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Vandborg
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Posted - 2009.12.16 20:30:00 -
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Could you tell why you play EVE, what does it give you?
Tell a bit about yourself like what you work with, and what else you do beside EVE (To find out what kind of people play EVE)
This will be used for a school project.
Thanks in advance o/
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Br41n
Amarr Pinky and the Brain corp
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Posted - 2009.12.16 20:32:00 -
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pixelated internet spaceships ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pinky: Gee, Brain. What are we going to do tonight?
Brain: The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |

Junko Togawa
Caldari
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Posted - 2009.12.16 21:03:00 -
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A timesink. Plus lulz at all the 'INTERNET SPACESHIPS IS SRS BIZNES' types.
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Lotto Luckman
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Posted - 2009.12.17 00:09:00 -
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The two reasons I enjoy EVE are that it's a sandbox and there is always risk involved.
Most games are nothing but a linear level/gear grind. The most you risk is a minuscule set back if you happen to make a mistake, no consequences. These two things result in the onset of boredom at a rapid pace, for me at least.
That's about as simply as I can put it.
I'm a professional, IT industry. 30's, married, child. Also enjoy the outdoors, games video and otherwise, hanging out with friends and/or family occasionally drinking way too much.
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Ivan Desinovich
Caldari Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2009.12.17 00:14:00 -
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cause i'm too hetro to play WOW and its horrid pastel paintkit.
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Discrodia
Gallente Experimental Horizons
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Posted - 2009.12.17 00:20:00 -
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Because it's the only MMO you can be competent at without consuming time that could be spent doing things like getting laid.
Originally by: CCP Zymurgist Locked, thread is filled with trolling.
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SupaKudoRio
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Posted - 2009.12.17 00:27:00 -
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Edited by: SupaKudoRio on 17/12/2009 00:27:55 http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-3431579263757435857&ei=wHopS_ORBsaA-Aboh_DkAw

On another note, how do you like your pods in the morning? |

illford baker
Pilots of Damnation death from above..
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Posted - 2009.12.17 00:31:00 -
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the risk. why kill someone if they will just rez in a 30 seconds?
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Avoida
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Posted - 2009.12.17 00:31:00 -
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Edited by: Avoida on 17/12/2009 00:32:48 EVE requires far less 'face time' than other MMOs while still allowing for pilot advancement in terms of skillpoints, isk, production, invention, etc. The game has a bit more depth than other games and far better replay-ability outside of the mission running environment. We are less reliant upon developers to create content for us to consume (ala WoW, EQ1&2) due to the pervasive PvP aspect.
I'm 41, work in higher education (University level) and engage in interests outside of EVE on a regular basis.
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Nika Dekaia
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Posted - 2009.12.17 00:33:00 -
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Edited by: Nika Dekaia on 17/12/2009 00:35:01 1) Sandbox 2) you can actually lose stuff 3) real time skill training 4) player driven, one shard universe
What it gives me: apart from playing with and making new friends - my actions may have an impact on many other people. Gives a sense of accomplishment far above having some more purple gear a whole bunch of other people have as well.
I don't think whatever job I or other players have is important. It takes a certain mindset to love this game.
EDIT: I'm 31 and the older playerbase (compared to other MMOs) is another plus.
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ChrisDude70
Imperium Technologies
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Posted - 2009.12.17 00:37:00 -
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Theres a few reasons I play EVE.
Its the most mature, complex MMORPG. It doesent require you to play for large periods of time to get better. Its not full of 13yr old WoW players. Its a sandbox, I can do whatever I want, when I want. The whole game doesent revole around combat, I can spend all my time in eve without firing a single weapon and still have a great time.
A little about me.
15yr old. Unemployed but interested in working in IT. I play Warhammer 40k - Tabletop. I play Lazer Skirmish, like paintball but with lazers instead. Not to be confused with Lazer Tag.
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Ben Derindar
Dirty Deeds Corp.
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Posted - 2009.12.17 00:56:00 -
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For me, the reasons have evolved over the (5 and a half) years. But these days it's mainly for relaxation with the few online friends I have left that are still playing.
As for me, I'm a 31 year old web developer from New Zealand.
/Ben
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Orakkus
Minmatar m3 Corp Paxton Federation
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Posted - 2009.12.17 01:39:00 -
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Originally by: Vandborg Could you tell why you play EVE, what does it give you?
Tell a bit about yourself like what you work with, and what else you do beside EVE (To find out what kind of people play EVE)
This will be used for a school project.
Thanks in advance o/
Its a real challenge, and it does offer something no other game can.. options.. real options. Unlike Everquest, WoW, LOTRO, SWG, etc., you can really be whatever you wanna be. Dude, people have become STOCKBROKERS in Eve! There's a mortician in Eve! There are player run BANKS in Eve! There are pirates, police, kings, presidents, assassins, bounty hunters (though that needs work), advertisers, recruiters, spies, diplomats, tyrants, miners, retailers, wholesalers, inside salesman, short sellers, scouts, explorers, etc.
You have REAL politics going on, real political intrigue.. real risk and real loss. None of this "ZOMG! IM SOZ LEET!" crap either where a person can become unbeatable regardless of the circumstances. Tactics and Strategy mean something in Eve. You also get a higher quality of player in a game like this. Its a game where the long view is the winning view. I also get to hang out with a good group of guys (and even a few real life gals too.)
37 year old Document Control Specialist Other hobbies: Playing Guitar/Learning Russian/Hiking/Weight training.
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Conrad Peet
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Posted - 2009.12.17 02:02:00 -
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I'm a big fan of both the risk factor and the immense sandbox. I like that this game is so open that at least one person has made a career out of running a cemetary. Another was basically a tourist.
I'm a 26 year old US Marine and part time student. Interests range from astrophysics to modern dance to firearms. This is the only MMO I play thought I'll probably try out STO when it comes out. Call of Duty is my main FPS though I do dabble in killing zombies.
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Garresh
Minmatar Suddenly Ninjas Tear Extraction And Reclamation Service
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Posted - 2009.12.17 02:11:00 -
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Edited by: Garresh on 17/12/2009 02:15:43 All of us in Eve matter. Maybe not a lot, but just a little bit. Our decisions have repercussions both to ourselves and the other players we interact with. It's the perfect sandbox. Everything we do, if we do it wrong, can cost us and punish us. Likewise, everything we do right can bring us rewards. Regardless of what we do, skill matters, thought matters, and the players who try, rather than mindlessly grind, are rewarded. You don't have to play a lot either, so long as you make your time count when you do play.\
Anyways, I personally am a ninja salvager/can thief. I'm slowly making the switch to full-time explorer, though.
Out of game, I'm a full time college student. I work part time at a movie theater when not hanging out with friends, going to LAN parties, going rock climbing, or just hanging around with my girlfriend.
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Cailais
Amarr Diablo Advocatus Rogue Elements.
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Posted - 2009.12.17 02:13:00 -
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Personally I enjoy being part of an immersive and persistent online universe, and seeing that concept expand and grow through projects like Incarna (WiS), New Eden ('space'book) and DUST 514.
That the EVE universe is complex (modules, market, politics) and harsh (loss, risk) is a massive bonus and the main reason Ive stayed in the game so long.
It give me a chance to relax from RL, chat with friends and meet new and interesting people with lazors.
I'm 34, married with kids etc, and work as an international sales manager. Besides EVE er........
C.
Originally by: Capa So if you wake up one morning and it's a particularly beautiful day, you'll know we made it.
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Tao Zun
The SOS Brigade
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Posted - 2009.12.17 02:26:00 -
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1) Sandbox 2) you can actually lose stuff 3) real time skill training 4) player driven, one shard universe 5) The Pure fact i can get instant luls 6) The thing that happened to BOB
to elaborate on point five: i can fly up to someone and blow them up. And if i do it in the street i get shot by the cops, if i do it in the back alley of low sec i can make off with thier watch and money clip. And it has a good environment where friends can just chill and talk .
and for point six there is more corporate espionage in this game than in real life. And CCP doesnt give a ****.
Player "Someone scammed me out of my ships"
CCP:"Was it an exploit?"
Player:" No, but...."
CCP:"Then Frankly My Dear I Dont Give A DAMN!" Complete player made enviroment is the point here.
20 yr old US Soldier
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Johanna Outeston
Gallente Kuraokami Industries
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Posted - 2009.12.17 03:29:00 -
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Originally by: Junko Togawa A timesink. Plus lulz at all the 'INTERNET SPACESHIPS IS SRS BIZNES' types.
this ^^
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Ruby Udders
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Posted - 2009.12.17 07:04:00 -
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Most complex mmo out The severe deathpenalty The sandbox experience The lack of handholding
31 years old, no kids that I know of, sysadmin, on a quest for moar knowledge always  Be safe, be cynical |

Moni Toimikone
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Posted - 2009.12.17 07:28:00 -
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1) Fanfest! Beer + Devs + Friends = Awesome 2) No need for endless grind to stay on top. My character stays competitive without 24/7 grinding. For the moment I'm carebearing in empire, but it doesn't lessen my abilities to go pvp again one day. 3) 0.0 and alliance warfare. 4) Market / whole loss system.
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Virgil Travis
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.12.17 07:42:00 -
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I enjoy playing EVE because it doesn't hold your hand, lets you use your initiative to solve problems (something I love doing) and makes you responsible for your actions, though reading the forums sometimes it seems some people don't think they should be responsible for their own actions.
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Professor Tarantula
Hedion University
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Posted - 2009.12.17 07:47:00 -
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For the most part it's a more mature and intelligent crowd, as well as having players of more diverse nationalities. Aside from that, the game itself is wide open, and offers more things to do and more ways to do them than you'd find in other online games.
My deepest sympathies. Prof. Tarantula, Esq. |

Nath Axe
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Posted - 2009.12.17 08:01:00 -
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Originally by: Vandborg Could you tell why you play EVE, what does it give you?
Tell a bit about yourself like what you work with, and what else you do beside EVE (To find out what kind of people play EVE)
This will be used for a school project.
Thanks in advance o/
You can play with any timezon in one big sandbox (in wow you have lots of small boxes so 8 mill of people is nothing, you still not mor then 3000 in one box) Still after playing for X amount of time you still get surprised. I'm a 42 year old married no children, teacher in art, science and math age 12-15 live in a small town in sweden
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Vaaca
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Posted - 2009.12.17 08:53:00 -
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Sandbox PLEX - pay your way by playing Leveling system. Can't stand grinding.
College student, USMCR, married, part time job. Like to play games, hang with the wife, etc
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Navtiqes
Space Sheriff
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Posted - 2009.12.17 09:17:00 -
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Make it anonomous and maybe I'll entertain you seeing as it's xmas.
Yes, I'm paranoid and an EVE player. Who would've thought?
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Rpeg
Minmatar Rosa Castellum
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Posted - 2009.12.17 09:18:00 -
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my brain requires complex data and organizational activities for stimulation. -- autechre - ep7 - track 1: rpeg estevancarlos.com |

Lifelongnoob
Caldari Final Conflict UK Warped Aggression
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Posted - 2009.12.17 11:20:00 -
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I play Eve Online cos Hello Kitty Online is too hard for me.... i hate it when u get blobbed by love hearts in HKO.
ah no but in all seriousness i like most players play eve online cos we are all nerds :P
typical mid 30's bloke who has been playing pc games since the pc games first emerged... got bored of linear gaming. love the sandbox style, love making new friends in game, etc.
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Aleiceland
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Posted - 2009.12.17 11:27:00 -
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Originally by: Lifelongnoob I play Eve Online cos Hello Kitty Online is too hard for me.... i hate it when u get blobbed by love hearts in HKO.
ah no but in all seriousness i like most players play eve online cos we are all nerds :P
typical mid 30's bloke who has been playing pc games since the pc games first emerged... got bored of linear gaming. love the sandbox style, love making new friends in game, etc.
Could not sayed better than that...plus, hot amarian / gallente chicks fights in a little inflatable swimming pool with strawberry jelly?.
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ooooooo Bacon
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Posted - 2009.12.17 11:46:00 -
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Originally by: Vandborg Could you tell why you play EVE, what does it give you?
Tell a bit about yourself like what you work with, and what else you do beside EVE (To find out what kind of people play EVE)
This will be used for a school project.
Thanks in advance o/
I play eve now because i have played eve for so long already, i used to play to escape from the "grind" of real life. (but the grind of EVE sucks as much)
I like the depth of eve, that is what separates it from other games, im generally good with details so like play the industrialist role and messing with fittings.
Im a programmer, i like sci-fi and philosophy, im wearing ... ;)
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Mish'Kala
Minmatar Eye of Osiris EDGE Alliance
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Posted - 2009.12.17 12:04:00 -
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I play for the next shiney thing and to help younger players out. I biomassed my first char after transfering my assets to this one about a year ago' to have the thrill (read grind) of starting over.
I run missions mostly and use the game as a way to relax. Its a social thing too, without my corpmates this game would become very dull.
35, father of 2, works in IT, 2 Cats, 1 Rabbit, 10 Chickens, 3 Fish, 1 Wife and a Partridge in a Pear Tree
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Spoon Thumb
Paladin Imperium Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2009.12.17 12:15:00 -
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Edited by: Spoon Thumb on 17/12/2009 12:27:03 Eve is the most challenging MMO in terms of mechanics, especially with regards to permanant loss of items/ships when you die, and holding 0.0 space against real human opposition
The stuff I'm interested in, social interactions, building a team, building an Empire, the lessons learned doing those things are more valuable the more realistic and challenging an environment.
Eve is set in the future, I look to the past for lessons but want to apply them in future contexts. Hence why I like sci-fi
Honestly, Eve is the only MMO I've ever given considerable time to aside from a brief stint playing Tabula Rasa. Having invested this time and effort, and from having heard about other MMO's, there's really no reason to even try others. This is probably more the reason why I still play Eve rather than anything specific to Eve
I'm 23, male, computer science graduate
Edit: this is the 'geeks anonymous' meeting right?
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Hannibal Ord
Minmatar ORE Holdings
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Posted - 2009.12.17 12:26:00 -
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Edited by: Hannibal Ord on 17/12/2009 12:28:03 1. Sci Fi Setting
2. Single Sharded, one universe.
3. HUGE variety of things to train in and do, without being trapped in a certain class or specialisation.
4. Getting killed, actually means you lose things, meaning that even though the EvE has many issues, even the most simple mundane tasks can actually be risky and as such I enjoy them more.
5. Neat story, races are cool, the ships for each race are unique and different. Dark gritty setting.
6. It is elite II frontier for the 21st Century.
Male. 28. Politics Graduate. Martial Arts Instructor and I work for the Police.
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Tierie
Caldari Duty.
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Posted - 2009.12.17 12:33:00 -
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Originally by: Discrodia Edited by: Discrodia on 17/12/2009 02:11:56
Because it's the only MMO you can be competent at without consuming time that could be spent doing things like getting laid.
I'm 15, and get about an hour a day to play... so the beauty of it is that I can get amazing skills and when I do play (usually to go roam 0.0 or W-space) I have enough SP to fit a decent combat ship. I also write fantasy and sci-fi stories, play warhammer 40k, and I'm thinking of majoring in Marine Biology when I get to college.
you're 15? jesus christ you post as if you were 45.
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Captain Pompous
Is Right Even When He's Wrong So Deal With It
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Posted - 2009.12.17 13:34:00 -
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I hate this game ---
Even though you might disagree with what I say, that doesn't automatically make me a troll. |

Annie Anomie
Gallente Shadows Of The Federation
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Posted - 2009.12.17 13:41:00 -
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Originally by: Vandborg Could you tell why you play EVE, what does it give you?
Tell a bit about yourself like what you work with, and what else you do beside EVE (To find out what kind of people play EVE)
This will be used for a school project.
Thanks in advance o/
I enjoy the PVP. It's a very engaging game with complicated and interesting PVP. I also enjoy the huge player populated universe.
I am unemployed atm. Outside of EVE I enjoy reading, music, outdoors-ey stuff, cake.
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Boink'urr
Minmatar Wasserette De Tarthorst
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Posted - 2009.12.17 13:46:00 -
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Lol, the guy asks about Eve and half the answers are about how gay Wow is. Wtf?
I play Eve because it is one giant puzzle.
I don't play it to meet people, I don't care about having 'internet friends', but I do like the fact that you are in a world full of people doing their own thing. I play lone wolf style though.
I'm a gamedesigner myself, 44 years old, married no kids. So i play games all day.
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Rotnac
Caldari GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2009.12.17 14:02:00 -
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Edited by: Rotnac on 17/12/2009 14:04:00 I'm a fan of the space setting, and the one-server setup. The industry/economics of the game particularly interest me - its impressive to have such an advanced market in game. But the real attraction is the "sandbox". There is risk in everything, and there's always someone looking to screw you over royally. This makes the game interesting, as opposed to a pointless grind-fest. This is especially true with 0.0 wars (god I hate empire) - while CCP has certainly not always gotten the formula right, the very fact that there's space worth fighting for, and thus that territorial wars to take place, substantially enhances the game. I'm also a fan of the politics and metagaming this brings about - its not just enough that you've got some people who can shoot other people, but you need diplomats, logisticians, commanders, spies, etc. This allows people who aren't as into combat to participate, and really gives the game some color.
I've never actually played any other MMO - no other has ever appealed to me. None allow such free-ranging player interaction.
I'm 23, and a math grad student working on a PhD. Which makes balancing time for Eve and RL interesting - grad life is sometimes very busy.
Originally by: Tierie
Originally by: Discrodia Edited by: Discrodia on 17/12/2009 02:11:56
Because it's the only MMO you can be competent at without consuming time that could be spent doing things like getting laid.
I'm 15, and get about an hour a day to play... so the beauty of it is that I can get amazing skills and when I do play (usually to go roam 0.0 or W-space) I have enough SP to fit a decent combat ship. I also write fantasy and sci-fi stories, play warhammer 40k, and I'm thinking of majoring in Marine Biology when I get to college.
you're 15? jesus christ you post as if you were 45.
This is a complement, FYI. At least as far as I'm concerned. There's way too many 15 year olds spouting AOL-speak running around. Thanks for being (or at least appearing to be) a mature player!
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Nishachara
Minmatar Special Operations Corp
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Posted - 2009.12.17 18:39:00 -
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Edited by: Nishachara on 17/12/2009 18:39:51 I play it because eve is one giant sandbox... Since i played games i played games like elite, X(1,2,3..) games and many more similar... And eve is the ultimate game of this kind..coz this universe it is really alive made from real people..thats great in this game  And eve is great timesink also..
This is my first real mmo i play (tried one free beta mmo before eve,and it was crap .P )
Btw i am 23 years old living with my gf (who also plays eve :D ).. no kids... Currently on college...studying languages...
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Sir Bonkers
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Posted - 2009.12.17 18:52:00 -
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I play Eve for a few reasons. I enjoy the single shard universe. It is great that every person who plays, does so in the same space. I love the fact that this game has "real loss" when you loose a ship/pod. Most games you come back to life with all your stuff and you go about your business no worse for wear. In Eve, you can potentially loose everything. I like that. I also play because of the completely player driven economy. I like working the markets and producing my own modules/ships.
Myself: I am 30, married with no kids. (One is probably coming in a year or so) I am an Air Traffic Manager in the NorthEast US. So I do not have much time to do much else.
Good luck with your project.
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Sagrido
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Posted - 2009.12.17 18:56:00 -
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I am 32 and a student of medicine. I have played a lot of mmo¦s really. The only satisfaction with this games is the competition with other players. Have more/better items, have more money or are the best killer, have the best corp/guilde/alliance. For what reason? To get confirmation of the other players without the need to get it from RL. Its all about getting emotional things from a game in an easier way then in your rl....thats all about it
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RabbidFerret
The Scope
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Posted - 2009.12.17 18:59:00 -
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Edited by: RabbidFerret on 17/12/2009 19:00:47 Tbh I almost never play eve anymore due to time restrictions. I stay subbed because I really like what CCP is doing with the game and I think it's the only game worth the money atm.
When I did play, I played for the community and the brutal, harsh atmosphere. I loved watching dumb people get eaten up by eve's own application of Darwin.
Edit: I'm a game designer by profession.
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Mikal Drey
Atlas Alliance
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Posted - 2009.12.17 19:21:00 -
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hey hey
initially i never wanted to play and i always hated the mmolg thingy.
my first ever foray into online gaming was "delta force" and although i really despise war games the whole online element interested me. .
i opened the coffe tray and inserted the disc. went online created character etc and "spawned" then within a few seconds of getting bearings i was dead.
respawned . . . dead
respawned ... dead
ejected disc and never played online again.
a friend of mine introduced me and i refused to play but i eventually got a decent job, decent pc, and decent connection. tried eve and never looked back.
i STILL remember my first few hours playing being totally fustrated and not getting anywhere; the learning curve really was a cliff in those days but at least i wasnt dead.
after meeting a few people in local and slowly learning AT MY OWN PACE i eventually managed to join a corp and new eden life totally changed.
what amazed me so much then and still does (but to a lesser extent) was that you could survive solo or corp, build, mine, shoot stuff, pvp, pve and pretty much do anything you wanted with the exception of skills. the graphics were decent and spaceships have always been something the kid inside me just enjoys.
discovering its an adult game and not kiddies spawn camping and bashing macros out with G15 keyboards etc made me stay.
some times people say eve isnt noob friendly but its actually completely friendly to new pilots as your pretty much 100% safe and have time to learn and play. yes the learning curve is steep but you do have time. harsh environment but certainly new player friendly.
i still ocasionally go online with the ps3 but its not changed much and people will still spawn camp you and the FPS after FPS is just the same game in a different skin (GL with dust514). the new thing is the discos cause people dont want to lose whatever they are fighting with. DC'ing for draw points etc and basic metagaming still puts me off.
36, male, 2 kids, train driver, UK, PS3 + PSP, general casual gamer. Books : fantasy Movies : Scifi
Gl with the project
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Lanerith
Gears of Progress Cosmic Anomalies
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Posted - 2009.12.17 19:37:00 -
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I got tired of returning to ultima online which has been dead for more years than I can count.
Things I like:
Loss = fear = adrenaline rush Competition Revenge (that equates to loss and real meaning) From 1v1 to mass fleet strategy Politics and spies actually matter Character age is rewarded Characters are unique in training ISK = Power
Look at single player games that support modding and see what people develop for mods. Most make the games harder and add support for choices and consequences. That's what people want. A challenge, where your decisions matter. Eve provides that. It also allows a 5 year player to have a more powerful character than a 2 month old character, but in player experience as well as character experience. Both matter. At the same time, the same game mechanic allows you to build that 5 year character without putting massive amounts of time into the game.
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Zev'Nar
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.12.17 19:39:00 -
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1. Sandbox Space MMO 2. Freedom to set my own goals and try to complete them. 3. Extremely Deep / Steep Learning Curve
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Regat Kozovv
Caldari Alcothology
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Posted - 2009.12.17 19:47:00 -
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1. Meeting people from all over the world. Never in my life have I interacted so regularly with such a diverse group of mature, intelligent nerds.
2. Adult setting. No, I don't mean XXX. I mean, on it's absloute dumbest days, NPC Corp chat is still 10x more intelligent than the trade channel in WoW. On it's best days, it's like listening to the BBC or NPR.
3. Genuine RISK. EVE is the ultimate game of Risk Management. Reward scales with risk expended. No other game rewards contingency planning, analysis, and pure guts so well.
4. PvP. When's the last time your heart was pounding in WoW? 
Age 26, Systems Security Analyst
Likes hockey, science-fiction, The Economist, electronic/industrial music, and internet spaceships.
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Regat Kozovv
Caldari Alcothology
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Posted - 2009.12.17 19:55:00 -
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Originally by: Boink'urr Lol, the guy asks about Eve and half the answers are about how gay Wow is. Wtf?
I finished my post and then read this, so consider myself guilty as well.
But I think it says a lot. Having played a good many MMOs, EVE is the only one I've found where they are genuinely proud of their game and their impact on it.
One trip to fanfest and it's clearly obvious, that this is a tight knit community. Developers arn't sequestered in towers handing down rewards for faith from on high, but on the ground with the players, doing stuff. All screwups aside, no other game allows it's players to make such an impact.
People are able to be part of something here, and everyone knows deep down that success, fame, or notoriety are within reach of those who work for it, and that means something to these people as opposed to being another faceless warrior in WoW or EQ.
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Lightningshade
Caldari The Athiest Syndicate Advocated Destruction
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Posted - 2009.12.17 20:13:00 -
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Ok, about myself
26 - IT professional with a tad of customer service role.
I spend each day being decent to people that speak down to me. I laugh at their dumb jokes, and take their grief when they shout. I am a pirate ingame, but really a decent bloke IRL. Simply, I now play eve to ruin the day of other people. It's not their fault, it's merely a product of my total flipside of a lifestyle.
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