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Species 8472	Posted - 2005.07.02 05:04:00 - [1] I hope EVE lasts a long time i really do ") But do they have enough members to keep them going etc I have been playing for over 2 years and have put in at least 6 hrs every day since i started,, the most i ever played was 32 hrs straight But would u believe in Australia Sydney where i live No-one in any computer retail shop has ever heard of this game I am worried about the longetivity of this game as marketing is so sad "The Weak Will Perish".
Bacchuss	Posted - 2005.07.02 05:07:00 - [2] Species have you been drinking again? but yea i agree none of the US game shops would have any idea wth it is either its more of a word of mouth type game i guess
Phosp Kor	Posted - 2005.07.02 05:07:00 - [3] Edited by: Phosp Kor on 02/07/2005 05:07:20 [wrong charchter
Leno	Posted - 2005.07.02 05:10:00 - [4] 60k + subscribers and growing... nothing fancy but as oveur said we're the biggest of the small and doing quite well. P.S - CCP has been (for awhile now) beaten the balance and are now making more "isk" then spent. --------------- RIP - Smoske, My Friend Coasterbrian > babies are good, especially raw Coasterbrian > soft and crunchy at the same time
Berious	Posted - 2005.07.02 05:13:00 - [5] When EVE had 6000 players a night and dropping these posts were much more common. They still managed to develop it at a decent rate and largely through excellent word of mouth and clever (but cheap) marketing double the subscriber base. I don't think the game is going to die before we're all sick of it.
Soren	Posted - 2005.07.02 05:22:00 - [6] and the asians are comming! _________________________________________________________
theRaptor	Posted - 2005.07.02 05:28:00 - [7] Originally by: Species 8472 I hope EVE lasts a long time i really do ") But do they have enough members to keep them going etc I have been playing for over 2 years and have put in at least 6 hrs every day since i started,, the most i ever played was 32 hrs straight But would u believe in Australia Sydney where i live No-one in any computer retail shop has ever heard of this game I am worried about the longetivity of this game as marketing is so sad EVE marketing tends to be word of mouth. The only print marketing I have seen was PC Powerplay which has had two EVE reviews that I have seen (One right after EXODUS) That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die. -- Ancient "Dirt" Religious figure.
Olympa Matar	Posted - 2005.07.02 06:10:00 - [8] Originally by: Soren Edited by: Soren on 02/07/2005 05:52:59 and the asians are comming! And they will bring shockwave
Linavin	Posted - 2005.07.02 06:18:00 - [9] The best game that no one has heard of
Joe	Posted - 2005.07.02 06:45:00 - [10] This has to be the most missquoted eve trivia ever. Its 60k accounts, not Subscribers. Theres a huge difference Taranis WholeSale Deals.

Erty	Posted - 2005.07.02 10:18:00 - [11] Originally by: Joe This has to be the most missquoted eve trivia ever. Its 60k accounts, not Subscribers. Theres a huge difference Same money anyway. This is my signature.
Aitrus	Posted - 2005.07.02 10:33:00 - [12] Eve is doing just fine However, I do agree that marketing could do wonders for this game. Hell, I think spin-off media could be very successful. (Sci-Fi original series!!!!)
Oron	Posted - 2005.07.02 10:43:00 - [13] Originally by: Olympa Matar Originally by: Soren Edited by: Soren on 02/07/2005 05:52:59 and the asians are comming! And they will bring shockwave nice story i was near a tear schniff
Larno	Posted - 2005.07.02 10:45:00 - [14] Edited by: Larno on 02/07/2005 10:45:44 Originally by: Species 8472 the most i ever played was 32 hrs P.S. I think the galaxy is already busy enough. They would have to add systems if they want new players. Though NWO will help a lot, eve could not handle 2x it's current subscribers even if the server could.
Species 8472	Posted - 2005.07.02 14:13:00 - [15] all i am saying is i love this game and it has so much potential, i just hope the pple that create the game ,relize that if they think funds are diminishing they should export the product in market terms as noone in australia and other countries i play with on TS have ever ever heard of eve its sad as its such a great game and pple dont know about it "The Weak Will Perish".
SinBin	Posted - 2005.07.02 15:35:00 - [16] Originally by: Species 8472 I hope EVE lasts a long time i really do ") But do they have enough members to keep them going etc I have been playing for over 2 years and have put in at least 6 hrs every day since i started,, the most i ever played was 32 hrs straight But would u believe in Australia Sydney where i live No-one in any computer retail shop has ever heard of this game I am worried about the longetivity of this game as marketing is so sad Agreed, I am a PC shop owner & only found out about EVE when a customer come in with a copy but he didnt like it & gave it to me, Since then I moved lots in & even that same guy & his brother who had long since left are back & been here over a yaer. Now im taking um to GW but there fighting it but I almost always win in the end. I only advertise realy good games & will put poster up but didnt ever see any way to ask ccp & wouldnt be botherd recent, maybe again in future. I have GTR poster only cos that was made for true sim racers witch there aint to many of so it needed lots of help. 60k sub worldwide is realy fairly low but im not shure the server can handle much more & a good income for ccp. _______________________________________ Ill Shutup when CCP remove bookmarks
Ruffio Sepico	Posted - 2005.07.02 16:05:00 - [17] Originally by: theRaptor EVE marketing tends to be word of mouth. The only print marketing I have seen was PC Powerplay which has had two EVE reviews that I have seen (One right after EXODUS) That can go both ways imho. As long as the players experience EVE as fun etc, it will work out well. The more players feeling the other way and it will go the other way. In many online communities on the net EVE is more or less refered to as grief online, and will probably never get to be all that massive with subscribers, but be more limited to the "special interested" who want something different. Home: http://www.hidden-agenda.co.uk HiD Kills: http://eve.hidden-agenda.co.uk/kill_list.php
Nyphur	Posted - 2005.07.02 16:30:00 - [18] I'll be playing Eve until the servers fall apart. I expect to be an old man some day, flying my Tech 8 cruiser about.
Uncle George	Posted - 2005.07.02 16:35:00 - [19] Originally by: Soren Edited by: Soren on 02/07/2005 05:52:59 honestly Eve is just comming out of beta with this upcomming patch (I hope). there's still lots of life and the asians are comming! lol
Larz63	Posted - 2005.07.02 17:12:00 - [20] That is one thing that makes this game so different from others, and the players so different from other MMORPG. The game is not advertized as well, the people who play the game stumbled upon it, and were truely curious about the game and enjoy it. They didnt start playing becuase everybody else was playing it.

Ticondrius	Posted - 2005.07.02 17:31:00 - [21] Actually, I've noticed a lot of EVE marketing in online banner ads EVEYWHERE. They're showing up in google ads, in Mammamedia served ads..and many other ad banner services. Not even counting the host of fansites with ad banners. I can't go anywhere online and NOT see an EVE-online ad after 30 mins. "If I'm brutally honest and it offends you, that's not my fault." (\_/) (O.o) (> <) This is Bunny. Copy Bunny into your signature to help him on his way to world domination.
T'Laar Bok	Posted - 2005.07.02 20:23:00 - [22] Originally by: Species 8472 But would u believe in Australia Sydney where i live No-one in any computer retail shop has ever heard of this game So I didn't have to download Eve on 14k4 dialup I contacted every computer shop I could find from the Gold Coast/Brisbane/Sunshine Coast and no one had heard of it. A local computer shop charged me $100AUD to download it for me. Changing the Warp Sound Level.
Slithereen	Posted - 2005.07.03 02:18:00 - [23] This game has had 50k accounts since a year and a half ago. For them to finally gain 60k this year means a slow growth pattern. The number of monthly highs has stayed around 12k for several months now. Yes it looks like the number of exiters and incomers are about the same and the game may have maxed out its market potential already. _______________________________________________ "Is it me or the bad guys just getting totally pathetic?"---Clover, Totally Spies, "Hope is wasted on the Hopeless."---Mandy, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. "Stars are holes in the sky from which the light of the Infinite shine through."---Confucius.
Xelios	Posted - 2005.07.03 02:44:00 - [24] Originally by: Larz63 That is one thing that makes this game so different from others, and the players so different from other MMORPG. The game is not advertized as well, the people who play the game stumbled upon it, and were truely curious about the game and enjoy it. They didnt start playing becuase everybody else was playing it. Yes, that's one of the things I think makes this game so great. I didn't hear a word about EVE until a friend of mine in another game gave me a link and said "here check this out", joined up for the beta and been here ever since. Besides CCP said we recently passed Planetside in active accounts, and SOE *****s their games like no tomorrow. CCP must be doing something right ;)
Obidios	Posted - 2005.07.03 14:24:00 - [25] The best thing to happen to EVE was Earth and Beyond closing. -----------------
King Frieza	Posted - 2005.07.03 15:08:00 - [26] Originally by: Soren Edited by: Soren on 02/07/2005 05:52:59 honestly Eve is just comming out of beta with this upcomming patch (I hope). there's still lots of life and the asians are comming! Hai, motto nihon no hito! I really want to see how Eve goes into the Japanese community, especially since they are probably more accustomed to insane time sink games like FFXI(which is by far the greatest time waster in the universe imo).
Borothis Quishir	Posted - 2005.07.03 15:21:00 - [27] Originally by: Ticondrius Actually, I've noticed a lot of EVE marketing in online banner ads EVEYWHERE. They're showing up in google ads, in Mammamedia served ads..and many other ad banner services. Not even counting the host of fansites with ad banners. I can't go anywhere online and NOT see an EVE-online ad after 30 mins. Thats beacause you have spyware on your comp tracking where ya go and feeding you the ads you wanna see :)
Slithereen	Posted - 2005.07.04 05:33:00 - [28] There has been a few Japanese here in this game, but most of them appeared to have left. Can't remember if there were more players in the Asian region that has come in, but it's very few. Most of the players within the timezone appear to be Australian or New Zealand, playing with US West Coast players still up very late at night or European players playing early in the morning. The fact that downtime occurs squarely in the Asian evenings (7pm in Hong Kong, 8pm in Japan) is a big negative for this game in Asia. EVE also lacks the recognizability of other games here like FFXI, Legend of Mir (huge in China with accounts by the millions) and Ragnarok Online. Asian players also like deep complex storylines in their MMOs, something that EVE seems to lack. _______________________________________________ "Is it me or the bad guys just getting totally pathetic?"---Clover, Totally Spies, "Hope is wasted on the Hopeless."---Mandy, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. "Stars are holes in the sky from which the light of the Infinite shine through."---Confucius.
Arknar	Posted - 2005.07.04 06:13:00 - [29] Originally by: Xelios Originally by: Larz63 That is one thing that makes this game so different from others, and the players so different from other MMORPG. The game is not advertized as well, the people who play the game stumbled upon it, and were truely curious about the game and enjoy it. They didnt start playing becuase everybody else was playing it. Yes, that's one of the things I think makes this game so great. I didn't hear a word about EVE until a friend of mine in another game gave me a link and said "here check this out", joined up for the beta and been here ever since. Besides CCP said we recently passed Planetside in active accounts, and SOE *****s their games like no tomorrow. CCP must be doing something right ;) Planetside killed itself, the latency went right into the toilet very quickly and Sony never bothered to optimize their code. It lags so bad most ppl don't log out of it, they ALT-F4.
Aldanor	Posted - 2005.07.04 07:35:00 - [30] Edited by: Aldanor on 04/07/2005 07:35:50 Originally by: Xelios Planetside killed itself, the latency went right into the toilet very quickly and Sony never bothered to optimize their code. It lags so bad most ppl don't log out of it, they ALT-F4. Urm have you even played it in the last 18months? Ever tried playing eve when its 30v30? Let alone the 150v150v150 that happens every day in ps ;)



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