dat hat

Good dev resources going to waste :-(

Good dev resources going to waste :-(

This explains nothing. nor does the blog post.

I am excited to see this, keep it up mates.

Is this the thread times for stuff might appear in? For those of us who often play at off peak times we aren't likely to spot any Dev run build up, so probably need a more direct hint about when we need to get up at crazy hours to take part.

Is it possible that our reactions on these events will reflect in future expansions and chronicles?

For example if we keep helping pirate factions, will it be possible in some future expansion that some pirate factions develop an imba ship or wpn(because of the stolen technology) which it will be introduced in the game and which might help em to take an important part in faction sov warfare?

are we talking about an event,
or is this angel incursions?

Just so long as it isnt about the goon freighter ganks(entertaining to read about at first now though eh kinda boring) im fine with it

Ushra'Khan did its part and moblized military aid to the affected populace, a JF load of medical supplies, wheat etc.
Just what the hell ARE these angels looking for???

in any case we stand ready

I'm not 100% sure what you mean, but this is about CCP driven, in character live events.

That said, if you were referring (massively incorrectly) to the Dev Caravan events of last year, then I can confirm they will be returning this year, though that's all I'll say for now.

How long are they going to last this time? IIRC Everyone gets all excited about Live Events for a few months, and then suddenly they disappear never to be heard from again (or at least, not for a year or two!).

Do you think you've found a good balance as to how often to run them so that they remain fresh and exciting?

No i was referring to the fact that the majority of threads ive seen lately were about frieghter ganks so this is a welcome relief...
Also i remeber those caravans... got on about five killmails with a single bomb...it was nice

Those bombers were awesome! Really took us by surprise :) As if millions of e-war drones cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

Well hopefully this year i can get off work early enough to join the defense fleet instead of picking off stragglers, speaking of which 3 days advance notice would be great...

Maybe if CCP could run specific events and let interested alliances know before hand? or atleast drop a hint, these events would get alot more people attending.

Edit.
It's a suggestion not a Critisicm by the way, looked over what i said and looked kinda dickish :)

don't go low-sec, you'll be ***** quick...

What is this? I don't even...

Maybe someone could explain, in plain English, what is going on here?

Indeed! How exciting and mysterious!

Actually it does explain a fair bit if you read between the lines (or just the lines )

Too cryptic, didnt read? - Live Events are back

all for live events but seriously these things need to be hosted in Low Sec so that everyone has the option to join either side.

I.E you can either fight the NPCs and kill them for some rewards or you can pirate and kill players who choose bad ships to bring to these events and take what they drop.

Also CCP make these events as hard as you possibly can i want to see some real risk involved in this

Would like to see the DEVs out in T3s in the caravan, fitted to the max obv.

Just to note: Sure you can go shoot AT pirates, but you can also go shoot at people shooting at pirates.

Maybe if CCP could run specific events and let interested alliances know before hand? or atleast drop a hint, these events would get alot more people attending.

Edit.
It's a suggestion not a Critisicm by the way, looked over what i said and looked kinda dickish :)

@Affinity Dat Hat

...I'll be in my bunk

To address the various questions we have had about timezones, we would like to say that it is important to us to cater for peak times around the world so that everyone has a chance to participate. We will be concentrating on our core working hours at first, to let us get settled in our processes and routine, so that when we carry out events at odd hours the lack of sleep will be our only concern.

Will there be any shout outs to previous live events such as Arek'Jaalan?

Gues it's that time again to promote EVE Online at a convention; GDC Online.

Nice to showcase actual eve gameplay during those slots only, wish live events had a more perminant smell to it

Is this a "lets grind incursions together" kind of thing?

There was a comment above about this as well. Arek'Jaalan is not in our current planned arc set. It's very difficult to continue someone else's story in a manner that won't be perceived badly by those already invested in it. That being said, we're not just categorically saying we'll never pick it up, we just don't have it in our plans right now and don't want to force it.

Too cryptic, didnt read? - Live Events are back

Great to see LIVE EVENTS make a welcome return!

I got heavily involved in using our Agency system to defend the Republic against the Sansha Incursion events and our new agency system (PANDORA) has already come into effect with the new storyline (aid to Oddelulf).

I thrive on this sort of thing and it would be great to see the 'Background story' RP element of EvE continue to kick in and the EvE State take shape. This is the perfect opportunity for the player-base to get involved where their participation could cause storylines to fork off into different patterns

This is separate from the Sansha live events - very different.

Dem hats! Both are equally high quality chapeaus

be kinda cool to see a ccp fleet mixed in with sansha fleet going on a small roam

This was a fairly nice thing to find with my birthday tomorrow. Evidently, CCP adores me and gives me birthday gifts.

I'm curious as to routes of interaction for these events. I have a fairly staunchly pro-Sansha's Nation character that I used to support the National fleets in a lot of the live events in the past; Vaun is much more of a trader and industrialist, though. Will it be possible to interact with these events without being there shooting away?

I absolutely understand if there's not. I mean, in a setting where for a lot of capsuleers Might Makes Right, preferring to attack people economically can sometimes be a weak approach. :P

Many happy returns! We have a few ideas that don't involve shooting (though we can't guarantee you won't be shot at by other players!). Hope you'll celebrate by coming to play in our event today - it starts in 1 hour! https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2008353#post2008353

CCP please remember that not everyone that plays eve lives in the US/EU. GIVE SUM LUV TO DA AUSSIEZ AS WELL!

Good dev resources going to waste :-(

A question: The Gurista event that is ongoing and on the previous one, the pirates were flown by CCP staff inpersonated characters or those were NPCs?

Actually, these "wastes" are some of the best meta and are what set EvE apart as a different, unique and worth playing game!



Edit:

Did I say how infinitely, poetically awesome is the blog picture?

What will the average blood to alcohol content be for devs during these events.

One other hand what will this ratio for players at these events

Hey all! Looking forward to hearing and replying to your questions, comments and concerns. Long live Live Events!

So CCP completed coding another pirate faction to be included in the grindfestISKfaucet Incursions, as well as a preliminary Dust tie-in ..

Either go full-frontal RP or not at all. That heinous mix of RP and beginners writing class/office (trollolol) humour makes me queasy

PS: You going to do it properly this time and make it so that everyone can participate or will it be just another null subsidy (read: cynojam all systems your drunken roam takes you to)?

Just what we need, events. Let me guess what will happen.

CCP Event Dev1> Lets go run an event.
CCP Event Dev2>Sure, What shall we do.
CCP Event Dev1>Lets blow something up
CCP Event Dev2>Wow, what a great idea, you are a genious, no one will guess we are going to blow **** up.
CCP Event Dev1>Thanks, we did some brainstorming, had a meeting and it just came to me, Lets blow something up.
CCP Event Dev1>We must not tell anyone in game about it, I want it to be a surprise.
CCP Event Dev2>Wise move, we wont tell a soul, well apart from Goons.
CCP Event Dev1>Of course, we have to tell our Corp, cos we need help with this.
CCP Event Dev2>So whats the plan?
CCP Event Dev1>We get a titan into empire and blow **** up.
CCP Event Dev1>Then the Goons come in and blow the mother f***** up. Loot the prize uber rare BPO and Goons save the day.
CCP Event Dev2>You think we will get away with it, should we not give another corp / alliance the chance to win?
CCP Event Dev1>We have never done that before, why change?
CCP Event Dev2>OK, lets roll. We need a rebrand. Pretend its all new rather than same old ****.
CCP Event Dev1>With all the staff working on Dust all we can offer is Same Old **** and more broken promises.
CCP Event Dev2>We been getting away with it for years. The events on Dust will be better, console players are dumber than Eve players.

CCP Event Dev1. Roll on Dust. Goodbye Eve.

Same old **** I fear. Waste of dev time.

Just what we need, events. Let me guess what will happen.

CCP Event Dev1> Lets go run an event.
CCP Event Dev2>Sure, What shall we do.
CCP Event Dev1>Lets blow something up
CCP Event Dev2>Wow, what a great idea, you are a genious, no one will guess we are going to blow **** up.
CCP Event Dev1>Thanks, we did some brainstorming, had a meeting and it just came to me, Lets blow something up.
CCP Event Dev1>We must not tell anyone in game about it, I want it to be a surprise.
CCP Event Dev2>Wise move, we wont tell a soul, well apart from Goons.
CCP Event Dev1>Of course, we have to tell our Corp, cos we need help with this.
CCP Event Dev2>So whats the plan?
CCP Event Dev1>We get a titan into empire and blow **** up.
CCP Event Dev1>Then the Goons come in and blow the mother f***** up. Loot the prize uber rare BPO and Goons save the day.
CCP Event Dev2>You think we will get away with it, should we not give another corp / alliance the chance to win?
CCP Event Dev1>We have never done that before, why change?
CCP Event Dev2>OK, lets roll. We need a rebrand. Pretend its all new rather than same old ****.
CCP Event Dev1>With all the staff working on Dust all we can offer is Same Old **** and more broken promises.
CCP Event Dev2>We been getting away with it for years. The events on Dust will be better, console players are dumber than Eve players.

CCP Event Dev1. Roll on Dust. Goodbye Eve.

Same old **** I fear. Waste of dev time.

Who's the babe on the DevBlog with that hat?

I hope you devs don't get the idea that I was trying to troll the caldari event that happened a little while ago, today D: I came there was a member of Ushra'Khan, the Tribal Liberation Force, and a gallente/minmatar loyalist at heart, seeking to disrupt Caldari defense operations how ever I could.

This resulted in me tricking the caldari actor character into undocking from the station in his pod, so that I could give him a drake, which he had lost earlier in the action. I said I couldn't dock because I was GCC'd... he said thanks, undocked, and got podded.

Also, all my talk about taking that fedo to the vet and freeing the animals was not troll-talk, either :( Both Sebastien and myself IRL are vegans and all for animal rights! And shooting fedos is bad. Also, Caldari experimenting on animals is bad, and Sebastien supports the Guristas who were freeing them from their pens. But doesn't support so much the fact that they now have to eat those slaver hounds in order to survive in the wilderness :P

Any way, it was a fun event! All of them have been, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they develop. Please don't label me a troll :(

I am assuming that the crew will be rotating in and out of the events. with only a couple running the event at any one time.

I also assume
-> that these devs have other tasks they are working on,
->These events also is a means for the devs to interact with the players,
->There only a couple devs using automated tools to help them run these events
-> Not everyone will want to participate but those who do will have a deeper experience in eve because of it and spread the news of Eve's Awesomeness to the world.
-->Like Worm holes these events are optional you don't a have to do them if you don't want to.

I am very happy to see live events back again, EVE's setting is one of its biggest attractions to me so this sort of thing has been sorely missed!

My only comment is to encourage the team to keep on posting news reports and in IGS threads covering the events that are run, and to try to run events fairly often outside of what I assume to be Reykjavik office hours. Many players just won't get the opportunity to join in at that time of day.

I suggest getting Hilmar to cough up for some overtime, this stuff adds value to the game and provokes player generated content. ;)

I hope you devs don't get the idea that I was trying to troll the caldari event that happened a little while ago, today D: I came there was a member of Ushra'Khan, the Tribal Liberation Force, and a gallente/minmatar loyalist at heart, seeking to disrupt Caldari defense operations how ever I could.

This resulted in me tricking the caldari actor character into undocking from the station in his pod, so that I could give him a drake, which he had lost earlier in the action. I said I couldn't dock because I was GCC'd... he said thanks, undocked, and got podded.

Also, all my talk about taking that fedo to the vet and freeing the animals was not troll-talk, either :( Both Sebastien and myself IRL are vegans and all for animal rights! And shooting fedos is bad. Also, Caldari experimenting on animals is bad, and Sebastien supports the Guristas who were freeing them from their pens. But doesn't support so much the fact that they now have to eat those slaver hounds in order to survive in the wilderness :P

Any way, it was a fun event! All of them have been, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they develop. Please don't label me a troll :(

Good dev resources going to waste :-(

I think it's CCP:Goliath

This is all well and good...but can I officially help the angels **** and pillage those disgusting and backward matari?

I am assuming that the crew will be rotating in and out of the events. with only a couple running the event at any one time.

I also assume
-> that these devs have other tasks they are working on,
->These events also is a means for the devs to interact with the players,
->There only a couple devs using automated tools to help them run these events
-> Not everyone will want to participate but those who do will have a deeper experience in eve because of it and spread the news of Eve's Awesomeness to the world.
-->Like Worm holes these events are optional you don't a have to do them if you don't want to.

I thought it was badass! Pretty sure everyone else did too. I was the actor btw, and I could have docked to not die, but thought the idea you had was sweet and that it was quite a fitting end to my character's encounter in the system, what with him being a bit of a dumbass

I read it all. Still have no idea if these 'live events' are something a single individual (from an unallied corp) can participate in, especially if said individuals are relatively new to EVE.

I wish there were live events held for new players, which would draw us even more into the game and thereby get us talking about how great the game is to ...anyone who will listen.
More prospective subs for you guys, imho.

Live events are awesome. We're having a blast and my brother already got some nice footage out of it.

Just remember to only fly what you can afford to lose I've already seen some rather pimped out T3's go down.

i know you guys were just trying to be funny with the illuminati picture but in the future i would recommend doing some homework before putting an image up like that going forward...

i would err on the caution that: "could this be offensive?"

if the answer is maybe?

then go with something else...

illuminati a thin veil to anti semitism


much thanks and keep up the good work super excited for live events


MeBiatch.

Ok, here is what I will say about the use of 'Jewgold', Jewing' and other terms of that nature. They don't add anything of value to a discussion. The very terminology is offensive to many and completely unnecessary. There are many of our players who are Jewish and they should not be subjected to phrasing which makes them and others feel uncomfortable.

i know you guys were just trying to be funny with the illuminati picture but in the future i would recommend doing some homework before putting an image up like that going forward...

i would err on the caution that: "could this be offensive?"

if the answer is maybe?

then go with something else...

illuminati a thin veil to anti semitism


much thanks and keep up the good work super excited for live events


MeBiatch.

I think it would be cool and useful if you could give people like Kiras Okoro (The Guristas Pirates guy who said they were showing up at Ohkunen) some sort of Dev like tag so we could jump to their posts in the forums and would set them apart for everyone else.

i know you guys were just trying to be funny with the illuminati picture but in the future i would recommend doing some homework before putting an image up like that going forward...

i would err on the caution that: "could this be offensive?"

if the answer is maybe?

then go with something else...

illuminati a thin veil to anti semitism


much thanks and keep up the good work super excited for live events


MeBiatch.

Great to see live events back. Oh and everything is ok unless you start on ginger people, we have no soul and can see in the dark too. Beware.

I think it would be cool and useful if you could give people like Kiras Okoro (The Guristas Pirates guy who said they were showing up at Ohkunen) some sort of Dev like tag so we could jump to their posts in the forums and would set them apart for everyone else.

I would be a little concerned with cluttering up the sides of threads (e.g., what if it contains a Dev post, a GM post, a CSM post, an Actor post). I feel things would get a bit crowded. Still, I'll discuss the idea with our web team and see if I'm wrong.

This explains nothing. nor does the blog post.

Big claim, but absolutely not the case

I submit this as evidence that Devs don't actually play this game.

Indeed! How exciting and mysterious!

Actually it does explain a fair bit if you read between the lines (or just the lines )

Too cryptic, didnt read? - Live Events are back

I submit that you should join a real corp or post with your main

I'm totally unsure if you're trolling, but if you read the article you linked, you'll see the quote says "The alleged continued existence of the "Illuminati" looms large in many... crank anti-Semitic and anti-Masonic writings". You know that the "anti-semitic writings" are targeted *against* the (defunct since the 1700s) secret society known as the Illuminati, which is in no way connected to our development team except in name? Should Team Superfriends change their name because of the comic covers found on Superdickery? Or should we all worry much less about team names and focus on what the teams are outputting.

BTW, if you're erring on the side of caution: "could this be offensive? if the answer is maybe? then go with something else..." you might want to have a look at your own name there bro.

Actually I happen to be jewish...

Look at it from my perspective... Here you are waiting for a new devblog cuss you love this game. And then at the end of it you see the symbol of your religion in red on top of a one dollar bill with the six points being devw heads all looking rather evil.

How would you feel... All im saying it was in poor taste to post that image...

In no way did I say you guys are bad or antisemitic... I think its merely ignorance on arrows behalf at the pic...
I mean a megan David over a dollar bill...

Its a blatant stereo type that jews control the world threw money and some secret cabal... Ffs...


Im sorry that you are upset that I thought the image was offensive...
But I will not say sorry for the fact I was offended by it.

We didn't make the original image - that's been going around for quite some time now. It's not antisemetic. Please let's move on from this matter and get back to the topic at hand.

Obvious troll is obvious. Not only is your perspective irrelevant, you're apparently offended because the illuminati is apparently anti-semetic, yet link to a site that says the illuminati is not anti-semetic, and that they do not exist. Or because they put a girl at the top of the picture.... You should get off the internet dude, this place isn't safe for morons.


edit: also, what would you suggest, they be arranged around a 7 pointed star? an octogon or something? That design just happened to fit around that pyramid , the thing's fine, you're just crazy.

We didn't make the original image - that's been going around for quite some time now. It's not antisemetic. Please let's move on from this matter and get back to the topic at hand.

why do people even bother to read posts of obvious forum troll alts with a name like "MeBiatch"

We didn't make the original image - that's been going around for quite some time now. It's not antisemetic. Please let's move on from this matter and get back to the topic at hand.

Unless your running these things in all ******* timezones just stop right now

For that I would direct you to https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=topics&f=2938 (In Game Events and Gatherings), https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=topics&f=260 (Intergalactic Summit), and our various twitter accounts. These places are where we are currently publishing information. That said, we hope to have a new home on the forum soon.

Why does information in eve always have to come cloaked and invisible?

completely out of context example:

I'm a massive long-time vet, yet I have NO IDEA how to do incursions, there's no NPC that can direct me to them, I can see the sites in space and warp to them but I have no idea what I'm going to find, will they vaporise a frigate? a HAC? a battleships? how many players do I need? Why do I have to study a website guide/wiki before being able to play content?

I have zero idea what this blog is about, or how/if/when I as a player could become involved in this stuff.

PS, it's really confusing to post this as a dev-blog (OOC), then talk in-character, then link a random OOC jpg, with OOC references, then give out vital important information hidden in a 7page forum thread (I had no idea about the multiple twitter accounts and various other resources for this lore info).

You guys really need to pick IC/OOC and stick to one, I'm just confused and from that have no interest in getting involved, which is a great shame as I used to love RP in eve.

This is what you might call a "teaser" devblog, rather than a fully fleshed out warts-and-all blog, which will be coming once we have some other things ready, like a dedicated place on the forum to talk about our events. Sorry that this has apparently aggravated you and some others. Really wasn't our intention.

I don't think it is just aggrevation, it's puzzlement over why you don't advertise the content you produce and how easy it's to remain ignorant of it even if it would be something you're interested in. It's not that the info doesn't exist anywhere, but that if you're not already part of the little inner circle where the info circulates, you're likely to miss it entirely. You really need to think of ways to concentrate all relevant info in one location, that is easy to access both in and out of game and give it regular exposure, so yourplayers, new and old, can't remain ignorant of it's existence.

Interesting points but for the record I disagree with you both personally. I think events should be opt-in if you're keen, not "here is an event should you choose to participate". The latter is very chaotic to organise and predict.

Interesting points but for the record I disagree with you both personally. I think events should be opt-in if you're keen, not "here is an event should you choose to participate". The latter is very chaotic to organise and predict.

Millions dead means nothing to an eve pilot, a buy order in that system for kilo-tones of medical supplies at a good markup does :)

CCP Goliath you could also mention that there is a "Live Events" chat channel in-game, it'sa place to be if you are interested in live events.

"Live events" was dead during the last couple of events it needed to be used more.

CCP Goliath you could also mention that there is a "Live Events" chat channel in-game, it'sa place to be if you are interested in live events.

Quick note on this "inner circle" though - the Live Events in game chat channel is open to everyone and I recommend joining it if you have interest in this sort of thing.

I was in the channel for all 3 events, roleplaying IC in 2 of them, and it seemed mighty busy to me. It also tells people where the event is happening and when in the MOTD, and is where fleets are formed. I saw the population of it rise from 30 in our first event to almost 90 in the 3rd.

I was in the channel for all 3 events, roleplaying IC in 2 of them, and it seemed mighty busy to me. It also tells people where the event is happening and when in the MOTD, and is where fleets are formed. I saw the population of it rise from 30 in our first event to almost 90 in the 3rd.

kk I'll check my channel link then becouse the "live events" channel that was used for incursions had no activity.

"Live Events" has the christmas caravan MOD and nothing about the new events.

Its currently ran by the players that is good but it needs dev control so its not out of date all the time.

The channel has a standing membership of 50 adding 40 people is not a big improvement

I would say that almost doubling the membership of a channel with minimal effort is a huge improvement. The channel MOTD was updated with each new event as the bottom part of the MOTD each time I entered it. Perhaps one of those responsible for maintaining it can add more detail here. There are no plans to dev-admin this channel, as our resources are better spent on the events themselves.

Indeed! How exciting and mysterious!

Actually it does explain a fair bit if you read between the lines (or just the lines )

Too cryptic, didnt read? - Live Events are back

I remember that in Matrix Online (RIP) the entire game was driven by a combination and live events. Meaning that how the players responded during the live events would actually effect the storyline and lore being added to the game. It was quite remarkable.

Part of the problem is the dev blog is referencing "fluffer RP" that is, material that has no actual visual impact in-game, i.e. Angel bombarding planets has no impact on players, we can't see it happening, can't see a giant hole in the planet afterwards. Since fluffer content has been posted for years, the change now that this actually means something and people should pay attention to it becomes confusing, primarily with the constant switching between IC/OOC.

Millions dead means nothing to an eve pilot, a buy order in that system for kilo-tones of medical supplies at a good markup does :)

Not sure if it is pirate activity. Last night I was missioning out of a system and an NPC set me a level II mission in low sec. I was griefed as soon as I entered low sec by some 10+ pilots gate camping the gate. Guess that might be the norm as don't really venture to low sec. Was pretty upset to loose a Myrmidon well fitted on a PVE mission to people PVP'in. However I did hear on channels last night that griefers were also gate camping locations on the sister of eve epic arc to grief noob players. Surely not good for the game if new player get a bad experience, then I am sure that numbers of new player subs will drop. I will chalk it down to a bad experience, but if it continues to build in momentum I see little point in paying monthly for regular grief. I simply don't need it. I will be keep my eye open for them and payback will be sweet revenge.

Hay devs while I like the return of the live events but is there a chance that I could get involved in the planning side of thses events or even run an event like this.

In game events run by a group of players or something like that.

Just an idea as devs can get swamped around deployment time...

Many players already run their own events. We heartily encourage this.

Not realy the same thing.

The players don't have the resources to spawn x, y or z granted this comes from having the title DEV.

As an example say I wanted to be part of an event in jita but on the NPC pirate side this as it is from what I understand is impossible.
Now say I want to spawn more support because of the insane number of pilots attending this again is impossible.

This is the level of player interaction I would love to see I duno you could do a scheem like the ISD recruitment but for live events i'm prity sure you would get alot of support.

I would love to play as a pirate NPC pilot calling in more NPC's to support the ever growing event.

There are many ideas floating around in my head some off the wall maybe this is one such idea that is just never going to work Idea submited regardless.

Not realy the same thing.

The players don't have the resources to spawn x, y or z granted this comes from having the title DEV.

As an example say I wanted to be part of an event in jita but on the NPC pirate side this as it is from what I understand is impossible.
Now say I want to spawn more support because of the insane number of pilots attending this again is impossible.

This is the level of player interaction I would love to see I duno you could do a scheem like the ISD recruitment but for live events i'm prity sure you would get alot of support.

I would love to play as a pirate NPC pilot calling in more NPC's to support the ever growing event.

There are many ideas floating around in my head some off the wall maybe this is one such idea that is just never going to work Idea submited regardless.