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Ticondrius
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Posted - 2005.04.22 17:20:00 -
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 Originally by: kieron
Originally by: Keld Ara
I'm personally curious how many active subscriptions they have at this time. I bet it's under 35k.
I'd take your bet (and take your money). We have over 55k active subscriptions and over 8k trial accounts. So, yes the player base is continuing to grow and expand.
That's well and good. Can we get a player : account ratio? I doubt theer are more than 15000 REAL people playing this game. I know someone who runs several accounts solely for the purpose of garnering millions of RP a month.
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Johnny Atlas
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Posted - 2005.04.22 17:23:00 -
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Originally by: Wrangler
I still think Oveur would be great as a fisherman. Either a lazy one sitting with a fishing pole at a river, or a whale hunter that would make Capt Ahab seem like a calm and controlled individual.
Im sure he would borrow Tombs nerf bat and just use that..
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Oveur
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Posted - 2005.04.22 17:37:00 -
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Originally by: Ticondrius
Originally by: kieron
Originally by: Keld Ara
I'm personally curious how many active subscriptions they have at this time. I bet it's under 35k.
I'd take your bet (and take your money). We have over 55k active subscriptions and over 8k trial accounts. So, yes the player base is continuing to grow and expand.
That's well and good. Can we get a player : account ratio? I doubt theer are more than 15000 REAL people playing this game. I know someone who runs several accounts solely for the purpose of garnering millions of RP a month.
I know someone who knows someone who runs 8 accounts. But that's about the only who that someone knows knows about that has 8 accounts. However, this other someone who knows someone, not related to the first someone or the second someone, knows someone who has 6 accounts 
However, in the end it really doesn't matter, because it's 55.000 paying accounts, and it all goes into EVE. I'd assume based on industry standards that there are about 40.000-45.000 real persons behind those accounts.
Oh, and no, we're not moving our resources from EVE, we are actively hiring people into EVE 
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Thaylon Sen
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Posted - 2005.04.22 17:41:00 -
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Originally by: Oveur
I just love being able to see who is who's alt
Lol... Slap him down
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Face Lifter
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Posted - 2005.04.22 17:44:00 -
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if devs do make a new game later.. why not make it as expansion of EVE?
Say they want to make FPS - cool, make it happen on planets/stations of EVE.
They wanna make some strategy game? also could happen on planets.
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Miner's Bane
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Posted - 2005.04.22 17:45:00 -
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Originally by: Oveur
Oh, and no, we're not moving our resources from EVE, we are actively hiring people into EVE
You should hire Viceroy and DigitalCommunist.
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SUMZER0
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Posted - 2005.04.22 17:53:00 -
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Originally by: Face Lifter
if devs do make a new game later.. why not make it as expansion of EVE?
Because then it would not be a new game silly
I think any company can run a second game as long as the first is profitable (like EVE) and the keep thier personnel seperate. Personaly I would love to Beta test anything these guys come up with. With the hind sight of eve from a developement perspective, I bet it will be awsome.
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X'Alor
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Posted - 2005.04.22 17:58:00 -
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Thanks for the reply ovuer and kieron.
Yes I realize there is a large amount of overhead that why all I suggested was the income part.
It just seems with that sort of monthly income there would be more room for QA and quality control and personel that is incharge of doing just that.
I for one have been here 2 years and would like to see another 2 but the QA really hasn't gotten any better, from a customers point of view.
All the spiffyness aside and content as well, I think we the customers that have been here watching you grow and finally deserve a bit more cattering to the QA section of the game regarding patches and new content.
Don't get me wrong, i think you guys(and gals) have done a great job with what your doing. Unbelievable in all honesty. hats off to all of you there.
My opinion as a long term customer is that it could be better and at this point should be.
You have my word i won't bring it up again.
Thanks again for the replies.
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Zatak Druk'Norr
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Posted - 2005.04.22 18:06:00 -
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Originally by: Znaei
I just watched a quite extensive interview with the cream of CCP. Just wanted to get some scoop on hows/when/what kind etc the new game you are making along with Eve, will be. Interview (Icelandic)
Originally by: Oveur
Oh, and no, we're not moving our resources from EVE, we are actively hiring people into EVE
So resources are staying on EVE, cool. About the original posters topic - Oveur you haven't denied that CCP are developing a new game. Spill the beans! 
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Wanoah
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Posted - 2005.04.22 18:09:00 -
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Well, I've really enjoyed Eve so far. I've never spent as much time with a game as I have with Eve. On that basis alone, I'd be interested in seeing what CCP can come up with in the future, and I'd definitely be tempted to get get involved in any beta testing.
Still, there's plenty of scope for Eve to be developed further and it has plenty of quality players to keep feeding in new ideas. Long may it continue.
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anter
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Posted - 2005.04.22 18:10:00 -
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Edited by: anter on 23/04/2005 06:44:52
Originally by: Oveur
There is no second game. As is clearly said in the interview, CCP will eventually do a another game.
That's quite obvious since we fully intend to stay in the game developer business (and not, say, go into dairy farming or fishing).
I'd say we're at the "hey, wouldn't it be cool to do an ..." stage which is where we were in 1997 with EVE.
We also believe that EVE will be here with us in 5 years, bigger than ever, so of course, a new game would to some extent be available at the same time as a new one.
I don't think anyone here would want to see you guys dairy farming or fishing. You have done great job with eve, but a lot here wouldn't mind seeing more funding put to eve and make it even better and hear more of that "hey, wouldn't it be cool to do an ...", but add eve to it. (like tell us what cool stuff is coming in Kali).
You guys got some luck too when you consider you have no competition after E&B died and you got most of its player base, so you have best&only mmorpg like eve. You have quite stable player base and market share that keep increasing, so should you put more and more effort to make eve better or try make new mmorpg and possible compete with other mmorpgs like WoW (or what ever type mmorpg it would/could be)? Most mmorpgs don't ever get big enough player base to survive or even get trough beta/drawing board.
Good example is what happened to UO with UO2 and UX:O. UO2 being cancelled because it was too much like UO and UX:O (which supposedly was totally different game) was cancelled because they wanted to focus more or developing UO. All that time they used resources for UO2 and later UX:O for that could have been used to UO and speed up its progress. Now they are losing subscribers (even though they supposedly have some 'secret' project coming soon) as people are losing hope that EA could ever make UO what it used to be.
Just my 0.2 isk
Anyways, I wish you guys good luck with what ever you do.
Edit: Just read that you guys are hiring more ppl to eve. Good to hear 
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Question2
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Posted - 2005.04.22 18:12:00 -
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I doubt CCP could do a new game anytime soon.EVE currently needs years of work(At this rate) to become balanced and fix a lot of the current issues.
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Fuse
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Posted - 2005.04.22 19:44:00 -
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Originally by: Oveur
I just love being able to see who is who's alt
So... Where is you rumor services agent located? I swear that's my ebil twin.
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MOOstradamus
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Posted - 2005.04.22 19:50:00 -
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You should hire Viceroy and DigitalCommunist.
What a horrible notion !!
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Fuse
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Posted - 2005.04.22 20:17:00 -
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Originally by: MOOstradamus
Quote:
You should hire Viceroy and DigitalCommunist.
What a horrible notion !!
Aye lets use start using th' translator found here and we will need to learn how to communicate with them. Pirate translator.
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Wrangler
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Posted - 2005.04.22 20:21:00 -
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Originally by: Zatak Druk'Norr
So resources are staying on EVE, cool. About the original posters topic - Oveur you haven't denied that CCP are developing a new game. Spill the beans!
This means they're not developing a new game:
Originally by: Oveur
There is no second game. As is clearly said in the interview, CCP will eventually do a another game.
That's quite obvious since we fully intend to stay in the game developer business (and not, say, go into dairy farming or fishing).
I'd say we're at the "hey, wouldn't it be cool to do an ..." stage which is where we were in 1997 with EVE.
We also believe that EVE will be here with us in 5 years, bigger than ever, so of course, a new game would to some extent be available at the same time as a new one.
It ofc also means that they most likely will develop another game in the future.
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Helmut 314
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Posted - 2005.04.22 20:52:00 -
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Originally by: Miner's Bane
Originally by: Oveur
Oh, and no, we're not moving our resources from EVE, we are actively hiring people into EVE
You should hire Viceroy and DigitalCommunist.
Yes, I am sure the game would benefit form hiring two of the biggest whiners...NOT
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Robinete Broadhead
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Posted - 2005.04.22 22:50:00 -
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They are working on Earth and Beyond 2. This is so you can dock at a station and manufacture, sell and buy in person. (JK)
Seems that is what lots a ppl want and I would enjoy having EnB back.
Do that CCP and I would have 4 accountd, 2 for eve and 2 for EnB.
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Skaz
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Posted - 2005.04.22 23:30:00 -
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Edited by: Skaz on 22/04/2005 23:30:51
Originally by: Znaei
I just watched a quite extensive interview with the cream of CCP. Just wanted to get some scoop on hows/when/what kind etc the new game you are making along with Eve, will be. Interview (Icelandic)
Also wanted to know Samuel L Jackson's character name
THANK YOU Znaei, you are my saviour....been slamming my head against the keyboard lately...
Because I forgot to watch that show...I was ehhrr...drunk?
But I didn't figure out to check RUV's website for it.
But to all those worried about a another game, if they are at the same stage as they were with EVE in 1997 (concept stage) we won't have anything to worry about the next 2-3 years.
but I really liked the numbers they gave in that show, I never realized how huge this thing is, (on an Icelandic scale ofcourse ) And that they are aiming for a 100k playerbase...
And the cumulative time that all have players logged in was a nice touch, 217.000+ years... (although Hillmar does compare it to a weird example that doesn't add up)
and if nobody noticed, yes I do love statistics....
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ArcticFox
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Posted - 2005.04.22 23:42:00 -
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Edited by: ArcticFox on 22/04/2005 23:43:48
Originally by: Grievance
 Agent running game where players do the same thing over and over.
Exciting game where players mine minerals in space all day and sell em online ;)
Interactive game where players press 8 keys to pwn their enemies with lasers
Old style hack-and-slash game, but its in space instead, with space ships and.. oh wait its completely different, nvm
Unlaggy game! w00t, we've never doen that before!
Lol, just kidding... kinda 
Oooo, or it could just be a game where you earn points by talking about every feature in the most simplistic and misleading one-line summaries, leading anyone who bothers to read what you've written to the iron-clad conclusion that their time would be better spent pulling out their own teeth with plyers. The end game is acheived when everyone is convinced your continued subscription to the game is an indication of masochistic tendencies.
Just kidding... kinda.
Sorry, couldn't resist, I just don't get how people can keep talking about how boring and pointless every single aspect of the game is and yet stick around (not neccessarily you, this kind of talk, only completely serious, is all over the place).
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