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Mallak Azaria
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Posted - 2012.06.07 22:16:00 -
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Ginseng Jita wrote:If they added more to avatar game play they'd get more people playing. This walking in closest is not helping much. Add more WiS to the game and they'd be pushing 100k plus subs easily - if not more.
They already have over 100k subs. |
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Posted - 2012.06.08 01:33:00 -
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SmilingVagrant wrote:Tyberius Franklin wrote: It seems to be a response to the idea that in order to retain players they need to be immediately placed into PvP in order to be retained and related ideas about PvP being the primary draw to new players. It's not a claim that the larger portion of the player base doesn't want/like PvP or haven't partaken in it, but perhaps that it can't be the sole advertised draw of the game in order for the greatest potential growth to occur or that it's not the only thing CCP should concentrate on.
I realize I'm going to get the standard "LOL GOONIES LIES GARBAGE GOONIES" **** for posting this but... In goonswarm we do a lot of recruiting from an outside source that is primarily not an "Eve Forum" or even a "Video Game Forum" so this requires we deal with a lot of people who haven't really heard a single whit about Eve save that it may or may not be harder than other games of it's type. In order to get as many people in ships, in the game and interested in playing we've basically taken an entirely different approach than your average player does. 1. We have a skillplan laid out that puts our newbies in a ton of ships so they can try different combat roles in their first 30 and 60 days of playing. 2. We put them into combat on Day 1 if possible. Skillpoint elitism is not allowed. Any open to the general membership op is automatically "Rifter's allowed". 3. We shower them with money and free ships. We purposefully try to keep them away from the boring or super tedious bullshit at least until they get self motivated to try those things out as an adjunct to having fun. I'd wager these things are a large part of our success and cohesiveness.
The rest of that sucess lies in the yearly Secret Santa. |
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Posted - 2012.06.08 01:55:00 -
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SmilingVagrant wrote:Mallak Azaria wrote:
The rest of that success lies in the yearly Secret Santa.
My secret Santee got a pimped out faction fit Daredevil and a T2 Vagabond for when he lost the first item in a ball of fire! The previous year my Santee was BFM and I gave him interdictors! He turned out to be a creepy as hell and got kicked from the alliance. Welp ok!
I was refering to the one on that outside forum. I've recieved some really strange **** the past few years & treasured all of it. |
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Posted - 2012.06.08 01:58:00 -
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Tyberius Franklin wrote:SmilingVagrant wrote:This argument is getting circular and I don't think either of you are going to get anywhere with it. Probably, but it's somewhat moot as only a select few would/could play in that level of isolation.
But but.... EVE Online is a great single player game! |
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Posted - 2012.06.08 02:36:00 -
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SmilingVagrant wrote:Mallak Azaria wrote:SmilingVagrant wrote:Mallak Azaria wrote:
The rest of that success lies in the yearly Secret Santa.
My secret Santee got a pimped out faction fit Daredevil and a T2 Vagabond for when he lost the first item in a ball of fire! The previous year my Santee was BFM and I gave him interdictors! He turned out to be a creepy as hell and got kicked from the alliance. Welp ok! I was refering to the one on that outside forum. I've recieved some really strange **** the past few years & treasured all of it. This guy is a goon guys, but not one of "The goonies" Beware: we are also among you.
Why would you do such a thing? I was just posting here peacfully, minding my own business...
If you ask nicely I'll let you see the videos where I attempted to eat dog food. |
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Posted - 2012.06.08 02:48:00 -
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SmilingVagrant wrote:Mallak Azaria wrote:
Why would you do such a thing? I was just posting here peacfully, minding my own business...
If you ask nicely I'll let you see the videos where I attempted to eat dog food.
Wasn't that the thread where the guy was trying to bring his meal plan down to like cents on the dollar and was trying to find the optimum dogfood to eat? Did you complete the mod challenge :V
Yes, that thread. OP completed his challenge but was beaten to it by several people. Watching all those videos was horrifying.
I did complete it, but I don't recommend Kangaroo & Rice for the curious. |
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Posted - 2012.06.08 03:30:00 -
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SmilingVagrant wrote:Mallak Azaria wrote:SmilingVagrant wrote:Mallak Azaria wrote:
Why would you do such a thing? I was just posting here peacfully, minding my own business...
If you ask nicely I'll let you see the videos where I attempted to eat dog food.
Wasn't that the thread where the guy was trying to bring his meal plan down to like cents on the dollar and was trying to find the optimum dogfood to eat? Did you complete the mod challenge :V Yes, that thread. OP completed his challenge but was beaten to it by several people. Watching all those videos was horrifying. I did complete it, but I don't recommend Kangaroo & Rice for the curious. How is your coat though? Shiny and full?
Only if you're able to see past the clumps of **** & vomit. |
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Posted - 2012.06.09 08:32:00 -
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Talon SilverHawk wrote:RubyPorto wrote:Disdaine wrote:RubyPorto wrote: The problem is that on the forums we have people petitioning CCP to turn EvE into a theme park for everyone.
And vice versa. Every sandbox has boundaries and rules. And EvE's basic boundaries haven't changed in 9 years. So we have people wanting to make it into a theme park and people wanting the game they've played for years to retain its basic premise. I'm surprised at you, normally for a goon (jk) you are quite reasonable on the forums (even if I disagree with you). I don't see anyone arguing for a theme park or totally safe hi sec.
They pop up here & there. |
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Posted - 2012.06.09 09:47:00 -
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Uinuva Karma wrote:Jame Jarl Retief wrote: And dude, don't get me wrong. I LOVE sandbox. I just don't equate sandbox to griefing, non-consensual PvP and general douchebaggery. They're not in any way linked or required for sandbox to exist. Every sandbox is limited in some way, and limits on just how much freedom a player has in certain areas is always controlled - even in EVE (see Concord). Otherwise it's just anarchy.
Once again someone trying to superimpose alien concepts to a sandbox MMO. It seems to be really difficult to grasp the idea of EVE if you are used to themepark games. First of all, this is a 100% PVP game, with only dashes of limited PVE aspects that wouldn't function in isolation, you will always deal with other players in competitive manner at some point, if only via the market. Consensual PVP is very limited, and there are no mechanics to control the engagements besides agreements between players. Exactly just like in RL, there is no escape from other people. You only have civilization and it's institutions that try to punish people who break the accepted norms (represented by formal laws), but this does not protect you from non-consensual violence. In the best case, the guilty is caught and punished appropriately.
This.
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