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Leitari	Posted - 2005.11.27 22:16:00 - [31] well, Im just wondering how this would affect costumer service, the whole process of developing eve as I cant imagine all of the devs would want to move or if they'd just work in iceland still. What it would mean for us paying customers. I dont care where they're based as as long as the game keeps on going and gets the best it can get in any way possible.
Rabbitgod	Posted - 2005.11.27 22:35:00 - [32] I recoomend Canada. Its a very nice place. Best part is they could all crash at winterblinks house until they get things sorted.
James Don	Posted - 2005.11.27 22:55:00 - [33] Woo move to Yorkshire UK, I could do with a cool job EVE Online \| EVE Insider \| Forums
James Don	Posted - 2005.11.27 22:55:00 - [34] Woo move to Yorkshire UK, I could do with a cool job There will be another Exedous if/when they do move of players to Dev's petitions will be wiped out by job applications Mithylos > Hey, you guys are Brits right? James_Don > Yea Mithylos > We borrowed one of your actors, Hugh Laurie, for a great show
RedWyvern	Posted - 2005.11.27 22:59:00 - [35] Originally by: Nyphur They should move to Ireland >_>. You kidding? Considering the price of drink here, Oveur would have the company bankrupt within a week. -------------------------------------------------- Loyalty, Integrity, Honour.
Deovina	Posted - 2005.11.27 23:14:00 - [36] Considering there are some Icelandic(?) speaking folks in this thread. I've wondered what kind of chart this is: http://www.resonantdynamics.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=198 GDP? _______________________________ @topic Ireland would be such a bad choice considering it's Ç zone and that the government support lot's of companys lately (read 3-4 years) especially New Economy. No wonder that it's economy is roaring.
Sochin	Posted - 2005.11.27 23:26:00 - [37] I recommend Florida, mostly so I can work as a GM. Then I'll be able to reset the WMH complex and nerf the alignment speed of any whiny alt corps that happen to trespass there. Nemo me impune lacessit
Snake Jankins	Posted - 2005.11.27 23:30:00 - [38] Originally by: Rabbitgod I recoomend Canada. Cool idea. Me thinks about singing 'Blame canada !' in teamspeak, when half of the fleet lags out. ___________ 'Wanna-not-be forum warrior. <3'
Evelyne DeBoissiere	Posted - 2005.11.27 23:31:00 - [39] Come to Switzerland ; EA just moved to Geneva, so we need a cool company to counter-balance We don't use the Euro either, but come anyway ! The Ice-Tea (or Rivella, if you find it to your liking ) is on me ! ------------------------------- "Sublime Feriam Sidera Vertice"
RedClaws	Posted - 2005.11.27 23:46:00 - [40] move to belgium : we need more informatics jobs here (i make great coffee wink) and only 3 hours from london with the train (from Brussels) AND , even better , we have the best beer in the world
Xerxes X	Posted - 2005.11.27 23:48:00 - [41] I have heard of companies that still operate in the USA, but have their address in the UK (usually a small office) for legal and maybe financial reasons. Could this also apply to CCP? Xerxes X
Drilla	Posted - 2005.11.28 00:10:00 - [42] Come to Denmark :D Seek not to bar my way, for I shall win through - no matter the cost!
Death Merchant	Posted - 2005.11.28 00:28:00 - [43] Move to the greatest city on earth. LAS VEGAS!!!!!!! Nuff said.
Psych0	Posted - 2005.11.28 00:45:00 - [44] Originally by: Drilla Come to Denmark :D Ye move to denmark.. PS: dont have a job atm and i would love to get one

Eris Discordia	Posted - 2005.11.28 00:49:00 - [45] I wouldn't jump to conclusions as they keyword seems to be considering, so don't get your hopes up Forgot what I wanted to write here...

Maya Rkell	Posted - 2005.11.28 01:06:00 - [46] 'tis human to dream. "Corpse cannot be fitted onto ship. Only hardware modules can be fitted."
Reiisha	Posted - 2005.11.28 01:33:00 - [47] Edited by: Reiisha on 28/11/2005 01:34:33 Originally by: Torquemanda Corteaz Id welcome them moving to england.... EVE fanfest 06 in london would be so much cheaper than flying all the way to bloody iceland hear hear i'd actually say, move to the netherlands, somewhere near a backbone..... Enough of those here :P (not to mention broadband at every corner) Although, having ccp physically close to the actual game servers will be VERY handy indeed. Save Darwinia!
Deja Thoris	Posted - 2005.11.28 01:46:00 - [48] Originally by: sonofollo isnt the euro used in iceland CCP could just invest in some US$# to offset any currency movements - if it starts to depreciate sell those US$ and simply make a profit and balance the effects of currency appreciation. Either that or start to raise monthly fees im sure a $1 US rise in subscription fees would be accepted by most players Also esp given all the new hardware investment Umm Ollo, they are a software company, not currency speculators. There are costs, skills and risks associated with hedging currencies. (currency speculation level V = its a rank 8 skill) An alternative thought, and one I'm sure is being looked at - Simply sell the income producing assets to a foreign owned CCP company, set up some kind of transfer pricing arrangement to pay for the Icelandic ferraris and voila, profit offshore. Off course, reality is a bit more complicated and the lawyers get rich too, but it's what an awful lot of companies do...
Sergeant Spot	Posted - 2005.11.28 02:09:00 - [49] Originally by: SengH If they did move i doubt the'd actually say where in london due to the next thing that gets nerfed/server going down would probably result in a bunch of angry players with bats outside their office. Angry British gaming-nerd hooligans....... The mind trembles....
Dianabolic	Posted - 2005.11.28 02:22:00 - [50] Moving to the UK would be a good call, imo. But please, do it after the next fanfest, so I can come to Iceland at least once :$ Originally by: Thomas Jefferson A society that will trade a little liberty for a little security will lose both and deserve neither.
Blacklight	Posted - 2005.11.28 02:26:00 - [51] Originally by: PKlavins am i the only one to say this...? EVE made headline news! before all the stuff about iraq and etc. etc...wow ccp even got free advertisement for EVE...dunno whether thats good or bad these days with the lag though....still No offence to the Icelandic peeps whom I have much <3 for but they got a free advert to a bunch of people about the same size as a moderately sized town in the UK, many European countries or the US i.e. not many. Still cool as a very cool thing in cool land seeing them on TV though, <3 Hilmar. I wouldn't move to the UK though if I were them, the economics of moving to London, whilst better than being in Iceland still are not good. Lots of places in Europe are a damn sight cheaper and are equaly suitable in terms of infrastructure. As someone who's been involved with ex-pat working, both as one and managing the economics of a business with other ex-pats, moving your whole workforce (even the key 20% of employees) is potentially a HUGE undertaking. Good luck to CCP with such a massive decision looming. I hope you know we're going to expect to have a lot more beers with you guys if you come to the UK Eve Blacklight Style
Tarack	Posted - 2005.11.28 05:39:00 - [52] Well people I already cleared out my garage and working on the basement, CCP should move here, to The beautiful Pocono's. I have room. Can also kick out the wench to make more room. But dont think about nerfing, the Chow's will bite you. Spelling is lame WTS: 1 Ex-wife, slightly used. Fully equiped, includes, My house, my car, my dog and my new ex girlfriend.................
Smada	Posted - 2005.11.28 07:53:00 - [53] Well if CCP are "considering" a move, then I agree with Nyphur - they could'nt really go wrong if they moved to the Emerald Isle, peeps are really friendly here. It's much warmer than Iceland (we have palm trees growing on the south coast fer fecks sake! ) Cough...cough...CORK.....
Sir JoJo	Posted - 2005.11.28 08:02:00 - [54] Originally by: Drilla Come to Denmark :D Copenhagen FTW ;) sjµlland is also a island so not big diffrent from iceland ;) Originally by: Eris Discordia As a minmatar I have to say the only good Amarr is a dead Amarr
Aaron Rex	Posted - 2005.11.28 08:04:00 - [55] Originally by: Deovina Edited by: Deovina on 27/11/2005 23:52:57 Considering there are some Icelandic(?) speaking folks in this thread. I've wondered what kind of chart this is: Pic from Fanfest GDP? It's the value of software exports from Iceland in Icelandic Crowns (ISK). The red part is how much Eve has contributed to that in the past few years. As you can see it's starting to be a large share so there is a lot to be lost by Iceland if they do move. And to the Dev's, please don't move, I'd miss you. Get the rest of the software developers as a whole to organise a lobbying group to pressure the govn't into some sort of action. Aaron Rex - Remember the Scordite... The Fated
Lungorthin	Posted - 2005.11.28 08:35:00 - [56] Edited by: Lungorthin on 28/11/2005 08:36:31 Consider central/east europe :) I live there now. Just remember that some ex-communist central and east european countries are pretty much tax heavens now. Take Slovakia with it's 19% one time flat tax rate. That beats even Swizerland. In other countries a Ltd. company pays turnover tax, and when the owners make a payout they have to pay tax again. In some countries you can easily end up paying over 55%~60% to the state in taxes. In countries like Slovakia the 19% flat rate tax is payed only once. (I know for I provide the administrative/paperwork service to some german companies who profit from low taxes here.) And soon (4yrs) we will have the Euro as currency too here. (There are other countries like Estonia which are probably equally interesting) Lungorthin If you want peace... prepare for war.
Avon	Posted - 2005.11.28 09:00:00 - [57] This just sounds like the sort of thing a company says to encourage the gvmt to give them favorable tax breaks. I wouldn't expect a move :P ______________________________________________ The Battleships is not and should not be a solo pwnmobile - Oveur
Rcat5	Posted - 2005.11.28 09:20:00 - [58] Originally by: Instagib Here is a link to Farice homepage for those wondering.. Replaced Cantat-3 as the most critical connection to Iceland, about year and half ago. Due to much higher bandwidth use than ever the older connections can in no way support the country when Farice goes down. Which as been as of lately way too frequent.. As i understand it from reading the FARICE site it appears that the majority of cuts have been in Scotland, due to the evil that is the fiber seeking backhoe (JCB). It also claims that a second path will be in place in Scotland in Febuary of next year, should that not solve the problem?

kieron	Posted - 2005.11.28 17:05:00 - [59] Here is the situation in short. CCP is losing a significant amount of money due to a combination of taxes and the strength of ISK compared to other currencies. CCP has just moved offices from one area of town to the docks. The new office space is almost twice the size of the old and a much better utilization of the area. There is also potential to expand upwards, if needed. Two nations (Canada and the Isle of Man) have begun 'courting' CCP to move location. As with any offers of this nature, we are investigating them, but that is all we are doing at this time. kieron Community Manager, EVE Online

Zac Paris	Posted - 2005.11.28 17:14:00 - [60] Originally by: kieron Two nations (Canada and the Isle of Man) have begun 'courting' CCP to move location. As with any offers of this nature, we are investigating them, but that is all we are doing at this time. Isle of Man? Awesome! _____________________________ zacparis - http://eve.zacparis.com

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