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Posted - 2009.06.12 12:39:00 -
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 Originally by: Vaerah Vahrokha
...As such, Ricdic's game avatar is but a distorted image of his real self. He borked it in game and is probably doing it wrong (read: too much risk that bites back) in real life as well...
I think this is a computer game. People have alter egos. Its not necessarily a true reflection of real life.
Also, since Ricdic was a banker in game, by that logic he must also be a banker in real life.
This is also a game that strongly encourages ruthlessness, so what does that say about all of us who play EvE? We must be neurotic!
I will say that the game has gotten a bit out of hand lately. I agree with a friend of mine who says that the out of game factors have begun to replace the in game factors, its not a game played in the client, its played in instant messaging, forums, teamspeak and other places where people make deals and plans to use, abuse and control things. The client is merely the space where things are implemented, the actual engineering and "work" is more and more done out of game. By work I mean spread sheets, and lists and math and programming and stuff like that. I wish EvE would get back to internet spaceships, I liked doing that much more than this other crap even though it is sometimes necessary, I find these additional layers of abstraction boring and they undermine the experience of the game. I don't think it is healthy for EvE to have metagaming become a substitute for actual game play. What Ricdic did wasn't all that exceptional when viewed from that context.
I also think that the direction the game is taking will continue to encourage more and more specialized and time intensive "work" for leadership. By work I mean stupid things like being expected to audit everything all the time even when your kid is sick or your wife is yelling at you. By work I mean making lists and doing background checks so that you can vet players and deals and you have to do it because other players are counting on you, and it doesn't matter if its a beautiful day outside, the "work" must be done. At a certain level it will become a job and they will expect to get paid. Ebank is a freaking bank with a web page, tellers and a scheme for moving play money. I think CCP needs to seriously looking at making these more advanced parts of the game easier and also look at ways to bring them in game. If not, these huge systems will continue to be set up, and then they will collapse under their own weight because it is just too difficult and time intensive to manage over the long term in a systematic way. These systems are necessary because of game mechanics (see T3 invention chart for example and imagine the matching organizational chart  ).
If CCP thinks these kinds of collapses and lapses won't harm them, they might be right, they might also be wrong. There needs to be a lot more thought on how to run an organization in EvE, with an eye towards making it easier to do, more fun with better internal security and more effective business controls. |