ex-+pan-+sionGÇé GÇé[ik-span-shuhn]
noun
1. the act or process of expanding.
2. the state or quality of being expanded.
3. the amount or degree of expanding.
4. an expanded, dilated, or enlarged portion or form of a thing: The present article is an expansion of one he wrote last year.

Don't get me wrong, the changes, fixes and patches and general hint of "redemption" coming out of CCP lately are pretty cool, but why are we still calling this an "expansion"? Back in my day the word "expansion" defined some sort of large package of additional content that expanded the game world in whatever way. But let's be honest, the list of things planned to be included in the winter "expansion" are at best some patches and hotfixes long overdue, and at worst delivering only a small fraction of what was promised in the last "expansion".

Now I'm not saying don't release these changes and fixes, on the contrary, please do. But part of the reason people are getting fed up is that CCP keeps using buzzwords like "expansion" and delivering mainly tweaks and code changes with no actual content. Granted, releasing the 3 remaining Captain's Quarters is a three-fold increase in new content over the Incarna "expansion" but it's still not enough to warrant calling it such. So come on, just stick to "Winter Update", it's much more accurate, compelling and non-infuriating.

A short time ago, in a galaxy very very close, many people cried out for the next expansion to be focused on fixes, balancing and spaceships...

That's great and I agree, all of these changes are incredibly long overdue. But it's not an expansion, it's an update. Tomato tomato maybe, but it seems silly to keep calling these expansions when very, very few of them actually are.

Heh.

Look at me, I have a dictionary, CCP ARE DUM!11!!

Look at me, I have a dictionary, CCP ARE DUM!11!!

Also, Zulus blog mentioned something about new Ewar drones and T2 mods - there: expansion.

Don't get me wrong, the changes, fixes and patches and general hint of "redemption" coming out of CCP lately are pretty cool, but why are we still calling this an "expansion"? Back in my day the word "expansion" defined some sort of large package of additional content that expanded the game world in whatever way. But let's be honest, the list of things planned to be included in the winter "expansion" are at best some patches and hotfixes long overdue, and at worst delivering only a small fraction of what was promised in the last "expansion".

Now I'm not saying don't release these changes and fixes, on the contrary, please do. But part of the reason people are getting fed up is that CCP keeps using buzzwords like "expansion" and delivering mainly tweaks and code changes with no actual content. Granted, releasing the 3 remaining Captain's Quarters is a three-fold increase in new content over the Incarna "expansion" but it's still not enough to warrant calling it such. So come on, just stick to "Winter Update", it's much more accurate, compelling and non-infuriating.

Don't get me wrong, the changes, fixes and patches and general hint of "redemption" coming out of CCP lately are pretty cool, but why are we still calling this an "expansion"? Back in my day the word "expansion" defined some sort of large package of additional content that expanded the game world in whatever way. But let's be honest, the list of things planned to be included in the winter "expansion" are at best some patches and hotfixes long overdue, and at worst delivering only a small fraction of what was promised in the last "expansion".

Now I'm not saying don't release these changes and fixes, on the contrary, please do. But part of the reason people are getting fed up is that CCP keeps using buzzwords like "expansion" and delivering mainly tweaks and code changes with no actual content. Granted, releasing the 3 remaining Captain's Quarters is a three-fold increase in new content over the Incarna "expansion" but it's still not enough to warrant calling it such. So come on, just stick to "Winter Update", it's much more accurate, compelling and non-infuriating.

-new nebulae
-new cyno/jump
-new gun firing effects
-time dilation
-3 other CQs
-probably more NeX stuff and the shaders on all ships being updated

the list on the devblog wasn't ALL of it, just the balances and fixes section.

None of these are ******* "expansions" these are tweaks and updates. Christ, is everyone ******** and forgot what expansions used to actually be? These wouldn't even be called DLCs. Episodes of Liberty City was an expansion, it added hours and hours of new gameplay, items, stories and characters. Black Ops was an expansion, it added new maps and weapons. Shivering Isles was an expansion, it added an entirely new gameworld. Rise of the Samurai is an expansion, it adds an entire new campaign. A couple of updated effects, bug fixes and rebalancing tweaks and some minor content to add to something started months ago is *not* an expansion.

-new nebulae
-new cyno/jump
-new gun firing effects
-time dilation
-3 other CQs
-probably more NeX stuff and the shaders on all ships being updated

the list on the devblog wasn't ALL of it, just the balances and fixes section.

Still haven't gotten laid?

One word: Tornado.

EVE has over-expanded long ago. CCP needs to focus on working with what they already have and making the game less of a boring pain in the ass. I'm fine with no more expansions. Just make the game fun and bring everything to a high polish.

ACTUALLY I do not, thanks to this brilliant invention called the internet I am able to access thousands upon thousands of books and documents electronically!