialists regarding this matter. They have been ceaselessly running weather prediction simulations since the mysterious arrival of these snowballs. According to their models, temperatures will rise .0001 K on 8 January 2009*. This slight temperature change will result in the complete melting of all snowballs in New Eden, regardless of their location. Our specialists have also concluded that capsuleers who bid on snowball contracts before this date, yet receive them after, will find themselves owners of a pile of melted snowballs upon delivery.

These scientists have assured us that this weather fluctuation is due not to universal warming but is a result of seasonal temperature variations.

* Please note the new date.