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Kainoss
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Posted - 2005.08.19 22:48:00 -
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I forget exactly how I stumbled upon EVE... might've been a link on another forum I frequent. It was back when it was in development, though, and I followed it for a while before I forgot about it.
I was also around when they were recruiting for Beta players, but I didn't have a good enough computer back then...
Forgot about the game again, until July 2004, when I was finally able to play it. First impression: wow... overwhelming. Like Freelancer except a whole lot bigger. I loved the game at first. It was just so huge and expansive. There was so much room for... everything in the game. So much hope and potential. I was a newb then, thought that 100K ISK was a HUGE sum of money... joined a player corp, helped out a bit with mining ops, etc... then it got a little repetitive.
Got a little bored with the game after a while. All I really did was mine to make money. My interest lagged, until I decided to drop by the forums... Then I saw the alliance map, and the political drama that was the player run empires of the game. And then I really realized why this game was amazing. Haven't looked back since. Well... maybe twice, both times, again, because of mining. But no longer!
So... the question is, how did you hear about EVE and why you play it now?
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Shocknawe
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Posted - 2005.08.19 22:53:00 -
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I actually heard about it while while playing EnB. I signed up twice and ended up with 2 beta accounts, however my on-board vid card couldn't run it so I didn't get to play. After EnB sunset, I went out and bough FF XI, it needed a better card so I bought one. I played FF XI for about 2 days before I canceled my account. Had a new card so I gave Eve a shot and here I am still.
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nahtoh
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Posted - 2005.08.19 22:58:00 -
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word of mouth and seeing it on a freinds machine...
"I am not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why can`t we just take the safety labels off everything and let the problem solve itself" (credits to mcallister TCS)
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Kainoss
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Posted - 2005.08.19 22:59:00 -
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Haha, that's almost exactly how it happened for me too. Bought FFXI first, had to upgrade my computer... results: FFXI no longer here; still playing EVE.
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Johnathan Roark
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Posted - 2005.08.19 23:08:00 -
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Saw the box on the shelf, looked up the website address, read about TTI and VA war in the north and desided it would be my first MMO. Still here two years later
Quantum Industries
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Bedrock
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Posted - 2005.08.19 23:11:00 -
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Through a friend. I was playing DAoC and it was Beta season. A friend of mine through DAoC named Hazie, referred me to this amazing game. I signed up for beta, sure enough, I get access during the last weeks of it. We mine like rabbits and produce our first ruptures, etc etc. I fell in love with the game instantly. Quit after 1st month because everyone I knew disbanded, left to DAoC + FFXI after that. Gave those up and i'm here full time now, even more addicted.
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SengH
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Posted - 2005.08.19 23:14:00 -
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Was really bored... I played EVE during beta and followed it on and off. I saw the Exodus trailer... thought it looked cool so I decided to give it another try.
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Danton Marcellus
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Posted - 2005.08.20 00:26:00 -
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Heard about titans from a friend of a friend, pestered the SWG boards at the time with hairbrained ideas. Got banned from the SWG boards, vowed never to play the game and remembered the titan...
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Layrex
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Posted - 2005.08.20 00:34:00 -
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Saw the 'Teddybears Picnic' vid last Christmas. Bought it next day. ------------------------------
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Mr Popov
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Posted - 2005.08.20 00:44:00 -
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Stratics.com website (terrible EVE coverage) but followed the link to the website. Been playing since release
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Wrayeth
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Posted - 2005.08.20 00:51:00 -
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For me, it was a friend who introduced me to the game. I'd never heard of it before then, either. It was kind of like one of those "best kept secret" deals. -Wrayeth
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Spathi
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Posted - 2005.08.20 00:53:00 -
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I used to play Earth and Beyond until they announced they were closing it down. I was Spathi on Andromeda, L150 TE Admiral :D I had heard about EVE but didnt sign up until EnB was gonna be shut down. I do sometimes wish there were some aspects of EnB added to EVE and I definitely miss killing Voltoi in Antares and fishing in Cooper.
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Tenacha Khan
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Posted - 2005.08.20 01:02:00 -
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I went around my mates house on armageddon day at the end of beta......blowed lots of stuff up and thought it was sweet.
Bought the game and thought it was ****e and gave my account away
Saw a review in a game mag which looked good, figured out the whole pirate thing and bought another account and Ive been hooked ever since
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danneh
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Posted - 2005.08.20 01:05:00 -
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i saw something on www.hugi.is about a free trial and i just quit playing counter-strike.
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Ilea Celentay
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Posted - 2005.08.20 02:02:00 -
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Saw it in the shop, didnÆt buy it as I couldn't play it.... Got Broadband last June, didn't decide to 'risk' it until July. Played until September last. Moved, and couldnÆt play again. Moved again this June, unemployed - and make Eve my full time job - and everything else.
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Noriath
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Posted - 2005.08.20 02:04:00 -
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Eve is acctually the first thing I ever found out about through a web-banner. I normaly don't even give them a second look, but the pretty spaceships drew me in.
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Dakath
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Posted - 2005.08.20 03:00:00 -
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Friends. Word of mouth is some of the best advertising, but you have to keep your customers happy.
1000 baby bunnies were slow-roasted alive to create this signature line.
We Hate Bunny |
Lorth
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Posted - 2005.08.20 03:29:00 -
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Came accross a page which discussed free MMOG. I'm guessing this thread was made when eve was in its beta, as many people said they player eve, and it was free.
I found the website, and though it wasn't free, I thought I would try it out in the near future anyways. I managed to find an old box at the store for about 1/2 the subscription costs, and have been here ever since.
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Krulla
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Posted - 2005.08.20 03:32:00 -
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I originally heard about EvE from a friend, back when it was still in development (late 2002?).
I heard from the Beta that the game was kind of boring, someone said all you could do was mine, so I didnt bother with it come release.
However, back in April last year, hugi.is offered it's members a free 14 day trial.. two of my friends tried it out, so I figured, what the heck, why not.
Almost a year and a half later, I'm still here, and playing as much as I ever did.
So much for eve being boring.
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Wild Rho
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Posted - 2005.08.20 03:53:00 -
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Played Elite for years then saw the trailer with the caldari agent fella blagging on, saw the graphics and what the game was gonna be.
Got eve the first chance I could and I've been playing ever since.
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Palthos
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Posted - 2005.08.20 04:13:00 -
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Free trial from mmorpg.com
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Skull Bunny
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Posted - 2005.08.20 04:33:00 -
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I are Alt!
Main made me do it!
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DigitalCommunist
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Posted - 2005.08.20 04:39:00 -
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saw a small article about eve on pc.ign.com when the development had barely begun.. saw the picture of three executioners that turned out to be a screenshot and not a render.. was blown away by graphics and mature level of the game..
signed up for alpha, got accepted to EnB beta instead.. played that for a bit and met someone there who got into eve alpha but didnt have time to play..
he gave me his account (lester).. played on that since medusa phase and used my own beta acceptance account after phase 4 (lol had twenty by then due to mass signups) longest time ive been without eve consecutively since then was a month and a half after retail started.. was way too buggy to play, and i was focusing more on school exams at the time _____________________________________ Perpetually driven, your end is our beginning.
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Righteous Fury
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Posted - 2005.08.20 04:52:00 -
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I played beta for a couple weeks on and off, lost interest eventually. Came back after an extended illness gave me a lot of free time, and have been playing since.
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Makhan
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Posted - 2005.08.20 04:56:00 -
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word of mouth from a friend who played hegemonia.
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Sentani
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Posted - 2005.08.20 05:00:00 -
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Read about the 14 day trial... tried it... still here after 11 months
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Waldo Barnstormer
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Posted - 2005.08.20 05:14:00 -
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A friend of mine had signed up, and remembered that I used to love Elite 2 : Frontier.. and told me there was a game that was all Frontier was.. and more..
and here i am
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Joe
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Posted - 2005.08.20 05:33:00 -
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saw some dude at a ¨berlan with a beta vid, and went OMG!
Quickly signed up for beta, then hassled my mate to jion aswell (cos i have a dialup connection and knew i couldn't dl the client on my own)
The rest is history^^
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ArcticFox
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Posted - 2005.08.20 06:13:00 -
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I heard about Eve while playing an online text based game called Earth: 2025. Was in a big alliance of something like 200 people and one of the bigger names (not the biggest, but a well known guy) announced he was going to be retiring to spend time playing Eve (this was just about the time of Eve release I beleive). I thought it looked cool but I couldn't afford to pay the subscription, so I forgot about it. Then right before I went to Argentina I was looking for a new diversion, and I happend upon a free trial for Eve. Well, I started with the intention of only playing the two weeks, and a really awesome little noob mining corp hooked me in, and eventually provided the path to where I am in Eve today, still giving these guys my money every month. ----------------------------------
"There's no +6 Sword of WTFPWN in Eve." - Er... Some person on the forum... |
Darken Two
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Posted - 2005.08.20 06:14:00 -
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Repeatedly typing "SCIFI MMO" in google over the last 5 years will lead you here eventually.
Originally by: Blind Fear Generally, when trying to be a puppetmaster, it is considered good form not to wrap the strings around your neck and choke yourself.
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