FlightGlobal
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Posted - 2010.07.16 21:21:00 -
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 Originally by: CCP Fallout
CCP Zulu talks development and clarifies the near future of EVE with the latest dev blog.
Edited by: FlightGlobal on 16/07/2010 20:21:54
Ok first off, I think this post will upset as many (or more) people than support it- I'm sorry about that and this post is not about what shouldn't be in eve as this is unqestionably CCP's choice as a buisness first and game developer 2nd.
However, I would like to express concern, even anger at CCP's proposed timescales. Now I would again admit that CCP is a buisness first and game developer 2nd and thus it has to do what is in it's interest in terms of product development timescales.
But my problem is that I think CCP is taking on too much stuff, in too short a time frame in order to meet arbitrary time scales for other products. I fear this is a problem for three reasons, the first is a matter of personal opinions, the other two are a wider refelection on eve as a whole.
1) As a pure eve player I really don't care about character interaction or fps consol games that link to eve. I appreciate this may be important to gamers (both current and future), but I'm really not interesed, especially when taking into account the possible ramifications listed below in points 2+3.
2) I really have to question the gaming quality of eve at the moment. I am concerned with eve's ability to offer a stable gaming platform for it's current users. The game has, even by CCP's admission, become less stable over the last 9-14 months. Now while I admit CCP is trying to resolve this, I question how much resource is being put in to fixing it, and what the proposed timescale is. Am I the only one sat here worried coz all I want is a stable game to enjoy. I worry that with twice yearly upgrades (none that solely focus on stability) and now not one, not two but three (if u include the latest planet mining initiative) large projects that CCP is spreading itself far to thin to provide the nessesary current and future gaming experience.
3) Linked to point 2, if CCP is further expanding, whilst not maintaing a stable and reliable platform for product 1 (Eve online), what hope is there if CCP is extended over new projects and new games to provide support for a game that is already loosing stability (especially in null sec)? Further, if these new projects do draw in the new gamers to eve that CCP hope it should, will this not make the game even more unreliable as it is not currently working at current capacity.
Now this may be selfish, and I admit that, but I enjoy playing eve online coz I enjoy flying internet spaceships in fleets of like minded people, against the same type of opposition.
Now I may be wrong here, but am I alone in thinking that rather than all this other stuff, that it would be nice if Eve as it is now (or was 6 months ago) just worked - plain and simple?
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