Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2009.03.11 16:10:00 -
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People are quite egotistical. Eve runs counter to most MMOÆs in that instead of giving up all of its secrets within the first few weeks and allowing the average Joe to become the next version of that games universals messiah the first thing Eve does is take a bucket of icey cold water and throws it in your face.
Look at the average MMO:
1. No real loss û If you die you just respawn some distance from the fight and maybe your equipment will suffer damage that can easily be repaired if not replaced just as quickly. Here on the other hand weeks or months or work, depending on your situation may go down the drain.
2. power levelers û I never understood this group of people, both in MMOs and in other games in general but for some reason there are players who think your not good at games if you cant complete the game as quickly as possible. I bet their significant others are quite unsatisfied in bed but more to the point in Eve you can not one day beat the oldest player in terms of SP or quickly get to his level if you spend every waking minute leveling, it just doesnÆt work like that here.
3. pvp optional û even in games with pvp servers you still make a conscious choice to play on those servers or ôflag upö on a non pvp server. In eve, your always in pvp, for a lot of people who just want to gather wealth without the slightest risk thatÆs quite erksome and as usual when those sorts of people come to eve the first thing they do is complain and demand a multi server approach like the ôsuccessfulö MMOs.
4. PSP (player stupidity protection) û in most MMOs, if you do something stupid like fall for a scam you just have to report them to a CSM, wait a day or so, get your stuff back and the other guy gets a warning or ban. In here on the other hand if you fall for it you have to live with it.
In short eve is hated for the simple fact that it doesnÆt let your average player stroke his ego. It requires you to work for your place, rewards your successes and punishes your failures. If Floyd was alive here today heÆd likely say most MMO players have an inferiority complex with violent outbursts when they donÆt get their way. Personally I wouldnÆt have it any other way, you cant fully enjoy something without the risk of one day losing it.
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To borrow a phrase:
Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
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