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Znaei
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Posted - 2005.04.22 12:49:00 -
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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 
clagnuts> im drunk just come back from pirates night in spain , wtf i thought it was some eve guys getting together for a drink , turned out to be a feken real pirates show , doh |
jbob2000
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Posted - 2005.04.22 12:51:00 -
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Ok, they will probably not make a new game as they still have quite a bit they can do with eve. Its only beginning to get bigger and theres still tons that can be done to improve the game.
I think that CCP probably have plans to make another game once Eve bites the dust, but I doubt it will be any time soon
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Znaei
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Posted - 2005.04.22 12:54:00 -
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 Originally by: jbob2000
Ok, they will probably not make a new game as they still have quite a bit they can do with eve. Its only beginning to get bigger and theres still tons that can be done to improve the game.
I think that CCP probably have plans to make another game once Eve bites the dust, but I doubt it will be any time soon
No, in the interview they clearly state they will have a second game running alongside with eve. A game they plan on having more subscribers than Eve Wish the interview was in english 
clagnuts> im drunk just come back from pirates night in spain , wtf i thought it was some eve guys getting together for a drink , turned out to be a feken real pirates show , doh |
Kira Natel
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:01:00 -
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CCP is at the beginning of writing EVE into the history books
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cristari
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:02:00 -
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Edited by: cristari on 22/04/2005 13:20:39
translation please!!!
I didn't understand any of that!!
Damn foreign languages
Please someone translate that for me!!
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Eraza
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:02:00 -
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yeah, ccp is making a second MMORPG, they plan on running along side eve, i have three questions for that..
#1 what will the game be about?
#2 will the game be related to eve
and #3 where can i sign up to beta test it?
the eve beta owned.. i still miss it :)
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Seleene
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:03:00 -
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Huh?! Wha- Game?? WHERE?!  
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Gan Howorth
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:16:00 -
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Well if they waltz off leaving Eve half assed whilst they sell out to some mass appeal carebear game idea, l'm gonna whoop me some viking bottom - payback time for all those incursions pent up in my ancestral roots...ohh l can feel it rising. 
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Thyro
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:18:00 -
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Originally by: Znaei
Originally by: jbob2000
Ok, they will probably not make a new game as they still have quite a bit they can do with eve. Its only beginning to get bigger and theres still tons that can be done to improve the game.
I think that CCP probably have plans to make another game once Eve bites the dust, but I doubt it will be any time soon
No, in the interview they clearly state they will have a second game running alongside with eve. A game they plan on having more subscribers than Eve Wish the interview was in english
The new EVE has lots of Ogres and swords where Humans and Ogres don't mix!
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Zandramus
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:21:00 -
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would really like to see a translation of this interview
Zandramus
Zandramus
Parking Violations Officer
Geminate Division
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FireFoxx80
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:22:00 -
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Originally by: Zandramus
would really like to see a translation of this interview
Zandramus
What he said
ex P-TMC
If you think you can do a better job, go find yourself a datacentre to host a box, get a copy of Visual Studio, and STFU.
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Zandramus
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:24:00 -
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I notice how the CCP Guy docks in the Xetic Refinery lol and is a member of the Xetic Holiding corp
LOL
CCP are Carebears
Zandramus
Parking Violations Officer
Geminate Division
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anter
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:26:00 -
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Kind of getting feeling that my montly fees are going to some new game that I likely will never play instead for eve.  Or is CCP going to double amount of their developers also?
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Raven Dru
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:27:00 -
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link doesent work
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Zandramus
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:30:00 -
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Seems to be a news show Eve story is second story in the show. Me wishes I knew more than 1 language lol
Zandramus
Parking Violations Officer
Geminate Division
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Arud
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:33:00 -
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would be great to get some insider scoop on this, expecialy regarding 3d work and how I can apply for a job 
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Jiggy
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:43:00 -
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Originally by: Arud
would be great to get some insider scoop on this, expecialy regarding 3d work and how I can apply for a job
http://www.ccpgames.com/employment/
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Rawne Karrde
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:51:00 -
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Honestly seeing how this is true, i personnaly find it quite desturbing that we get lines from CCP fanboi's about how they are a small company and ofcourse are trying their best to keep programming the needed changes into eve, but that we shouldn't expect immediate results cuz they only "have two guys" coding. How the hell can they justify allocating personnel to another game development when they can't keep up with their current game?
If this is true ccp, My expectations of what you deliver in this "new world order" will weight heavily on my decision to renew my subscription soon after this happens, and i suspect other veteran players might do the same.
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VortiK
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:55:00 -
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intox.
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Oveur
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:57:00 -
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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.
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lythos miralbar
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:58:00 -
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Quote:
If this is true ccp, My expectations of what you deliver in this "new world order" will weight heavily on my decision to renew my subscription soon after this happens, and i suspect other veteran players might do the same.
agreed, and i think alot of people will feel like that
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Tenashi
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Posted - 2005.04.22 13:59:00 -
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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.
think it`s to soon to even think that tbh, no need to have any dev thinking of "hmm...we could have this and that..." whilethey should pay attention to eve 
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Dust Puppy
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:00:00 -
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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.
There's good money in dairy farming and fishing. Just saying I wouldn't write that off to quickly
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Discorporation
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:04:00 -
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If you make another mmog, you MUST inculde the skills Darning and Fishing, as easter-egg
i, disco, demand it
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Oveur
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:07:00 -
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Originally by: Dust Puppy
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.
There's good money in dairy farming and fishing. Just saying I wouldn't write that off to quickly
So maybe we should do a fishing tycoon game set in the EVE universe? I can already see the Minnies working on the decks of my trawlers.
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Bohoba
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:09:00 -
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Well if it is not a space mmog I have nothing to do with it LOL :)
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Grievance
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:11:00 -
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Edited by: Grievance on 22/04/2005 14:10:59
Originally by: Oveur
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.
gasp! so the new game idea starts with a vowel, eh?
lets have some guesses peeps.
 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
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Tenashi
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:12:00 -
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wtb sansha furniture
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Winterblink
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:12:00 -
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Originally by: Oveur
So maybe we should do a fishing tycoon game set in the EVE universe? I can already see the Minnies working on the decks of my trawlers.
Bit the bullet and make Tycoon Tycoon. It'll happen eventually.
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Avon
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:13:00 -
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CCP should write a single player game.
They are getting plenty of practice :/
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Hawk Firestorm
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:14:00 -
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Originally by: Zandramus
I notice how the CCP Guy docks in the Xetic Refinery lol and is a member of the Xetic Holiding corp
LOL
CCP are Carebears
No we know what were doin thank you very much. ;P
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Daudur Munkur
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:18:00 -
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Edited by: Daudur Munkur on 22/04/2005 14:21:08
Edited by: Daudur Munkur on 22/04/2005 14:19:27
There isnt much of info you dont already know in this interview, cept that they ARE going to create another MMORPG wich they think will appeal to more people.
Offline skilltraining system ? Yes please!
And Samuel L Jackson spends some of his spare time playing EVE-O 
Edit: Ok, read Oveurs reply afterwards, but the interview says that they are anyways.
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Romsla
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:18:00 -
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A space sim with real-world physics, like seen in "b5 i've found her".
(BTW its the best ever free game i've ever seen).
Wee :) |
X'Alor
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:28:00 -
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Originally by: Avon
CCP should write a single player game.
They are getting plenty of practice :/
Yes I agree, and they might actually figure out how to test and patch a one player game in 2 years.
Sounds great.
Can't iron out the issues with eve so lets start another game.
Are you guys a subdivision of EA?
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Ja'kar
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:39:00 -
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so is eve gonna be killed off, and is the new game a carebear version, also is it eve 2 with a new name..;..
need to know
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Oveur
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:43:00 -
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I just love being able to see who is who's alt
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Raven Dru
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:46:00 -
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How many planets and moons are there in eve?
Would be cool to have a planet based game operating alongside the space based game.
Imagine yourself as a Caldari child looking up at the night sky, seeing tiny little flashes of light way, way, way up above as a dreadnaught launches volley after volley on a noob alt who just scammed them out of 5 million for a labslot in nonni
You have no idea where nonni is (as its on a different server) but one day you vow that you too will be up amongst the stars.
Would be fun yes? and i'd defo run two accounts then, one planetside and the other where i am now, up in space.
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anter
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:50:00 -
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Edited by: anter on 22/04/2005 14:50:21
nevermind
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Aodha Khan
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Posted - 2005.04.22 14:54:00 -
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Originally by: lythos miralbar
Quote:
If this is true ccp, My expectations of what you deliver in this "new world order" will weight heavily on my decision to renew my subscription soon after this happens, and i suspect other veteran players might do the same.
agreed, and i think alot of people will feel like that
SIGNED!
If CCP mindset and focus turns to another game then Eve is going to suffer. I intended to play Eve for many years to come. This is the first sign of a possible downward spiral. 
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Helplessandlost
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Posted - 2005.04.22 15:00:00 -
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Edited by: Helplessandlost on 22/04/2005 15:00:46
Edited by: Helplessandlost on 22/04/2005 15:00:04
Originally by: Oveur
I just love being able to see who is who's alt
WTB alt scanner thingy...
Check us out
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Beringe
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Posted - 2005.04.22 15:01:00 -
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Originally by: Zandramus
I notice how the CCP Guy docks in the Xetic Refinery lol and is a member of the Xetic Holiding corp
LOL
CCP are Carebears
That guy wasn't CCP.
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Tenashi
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Posted - 2005.04.22 15:07:00 -
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Originally by: Oveur
I just love being able to see who is who's alt
`xploit 
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Matthew
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Posted - 2005.04.22 15:10:00 -
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Originally by: Aodha Khan
If CCP mindset and focus turns to another game then Eve is going to suffer. I intended to play Eve for many years to come. This is the first sign of a possible downward spiral.
Over-reaction ftw CCP are a games developer. They have stated they intend to continue as a games developer, and hence deveop games. At the moment, they are continuing to deveop eve. At some completely unspecified point in the future, they will probably develop another game.
CCP are a business. As such, they exist to make money. As long as eve is live and turning a profit, they will continue developing it. As such, they will likely support it for as long as the community supports it. It is the community that will signal when the end of eve is nigh, not CCP.
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Damo Pendragon
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Posted - 2005.04.22 15:13:00 -
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Edited by: Damo Pendragon on 22/04/2005 15:13:17
Originally by: Oveur
I just love being able to see who is who's alt
Now there is a forum function that is definitely 4 the win!
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Aelius
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Posted - 2005.04.22 15:25:00 -
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Originally by: Oveur
That's quite obvious since we fully intend to stay in the game developer business (and not, say, go into dairy farming or fishing).
Why bother? In Eve you can already farm (npcs) and do some mining.
IF you introduce fishing you will have "THE SUPREME GAME"
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Khaldorn Murino
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Posted - 2005.04.22 15:40:00 -
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Originally by: Oveur
So maybe we should do a fishing tycoon game set in the EVE universe? I can already see the Minnies working on the decks of my trawlers.
We shall rise up and revolt against our fishing masters, throw them overboard and sail to some desert island, link up with some island babes and drink pimms all day on the beach.
Rock the Kazbah.
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X'Alor
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Posted - 2005.04.22 15:48:00 -
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Originally by: Aodha Khan
Originally by: lythos miralbar
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If this is true ccp, My expectations of what you deliver in this "new world order" will weight heavily on my decision to renew my subscription soon after this happens, and i suspect other veteran players might do the same.
agreed, and i think alot of people will feel like that
SIGNED!
If CCP mindset and focus turns to another game then Eve is going to suffer. I intended to play Eve for many years to come. This is the first sign of a possible downward spiral.
Signed as well. Already changed both my chars to a monthly based subscription. that's just one step closer to clicking that cancel subscription button.
The spiral has already started. Notice the dwindaling logged in players lately. In general these are the lowest logged in numbers I've seen since start of eve.
Even after patch that was supposed to bring in much content.
What's killing it for me is everyone else seems to know what this game is "supposed to be" and CCP caters to the whiney public over just making their game work.
CCP needs to tell us customers to crap in our hat and they need to make the game the way they want it and not worry about the whiney public so much.
These patches that are introduced to fix or "balance" the game to fit these whiney needs and crys is rediculous and are causing the game to be more bug riden than anything else.
Comes a point where too much customer service is a bad thing. CCP needs to simply make their game the way THEY want it and if we the customers don't like it we'll leave. that hasn't been the case until just recently so i don't understand why cater to them.
Heck we've gotten the most "balance and adjustment" patches since exodus even the the whole exodus thing was to be a content era for eve.
Why, cuz of all the whine attacks over various fun parts of eve that has resulted in nothing but nerfs for anything "fun"
Not trying to say WoW is better than Eve in any way ...... but they introduced a new kill sheet this week and kill list to each and every player and they are going to have uber rewards for those that take part in the PvP realm. Very cool system and they set it up with honorable kills and dishonorable kills, daily, weekly, yearly totals.
Regardless of what WoW is or isn't. their PvP flagging and reward system is pretty neat. I got my first solo PvP honorable kill last night ....... and i gotta be honest. It was really really cool and fun.
And it just might lead me to the darkside here in Eve.
Is there any pirate corps hiring skill pilots, that one Got two chars for a total of about 47 mill SP between the two.
As for alts mine is Keld Ara.
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Keld Ara
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Posted - 2005.04.22 15:54:00 -
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See.
And right after my first solo PvP kill in WoW, wouldn't ya know it a hugh horde raiding part came down to a town where i could get up way high and archer snipe the raiding party and got 5 more honorable kills.
Only after some big lvl 60 guy was like archer scout on the castle did they take it out of town.
As I was plugging him with every arrow i could to slow him down for the ground forces to kick his arse.
So are there any them pirate corps looking for a newb gankster or what.
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Aodha Khan
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Posted - 2005.04.22 15:55:00 -
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Originally by: Matthew
CCP are a business. As such, they exist to make money. As long as eve is live and turning a profit, they will continue developing it. As such, they will likely support it for as long as the community supports it. It is the community that will signal when the end of eve is nigh, not CCP.
I agree to an extent. However, CCP by its actions will cause people to leave the game. When CCP begins to focus it's best and most creative people on this new baby of theirs then Eve will suffer. I'm not saying Eve is going to end soon(tm), but that this new game will eat away at Eve like a virus. Saw it too many times in the game industry.
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Posted - 2005.04.22 16:00:00 -
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I agree with the sudden lack of players but wasnt it a couple weekends ago that we had a new record.
WoW, Matrix Online have just been released in Europe, so people are probably taking a look and evaluating them. I know im one of them, Ive cancelled 2 out of 3 of my accounts to take a break to try these out but I know I will be back.
April/May is a heavy time for exams in UK so I bet alot of people have taken time off to study for that.
I think it would be a good thing if CCP made a new game, as long as they kept the same number of staff working on EVE. EVE is a great game, and id love to play another game made by them.
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Keld Ara
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Posted - 2005.04.22 16:17:00 -
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it was a high mark but not the highest.
I personally wouldn't judge it on the sunday night push.
watch the logged in players every other time except the normal busiest night for eve. numbers are down drastically.As I'm sure active subscriptions are too.
CCP has always told us "hey are numbers are groing" and made that info readily available.
I'm personally curious how many active subscriptions they have at this time. I bet it's under 35k.
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Daudur Munkur
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Posted - 2005.04.22 16:24:00 -
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I think its becouse EVE is making more money than it needs, to keep running as it is now. That extra is used to start on another game. EVE is the reason they could consider creating a new game, doupt they would in any way take less care of EVE. Just what i think.
And they also said in the interview that they were heading for 100k subscribers for EVE. So i expect improvements, tho im taking a break now... just training ;D
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kieron
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Posted - 2005.04.22 16:24:00 -
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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.
kieron
Community Manager,
EVE Online
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Karnov Darkstar
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Posted - 2005.04.22 16:28:00 -
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Originally by: X'Alor
The spiral has already started. Notice the dwindaling logged in players lately. In general these are the lowest logged in numbers I've seen since start of eve.
Even after patch that was supposed to bring in much content.
L. O. L. ?
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meowcat
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Posted - 2005.04.22 16:28:00 -
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Originally by: Oveur
That's quite obvious since we fully intend to stay in the game developer business (and not, say, go into dairy farming or fishing).
yeah, get yer filthy hands of our cod.
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X'Alor
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Posted - 2005.04.22 16:33:00 -
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Edited by: X''Alor on 22/04/2005 16:35:05
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.
thank you kieron.
Sorry tohave to be that way to get an answer but seems the only way anymore.
Glad to hear it.
but on that same note.
$14.00 a month * 55,000 = $770,000 a month.
Is there any way to see if CCP can hire more people to work out the bug hunting and QA so that we customers get a better working product at patch times?
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YuuKnow
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Posted - 2005.04.22 16:47:00 -
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Edited by: YuuKnow on 22/04/2005 16:47:41
as long as players get some sorta character-port into CCPs future games :).
i hate to think that any game will be eventually lost for ever. I still go back and play SuperMario Bro and Double Dragon sometimes to this day
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Balazs Simon
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Posted - 2005.04.22 16:52:00 -
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Edited by: Balazs Simon on 22/04/2005 16:53:57
770,000$ OMFG I earn that money in 208 years!!! and they got it in 1 month.. CCP hire some more programers!.. I wan't my bug free EVE now....
J/K I can imagine the cost of the hardwer TQ is runing on....
Hey, Is that info public ? Just would like to know a round number...
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kieron
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Posted - 2005.04.22 17:09:00 -
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We're heading a bit off-topic, but please be careful when throwing around figures and estimating profit margins. There is a significant amount of overhead incurred in running a MMOG, things like paying off loans from the early development of the game, rental space and utilities for the staff and servers, staff salaries, external contracts for things like support (game and server), bandwidth, and the list goes on.
kieron
Community Manager,
EVE Online
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Wrangler
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Posted - 2005.04.22 17:12:00 -
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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.
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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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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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Posted - 2005.04.22 19:50:00 -
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Quote:
You should hire Viceroy and DigitalCommunist.
What a horrible notion !!
MOOrovingian "Following & supporting EVE (since Jan 2001) is like wiping your arse with sandpaper."
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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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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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