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.

Right.

He has the experience. Only get that type of experience if someone has worked at the 2 top gaming companies. There isn't any other top 2 gaming companies to get that experience from but EA and Activision-Blizzard (that is current in the industry).

Want to stay relevant? Got to get the talent.

I worked at Microsoft for a decade in two countries, doesn't mean I am good for Eve :)

You're right... anybody have those graphs of sub cancellations from Incarna?

CCP of course didn't u-turn on their plans either then.... oh wait.


They could always get new replacement customers... somewhere... for a dying 10 year old game... probably....could be.


CCP is on life support, main shareholders are bankrupt, Dust is a flop, World of Darkness is in the dark... Eve is .... ancient.

Ofcourse they will look for a money way out.

When Microsoft itself makes games it'll be relevant (or all hell will break lose!).

Incarna was all about the content. Not who was working for CCP. They backtraked because the target of that decision was unhappy about the results. I am pretty sure that ex-EA guy is not in-game content wich we will hate. There is a huge difference.

So, let me get this straight....

Dude works at EA--> Dude leaves EA to work at CCP--> CCP is now EA EvE is F2PDLCMICROTRANSACTIONS EVE IS DEAD THE END IS NIGH

Answer this question: how will CCP make money when the gaming platform of choice can't share in EvE, and as vets leave, the pool of PC gamers to play EvE declines?

Answer this question: Since it's not 2004 anymore, and people play for less hours than they did then, how can they play a game that's based still on playing for long hours and staying subscribed for a long time?

These are the challenges for any game now. Do you have those "gotcha" ideas and answers that all these game companies are searching for?

Because pleas don't answer them, they need those answers.

I am very curious as to the reasons why he left EA for CCP. Anybody have any info on that?

Was he at the end of his lifetime in EA and jumped or got booted or what?

Maybe CCP offered him a deal that was too good to pass up. More power to manage perhaps.

Smaller companies don't have the rigid corporate culture, so he may wanted more creative control. It's usually things like that visionaries switch companies.

It has to be something sweet, as CCP isn't based around Silicon Valley, or Austin.

Maybe CCP offered him a deal that was too good to pass up. More power to manage perhaps.

Smaller companies don't have the rigid corporate culture, so he may wanted more creative control. It's usually things like that visionaries switch companies.

It has to be something sweet, as CCP isn't based around Silicon Valley, or Austin.

Well it's good he's going to be right in the heart of the development team, working day in and day out ... oh wait.

He's working in a different timezone and away from the team in atlanta :)

This is a what if scenario, implying that pc gaming will die and all the vets will leave eve and no one will be left to play it. PC gaming Imo is not dying and never will. and even with vets leaving, there is new blood coming into eve each day.

I wont answer this question, as each eve player has a different life and different way of playing, paying and living irl.

These are the challenges for any game now. Do you have those "gotcha" ideas and answers that all these game companies are searching for?

Because pleas don't answer them, they need those answers.

Maybe yes.. but we all know CCP is not in great financial shape... Stretched thin... slowed up some products, fired staff...


So where did that money come from and where is it going to and why?

I guess there is still time to hire Uwe Boll for their Mini-Series.

Now you know why they offered a collector's edition...

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Looks like you guys will finaly get that theme park you been arguing not to get.

Funny how one Dev has posted on this and it was just to say eve will live on. Nobody else from CCP has came out to support this EA lackey strange....... I will unsub if CCP goes F2P with eve its that simple. Wheres that bloody monument at again.

Why should he? We are only consumers...

Oh, and as a proof, here's a video where he calls gamers just that. "Consumers".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oDEcESAx-4

EVE is mostly a game for hardcore gamers, it has strong community of serious gamers.

And any serious gamer hates EA with a passion. EA stands for all the bad things in the gaming community. It was bad PR move for EVE to hire someone from EA and put them in leadership position. It is a stain on CCP's reputation in the eyes of their loyal fans.

Sorry, there's just no way someone from EA top management could be clean. Don't shoot yourself in the foot CCP.

Obvious awoxer.