A battle in the space MMO Eve Online caused more than $300,000 in destruction

A Titan-class capital ship in the sci-fi massively multiplayer Eve Online is worth about $3,500 in real-world cash. In a battle on Monday, players destroyed over dozens of these expensive vessels.

It started when one of Eve Online’s in-game, player-controlled coalitions failed to pay a bill to another group. When the money didn’t go through, a battle broke out that led to over $300,000 in destroyed ships, according to estimates based on in-game data.