So, whats the issue or problem with Mintchiplol?

Really guys, I'd like to know where the problem is so I could bear and laugh with you.

EA infiltrating CCP with an trustworthy alt that has a clean record
EA alt take the backseat for a couple years, to build trust and to whisper in Hilmars ears.
EA alt opens up the "backdoor" on a dark and stormy night, when Hilmar is drunk
EA Corp moves in and Hilmar wakes up, finding himself sleeping on the street.

~Game Over~

Entropia here we come!


We done it! We finally found that last nail, that last bit fo straw!

Elaine Dickinson: There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?

An interview with him from 2009

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/eas-sean-decker-interview


Have to say his answers could have been a lot worse.

When you think about the reasons people play, there are so many - there are very competitive people, there are people who are co-operative and want to play with their friends, there are people who are collectors who want every achievement and award... and everybody has different things to motivate them to go online, and the question is, can you provide what that person wants?

I think there are a lot of people who don't like to play games online. They want to go home and play for 20 minutes by themselves and just have their own experience - they don't want anybody else interrupting it.

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are pretty telling from that interview. Unlike griefers, Jenn, Tippia, and James315, this dude understands that not everyone wants to be involved in multiplayer combat just by being in a game with other people. There is a way to provide for competitive and co-operative players alike by tweaking Highsec to actually be high security, while still allowing the random f--kfest that is low/null.

Based on those two quotes alone I think this dude actually does know this, and that the bittervets will have a fit when he doesn't listen to their "working as intended change nothing" echo machine.

CCP doesn't have much of a choice.

If they don't compete, and the MMO players decline (due to consoles), they have to do something.

What EvE may become is more mainstream (and honestly I hope so, because it's the only way to bring in the real human numbers). A game has 2 choices mainstream or sandbox, but if your customer base is dwindling because of consoles -- and the game can't adapt to consoles -- what choice do they have?

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Ahhh Westwood, they done the Eye of the Beholder series etc... oh I remember those damn spiders

Titan was the major title folks were looking forward to, because despite everything, Blizzard takes time to get it right. They have excellent production values. So we're stuck with these 2004 MMOs until then (probably 2017), and for other publishers catch up after they see what's on the plate.

MMOs are in a hiatus period of development. Two major titles tried to break the chokehold of WoW, both on life support within 2 years. Investors aren't going to invest in another title like that again, until Titan comes out and shows them what the next gen offers.

I can't say I'm happy with this choice, but you got to do what you got to do for another 3 to 4 years. And for CCP, DUST has to work.

Every expansion will now be branded as DLC, which...
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... you won't be able to buy with dollars, euros, yens or dirhams, oh no. You'll have to pay for them with Aurum; and each DLC will cost less than a certain multiple of AUR. So you'll always have to buy more AUR than you actually need.

I, for one, gladly welcome CCP Crash And Burn to the company.

Does anyone know what this guy is going to be actually doing?

Oh boy finally, I can pay for more skill points!

Now you can unlock more WiS content for only 5$.

Does anyone know what this guy is going to be actually doing?

So does Decker want to see Play4Free on the next Xbox or PlayStation?

"I've seen too many times someone trying to shoehorn business models or game[sic] on to a platform that really doesn't fit. I think that there is a place for it but it has to be done in the right way."

What amazes me is that much of the EVE Community is completely oblivious to the developmental phenomenon of "Star Citizen." EVE Online is no longer the only space-based Sci-fi MMO.

I personally don't think EVE will survive the release of SC.

From that article:



My take is that they hired him because he has a lot of experience working with all different kinds of models, and that experience includes both failures and successes. CCP has one subscription game with both PLEX and AURUM, and one free-to-play game with AURUM. They have said, in the context of DUST, that you can't consider the pay structure for a game outside of the game's design. With the new Mobile unit pondering mini-games and extensions of the EVE universe, it's not exactly shocking that they brought in a guy who's spent a lot of time figuring out how payment options and game design work together--and don't work together.

Plus, he had the good taste to leave EA and join CCP.

Since today is my seventh birthday, this "gift" will be quite easy to remember if Eve does die...

So any estimated guesses on how many Electronic Arts, Nvidia, and Sony commercials will be littering the Alliance Tournament air waves this year?

Soundwave: "This next match between Goonswarm and Test Alliance is brought to you by EA Sports - "It's in the game!" and Sony Online Entertainment who made the popular EverQuest, EverQuest 2, and the soon to be released EverQuest Next."

Don't make it sounds like there isn't any choice but to throw Eve online into the meat-grinder that is generic MMO's in order for it to survive. Eve has a great system in place, keeping the people who want casual gaming out with an iron hard difficulty curve and giving people who want a challenging sandbox environment a place to learn and create new experiences. it is this unique atmosphere that has kept people in eve and will continue to do so.

even though casual activities are a part of the game, is it really something you want to put emphasis on to try to attract more casual players? can you imagine CCP trying to get more people to play eve advertising "COME PLAY WITH INTERNET SPACESHIPS, WHERE YOU CAN MINE SAFELY FOR HOURS ON END!".

Making eve more casual and "mainstream" as you hipsters call it isn't going to save Eve. it will destroy it from the foundation up! Iirc Eve's subscription rates have been more popular now than ever. And even though its had rough spots (Incarna :P) CCP's formula for Eve has never been better. Don't **** it up by trying to sell us, the consumers, that this is what is required to keep eve alive and will become the future. That's what Microsoft did with the xbox one, and look where that's gotten them.

I Dont want someone coming in and telling CCP that downloadable content and more fees is the future of gaming and that's the way it should be. Eve online is CCP's child and let them raise it how they see fit. Its worked so far and from what im seeing it will work down the road.

"I see the world as a micro-transaction."
-Sean Decker

And that is all you need to know.

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LOL I'll take that bet. Star Citizen isn't even a real MMO.

It's funny that after the mintchip crazyness, people on GD still think they have a say in who CCP hire. It's like people think they are shareholder or something in here.

It's funny that after the mintchip crazyness, people on GD still think they have a say in who CCP hire. It's like people think they are shareholder or something in here.