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Poetic Stanziel
Autocannons Anonymous Late Night Alliance
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Posted - 2012.06.27 03:49:00 -
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from http://poeticstanziel.blogspot.ca/2012/06/stalking-soundwave.html
I was going to start this post with "My first exposure ..." No. "My first encounter ..." No. "I first came into contact with ..." Damn it. You all need to grow up.
My first encounter with CCP Soundwave was during Alliance Tournament IX. He was the host. I'd only been playing EVE for a few months at that point, and tuned into EVE TV out of curiosity. I was actually expecting a laughable production.
Hell, if I was wrong.
Alliance Tournament IX was a helluva production, mainly due to the personalities. Wise decisions on who to fly in as commentators, for sure, but also the host. Affable. Well-spoken. Charismatic. I found Soundwave to be funny as all get-go. His humour is dry and absurdist. That's my kind of humour. I was almost more interested in the panel discussions during that tournament than the matches themselves.
I was already pretty committed to EVE Online at that point. I'd finally found my original Ultima Online. A game of no-holds barred. But by the end of Alliance Tournament IX, I was more committed to the game. I started my Twitter account during the tournament. A week or so later, this blog. It was Soundwave's vision for EVE, the direction he wanted to take it, that had me wanting to get more involved with the community as a whole.
And then Greed is Good happened. And I was crushed after reading Soundwave's piece defending microtransactions, pay-to-win as a viable strategy. Granted, his article wasn't supporting full-on pay-to-win, ala World of Tanks, but a subset of that. It was disappointing all the same. I had a hard time reconciling what he'd written for Greed is Good, with his vision for EVE expressed elsewhere.
The summer of 2011 moved on, and a change in direction was announced by CCP. The Crucible expansion was released to much acclaim. And a large part of its success was due to Team BFF, Soundwave's pet group of developers, tasked with fixing "little things." An enormous number of little things did they fix. Soundwave's star was back on the rise again. So much so that I gave him an honourable mention when I announced CCP's Employee of the Year (an unknown and almost coveted award.)
A little over a month ago, the Inferno expansion released. As lead designer for EVE Online, Soundwave sets the expansion themes, approves (or not) major design decisions from each of the design and development teams. Generally, he sets the tone for the game in its entirety. He of course has his own bosses, and colleagues upon which to bounce off ideas, but ultimately he is the face of EVE Online. If player's aren't happy with the direction the game is heading, he's going to earn the brunt of the anger and attacks.
Crucible and Inferno have been successful enough that he's earned more praise and high fives than bitter attacks. There's always going to be some of the latter, but CCP's new commitment to iteration has mitigated much of the dislike for some new features, or new features gone awry.
Going forward, Soundwave continues to have the best interests of EVE Online at heart.
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Marconus Orion
Massive PVPness Psychotic Tendencies.
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Posted - 2012.06.27 03:55:00 -
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It's not a good idea to start rumors about CCP employees according to the new forum rules. |
Poetic Stanziel
Autocannons Anonymous Late Night Alliance
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Posted - 2012.06.27 03:56:00 -
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Marconus Orion wrote:It's not a good idea to start rumors about CCP employees according to the new forum rules. Err. What?
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Zoe Athame
Fweddit I Whip My Slaves Back and Forth
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Posted - 2012.06.27 04:04:00 -
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Poetic Stanziel is primary. |
Poetic Stanziel
Autocannons Anonymous Late Night Alliance
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Posted - 2012.06.27 04:05:00 -
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Zoe Athame wrote:Poetic Stanziel is primary. I need a bigger boat.
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Ten Bulls
Sons of Olsagard
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Posted - 2012.06.27 04:05:00 -
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Carrier Lost (total disconnect) |
Jim Roebuck
The Suicide Express Sobriety Test Failures
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Posted - 2012.06.27 04:06:00 -
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I'm pretty sure this isn't breaking any rules. I'm not seeing anything in the OP that come come out as a rumor.
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Khalia Nestune
Mad Stacks
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Posted - 2012.06.27 04:07:00 -
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Yo dude, we can read your blog. Crossposting to forums looks like attention-whoring.
http://www.mylootyourtears.com |
Poetic Stanziel
Autocannons Anonymous Late Night Alliance
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Posted - 2012.06.27 04:12:00 -
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Khalia Nestune wrote:Yo dude, we can read your blog. Crossposting to forums looks like attention-whoring. Kinda like your sig?
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Khalia Nestune
Mad Stacks
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Posted - 2012.06.27 04:25:00 -
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I put my blog in my sig so people can read if they choose. Dumping whole blog posts to forums is lame. If we want to read it, we can find it. Yawn.
http://www.mylootyourtears.com |
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Poetic Stanziel
Autocannons Anonymous Late Night Alliance
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Posted - 2012.06.27 04:37:00 -
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Khalia Nestune wrote:I put my blog in my sig so people can read if they choose. Dumping whole blog posts to forums is lame. If we want to read it, we can find it. Yawn. And this is clearly marked as a cross-post at the top of the entry. Why do you care?
Some of my cross-posts lead to really good forum threads. I like to read the discussion that sometimes occurs, because of them. Reaching all venues, I get a wider variety of discussion to peruse.
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Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.06.27 04:38:00 -
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Khalia Nestune wrote:Yo dude, we can read your blog. Crossposting to forums looks like attention-whoring.
It looks like that because thats what it is.
Also, this is a pretty dumb topic few would find interesting. TEST Alliance BEST Alliance |
Vicky Somers
Rusty Anchor
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Posted - 2012.06.27 05:33:00 -
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I read the first paragraph and was liek "gaaaaaaaaaaaaay". I don't think Soundwave is into guys. Wimmenz and horses moar liekly. Moderate strength is shown in violence, supreme strength is shown in levity. |
Luis Graca
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Posted - 2012.06.27 05:33:00 -
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"cool story bro" |
Morganta
Peripheral Madness The Midget Mafia
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Posted - 2012.06.27 05:38:00 -
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how come when you need an ISD they are never around?
"You were the chosen one Anakin, you were supposed to bring order to the galaxy, not destroy it!" -Obi Wan (Ben) Kenobi -á |
Ghost Xray
Hedion University Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.06.27 08:18:00 -
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Seems there are lots of critics. You'd think bloggers would support each other. It's a dog eat dog world in the world of EvE.
Anyway...
Could I TL:DR this to:
I think CCP Soundwave is a cool dude and is good for EvE. I'd like to have his clone babies. |
Citizen Smif
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.06.27 09:45:00 -
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It was a good read and it's nice to see a thread that is positive once in a while. |
Thorn Galen
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse Sanctuary Pact
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Posted - 2012.06.27 09:51:00 -
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Citizen Smif wrote:It was a good read and it's nice to see a thread that is positive once in a while.
Ditto that.
People can say what they want to, but Poetic has an excellent way of writing. The universe is an ancient desert, a vast wasteland with only occasional habitable planets as oases. We Fremen, comfortable with deserts, shall now venture into another. - STILGAR, From the Sietch to the Stars. |
Cebraio
Starfire Oasis
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Posted - 2012.06.27 10:04:00 -
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Thorn Galen wrote: People can say what they want to, but Poetic has an excellent way of writing.
Excellent way of writing? This read was simply disgusting. I still feel dirty and sticky.
I doubt we should thank Soundwaffe for this change in direction. CCP as a whole made the change, not a single game designer.
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Thorn Galen
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse Sanctuary Pact
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Posted - 2012.06.27 11:16:00 -
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Cebraio wrote:Thorn Galen wrote: People can say what they want to, but Poetic has an excellent way of writing.
Excellent way of writing? This read was simply disgusting. I still feel dirty and sticky. I doubt we should thank Sound wave for this change in direction. CCP as a whole made the change, not a single game designer. Soundwave is his name, not Soundwaffe :D I-Śll fixed it for you.
Kind regards ISD Dosnix
"Haters gotta hate", Cebraio.
It's a pity you have such an outlook on personalities who have contributed and continue to contribute excellent longevity to this game. I doubt anyone in their right mind can deny CCP Soundwave's drive and passion for this game. So he was once in Goonswarm, does that occupy your thoughts so much that clarity of mind is no longer possible for you ? He is CCP and one of their best.
Take your weak attempts at character assasination back to bed with you please. Your poison pen is pointless and called-for only by you - and a very select few misguided souls.
The universe is an ancient desert, a vast wasteland with only occasional habitable planets as oases. We Fremen, comfortable with deserts, shall now venture into another. - STILGAR, From the Sietch to the Stars. |
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Ten Bulls
Sons of Olsagard
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Posted - 2012.06.27 12:20:00 -
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Thorn Galen wrote:The universe is an ancient desert, a vast wasteland with only occasional habitable planets as oases. We Fremen, comfortable with deserts, shall now venture into another. - STILGAR, From the Sietch to the Stars.
+1 for dune sig
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Thorn Galen
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse Sanctuary Pact
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Posted - 2012.06.27 12:28:00 -
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Ten Bulls wrote:Thorn Galen wrote:The universe is an ancient desert, a vast wasteland with only occasional habitable planets as oases. We Fremen, comfortable with deserts, shall now venture into another. - STILGAR, From the Sietch to the Stars.
+1 for dune sig
Thank you, I am a self-confessed Dune fanatic
The universe is an ancient desert, a vast wasteland with only occasional habitable planets as oases. We Fremen, comfortable with deserts, shall now venture into another. - STILGAR, From the Sietch to the Stars. |
Cebraio
Starfire Oasis
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Posted - 2012.06.27 17:11:00 -
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Thorn Galen wrote: "Haters gotta hate", Cebraio.
It's a pity you have such an outlook on personalities who have contributed and continue to contribute excellent longevity to this game. I doubt anyone in their right mind can deny CCP Soundwave's drive and passion for this game. So he was once in Goonswarm, does that occupy your thoughts so much that clarity of mind is no longer possible for you ? He is CCP and one of their best.
Take your weak attempts at character assasination back to bed with you please. Your poison pen is pointless and called-for only by you - and a very select few misguided souls.
Yeah maybe I'm doing him wrong. Maybe he has a good drive and passion, but his opinion in "greed is good" still leaves a bad feeling in me. I still have "John Turbefield for CEO" in my bio, so I am a fan of his nemesis I guess.
Also I was mainly pointing out that he is not the only one with good drive and passion. I just don't like this glorification of one person. I have high respect for all staff at CCP and I think the change we saw was not just Soundwave's work.
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Ten Bulls
Sons of Olsagard
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Posted - 2012.06.28 03:53:00 -
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Thorn Galen wrote:Ten Bulls wrote:Thorn Galen wrote:The universe is an ancient desert, a vast wasteland with only occasional habitable planets as oases. We Fremen, comfortable with deserts, shall now venture into another. - STILGAR, From the Sietch to the Stars.
+1 for dune sig Thank you, I am a self-confessed Dune fanatic
I read all Franks Dune books, took me two years... i dont know how but i had forgotten about Stilgar, thanks for reminding me. |
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