Not pushing the F2P model? Then what it is this?

I'm not saying it because I like it, I'm saying it backed up with evidence.

When the #1 game publisher says it's on the decline, and offers the financials...yeah, it's on the decline.

You can put lipstick on the pig. You can dress it up to look like a cow, but the numbers show the decline.

b..b..but Ace is our resident expert on all things MMO and gaming companies that aren't CCP.

Ok, sorry, but what? WTF does Microsoft's financial statements and Goons real or pretend money making ability have to do with companies occasionally making stupid public statements that come back to bite them on the ass?

Seriously Ace, normally I can ignore the tinfoil, but I think yours is wound a bit too tight.

wasn't proved that certain tinfoil hat configs actually increase the amount of microwaves one takes to the brain? maybe he needs to tone down a bit or we'll have monkey brain for dinner...

Let's put it this way: things I predicted for 2 WoW expansions -- and for the same reasons -- came true. Those fanboi catcalls just like yours was loud and mean. They were all wrong.

Been doing this for 10 years, Doc. I'm no spring chicken to these things. And I'm don't guard turf to turn another game into a dead one, full of dinosaurs protecting their special interests.

And do you want more proof about PC gaming? Here...

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/about-the-game

Now go munch on some ferns.

the fact that there's now an EA VP in CCP's board or that we have someone as Ace Uoweme in the game?

So EVE is dead and we are all dinosaurs because the earth is someday going to be struck by another cosmic extinction event?

O.K.

How about something actually relevant?

What response? Pulling ghosts out of nothing = nothing.

A perfect representation of modern games and gamers. People want all the satisfaction from a game with none of the work and games developers are more than willing to give them that as it makes them easy money.
Skyrim is a great example of this as well, a fantastic game but when did you ever need to stop and think about a decision or wonder where exactly you needed to go? Follow Marker Receive Loot.

BTW, Blizzard now designed the game to include addons in encounters, which means without addons like DBM you're handicapping yourself and a liability for a group/raid. So you can put that pipe down.

As for EvE missions it doesn't help that the missions are indeed borked, that even the online help points out by how much.

And getting someone into a new game and telling there "here, play it" on some bet, what did you expect? You'll be the same n00b trying to figure how to work WoW's quests,

I think you'll be killed by a worg as you vainly try to right click him.

BTW, I'm not new-new. Do you remember training up learning skills?

This is quite possibly amoung one of the worst things CCP could do to EvE Online and other EvE related topics. EA has for the past two years held the title of the worst gaming company in history. Inside the industry the gaming community have known just how bad EA titles have ben. Look at the companies EA has bought out like Westwood, Maxis, Bioware, Origins all great companies prior to EA getting their greedy hands on them. Now look at them, ruined titles or just run into the ground. EvE is on the rise and is doing rather well compared fo its competitors, but this move really has the potential to ruin that, just like how EA is a ruined company today.

This thread should be required reading for the new guy. Just maybe it'll add a little perspective on how loved EVE is and to serve as a cautionary tale.