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Katran Luftschreck
Royal Ammatar Engineering Corps
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Posted - 2014.03.31 05:50:00 -
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This hit me the other day... anyone who has ever actually read any of the original World of Darkness books will quickly realize that EvE is already using their system! Allow me to explain...
In WoD, a newly embraced vampire is called a neonate. Fresh from the grave, still mostly human, the neonate is the most active and the most interested in the world of mortals. The get up earlier, they stay up later, they're full of energy and ambition.
In EvE... well, think back to your first week. Stacking five or six skills into your queue at a time, gritting your teeth over those agonizing one hour training times, wishing the whole thing would go faaaaaaster! There were new ships you wanted to fly! New places to go! New stuff to see! It's all so exciting, you wanted to do it all right now!
Time marches forward...
In WoD the next link up the food chain are the ancillia, those who've managed to survive for a while and can be expected not to be completely clueless. They become more involved in vampire politics and less concerned with mortal life than their younger kine. These vampires are still fairly active, but sleep a little bit more than the neonates do.
In EvE... so it's been a month or two and you've joined a player corp, along with the joys of alliance politics. You might have moved into low or null, depending on how strong your new friends are. Let's not kid ourselves, you'd get smeared on your own out here, but you can still handle anything hisec can throw at you and you know enough to stay in fleet & not do anything too reckless or stupid, right? But those skill times got a lot longer, didn't they? Now it's where you might even take a day off now and then... it's not like you're going to miss anything too important, right?
Time marches forward...
In WoD the first real major threats are the elders, the vampires who've lasted a few centuries and have amassed a good deal of knowledge and power over that time. The immerse themselves almost entirely in vampire politics, delighting in it, and see the affairs of the mortal world as a mere distraction. They sleep late and turn in early, and have grown more distant from humanity than ever before.
In EvE... you can't even keep track of all the wardecs you've been in. You spend more time reading the chatlogs of inter-alliance politics, alliances, betrayals, lies and backstabbing than you ever do flying. If you're still in highsec then EvE has become Excel Online, where you log in and update your PI, production & market orders and log back off again. The rest fly a sortie or two, update their skill queue with another two or three week long wait that will net them all of one skill dot. While you still enjoy the game, the motivation to play is starting to wane in the face of repetition and ever growing skill timers, yet your power as a player has never been higher.
Time marches forward...
In WoD vampires who've lasted over a thousand years are known as ancients, fearsome entities with the kind of power that lesser vampires can only dream of. They hunger for the blood of all their own weaker kine, as mortal blood can no longer sate them at all. They sleep for months at a time, waking only to manipulate vampire politics, wreck terror upon their rivals, and then return to their crypts again. Mortals and the mortal world no longer even register in their twisted minds.
In EvE... you check the forum to see if you got any e-mails. Yes, your leader said that one of your things has gone into reinforce and they need you to bring your supercap to such & such place at such & such time. You dutifully log in, put on your headphones, turn on TS, listen to a FC yell for an hour while the various columns on your screen blink a lot. You're hitting for over ten thousand damage per second and... you're kind of bored. You knew from the moment you cynoed in who was going to win this one, the actual battle is just a formality, really. Another enemy blob defeated you head back to your bubble and go back to playing Minecraft... for a week.
Time marches forward...
In WoD the most ancient and powerful of all vampires are known as the antediluvians. Some consider them myths, as they sleep for decades on end, rise for a night to consume an ocean of blood and then vanish back into the shadows for decades or even centuries. No one knows what could possibly motivate creatures of such power, as their minds are so far removed from anything, human or vampire, for anyone to understand.
In EvE...
"Big Battle!
From: Glorious Leader
Hey Bob! Do you still play? There is a big battle event coming up in a few months and we could really use that titan of yours! E-mail back if you'll be available sometime in August, okay?"
"Re: Big Battle!
Yeah, I might log in. I have to update my skill queue sometime in July anyway."
Nullsec in a Nutshell: http://nedroid.com/comics/2006-08-24-2155-arrrdino.gif |
Salvos Rhoska
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Posted - 2014.03.31 05:53:00 -
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wat ------------ |
Kaarous Aldurald
ROC Deep Space The ROC
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Posted - 2014.03.31 05:59:00 -
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As someone who has played WoD (tabletop version, obviously) extensively, I only really have one thing to say.
Nice. "Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."
-áPsychotic Monk for CSM9.
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Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
4778
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Posted - 2014.03.31 05:59:00 -
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No
EVE is WOW
You start as an excited newb and then you grow bitter and whiny.
Mr Epeen There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass! |
Mike Adoulin
Adolescent Radioactive Pirate Hamsters
597
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Posted - 2014.03.31 06:14:00 -
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My god, I've been so blind.
Goons = Brujah
E-UNI= Ventrue
TEST = Caitiff
The Russians = Nosferatu
PL = Gangrel
WH-dwellers = Malkavians
Rooks and Kings = Assamites
Chribba = Cain
Everything in EVE is a trap. And if it isn't, it's your job to make it a trap...:) You want to know what immorality in EVE Online looks like? Look no further than Ripard "Jester" Teg.
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Victor Andall
Complexes and Abaddons
345
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Posted - 2014.03.31 06:23:00 -
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Don't we have a guy around here called Antisocial Malkavian or something among the lines?
I fully support this theory. I just undocked for the first time and someone challenged me to a duel. Wat do?
Andall Combat Tournaments - on hiatus. Contact for more information. |
Baneken
Arctic Light Inc. Arctic Light
180
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Posted - 2014.03.31 08:09:00 -
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You forgot the shovel heads from your list, those are the guys who got invited by their friends (friends who quit after a month).
Then those clueless but oh so hungry fledgelings crawl their way to the nearest city / career agent causing havoc in their wake.
But I'm more of a werewolf player my self and never have had much interest in Camarilla games but I loved Sabbat chronicles that I played with my troupe. |
Salvos Rhoska
929
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Posted - 2014.03.31 08:14:00 -
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I'm a wizard. ------------ |
Xearal
Black Thorne Corporation Black Thorne Alliance
901
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Posted - 2014.03.31 08:27:00 -
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And Bob were the Salubri?
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Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
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Posted - 2014.03.31 09:25:00 -
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Love it
Oh, and I and some accomplaces are clearly Garou
We live outside the "normality" of the Vampire World and use our Werewolf powers to beat down the terminally stupid or weak in human and vampire society
And we are damn hot too *** Vote MTU For CSM *** ***Free The Jita 1*** "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "Facebook would never tolerate that behaviour we are talking about" - Big Lynx |
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Debora Tsung
The Investment Bankers Guild
964
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Posted - 2014.03.31 09:48:00 -
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Mike Adoulin wrote: The Russians = Nosferatu
That one made me laugh real hard, spilled my coffe through my nostrils. Stupidity should be a bannable offense.
Also This --> https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=216699 Please stop making "afk cloak" threads, thanks in advance. |
Chopper Rollins
Brutor Tribe Minmatar Republic
678
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Posted - 2014.03.31 09:54:00 -
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yes
Goggles. Making me look good. Making you look good. |
Salvos Rhoska
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Posted - 2014.03.31 10:04:00 -
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An Aeon/Trinity project would be awesome. ------------ |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
2864
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Posted - 2014.03.31 10:10:00 -
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Salvos Rhoska wrote:An Aeon/Trinity project would be awesome.
Ermagerd, I totally forgot that was a thing!
As long as it was original 1st Ed Aeon.
Of course, I prefer Traveller, but then thats Elite/Firefly/Andromeda and theres a lot of that in here already *** Vote MTU For CSM *** ***Free The Jita 1*** "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "Facebook would never tolerate that behaviour we are talking about" - Big Lynx |
Salvos Rhoska
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Posted - 2014.03.31 10:22:00 -
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All of these IPs are so incredibly fleshed out, each positively deserves its own MMO. Not to mention the outlook on existance in each is unusually coincident with CCPs aggressive sandbox ethics.
All of the material is there, just needs translation into a digital platform.
Now if only I had millions to finance it! :D
Hows WoD doing anyways? All Ive seen so far is nice flowing dresses... ------------ |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
2867
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Posted - 2014.03.31 10:29:00 -
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Last I had heard it was cancelled :(
So much for my hopes for The Apocalypse expansion *** Vote MTU For CSM *** ***Free The Jita 1*** "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "Facebook would never tolerate that behaviour we are talking about" - Big Lynx |
Vindici Vuoto
The Golden Smithies
0
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Posted - 2014.03.31 11:03:00 -
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Does this make tear harvesters diablerie practitioners? |
Bagrat Skalski
Poseidaon
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Posted - 2014.03.31 11:22:00 -
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..his ISKies. Edit signature? What's the point? |
BuckStrider
Nano-Tech Experiments
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Posted - 2014.03.31 12:31:00 -
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Holy crap I didn't read any of that!
Anyone have a TL;DR of this? Insert Signature Here..... |
Kaarous Aldurald
ROC Deep Space The ROC
4264
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Posted - 2014.03.31 12:34:00 -
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BuckStrider wrote:Holy crap I didn't read any of that!
Anyone have a TL;DR of this?
Vampires, but not the sparkly kind, the good kind. "Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."
-áPsychotic Monk for CSM9.
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Toshiroma McDiesel
Lupus Draconis Dragehund
207
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Posted - 2014.03.31 12:54:00 -
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Kaarous Aldurald wrote:BuckStrider wrote:Holy crap I didn't read any of that!
Anyone have a TL;DR of this? Vampires, but not the sparkly kind, the good kind.
This! The one thing about WOD I was looking forward to was roving gangs of Nos ganking every "Sparkly Team Edward" wannabe that logged in I"m not really the Evil One, I'm just his answering service. |
Ramona McCandless
The McCandless Clan Council of Peace and Prosperity
2874
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Posted - 2014.03.31 12:55:00 -
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Kaarous Aldurald wrote:BuckStrider wrote:Holy crap I didn't read any of that!
Anyone have a TL;DR of this? Vampires, but not the sparkly kind, the good kind.
And the Werewolves who keep them as cute pets *** Vote MTU For CSM *** ***Free The Jita 1*** "They feel the need to cover their ears and eyes in horror at your very presence." - Pontianak Sythaeryn "Facebook would never tolerate that behaviour we are talking about" - Big Lynx |
Jake Warbird
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
3970
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Posted - 2014.03.31 13:06:00 -
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Vampire : The Masquerade was an awesome game. |
Blodhgarm Dethahal
Transcendent Sedition Dustm3n
95
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Posted - 2014.03.31 13:44:00 -
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Something something space vampires. -Bl+¦d |
Snupe Doggur
Republic University Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.03.31 14:36:00 -
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In a sick Sixth Sense twist, it turns out we've been vampires all along. The pretentious White Wolf kind.
Pardon me while I go gargle kerosene. |
Schmata Bastanold
Black Rebel Rifter Club The Devil's Tattoo
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Posted - 2014.03.31 14:37:00 -
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Heh, nice OP :) +1 for ya
I guess WoD is like my own game.
10 years ago I had an awesome idea, 8 years ago I implemented bunch of pixels "running" toward mouse click location, 5 years ago pixels forgot how to run but they gained soul searching capabilities, 3 years ago pixels still didn't run but exchanged their souls for evolving brains, 1 year ago all pixels went extinct and new species called "letters" appeared in Word document. Now document has a title... I am not my skills but... http://eveboard.com/pilot/Schmata_Bastanold |
Miriya Zakalwe
Rifterlings Point Blank Alliance
122
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Posted - 2014.03.31 15:04:00 -
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BuckStrider wrote:Holy crap I didn't read any of that!
Anyone have a TL;DR of this?
People attempted to map EVE to the Vampire RPG genre. And then some admitted to being Furries, and attempted to deny their love of Twilight. |
Mizhir
Euphoria Released Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2014.03.31 15:58:00 -
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Don't know any of the WoD related lore, but great post :) One Man Crew - Collective solo pvp |
Natassia Krasnoo
R3D SHIFT Brothers Of The Dark Sun
276
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Posted - 2014.03.31 16:29:00 -
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The OP mentioned agonizing over 1 hour skills stacked in the queue. I'd just like to point out that there hasn't always been a queue. I distinctly remember alarm clocking at insane hours to make sure I didn't waste more than a few minutes of training time. Thus making myself look and act more like a zombie the next day. Not to mention the fact my wife threatened to drive a stake through my heart more than a few times. Just saying. |
Pok Nibin
Filial Pariahs
330
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Posted - 2014.03.31 18:39:00 -
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screw vampires and all vampire fans while you're at it, screw zombies and ALL zombie fans
Except THESE Zombies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqnuI9K5ct4&feature=kp Dont fight it; Rejoin your Amarrian patriarchs; You know you want to. |
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