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Speaker4 theDead Furian Necromongers 17	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:15:00 - [1] - Quote Why would you hold a live event, then prevent most people from being involved? If you really can't provide the level of equipment needed to actually allow players to play the game, then you have failed at this idea... Of course a sharded universe in EvE would probably be even a bigger failure, so maybe you should invest in equipment that can actually provide the service you claim to?
Doc Fury Furious Enterprises 1181	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:16:00 - [2] - Quote No, but they sure did cause a lot of forum tears. My bucket runneth over. /CCP troll is best troll The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the ho's and politicians will look up and shout 'Save us!' and I'll look down, and whisper 'no.'
Goldnut Sachs 10	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:20:00 - [3] - Quote burn jita and hulkageddons were better
MeBiatch Republic University Minmatar Republic 875	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:22:00 - [4] - Quote [quote=Speaker4 theDead]Why would you hold a live event, then prevent most people from being involved? the level of equipment needed to actually allow players to play the game all in one system is not yet invented , hepa derpa derp derp[quote] FYP Ok, so you've corrected my spelling,do you care to make a valid point? -áThere are no stupid Questions... just stupid people...
La Nariz GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 825	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:22:00 - [5] - Quote The concord troll was the best troll. This post was loving crafted by a member of the Official GoonWaffe recruitment team.
Karl Hobb Stellar Ore Refinery and Crematorium 1396	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:22:00 - [6] - Quote Goldnut Sachs wrote: burn jita and hulkageddons were better Agreed, but I just quoted you to see your name pop up again. I support Malcanis and Psychotic Monk for CSM8.
Klarion Sythis Quantum Cats Syndicate Samurai Pizza Cats 154	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:24:00 - [7] - Quote Single shard doesn't mean single system. Are so many people really just figuring out how this game works? The tears of uninformed entitlement are reaching flood levels today.
Eve Amada Lightspeed Enterprises Fidelas Constans 30	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:24:00 - [8] - Quote The party I have having in my captain's quarters with my 1103 exotic dancers is better too. :P P.S. I have a few Livestock with us too :)
Mina Sebiestar Mactabilis Simplex Cursus 293	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:29:00 - [9] - Quote Klarion Sythis wrote: Single shard doesn't mean single system. Are so many people really just figuring out how this game works? The tears of uninformed entitlement are reaching flood levels today. What hi said if jita is going lagy on 2000k ppl not doing much 1000 ppl shooting will make a mess having ccp letting in ~1600 ppl shooting + navy thing going on + console game kicking hamsters in the nuttsack as well......well that was overkill What the hell are ppl expecting!! But CCP made mistake lifting cap to ~1600. http://i.imgur.com/1N37t.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KTjFEt6.jpg I dont always fly stabber but when i do...
Unsuccessful At Everything The Troll Bridge 2806	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:30:00 - [10] - Quote Another new and interesting take on the same topic done to death 48 times. *Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?*
Winters Chill Ministry of War Amarr Empire 98	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:31:00 - [11] - Quote Actually the early event that involved bits of a jove pod pilot was the best event.
KIller Wabbit The Scope Gallente Federation 338	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:33:00 - [12] - Quote CCP - thanks for turning Concord back on without warning us. Class move CCP Punkturis-á "I want to get in on the goodposter circle jerk!"
Herzog Wolfhammer Sigma Special Tactics Group 2511	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:50:00 - [13] - Quote I would not think they are a total fail. While I have some complaints on the matter, I think they simply underestimated the importance of storyline-related live events to the player base. Yeah, CCP failed to realize that we eat this stuff up. Everybody who is not into this has to realize, if you like reading science fiction, and the game you play is based on that genre and has books based on it, and the game has events in it that are going to be reflected on in those books, it's like actually being IN the book. Every time the topic comes up, I try to remind people that this could be the future of books. Not just books that you read and collect, but stories that you participate in while the series progresses. If there was ever a marketer or publisher brainstorming over how to sell books, and an MMO, and from an education perspective, how to encourage young people to read more, THIS would be it. This would be the perfect storm of accomplishing those goals. So not all of Eve Online is bored gankers mindlessly killing everything that moves, and bored miners sucking rocks till they are bored out of the game. Hopefully CCP would realize what they have here, and the potential for it. It might change the way books and games are sold.
Mr Kidd Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation 1076	Posted - 2013.03.22 18:57:00 - [14] - Quote This isn't the first time CCP has had a live event. Given that Jita can accommodate quite a few more players, live events always draw interest, it was utter fail that CCP capped the system at 1025 when I was in it for an hour. HTFU!...for the children!
Angelique Duchemin Serenity Prime Kraken. 308	Posted - 2013.03.22 19:25:00 - [15] - Quote I have been avoiding this whole thing in it's entirety by hunkering down with a bag of chips and a game of "Don't starve" but let me see if I get this straight. They invited the whole community to a massive pvp event and then the whole thing toppled because too many people showed up. Despite them hosting the event and being ready for a player spike way in advance? We miss you Saede.
Beekeeper Bob Beekeepers Anonymous 527	Posted - 2013.03.22 19:35:00 - [16] - Quote I checked the calendar, it's not April Fool's day yet...Guess CCP is starting early.... The single biggest danger to EVE is the proliferation of ALTS! Kill an alt today! Petition for a Minimum bounty of 10 mil. Prevent useless bounties!
Ranger 1 Ranger Corp 3809	Posted - 2013.03.22 19:35:00 - [17] - Quote Angelique Duchemin wrote: I have been avoiding this whole thing in it's entirety by hunkering down with a bag of chips and a game of "Don't starve" but let me see if I get this straight. They invited the whole community to a massive pvp event and then the whole thing toppled because too many people showed up. Despite them hosting the event and being ready for a player spike way in advance? No, not really. There was a system cap of 1600 people, so there was a considerable group at the entrance gates waiting their turn. Once people started dying many of those people waiting got in... while many that died went back in the que to wait their turn. Also, many people don't really understand what 13% Tidi means, and think that they were lagging out when their computer didn't respond to their commands immediately. To carve a successful niche for yourself in EVE you need to be able to out sell, out produce, out fight,-á out run, or out wit your competitors. If you can do none of the above, your only option is to complain on the forums that somehow you are at a disadvantage using the exact same tool set-áas the rest of the player base.
Beekeeper Bob Beekeepers Anonymous 527	Posted - 2013.03.22 19:36:00 - [18] - Quote MeBiatch wrote: Speaker4 theDead wrote: Why would you hold a live event, then prevent most people from being involved? the level of equipment needed to actually allow players to play the game all in one system is not yet invented , hepa derpa derp derp FYP And of course you have proof of this right? The single biggest danger to EVE is the proliferation of ALTS! Kill an alt today! Petition for a Minimum bounty of 10 mil. Prevent useless bounties!
Angelique Duchemin Serenity Prime Kraken. 308	Posted - 2013.03.22 19:48:00 - [19] - Quote Ranger 1 wrote: Angelique Duchemin wrote: I have been avoiding this whole thing in it's entirety by hunkering down with a bag of chips and a game of "Don't starve" but let me see if I get this straight. They invited the whole community to a massive pvp event and then the whole thing toppled because too many people showed up. Despite them hosting the event and being ready for a player spike way in advance? No, not really. There was a system cap of 1600 people, so there was a considerable group at the entrance gates waiting their turn. Once people started dying many of those people waiting got in... while many that died went back in the que to wait their turn. Also, many people don't really understand what 13% Tidi means, and think that they were lagging out when their computer didn't respond to their commands immediately. Standing in line to pew? What kind of blasphemy is that? Only in high sec.... We miss you Saede.
Jenn aSide STK Scientific Initiative Mercenaries 1515	Posted - 2013.03.22 19:51:00 - [20] - Quote Very easy solution. Next time hold the event 1 jump into null sec, that will eliminate 95% of high sec participation in a snap, thus no lag.
baltec1 Bat Country 5693	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:03:00 - [21] - Quote Still a bigger fight than any other MMO can pull off
S'Way Bitter Vets 484	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:05:00 - [22] - Quote The mind boggling thing is they limited the number of people in Jita at a time - then decided to hold an event for everyone who wants to take part in a single system. The only way a live event would be a real success is by spreading the event over a few systems (say a constellation), that way there's no need for queues to get into one single laggy system.
Ranger 1 Ranger Corp 3811	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:07:00 - [23] - Quote S'Way wrote: The mind boggling thing is they limited the number of people in Jita at a time - then decided to hold an event for everyone who wants to take part in a single system. The only way a live event would be a real success is by spreading the event over a few systems (say a constellation), that way there's no need for queues to get into one single laggy system. I tend to agree with this, they need to take the strain off of individual systems in a large scale event like this... however that means that any Dev's present will need to be spread throughout those systems as well which puts a strain on manpower. To carve a successful niche for yourself in EVE you need to be able to out sell, out produce, out fight,-á out run, or out wit your competitors. If you can do none of the above, your only option is to complain on the forums that somehow you are at a disadvantage using the exact same tool set-áas the rest of the player base.
Ranger 1 Ranger Corp 3811	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:08:00 - [24] - Quote Angelique Duchemin wrote: Ranger 1 wrote: Angelique Duchemin wrote: I have been avoiding this whole thing in it's entirety by hunkering down with a bag of chips and a game of "Don't starve" but let me see if I get this straight. They invited the whole community to a massive pvp event and then the whole thing toppled because too many people showed up. Despite them hosting the event and being ready for a player spike way in advance? No, not really. There was a system cap of 1600 people, so there was a considerable group at the entrance gates waiting their turn. Once people started dying many of those people waiting got in... while many that died went back in the que to wait their turn. Also, many people don't really understand what 13% Tidi means, and think that they were lagging out when their computer didn't respond to their commands immediately. Standing in line to pew? What kind of blasphemy is that? Only in high sec.... People stand in line in EvE to go shopping, what's so surprising about standing in line to fight? To carve a successful niche for yourself in EVE you need to be able to out sell, out produce, out fight,-á out run, or out wit your competitors. If you can do none of the above, your only option is to complain on the forums that somehow you are at a disadvantage using the exact same tool set-áas the rest of the player base.
Alli Ginthur Anomalous Existence Existential Anxiety 0	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:09:00 - [25] - Quote Jenn aSide wrote: Very easy solution. Next time hold the event 1 jump into null sec, that will eliminate 95% of high sec participation in a snap, thus no lag. Better yet, hold it in a wormhole, eliminate 95% more of the playerbase, not just the hi-seccers
Beekeeper Bob Beekeepers Anonymous 527	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:10:00 - [26] - Quote Ranger 1 wrote: Angelique Duchemin wrote: Ranger 1 wrote: Angelique Duchemin wrote: I have been avoiding this whole thing in it's entirety by hunkering down with a bag of chips and a game of "Don't starve" but let me see if I get this straight. They invited the whole community to a massive pvp event and then the whole thing toppled because too many people showed up. Despite them hosting the event and being ready for a player spike way in advance? No, not really. There was a system cap of 1600 people, so there was a considerable group at the entrance gates waiting their turn. Once people started dying many of those people waiting got in... while many that died went back in the que to wait their turn. Also, many people don't really understand what 13% Tidi means, and think that they were lagging out when their computer didn't respond to their commands immediately. Standing in line to pew? What kind of blasphemy is that? Only in high sec.... People stand in line in EvE to go shopping, what's so surprising about standing in line to fight? Standing in line to not fight is not the same as standing in line and actually getting a chance to be involved..... The single biggest danger to EVE is the proliferation of ALTS! Kill an alt today! Petition for a Minimum bounty of 10 mil. Prevent useless bounties!
Angelique Duchemin Serenity Prime Kraken. 308	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:12:00 - [27] - Quote baltec1 wrote: Still a bigger fight than any other MMO can pull off I don't know about that. I've seen some pretty big Southshore vs Tarren Mill battles.... We miss you Saede.
Beekeeper Bob Beekeepers Anonymous 527	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:13:00 - [28] - Quote Abuse of CCP is prohibited? The single biggest danger to EVE is the proliferation of ALTS! Kill an alt today! Petition for a Minimum bounty of 10 mil. Prevent useless bounties!
Ranger 1 Ranger Corp 3811	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:13:00 - [29] - Quote Beekeeper Bob wrote: Ranger 1 wrote: Angelique Duchemin wrote: Ranger 1 wrote: Angelique Duchemin wrote: I have been avoiding this whole thing in it's entirety by hunkering down with a bag of chips and a game of "Don't starve" but let me see if I get this straight. They invited the whole community to a massive pvp event and then the whole thing toppled because too many people showed up. Despite them hosting the event and being ready for a player spike way in advance? No, not really. There was a system cap of 1600 people, so there was a considerable group at the entrance gates waiting their turn. Once people started dying many of those people waiting got in... while many that died went back in the que to wait their turn. Also, many people don't really understand what 13% Tidi means, and think that they were lagging out when their computer didn't respond to their commands immediately. Standing in line to pew? What kind of blasphemy is that? Only in high sec.... People stand in line in EvE to go shopping, what's so surprising about standing in line to fight? Standing in line to not fight is not the same as standing in line and actually getting a chance to be involved..... I was at work during the EvE portion of the event and had zero chance of doing either one. Perhaps I too should start a whine thread. Edit: I was able to watch the live stream however, which was a nice touch. To carve a successful niche for yourself in EVE you need to be able to out sell, out produce, out fight,-á out run, or out wit your competitors. If you can do none of the above, your only option is to complain on the forums that somehow you are at a disadvantage using the exact same tool set-áas the rest of the player base.
Alara IonStorm 4699	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:14:00 - [30] - Quote Alli Ginthur wrote: Jenn aSide wrote: Very easy solution. Next time hold the event 1 jump into null sec, that will eliminate 95% of high sec participation in a snap, thus no lag. Better yet, hold it in a wormhole, eliminate 95% more of the playerbase, not just the hi-seccers Better yet hold it in Jove Space the Player Base are a bunch of dicks.
Athena Maldoran Special Nymphs On A Mission 718	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:15:00 - [31] - Quote Maybe they hired some new people..
Indahmawar Fazmarai 1354	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:18:00 - [32] - Quote baltec1 wrote: Still a bigger fight than any other MMO can pull off That's true. Wether those fights serve better to please the 1,000 who get in or anger the 10,000 left out, that woould be another question... The Greater Fool Bar-áis now open for business, 24/7. Come and have drinks and fun somewhere between RL and New Eden!-áIngame chat channel: The Greater Fool Bar
Ranger 1 Ranger Corp 3812	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:18:00 - [33] - Quote Beekeeper Bob wrote: Abuse of CCP is prohibited? Abuse yes, constructive criticism no. You know that, you ride that fine line between the two all the time. To carve a successful niche for yourself in EVE you need to be able to out sell, out produce, out fight,-á out run, or out wit your competitors. If you can do none of the above, your only option is to complain on the forums that somehow you are at a disadvantage using the exact same tool set-áas the rest of the player base.
silens vesica Corsair Cartel 1099	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:20:00 - [34] - Quote Alli Ginthur wrote: Jenn aSide wrote: Very easy solution. Next time hold the event 1 jump into null sec, that will eliminate 95% of high sec participation in a snap, thus no lag. Better yet, hold it in a wormhole, eliminate 95% more of the playerbase, not just the hi-seccers Blind-man's bluff played with heavy ordnance. I like it. Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But scream it at them in Esperanto, because life is also terrifying and confusing. Malcanis for CSM8
KIller Wabbit The Scope Gallente Federation 338	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:20:00 - [35] - Quote Beekeeper Bob wrote: Abuse of CCP is prohibited? You didn't get the word? Only rainbows and sunshine are allowed now. CCP Punkturis-á "I want to get in on the goodposter circle jerk!"
Takseen University of Caille Gallente Federation 370	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:22:00 - [36] - Quote I also think U2 should stop holding concerts until they can build a stadium to accomodate their millions of fans.
KIller Wabbit The Scope Gallente Federation 338	Posted - 2013.03.22 20:54:00 - [37] - Quote Takseen wrote: I also think U2 should stop holding concerts until they can build a stadium to accomodate their millions of fans. U2 Sells tickets. Once they are gone you are told well before the concert - SOLD OUT! They know better to have thousands of fans banging on the gates trying to get in, hoping that some fan will pass out and be hauled off on a stretcher. There would be riots (hmm there's a thought). CCP should hold a drawing for live event tickets, and just like in RL, players should be allowed to scalp them. Taxes on that sale would be another needed isk sink. CCP Punkturis-á "I want to get in on the goodposter circle jerk!"
Indahmawar Fazmarai 1354	Posted - 2013.03.22 21:03:00 - [38] - Quote KIller Wabbit wrote: Takseen wrote: I also think U2 should stop holding concerts until they can build a stadium to accomodate their millions of fans. U2 Sells tickets. Once they are gone you are told well before the concert - SOLD OUT! They know better to have thousands of fans banging on the gates trying to get in, hoping that some fan will pass out and be hauled off on a stretcher. There would be riots (hmm there's a thought). CCP should hold a drawing for live event tickets, and just like in RL, players should be allowed to scalp them. Taxes on that sale would be another needed isk sink. That's sweet, paying again to play the game you already paid to play... The Greater Fool Bar-áis now open for business, 24/7. Come and have drinks and fun somewhere between RL and New Eden!-áIngame chat channel: The Greater Fool Bar
Herzog Wolfhammer Sigma Special Tactics Group 2514	Posted - 2013.03.22 21:17:00 - [39] - Quote KIller Wabbit wrote: Takseen wrote: I also think U2 should stop holding concerts until they can build a stadium to accomodate their millions of fans. U2 Sells tickets. Once they are gone you are told well before the concert - SOLD OUT! They know better to have thousands of fans banging on the gates trying to get in, hoping that some fan will pass out and be hauled off on a stretcher. There would be riots (hmm there's a thought). CCP should hold a drawing for live event tickets, and just like in RL, players should be allowed to scalp them. Taxes on that sale would be another needed isk sink. Hmmmm So if there were previous live events, and players who managed to do certain things on those live events leading up to this onel, and those actions could have been what let them participate, it would certainly even things out. Unfortunately as logical as that might seem, it's unfair to people who have to work to pay their own bills. One of the things that make this game great is that it's not specifically advantageous to "he who has no life". The basement dweller who can be front and center at all times can have mommy revoke his internet in two seconds, and is not a stable player base as those who pay their own bills and generally stay on for the occasional live event.
KIller Wabbit The Scope Gallente Federation 338	Posted - 2013.03.22 21:26:00 - [40] - Quote Indahmawar Fazmarai wrote: KIller Wabbit wrote: Takseen wrote: I also think U2 should stop holding concerts until they can build a stadium to accomodate their millions of fans. U2 Sells tickets. Once they are gone you are told well before the concert - SOLD OUT! They know better to have thousands of fans banging on the gates trying to get in, hoping that some fan will pass out and be hauled off on a stretcher. There would be riots (hmm there's a thought). CCP should hold a drawing for live event tickets, and just like in RL, players should be allowed to scalp them. Taxes on that sale would be another needed isk sink. That's sweet, paying again to play the game you already paid to play... Since EVE is totally incapable of supporting the numbers of people in a single system that apparently wanted to actually be in system today there has to be a way to sort out the most passionate about being there from the hundreds of gawkers/chaff. (Yes, those hundreds of newbie ships in system really put the DPS where it was needed). You sign up for the drawing and If you win pay nothing more. Paying scalping fees takes the load off CCP to do the sorting. A very slight mod to the contract system to apply taxes would be the only thing needed to implement the scalping side. A mail based entry system would do the work on the drawing entry side. On the other hand, if CCP actually put on live events more often that once in a blue moon there wouldn't be a cattle rush to get into the few that are held. CCP Rising, I believe, said in the stream that live events are held weekly. Really? Since when? CCP Punkturis**-á "I want to get in on the goodposter circle jerk!"
Leetha Layne 79	Posted - 2013.03.22 21:28:00 - [41] - Quote I'll take door number 3 Monte!
Dash Bishop State War Academy Caldari State 0	Posted - 2013.03.22 21:35:00 - [42] - Quote Ranger 1 wrote: Angelique Duchemin wrote: They invited the whole community to a massive pvp event and then the whole thing toppled because too many people showed up. Despite them hosting the event and being ready for a player spike way in advance? No, not really. There was a system cap of 1600 people... There tends to be around 40-45,000 people logged in during this time of day. Advertising a huge, groundbreaking, OMG you've got to participate in this event...and only accommodate 4% of the people playing the game? Seems like epic fail to me.
Solstice Project Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 2991	Posted - 2013.03.22 21:46:00 - [43] - Quote Klarion Sythis wrote: Single shard doesn't mean single system. Are so many people really just figuring out how this game works? The tears of uninformed entitlement are reaching flood levels today. You have no idea ... it's much worse. Can't believe the amount of whine that's flowing around.
Akai Kvaesir In Exile. 122	Posted - 2013.03.22 22:32:00 - [44] - Quote Dash Bishop wrote: Ranger 1 wrote: Angelique Duchemin wrote: They invited the whole community to a massive pvp event and then the whole thing toppled because too many people showed up. Despite them hosting the event and being ready for a player spike way in advance? No, not really. There was a system cap of 1600 people... There tends to be around 40-45,000 people logged in during this time of day. Advertising a huge, groundbreaking, OMG you've got to participate in this event...and only accommodate 4% of the people playing the game? Seems like epic fail to me. Don't forget that this wasn't just an EVE event, but (to my admittedly narrow scope of knowledge) the first Dust+EVE live event, which is still an achievement. Plus, its not like live events have really had much player attendance in the past, so really, your just complaining that there was more interest (and less capacity) than you would normally expect. And as to the amount of PR that went into it, the same could be said of Burn Jita, but thousands of players cried vast rivers of tears at being caught unawares, so you can't really blame CCP for a rather pessimistic view of how many players would actually attend. You can't complain that live events are a waste of time while at the same time complain that you couldn't attend said waste of time. Well, you CAN, but you'd be idiotic and deranged to expect such complaints to be received with appreciation. Frogblast the Vent Core! When the W'rkncacnter came, Pthia was killed, and Yrro in anger, flung the W'rkncacnter into the sun. The sun burned them, but they swam on its surface.
Arronicus vintas industries Mistakes Were Made. 373	Posted - 2013.03.23 00:36:00 - [45] - Quote No. CCP proved they are a failure at player-interactive live events. There is a big difference.
Arronicus vintas industries Mistakes Were Made. 373	Posted - 2013.03.23 00:37:00 - [46] - Quote Dash Bishop wrote: Ranger 1 wrote: Angelique Duchemin wrote: They invited the whole community to a massive pvp event and then the whole thing toppled because too many people showed up. Despite them hosting the event and being ready for a player spike way in advance? No, not really. There was a system cap of 1600 people... There tends to be around 40-45,000 people logged in during this time of day. Advertising a huge, groundbreaking, OMG you've got to participate in this event...and only accommodate 4% of the people playing the game? Seems like epic fail to me. 2.5% you mean. 4% would have been a MASSIVE improvement.
dark heartt I Own Four Sheep Silent Requiem 72	Posted - 2013.03.23 01:16:00 - [47] - Quote Ranger 1 wrote: [quote=Angelique Duchemin]I Also, many people don't really understand what 13% Tidi means, and think that they were lagging out when their computer didn't respond to their commands immediately. Ain't that the truth.
dark heartt I Own Four Sheep Silent Requiem 72	Posted - 2013.03.23 01:17:00 - [48] - Quote Dash Bishop wrote: Ranger 1 wrote: Angelique Duchemin wrote: They invited the whole community to a massive pvp event and then the whole thing toppled because too many people showed up. Despite them hosting the event and being ready for a player spike way in advance? No, not really. There was a system cap of 1600 people... There tends to be around 40-45,000 people logged in during this time of day. Advertising a huge, groundbreaking, OMG you've got to participate in this event...and only accommodate 4% of the people playing the game? Seems like epic fail to me. Considering that live events have pretty much flopped in the past, they just went off experience.
Lors Dornick Kallisti Industries Solar Assault Fleet 449	Posted - 2013.03.23 09:48:00 - [49] - Quote Dash Bishop wrote: There tends to be around 40-45,000 people logged in during this time of day. Advertising a huge, groundbreaking, OMG you've got to participate in this event...and only accommodate 4% of the people playing the game? Seems like epic fail to me. 4% bothering with a RP event with none or limited impact on the market or anything else that matters seems a disturbingly high figure ;) CCP Eterne: Silly player, ALL devs are evil. CCP (aka Judge) Peligro: I will find you main.
Boozer Hoover Unlawful Unit THORN Alliance 5	Posted - 2013.03.23 10:24:00 - [50] - Quote Speaker4 theDead wrote: Why would you hold a live event, then prevent most people from being involved? If you really can't provide the level of equipment needed to actually allow players to play the game, then you have failed at this idea... Of course a sharded universe in EvE would probably be even a bigger failure, so maybe you should invest in equipment that can actually provide the service you claim to? J The event started at downtime and for the first 5 hours anyone could come in, those who waited until 20 Moros where on dscan where a bit too late. That being said, a queue system would have been nice
Athena Maldoran Special Nymphs On A Mission 779	Posted - 2013.03.23 10:28:00 - [51] - Quote Boozer Hoover wrote: Speaker4 theDead wrote: Why would you hold a live event, then prevent most people from being involved? If you really can't provide the level of equipment needed to actually allow players to play the game, then you have failed at this idea... Of course a sharded universe in EvE would probably be even a bigger failure, so maybe you should invest in equipment that can actually provide the service you claim to? J The event started at downtime and for the first 5 hours anyone could come in, those who waited until 20 Moros where on dscan where a bit too late. That being said, a queue system would have been nice 1 hour after down time the system had about 500 people in it. 2 hours it was close to 1k After that it was hard getting into the system
flakeys Arkham Innovations Paper Tiger Coalition 920	Posted - 2013.03.23 10:33:00 - [52] - Quote Boozer Hoover wrote: The event started at downtime and for the first 5 hours anyone could come in, those who waited until 20 Moros where on dscan where a bit too late. That being said, a queue system would have been nice You should really buy a new watch .... We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
flakeys Arkham Innovations Paper Tiger Coalition 920	Posted - 2013.03.23 10:40:00 - [53] - Quote Akai Kvaesir wrote: the same could be said of Burn Jita, but thousands of players cried vast rivers of tears at being caught unawares, so you can't really blame CCP for a rather pessimistic view of how many players would actually attend. . Burn jita was a player event BIG difference there. Also those that say usually live events draw less attention might be true but the thing is CCP overdid it with hyping it and got the backfire from it.If someone asks if it's gonna be one big free for all no concord party and CCP's response is 'come and find out yourself ' you should be aware that you are then drawing a LOT of people to it. Had they been clear from the start then a LOT of those that showed up would not even have bothered in the first place. We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Dave Stark 2084	Posted - 2013.03.23 10:44:00 - [54] - Quote flakeys wrote: Boozer Hoover wrote: The event started at downtime and for the first 5 hours anyone could come in, those who waited until 20 Moros where on dscan where a bit too late. That being said, a queue system would have been nice You should really buy a new watch .... confirming i had 0 trouble getting in to luminaire about an hour before the event with a mammoth full of atrons. Want miners to move from high sec to null sec? Then give them a reason to join player corps, and stop null sec grav sites being worth less isk/hour than high sec asteroid belts. Really isn't difficult.
Prince Kobol 676	Posted - 2013.03.23 10:46:00 - [55] - Quote Speaker4 theDead wrote: Why would you hold a live event, then prevent most people from being involved? If you really can't provide the level of equipment needed to actually allow players to play the game, then you have failed at this idea... Of course a sharded universe in EvE would probably be even a bigger failure, so maybe you should invest in equipment that can actually provide the service you claim to? Which other MMO can hold a live event that involves 1600 people shooting each other and also generate the amount of tears, rage and butthurt that Eve does?
Tiberius StarGazer StarGazer Heavy Industries And Exploration 317	Posted - 2013.03.23 10:51:00 - [56] - Quote Was a bit gutted that I couldn't be there for the state.... But I was at work so couldn't do anything really. I would have quite happily fought through the frog navy to be there.
Krixtal Icefluxor INLAND EMPIRE Galactic 3762	Posted - 2013.03.23 11:09:00 - [57] - Quote Delicious tears.....most indeed. As if there won't be another event. Ever heard of a Trial Run ? The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.-á-á-á-á-á - Oscar Wilde
Doc Severide Caldari Provisions Caldari State 12	Posted - 2013.03.23 13:13:00 - [58] - Quote Krixtal Icefluxor wrote: Delicious tears...... This has got to be the most stupid, idiot statement tossed around in EVE right up there with "Go back to WOW"...
Darek Castigatus Immortalis Inc. Shadow Cartel 354	Posted - 2013.03.23 13:19:00 - [59] - Quote Doc Severide wrote: Krixtal Icefluxor wrote: Delicious tears...... This has got to be the most stupid, idiot statement tossed around in EVE right up there with "Go back to WOW"... Except in this case i think its true, the amount of uninformed and selfentitled whining was and is immense. Pirates - The Invisible Fist of Darwin you're welcome
Turelus Caldari Independent Navy Reserve The Fourth District 303	Posted - 2013.03.23 13:39:00 - [60] - Quote CCP used what could have been a great story event as a cheap way to promote dust and EVE. The live stream was so terrible just because of the "JOIN EVE AND DUST!, DUST IS FREE PLAY NOW! YOU CAN DO THIS EVERY DAY IN EVE SIGN UP NOW!" For the tears over the railroading, that I can live with (though the spoilers almost a week before ruined it) the event was ruined for me in that all the small RP groups who turned up had no chance to fight without welping a fleet because there was no way to tell who was fighting for who. If you were not fleeted with someone of part of a large alliance NAP you had nothing to do but KM ***** and hope you got out alive. "Don't count on others for help. In the end each of us is in this alone. The survivors are those who know how to look out for themselves."
Krixtal Icefluxor INLAND EMPIRE Galactic 3764	Posted - 2013.03.23 14:28:00 - [61] - Quote Doc Severide wrote: Krixtal Icefluxor wrote: Delicious tears...... This has got to be the most stupid, idiot statement tossed around in EVE right up there with "Go back to WOW"... Just because it is stupid, and it is, does not make it untrue. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.-á-á-á-á-á - Oscar Wilde
Krixtal Icefluxor INLAND EMPIRE Galactic 3764	Posted - 2013.03.23 14:30:00 - [62] - Quote I just can't believe all the whining, when CCP announced exactly what the population cap would be. What did you expect ?....with a playerbase of ~500,000 ? Again, as if there won't be a next time. edit: Also, as if there aren't enough opportunities for PvP anyway. Is there a sudden lack ? I think not. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.-á-á-á-á-á - Oscar Wilde
Arduemont Rotten Legion Ops 1308	Posted - 2013.03.23 16:15:00 - [63] - Quote Speaker4 theDead wrote: Why would you hold a live event, then prevent most people from being involved? If you really can't provide the level of equipment needed to actually allow players to play the game, then you have failed at this idea... Of course a sharded universe in EvE would probably be even a bigger failure, so maybe you should invest in equipment that can actually provide the service you claim to? If you want it so bad maybe you should grow some brains and invent the currently non-existent server tech yourself. "In the age of information, ignorance is a choice."
Speaker4 theDead Furian Necromongers 37	Posted - 2013.03.23 20:25:00 - [64] - Quote Arduemont wrote: Speaker4 theDead wrote: Why would you hold a live event, then prevent most people from being involved? If you really can't provide the level of equipment needed to actually allow players to play the game, then you have failed at this idea... Of course a sharded universe in EvE would probably be even a bigger failure, so maybe you should invest in equipment that can actually provide the service you claim to? If you want it so bad maybe you should grow some brains and invent the currently non-existent server tech yourself. Actually, I'm not sure I care if they fix it. I play this game so little these days. Of course the time I choose to try something new, it turns into a total joke... And if you actually think they are pro, and competent, ask yourself why they would introduce code that effectively reduced the system cap in Jita from 2700 to 2000? If you want to argue with me, come up with an actual argument, and try not to embarrass yourself with childish insults. I've been hoping for years the CCP would hire some competent programmers and fix some of the many problems with the game. Clearly that is not going to happen. CCP is screwing up the game, and is forced to push Alts for income. This is because they simply don't know how to gain new subscribers, or keep them. They treat there customer base like a bunch of mentally deficient kids, and simply don't care if you like what they do or not. Now, considering the current customer base, they may have reason for this attitude, but it's not going to help in the long run. Nor will help help retain customers.. Perhaps the only hope is that they get bought out....hopefully not by EA....
Krixtal Icefluxor INLAND EMPIRE Galactic 3771	Posted - 2013.03.23 20:31:00 - [65] - Quote Speaker4 theDead wrote: Now, considering the current customer base, they may have reason for this attitude, but it's not going to help in the long run. Nor will help help retain customers.. Perhaps the only hope is that they get bought out....hopefully not by EA.... I don't know. They announced after some survey results that after 3 years, players tend to not quit, and that goes for me (in fact today is Krixtal's 3rd Birthday!). If it comes down to EA though, I'll just put myself out of my misery. They already killed SimCity for me, but that's a whole other thread. There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.-á-á-á-á - Oscar Wilde
Felicity Love STARKRAFT Joint Venture Conglomerate 373	Posted - 2013.03.23 21:22:00 - [66] - Quote More a case of showing how INFLEXIBLE current game mechanics are when considering the need to put on a grandiose "dog and pony" show... can't blame this one on the Thorrablot. Proud Beta Tester for "Bumping Uglies for Dummies"
Paul Miromme Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation 5	Posted - 2013.03.24 00:18:00 - [67] - Quote In regards to the issue of current technology not being good enough. I wonder this is being planned for use within CCP's server setup. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/18/nvidia_continuum_pyhton_on_cuda_gpu/ Added with the eventual release of the future 'Volta' GPU & its 1TB/s memory bandwidth http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/19/nvidia_gpu_roadmap_computing_update/ Eve should get a major kick in the pants when it comes to its ability to concurrently process much larger numbers of players per system with this tech in it's servers.
Raza Locuta Liandri Corporation Liandri Covenant 0	Posted - 2013.03.24 04:48:00 - [68] - Quote Burn Asakai! ...oh wait..
Doc Severide Caldari Provisions Caldari State 13	Posted - 2013.03.24 12:25:00 - [69] - Quote Krixtal Icefluxor wrote: Doc Severide wrote: Krixtal Icefluxor wrote: Delicious tears...... This has got to be the most stupid, idiot statement tossed around in EVE right up there with "Go back to WOW"... Just because it is stupid, and it is, does not make it untrue. I suppose it makes the kiddes happy to say it...
Prince Kobol 679	Posted - 2013.03.24 12:52:00 - [70] - Quote Speaker4 theDead wrote: Actually, I'm not sure I care if they fix it. I play this game so little these days. Of course the time I choose to try something new, it turns into a total joke... And if you actually think they are pro, and competent, ask yourself why they would introduce code that effectively reduced the system cap in Jita from 2700 to 2000? If you want to argue with me, come up with an actual argument, and try not to embarrass yourself with childish insults. Are sure its capped at 2k... pretty sure I have been to Jita a number of times in the last few weeks and have seen local in around 2.2k Also proof would be nice that this indeed has happened.. you know, stuff like Dev blogs, a forum thread perhaps where a Dev has stated this.[/quote] Speaker4 theDead wrote: I've been hoping for years the CCP would hire some competent programmers and fix some of the many problems with the game. Clearly that is not going to happen. Are you sure.. so far they seem to be doing a good job on many things such as Ship rebalancing, UI Improvements, Inventory Improvements etc. If you are such a good programmer why don't you apply for a position at CCP and show them how its done :) Speaker4 theDead wrote: CCP is screwing up the game, and is forced to push Alts for income. I know many people who play Eve with only one account and have managed quite nicely. If you want another account its not because YOU HAVE to have one, its because you choose to have one. Speaker4 theDead wrote: This is because they simply don't know how to gain new subscribers, or keep them. Well considering they have more subs now then ever that kind of kills your arguments. Speaker4 theDead wrote: They treat there customer base like a bunch of mentally deficient kids, and simply don't care if you like what they do or not. Now, considering the current customer base, they may have reason for this attitude, but it's not going to help in the long run. Nor will help help retain customers.. Really... hmm all my experiences with CCP Employees over the last 4 years have been very pleasant and helpful. Can you please give examples of where CCP are treating their customer base as you put it "bunch of mentally deficient kids" I must admit you do sound terrible butthurt. Was somebody nasty to you?
Danks Fat Angry Toe Tappin Inbreds 138	Posted - 2013.03.24 12:57:00 - [71] - Quote Quote: If you are such a good programmer why don't you apply for a position at CCP and show them how its done :) This. Put your code where your mouth is or STFU.
Domina Trix McKNOBBLER DRINKING CLAN 21	Posted - 2013.03.24 14:55:00 - [72] - Quote Large numbers of players queuing to get into Luminare? please tell me someone thought to bring a few battleships and a handful of smartbombs Two of the defining characteristics of a carebear are wanting other players to play the way the carebear wants and whining on the forums for the game to change when they don't. Yet I see more threads on these forums from gankers than I do miners whining about wanting the game changed to suit them.

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