from I-RED failed to shift the balance of forces, Liandri requested assistance from Dabigredboat's fleet. Dabigredboat, using his character Oleena Natiras, prepared to create a hyperspace bridge and commit ships to defend the Asakai system. However, instead of bridging in a fleet of sub-capital ships, Dabigredboat accidentally warp-jumped his flagship Titan-class supercapital ship. The exact source of the misclick remains unclear; the game has a complex interface, and it is very easy to select the wrong button. Dabigredboat contends that the action — jump rather than bridge — was correct, but the target was not: they intended to jump a supercarrier from an alternate account, rather than the Titan from their primary account. Because Asakai VI is in a low-sec system, Dabrigredboat's Titan could not freely employ its doomsday device, reducing its effective firepower to that of a dreadnought, a ship costing 70 times less. Without a supporting fleet, Dabigredboat's Titan was a major liability. The presence of the Titan triggered DND's defensive pact with Lost Obsession and PL. While the former responded almost immediately, PL hesitated, surprised at Dabigredboat's move. After some deliberation, the fleet commander, Headliner, committed 40 supercapital ships. Meanwhile, Dabigredboat came under attack from DND and Lost Obsession and requested rescue from the entire CFC navy, which committed a fleet. Vulnerable until help arrived, Dabigredboat attempted to extract his Titan from the rapidly expanding conflict. DND had not expected a Titan and had brought only one heavy interdictor (HIC) – a specialized ship which can prevent an enemy ship from escaping – which was quickly destroyed by the CFC fleet. Dabigredboat successfully warped his ship out of the conflict temporarily, and reinforcements for both sides arrived. It rapidly became clear that the outcome of the battle would depend on HIC ships, to trap the CFC fleet in Asakai. With the only in-battle HIC destroyed, DND and Lost Obsession attempted to return their pilots to bases in the adjoining Prism system to switch craft, leaving CFC dominating the Asakai battlespace. Severely outnumbered, Hedliner called for reinforcements. PL first contacted the N3 alliance, and, after obtaining confirmation of their support, reached out to TEST. Since Asakai was centrally located and near both CFC and HBC space, neither coalition could obtain a decisive advantage before their opponents' reinforcements arrived. Eve Onlines publisher, CCP Games, had recently instituted a feature called time-dilation, which slows combat and movement within a star