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Jolal
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Posted - 2005.10.06 18:09:00 -
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anyway to confirm our order?
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Darius Shakor
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Posted - 2005.10.06 18:18:00 -
[122]
 Originally by: Jolal
anyway to confirm our order?
Did you get an email? If so, log into the store and use the Contact Rep button and give them the order number.
If you didn't get a mail, you don't have an order, but they could double check too with extra details.
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Pooka
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Posted - 2005.10.07 00:18:00 -
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Edited by: Pooka on 07/10/2005 00:20:35
double post sry
Word: p·ca (POO-kuh) [pu:k@]
Meaning: p·ca = goblin, sprite, pooka |
Pooka
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Posted - 2005.10.07 00:20:00 -
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Edited by: Pooka on 07/10/2005 00:21:04
quote=Jet Calhoun]Awwww, man, I just found my first speling eror in EON! Gahhh, I hate those!
pg 11, One's Real, The Other (Sort Of) Isn't
"Since half the in-game population is disproportionately female in comparisron to their..."
Aaaarrrggghhh!
It's irrational I know, and I'm equally bad, but magazines should be using a speling cheker, really.
got to lov it ....
still waiting for mine
Word: p·ca (POO-kuh) [pu:k@]
Meaning: p·ca = goblin, sprite, pooka |
Lilan Kahn
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Posted - 2005.10.07 01:09:00 -
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where is my mag !!!
*slaps some one in charge*
Originally by: Eris Discordia
We break after X amount of threads, then we go wild and then we get our medication.
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shivan
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Posted - 2005.10.07 03:48:00 -
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Erm, Great mag, just one slight prob.
on page 46 the Munnin HAC skill bounus is listed as
"Med Energy Turret Optimal Range (+10%) 
Now someone correct me if im worng, but seeing as im minnie i shouldnt, but isnt that ment to be a proj bounus?
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Nalia Amor
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Posted - 2005.10.07 07:08:00 -
[127]
BTW, what's the printed trade tip #2 that is falsely believed?
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Bad Harlequin
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Posted - 2005.10.07 07:21:00 -
[128]
Originally by: Valar
I got my copy today. A piece of MMO history. Only thing it was missing, was a picture of me 
We DO want people to order the next one, don't we?
/me runs away and hides
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Elise Masutra
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Posted - 2005.10.07 08:39:00 -
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anyone from continental europe who got his/hers already?
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Tara Venzia
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Posted - 2005.10.07 08:48:00 -
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Edited by: Tara Venzia on 07/10/2005 08:49:20
lol, i thought i will wait with that post, because the question of the topic wasn't: did u get your e-on?
but now i have to write too: where is my exemplar  im from europe too.... (switzerland).
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sableye
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Posted - 2005.10.07 08:52:00 -
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Originally by: Nalia Amor
BTW, what's the printed trade tip #2 that is falsely believed?
it says if someone gangs you they are free to kil you as they are classed as your allie.
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Avon
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Posted - 2005.10.07 09:02:00 -
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Apart from the lack of me in it, pretty damn good indeed.
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Grelev
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Posted - 2005.10.07 10:26:00 -
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Edited by: Grelev on 07/10/2005 10:25:48
I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive and guess today the postal services together with a whole other bunch of people decided to go on strike 
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Aeon Yakati
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Posted - 2005.10.07 11:03:00 -
[134]
Originally by: Grelev
Edited by: Grelev on 07/10/2005 10:25:48
I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive and guess today the postal services together with a whole other bunch of people decided to go on strike
I guess Belgium?
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Zepthn
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Posted - 2005.10.07 11:18:00 -
[135]
Edited by: Zepthn on 07/10/2005 11:17:50
Brilliant! Well done EVE!
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Trevize dk
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Posted - 2005.10.07 11:24:00 -
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Hmm I havent recieved my copy yet? And i live in Europe. Anyone got any idea when I can expect to see it??
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Alfarin
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Posted - 2005.10.07 11:59:00 -
[137]
Originally by: Zapatero
Originally by: Eris Discordia
With other subscriptions you get a nice goody, like a bag, parfume or with game mags a cd rom is common. Idea for next issue? Hint Hint Hint Hint Hint, please please please please with sugar on top?
There is a brand of tampons available in the UK called EVE. Perhaps we could arrange a deal with them? 
Somehow the CD sounds more appealing Zapatero  Perhaps it could contain the artwork/music/videos from the site? Not sure what you'd put on the subsequent discs though, perhaps a dev selection of files from eve-file.com?
I'm about 1/4 way though the first issue and so far it's good. I like the style of writing, it's engaging and wants you to read on, even when you have lots of work to do Scribe Wanoah has identified a couple of good points about the small margin and a couple of typo's, but overall a very good read so far.
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R3dSh1ft
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Posted - 2005.10.07 12:00:00 -
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no EON here yet either :( (i'm in the UK) other UKers not got theres yet?
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sableye
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Posted - 2005.10.07 12:32:00 -
[139]
Originally by: R3dSh1ft
no EON here yet either :( (i'm in the UK) other UKers not got theres yet?
 sorry dude :)
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StarWolfer
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Posted - 2005.10.07 12:46:00 -
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Edited by: StarWolfer on 07/10/2005 12:46:13
Can the ones that only put "I got it" at least put in at which country they live ?
I don't think Santa Claus visited The Netherlands yet, or am I mistaken ? |
Reatu Krentor
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Posted - 2005.10.07 12:59:00 -
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Originally by: Darius Shakor
Originally by: Jolal
anyway to confirm our order?
Did you get an email? If so, log into the store and use the Contact Rep button and give them the order number.
If you didn't get a mail, you don't have an order, but they could double check too with extra details.
Wish I could find the "Contact Rep" button 
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TheWise
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Posted - 2005.10.07 13:08:00 -
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I'm in Germany....and still waiting.
SnailMail 4L!!! *buhuhu* *sniff*
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Wanoah
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Posted - 2005.10.07 14:04:00 -
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Originally by: Zapatero
/emote makes a note of the name 'Wanoah', writing underneath: 'good scribe, may come in handy one day.'
Nice review, and valid concerns. With regards to the Chronicles, it's likely (but not definite) that the EON Chronicles from Issue 1 will be posted online when Issue 2 ships.
Heh, now I've seen (and stroked...mmm, shiny) the magazine, I realise that it would be quite special to have contributed in some way. Just the remote possibility of that happening is a decent incentive to get some writing going rather than forum-bashing half the evening while I'm at work. Sounds like a good plan with the Chronicles. While I'm not the complete bleeding heart liberal, I hate to think of some of my fellow players being disadvantaged.
Originally by: Istvaan Shogaatsu
I'm working on it. Any thoughts on the fiction pieces themselves?
Fishing for compliments? Just kidding - I know what it's like when you've written something and you're waiting for feedback. Part of the fun of writing fiction is seeing how people respond to it. I'll have a go at reviewing the four chronicles we have, but you'd need a harsher critic than me if you want really useful criticism to work with. Maybe someone should set up an Eve Writer's group or something.
Exchange Rate reminded me of many of the threads we get right here in General Discussion. Anyone that regularly visits the forums will be familiar with this type of thread. A relatively new player, possibly a refugee from one of those other MMOs, posts about losing his precious ship and how he doesn't understand the mentality of his killers. It's understandable: faced with your own death; killed for no apparent reason; it's only natural to ask, 'Why? Why me?'
Within minutes, dozens of the hardcore PvPers will have responded with comments that range between, 'Haha, noob!' to more helpful suggestions on how to survive better in the future. Some hardline carebears will stir up the flames a little by questioning the parentage, mental age, and sexuality of all pirates in Eve û pirates being the term you use to describe anyone who shoots at another player in their eyes. Fundamentally, what these threads are about is this: some people misunderstand the nature of Eve. Completely miss the point.
What we have here is a distillation of what so many players experience. We gasp in amazement at the beauty. We look on in awe as mighty battleships make slow progress towards the gate, and with an afterburner envy as interceptors flash past and are gone before we've even managed to find the approach icon on our displays. Our ideas of combat are idealistic. They take on the appearance of chivalric contests of strength as two equally matched opponent fight for honour. Hah! The awakening is rude. The galaxy is harsh and unforgiving and you have to have the measure of those qualities if you want to make it out here. Combat is a series of calculated manoevres to try and bring overwhelming firepower to bear on a helpless target. Or as close to helpless as you can manage.
Exchange Rate should, perhaps, be required reading for new players. Or maybe we should just carry on letting them discover the truth about Eve on their own. It's worked pretty well so far.
Legionnaire is a pacey action story. The author does just enough to build up some tension and sketch out his main characters before launching into battle. This fits with the rest of the Eve Chronicles very nicely indeed. There's the familiar bleakness of the setting, the characters are weary, hard, bitter veterans fighting to survive or na´ve rookies destined for failure and death. In this case, permadeath - unlike the rebirth we are used to as rich people with clone contracts. More on that later.
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Wanoah
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Posted - 2005.10.07 14:05:00 -
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Edited by: Wanoah on 07/10/2005 14:07:27
I always enjoy the chronicles that only loosely relate to events or places in game. This could well be the background story to one of those interminable agent missions where you deliver some marines somewhere-or-other. One possible complaint about Eve is that the galaxy can seem a little lifeless without us in it. Chronicles like this one do their bit to expose the hidden lives that are all around us, yet seemingly invisible to us. Once again, there is emphasis on the thousands of crew lost in a space battle û a most welcome addition to convince all those doubters that think we all fly alone in our ships. We don't. We have crew; so do our enemies; we are all mass murderers û deal with it!
I have one criticism, though, and that's just that there isn't enough of the story here. What we have feels like it has been culled from a much bigger story. I'm sure it's intentional to give a snapshot into the daily life of Mordu's Legion, but it does leave the reader hanging, and waiting for part two. Just what was it that Mordu wanted from the Guardian Angel base? Who was Mordu taking orders from? Now, I vaguely remember some news items relating to Mordu a while back, so if this chronicle ties in with a long story arc that is going to see some resolution in the game itself in weeks or months to come then that will be fantastic. I really hope that it works out, but the recent track record with storyline events hasn't been exactly stellar, so I won't bank on it, and I could, of course, be completely wrong on this score anyway.
Ever wondered what cloning facilities are like? Are You Clonesome Tonight? gives you an idea. I get the feeling from reading this that cloning stations are viewed more in the same way we view mortuaries or funeral homes today than in the way we view medical facilities. Even the fact that the stations coyly refer to 'medical facilities' when you look at the station menu hints at euphemism used to disguise uglier truth. If we think of a morgue with a slight shudder, then we tend to view the people that work in these places with a confused mixture of admiration (ôI just don't know how anyone could do that job!ö) suspicion (ôYou've gotta be a sick necro, right?ö) and just plain disgust (ôEwww! Dead people!ö)
Here we have an illustration of one of the slightly creepy people that work in these places. He finds himself drawn to one of the waiting bodies, waiting for it's owner's mind. The morgue parallel holds true here: there are all sorts of disturbing areas of discussion that you can poke a stick into when it comes to cloning, and as an owner of a clone contract myself, it's these areas of discussion that I'd rather avoid most of the time. It goes back to the same question: ôWhat happens when I die?ö Well, from a functional point of view your corpse ends up in a morgue in real life, and morticians work on your corpse to make it look presentable for your friends and family to view before you're put six feet under or burnt to a crisp. In Eve, you wake up confused, naked, and vulnerable in a new body.
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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at stars.
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Wanoah
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Posted - 2005.10.07 14:05:00 -
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So, those clones. They give us the promise of eternal youth (or eternal late middle-age for those Amarr freaks). They give us a chance of something approaching immortality as long as we never leave our pods (and what a trade-off that is). What do the clones get out of it? They are our bodies, grown in a vat, just waiting for us to screw up again and have our minds decanted into them. Without us, they are nothing. The uncomfortable thought is, what if they are more than a spare body waiting for our minds to give them true life? What if they have some small spark of spirit, some vestige of personality of their own before impose our own personalities on them? Should they in fact have some rights? What might these vestigial personalities do to us over time, multiplied by maybe dozens of clones in a lifetime? In short, we don't know. Even the remote possibility that our clones might be something more than an empty vessel is disturbing. Not so disturbing that I'm giving up my high grade clone though!
So, what we see in Are You Clonesome Tonight is something akin to anthropomorphism. A lonely man, working in a profession that is guaranteed to keep him lonely, projecting a personality onto one of the clones in his keeping. Sad. Sometimes, you have to wonder whether anyone finds happiness in Eve. There is so much loss and despair recounted in the collected chronicles now that you wonder if there is any hope left at all.
Thankfully, Bedtime Story finds Istvaan in a more playful mood. The story of an ark ship, hollowed out of an asteroid, travelling for five centuries to return to the parts of the galaxy that we all know and love, starts off with that same wistful, sombre tone that we regularly encounter in these stories. Then, there's something of a shift in tone... There's some familiar themes here that most of the Eve community, especially those of us that are forum regulars will recognise, and one or two in-jokes. I don't want to say too much about the story as I wouldn't want to spoil it for people. I'll just say that it made me smile, and leave it at that.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at stars.
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Captain Burgers
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Posted - 2005.10.07 14:36:00 -
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Originally by: Darius Shakor
Originally by: Jolal
anyway to confirm our order?
Did you get an email? If so, log into the store and use the Contact Rep button and give them the order number.
If you didn't get a mail, you don't have an order, but they could double check too with extra details.
I didn't seem to get an e-mail, but when I ordered it did give me an order # and a confirm # that it told me to print out or store electronically... Which I did. I'm just not seeing the Contact Rep button...
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Jolal
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Posted - 2005.10.07 14:41:00 -
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Never mind, I did get an e-mail ...
Cpt Burgers in my alt that the forums picks by default...
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DeMundus
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Posted - 2005.10.07 14:47:00 -
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So it's the 7'th and i live in Denmark - I feel very left out because I have not recived mine yet and I payed for a full subscription. But dear Mr. kiron said somewhere in a post, I should first mail the store the 15'th
Anyone from Denmark recived thiers?
Thx
DeMundus
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Phoenixs
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Posted - 2005.10.07 14:50:00 -
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Edited by: Phoenixs on 07/10/2005 14:50:51
Edited by: Phoenixs on 07/10/2005 14:50:24
Originally by: R3dSh1ft
no EON here yet either :( (i'm in the UK) other UKers not got theres yet?
I'm in Norway and haven't recieved mine either The british isles and Norway are like neighbours to Island. Just abit of sea between. Shouldn't take that long? Or is it sent from Island?
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xOm3gAx
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Posted - 2005.10.07 14:53:00 -
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Edited by: xOm3gAx on 07/10/2005 14:58:52
Originally by: Valar
I got my copy today. A piece of MMO history. Only thing it was missing, was a picture of me
*goes mad and pummels valar with a torp*
so unfair so so unfair....
*taps foot and starts waiting again*
*thinks for a second..*
Dont suppose i can bribe any dev to be able to fly each jove ship on sisi or chaos just for a little while =)
edit and thinking about it i never got an email saying it was sent though i did order it... any idears bout that one?
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