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Tho'mas
Alpha Strategy The Unthinkables
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Posted - 2013.08.15 13:30:00 -
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Just because I'm curious, I was hoping anyone willing to share would take the time to tell us how they heard about Eve online, and which parts of the game sounded interesting to you/why you decided to try it.
I originally heard about it from a guild member of mine I played WoW with. One day he was on ventrilo describing this game, and I happened to hop in, hear him, and it immediately caught my attention. The next day 4 of us made trial accounts and joined our guild member in Eve as brand new capsuleers. The next few weeks were a boasting contest among us 4 brand new guys about what awesome new ship we each had gotten in to, and generally failing at everything we did. I remember when 3 of us decided to go into low sec to pvp. We found an Astarte, and he promptly kicked our butts 3v1. |
Annie Moennan
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2013.08.15 14:25:00 -
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I heard about it when it came out, but it was always spreadsheets in space, plus I will never pay a subscription to play any game (I have a F2P maxed twink on WoW for this very reason)
I downloaded and started my trial after hearing about 6VDT-H on reddit and finding out you can pay subscription with ISK ... Great, it's not pay to play it's play to pay and holy **** 4000 people in 1 battle o_0
I did my research and am currently 5 days in. My plan was 100% ninja salvage skills, remap for trade skills and use the salvage money to Hub trade between Dodixie and Jita. and I have 100 mil total assets already so I think with a 21 day trial it should be easy to make a plex or 2 ;)
but I think the main reason I always wanted to play it was because I loved elite |
Jayor Robb
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
5
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Posted - 2013.08.15 16:10:00 -
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I had heard about it for years, but have always been a little more fantasy rpg focused.
After another recent title making claims of most hardcore, punishing, brutal, etc, etc PvP disappointing me, a friend described the community culture of Eve to me so I signed up.
And when I learned that a good player can pay for subscription with in-game currency, I was sold.
Also, cheers to the person above for the Elite reference.
We're old. Really? You've been playing EvE for 6 years and gate camping is the best idea you can come up with? XD |
Inignort Err
Wolf Star Enterprises
3
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Posted - 2013.08.15 16:34:00 -
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I had read about it on Massively several years ago but had kept putting off trying it because my MMO rotation was already maxed. Eventually a friend from another MMO told me of his experiences in here and so it got bumped up on the list.
I was initially drawn more to the business side of things -- industry, trade, treachery then combat but the longer I play the more I am investing time and energy in PvP alts. I like the many opportunities here. EVE = Formula One -á* -áSWTOR = Indy Car -á* WOW = NASCAR DUCY? |
Ned Taggart
EVE University Ivy League
31
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Posted - 2013.08.15 17:07:00 -
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I played MMO's since 09, off and on, AC, DAoC and WoW and knew I enjoyed them. I think I saw a banner ad for Eve '08 or '09 and I tried it, but couldn't really grok it. I tried it again about a year later and I still couldn't really get my head around it, I tried to join several corps at that time, hoping to get some help, but non were accepting new players because they were under wardec.
I started dating a new girl around then who detested any MMO's because her Ex was a major Eve junkie. I stayed out of MMO's while we were dating and when it became clear we were going to split up, I started playing WoW again for a few months. As soon as I got into my own apartment, I started playing Eve and it was a totally different experience for me. I am hooked. |
Jayor Robb
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
5
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Posted - 2013.08.15 17:16:00 -
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Ned Taggart wrote:I played MMO's since 09, off and on, AC, DAoC and WoW and knew I enjoyed them. I think I saw a banner ad for Eve '08 or '09 and I tried it, but couldn't really grok it. I tried it again about a year later and I still couldn't really get my head around it, I tried to join several corps at that time, hoping to get some help, but non were accepting new players because they were under wardec.
I started dating a new girl around then who detested any MMO's because her Ex was a major Eve junkie. I stayed out of MMO's while we were dating and when it became clear we were going to split up, I started playing WoW again for a few months. As soon as I got into my own apartment, I started playing Eve and it was a totally different experience for me. I am hooked.
So I suppose a...
TL;DR - Man trades girlfriend for Eve and never looks back!
Would be accurate? Really? You've been playing EvE for 6 years and gate camping is the best idea you can come up with? XD |
Solai
Jolly Codgers Get Off My Lawn
90
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Posted - 2013.08.15 17:35:00 -
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Originally found it in 2006 through MMORPG.com, I think, and was interested because it was hard sci fi space ships. I joined, played a bit, and found it boring, so I quit.
Later references to the game seemed to indicate that I was missing something, so I subbed again, and this time joined a nullsec corp. And then my computer exploded shortly thereafter. I didn't go back, as my 'new' computer couldn't run the game.
Nowadays I have a sweet laptop that runs it. I joined another Nullsec corp, and armed with some prior research i was able to get into the game and understand it much easier than I originally did.
So what attracted me was sci fi. But what kept me was the meta. Player-made conflicts and conflict drivers, player made game concepts, player made good and evil, player made sandcastles. This game would be unworthy of our time without the meta, but the meta is sooo good... I can't comprehend going back to high-sec. I just can't imagine it.
Jolly Codgers corp - Bloodthirsty old men of Null-Sec. -á PVP and organizational excellence through maturity, for pilots age 30+. |
NightCrawler 85
Phoibe Enterprises
939
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Posted - 2013.08.15 18:31:00 -
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Reason i started to play.... what memories!
Just gotten into a new relationship a couple of months before (this was back in 04) and of course when a friend of his mentioned this new game to him and he asked if he could play it i wanted to be that "perfect gf" ,unlike his x that refused him to play computer games, i gave him the game as an early b day present
Personally i had never played an online game, and the only computer game i had played was HMM3. Thus i also was not prepared for how addicted people become to online games! After a few weeks of no attention and comments like "Sorry, not right now, have to do something in EVE" i decided to give it a try and figure out what was the big deal.
Again wanting to be that perfect partner i logged on after he went to sleep and would mine for hours for him for his first BS, and logging off as soon as US guys started to log on. Eventually he went to the army and thats when i really started to talk to people and got more involved in the community within the corp, by the help of a friendly danish player and a lot of google translator
We broke up about 4 years later (i will admit that EVE was not completely innocent in the breakup) but while he stopped playing i kept going and i will admit that even if i miss that "Everything is so big and new" feeling, in some ways the game is better now then it was back then
But in the long run, the community keeps me here, and even tho if i have tried to quit i seem to always be dragged back in by nagging corp members that knows i cant stay away if they ask nicely enough Phoibe Enterprises official recruitment thread The Eve Reader - -áAudio Recordings of Eve Chronicles
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Dimaloun Vyreen
Venture Corporation
10
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Posted - 2013.08.15 19:22:00 -
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I saw those really cool trailers and thought, "Wow, this looks soooooo cool!". It turns out the trailers failed to convey this portion of eve: http://i.imgur.com/Nlapyh3.jpg That wasn't even everything. There are three things you say to the police. "Yes, sir", "No, sir" and "I want a lawyer". There is one thing you say to Concord, "Wait, it wasn-" |
Jeffrey Asher
Gallactic Mining and Production inc
12
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Posted - 2013.08.16 03:36:00 -
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I'd heard about it a few years ago and wanted to get into EVE, but never seemed to have the time. The combination of getting a decent net connection and then right after, 3 weeks off work after a back operation, sealed the deal. Thankfully the first week and a half of tutorials and finding my way around wasn't too hard to do sitting up in bed for the most part. A life-long fandom of sci-fi and space opera in particular made the game a natural for me to look into when I was looking for an MMO.
My biggest regret in playing is that I had not looked at EVE 10 years ago (or any other point in those subsequent 10 years) and started playing before this year. Still, here's hoping for 10 more years of others tears I can enjoy. The power to cause pain is the only power that matters, the power to kill and destroy, because if you can't kill then you are always subject to those who can, and nothing and no one will ever save you.
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Lord Battlestar
CALIMA COLLABORATIVE Atrox Urbanis Respublique Abundatia
67
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Posted - 2013.08.16 04:18:00 -
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I started playing back in 2008, a good friend of mine were in university together and he found it out of the blue. He played a trial and then rage quit because he lost his ship, but a few months later he was drawn back in. By this time i had started watching him play and learned remotely how to play, so by the time i started my own trial i had a good handle on the ui. He has since stopped playing due to rl, but I have met other good people on here. Now over 5 years later I still play routinely. I am a huge sci fi fan so the whole spaceship idea of it really drew me. Especially once I got hooked on pvp. I once podded myself by blowing a huge fart. |
Robbin Sund
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Posted - 2013.08.16 05:11:00 -
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Hearing about it early it peaked my interest about the type/style of the game.
Dying ment losing everything you currently had on. This kind of games always peaked my interest, Adding space, huge and ships to that mix I was sold. Sadly I could not get any friends to tag along with me so we all went to wow and many other games. I started mmos to play with friends I had, instead of getting new friends.
I kept on reading eve stories and dramas even thou I did not have an account, it was interesting, compared to wow/ragnarok online and so on, this game had news you could follow with interest, not the classic patchnotes/guilds firstkills. Those classic stories about thefts, alliance-backstabs and so many other smaller stories only eve-community shared within itself.
After on and off when everyone eventually started playing different games I gave EVE a shot. "9/25/201" was my trial date, I regret it not being sooner, I regret so hard I did not take it up solo back then. I got myself a 90 day Special (no signup fee), played on and off, maby tops 30 days, was much going on in private life and shortly after that I moved to a new country to work.
Everyday when I was thinking about what games to play I always looked at the EVE icon at the desktop. A few days ago I resubbed and still cant figure out why I did not play it earlier.
One way trip! Why dont you drive? |
Sabriz Adoudel
Oppan Ganknam Style
644
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Posted - 2013.08.16 05:57:00 -
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Heard about Guiding Hand Social Club in another MMO, thought 'I have to see a game where that can happen for myself'.
An enemy is just a friend that you stab in the front. |
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CCP Sunset
C C P C C P Alliance
158
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Posted - 2013.08.16 13:46:00 -
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I heard about EVE when the Alliance Tournament caused a date to be cut short. Naturally I wanted to know what this was all about so had a look around and fell in love (with EVE ).
I know it sounds like a very stereotypical "girl" answer, but the first thing that really caught my attention was how beautiful New Eden is. I planned my training progression to get into the best looking Gallente ships and was constantly impressed with the detail around me in space, beautiful nebulae, intricate stations and shiney shiney ships.
After that I joined the public channel of a corp that was recommended to me and the community really drew me in. After a while I joined this same corp and couldn't keep away. I went to various Alliance meet ups along with FanFest and the now regular London meet. I'm still good friends with many of those first guys I met through EVE and love catching up with them both in Iceland and the UK whenever I am able to visit.
Edit: oh, and now I live in Iceland and get to work on the Alliance Tournament and at FanFest, I'm pretty lucky European Associate Sales Specialist, Presenter: EVE TV, tea enthusiast. |
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Daniel Plain
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
1342
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Posted - 2013.08.16 14:04:00 -
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CCP Sunset wrote:I heard about EVE when the Alliance Tournament caused a date to be cut short. Naturally I wanted to know what this was all about so had a look around and fell in love (with EVE ). I know it sounds like a very stereotypical "girl" answer, but the first thing that really caught my attention was how beautiful New Eden is. I planned my training progression to get into the best looking Gallente ships and was constantly impressed with the detail around me in space, beautiful nebulae, intricate stations and shiney shiney ships. After that I joined the public channel of a corp that was recommended to me and the community really drew me in. After a while I joined this same corp and couldn't keep away. I went to various Alliance meet ups along with FanFest and the now regular London meet. I'm still good friends with many of those first guys I met through EVE and love catching up with them both in Iceland and the UK whenever I am able to visit. Edit: oh, and now I live in Iceland and get to work on the Alliance Tournament and at FanFest, I'm pretty lucky what happened to the nerd... eeh... guy you were dating?
"I don't troll, I just give overly blunt responses that annoy people who are wrong but don't want to admit it. It's not my fault that people have sensitive feelings" -MXZF |
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CCP Sunset
C C P C C P Alliance
163
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Posted - 2013.08.16 14:08:00 -
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Daniel Plain wrote:CCP Sunset wrote:I heard about EVE when the Alliance Tournament caused a date to be cut short. Naturally I wanted to know what this was all about so had a look around and fell in love (with EVE ). I know it sounds like a very stereotypical "girl" answer, but the first thing that really caught my attention was how beautiful New Eden is. I planned my training progression to get into the best looking Gallente ships and was constantly impressed with the detail around me in space, beautiful nebulae, intricate stations and shiney shiney ships. After that I joined the public channel of a corp that was recommended to me and the community really drew me in. After a while I joined this same corp and couldn't keep away. I went to various Alliance meet ups along with FanFest and the now regular London meet. I'm still good friends with many of those first guys I met through EVE and love catching up with them both in Iceland and the UK whenever I am able to visit. Edit: oh, and now I live in Iceland and get to work on the Alliance Tournament and at FanFest, I'm pretty lucky what happened to the nerd... eeh... guy you were dating?
We were together for a while, turned into a long distance relationship with a lot of hanging out in EVE which was a nice way to keep up with each other during the week.
Didn't work out in the end, but I found something even better.... at FanFest one year <3 European Associate Sales Specialist, Presenter: EVE TV, tea enthusiast. |
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MainDrain
7th Deepari Defence Armada Apocalypse Now.
216
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Posted - 2013.08.16 15:54:00 -
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I was a Sub-editor at a Newspaper in Aberdeen. One of my duties was to prepare the pages for the games reviews, and occasionally if the title was of interest I would pull together the review myself.
A random advert for Apochrya launch caught my eye on a game press site. Decided to sign up for the 14 day trial at the time and didn't look back. Been playing on and off (during exam times when I went back to uni) and i'm still here.
Now a digital producer at the same newspaper, but no longer responsible for game reviews ... but soon! |
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ISD LackOfFaith
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
591
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Posted - 2013.08.16 20:10:00 -
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My boss kept playing this thing called Eve in the background at work. It had sweet graphics and spaceships. If I remember correctly, he was a space trucker. But the idea of it being a sandbox universe seemed interesting, but I wasn't super keen on paying a subscription at that point. I did eventually find other people I knew who played, which convinced me to take the dive.
The idea of completely unscripted, complex and meaningful PvP always attracted me (as you might be albe to tell by some posts of mine). Little did I know that after several years of ongoing PvP I'd still have stuff to learn -- and even, stuff I've never tried! In addition to all that, life occasionally put me in situations in which social interaction was fairly scarce, and the social aspect of Eve kept me from being too much of a hermit.
I have tried out other MMOs after playing Eve, but they just feel so linear and scripted. I think Eve ruined MMOs for me. ISD LackOfFaith Lieutenant Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs) Interstellar Services Department |
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Liam Inkuras
Justified Chaos
394
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Posted - 2013.08.16 20:24:00 -
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Jayor Robb wrote:Ned Taggart wrote:I played MMO's since 09, off and on, AC, DAoC and WoW and knew I enjoyed them. I think I saw a banner ad for Eve '08 or '09 and I tried it, but couldn't really grok it. I tried it again about a year later and I still couldn't really get my head around it, I tried to join several corps at that time, hoping to get some help, but non were accepting new players because they were under wardec.
I started dating a new girl around then who detested any MMO's because her Ex was a major Eve junkie. I stayed out of MMO's while we were dating and when it became clear we were going to split up, I started playing WoW again for a few months. As soon as I got into my own apartment, I started playing Eve and it was a totally different experience for me. I am hooked. So I suppose a... TL;DR - Man trades girlfriend for Eve and never looks back! Would be accurate? There are many girlfriends in the world, but only one EvE I wear my goggles at night.
Any spelling/grammatical errors come complimentary with my typing on a phone |
Ichi Takiwa
Night Raven Task Force
8
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Posted - 2013.08.16 20:32:00 -
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I'm a huge fan of space flight sims, having played all the Wing Commander and Freespace games. Also a fan of MMOs, and Eve's the only one that fits the bill. When I saw the Caldari Explorer pack on sale for 5 bucks I dove in. Can't say I'm wild about the controls though. I'll be leaving for Star Citizen once it comes out. |
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Ilkahn
DisturbedGamers.
109
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Posted - 2013.08.16 21:12:00 -
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CCP Sunset wrote:I heard about EVE when the Alliance Tournament caused a date to be cut short. Naturally I wanted to know what this was all about so had a look around and fell in love (with EVE ). I know it sounds like a very stereotypical "girl" answer, but the first thing that really caught my attention was how beautiful New Eden is. I planned my training progression to get into the best looking Gallente ships and was constantly impressed with the detail around me in space, beautiful nebulae, intricate stations and shiney shiney ships. After that I joined the public channel of a corp that was recommended to me and the community really drew me in. After a while I joined this same corp and couldn't keep away. I went to various Alliance meet ups along with FanFest and the now regular London meet. I'm still good friends with many of those first guys I met through EVE and love catching up with them both in Iceland and the UK whenever I am able to visit. Edit: oh, and now I live in Iceland and get to work on the Alliance Tournament and at FanFest, I'm pretty lucky
Gallente women are the best looking, and i should know being a chisled hunk of gallente man. Come sit by Ilkahn baby, i'll keep you safe from those nasty amarr.
Might i pour you some spiced wine?
:)
What drew me was players from another game who told me this was like Dark Orbit where 4 races were at war and you could expand on your game experience with role play from time to time. I tried it, cancelled the other game and haven't left new eden since. |
Ivy greene
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
38
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Posted - 2013.08.16 21:33:00 -
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I joined for ambulation but stayed for the rat hunting |
Andrew Articuli
Astra Corva Explorations The Empire of Byzantium
9
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Posted - 2013.08.17 03:05:00 -
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A friend of mine messages me on steam and said "hey *******, do this buddy program and I can get free ****". So I tried the demo and liked it and subbed and he got his free ****. |
Jonah Gravenstein
Sweet Sensations Radical Industries
12047
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Posted - 2013.08.17 03:21:00 -
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I'd never even considered playing an MMO before I discovered Eve. I'd played Elite in the 80's, and played Freelancer, Wing Commander, Sins of a Solar Empire over the years, as well as a trial for Eve in around '06. I was bored, laid up with a busted leg and an Apocrypha ad caught my Eye, got a trial and had subbed within a week, never looked back. The meta game is out of this world, and the community, while a little harsh on those who deserve it, is genuinely friendly and helpful; even to those that they're shooting at.
Bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are ~ Harry G. Frankfurt |
Asayanami Dei
Adhocracy Incorporated Adhocracy
287
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Posted - 2013.08.17 05:50:00 -
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I was trying to get away from the immature communities of other MMO's, always been on the geeky side so spaceships sounded awesome, and then I saw a video... nearly 5 years playing now, never looked back :) www.wormholefundamentals.com www.youtube.com/user/asayanami www.twitter.com/Asayanami www.facebook.com/Asayanami.Dei
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Crimson Nirnroots
Science and Trade Institute Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2013.08.17 07:28:00 -
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I have begun playing this great game only very recently, after having a co-working tell me about all the fun and exciting things he experiences in-game. So far I am having an absolute blast.
Also: Spaceships. Seriously awesome. |
Alaric Faelen
Sabotage Incorporated Executive Outcomes
148
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Posted - 2013.08.17 08:22:00 -
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Been playing Eve since just before Incarna was released. When I started, I couldn't imagine anyone playing one game for several years like the old guys I met back then. I spent about 10 minutes on an avatar since they simply didn't matter back then.
I am still terrible at Eve Online.
I always avoided multiplayer in games specifically because as a middle age guy, I have little use for being pwned by some racist 12 year old over and over. The few times I tried, like CoD and a very (very) brief trial of WoW- only reinforced that paradigm.
But I kept hearing about Eve Online, mostly things that the WoW people consider bad, like non-consensual PvP, real loss, and a true sandbox world where even scamming is okay. If WoW players don't like it, it must be good!
When I finally went ahead and started playing, I didn't bother with a trial acct, just paid for 3 months up front. I was fully expecting the slow grind and steep learning curve. I understood that I would be terrible for some time, and came in with patience beyond what I would have put into any other game.
Still here, so I must like Eve. |
Shokal Shikkoken
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2013.08.18 01:28:00 -
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The same way most people did, an article about some dude losing a pricey ship and going, 'didn't want that $5,000 ship anyway". Everything in this game seems to revolve around real-world currency and PLEX, or at least that's all that seems to make headlines. EVE is apparently a pissing contest where everyone measures their ***** by how much money they throw away each month losing flying penises. |
Demica Diaz
The Scope Gallente Federation
42
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Posted - 2013.08.18 15:03:00 -
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Ex World of Warcraft player who grew up and got job. Since I travel a lot and am away sometimes month or even two, I felt behind in WoW and didnt wanted to hold back my friends who were raiding heroic modes. So I quit that game and at that time I knew about EVE but never had time to try. So I read about EVE and hear all cool "future visions" devs had and subbed for one year to try out. Game felt good. It was challenge and I liked that. Once I ran into my first 35 days skill training, I was happy as I could use my absence when traveling to train long skills. Joined E-Uni to learn more and had blast in it, but when I had to go on four month trip so I got kicked for inactivity. Joined RvB to learn PvP but in few days got call to leave again so I left RvB. Now I prefer just sit in NPC corp, dont want to bother other corps because any time I might be away for long time.
What interests me in EVE is that even if world in that game runs around and stuff happens. When I get back, I dont feel like I have fallen behind. I come back, continue to do what I like or try new stuff and all happens at my own pace. Besides I quite like CCP folks, they seem to be quite jolly type and despite branding themselves as "bad boys" of mmo, the community is quite good and lively. |
Robby Altair
7
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Posted - 2013.08.18 19:22:00 -
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Learned about EVE on a internet search. Being a fan of Science Fiction, I was looking for a Sci-Fi based MMO to play around with.
The elements that interested me in EVE was SCI-FI, robotic drones, and jump clones. Many of EVE players are Sci-fi fans, and so am I. Interest in drones because of experience in robotics and industrial control( RL robots are more fun.). Jump clones because of enjoying the Eight Worlds novels and short stories by John Varley.
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Lumukanda Theleraese
The Scope Gallente Federation
5
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Posted - 2013.08.18 23:47:00 -
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Couple of guys I raced against were talking about the game one day and being a bit of a space nut, I asked them about it and they fired up the laptop and showed it to me. Signed up soon after. |
Jonathan Peak
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
3
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Posted - 2013.08.19 06:00:00 -
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I first learned about EVE not too long after launch, reading reviews. I liked the sci-fi setting, and it seemed similar to the online Escape Velocity I'd long wished Ambrosia Software would produce, but for whatever reason I didn't dive into the game.
Since people are posting more detailed stories, I'll post mine too:
After getting into FFXI and later WoW in 2004, and quitting WoW for the first time in 2005 (I'd quit FFXI shortly after WoW's release), I decided to give EVE a try. I didn't enjoy the experience much, and quit after my trial. Played WoW again for a few months, quit again (mostly for good), and decided to give EVE another chance. This time, what threw me off was a graphical problem. Specifically, Amarr stations would flicker and distort. It ruined the immersion and put me off again, and I couldn't find a solution to the problem, so I quit for the second time.
I returned to the game in 2009, and enjoyed it a bit more. I didn't have the issues with Amarr stations, the skill queue had been added, etc. I played for a few months I think, even joined EVE University and started really learning how everything worked. However, I ended up quitting again. I don't really remember why.
I briefly tried again in 2011, but at that point I was using a budget laptop and just trying to use the new character creator was a painful enough experience for me to abort re-entry.
Now I'm back again, and I'm enjoying the game much more. Perhaps I'm more patient now, or I'm busier and thus better appreciate EVE's progression system, but I think I'll be around for a while this time. We'll see. |
Gerark
2
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Posted - 2013.08.19 10:16:00 -
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Played the beta. Found out about that somewhere on the internet, probably.
Didn't start playing till '05, a combination of getting my first credit card and getting broadband at home. Had to stop playing for over a year due to university making it impossible to have a schedule in game or even being able to get online to switch my skills in time. I think I haven't had any mayor breaks since I picked it back up in 07. I still consider myself very much a newb. |
Riel Saigo
The Nommo Insurance Fraud.
12
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Posted - 2013.08.20 15:28:00 -
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I watched the Eve Online Trinity trailer on YouTube and got really caught up in it. It looked awesome.
I didn't go and subscribe to the game for another 3 or 4 years, but the game was always in the back of my head. Then I started watching Johnny Pew's "Explorer's Log" on YouTube. Did a trial account and found it interesting, but didn't have the money to subscribe to another game. I was already playing World of Warcraft with one of my best real-life friends. After the Kung-fu Panda expansion, she dropped out of WoW and I got disillusioned with how the whole game was geared toward max-level players.
Started looking for something else. Started with World of Tanks, which I still like. But then watched the "Battle of Asakai" video on YouTube and was impressed all over again, and started listening to Eve podcasts pretty heavily while traveling. Finally caved in and paid for a three month subscription and am enjoying it a lot. |
MadMuppet
Kashada Keiretsu
894
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Posted - 2013.08.20 16:44:00 -
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Friend at work played, said come join. I joined, he dragged us out to null with less than 1mil SP and we learned the hard way how one can end up on people's bad side. That was years ago. I still play casually and am pretty well cross trained for most things below capital ships. It makes the session interesting when I can log on an just pick an activity and do it (mining, exploration, PI, missioning, hauling, manufacturing, etc..) I mine in EVE because I'm too drunk to fish in WoW.-á |
Ines Tegator
Towels R Us
345
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Posted - 2013.08.21 02:50:00 -
[36] - Quote
I've known about EVE since it was launched. I didn't get into it for years though, because it just didn't have much gameplay then. Mining and auto-orbiting combat looked really boring. Cut to a few years later, sometime around Dominion, and a buddy of mine got me to do a trial. At that point, there were lots of things to do besides mining (exploration is what grabbed me) and that's that.
Having a corp to jump into right away helped a lot too. o7 to the old rock, paper shotgun guys for taking newbs and tempering them in drunken fire. - Mission Overhaul - Bridging the PVP / PVE Gap - -áIf the game stops teaching people to fear lowsec, maybe people will start going there? |
lollerwaffle
Clandestine Vector THE SPACE P0LICE
83
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Posted - 2013.08.21 07:10:00 -
[37] - Quote
In the dorms at uni we were unable to get on most MMO games on the school's network. Then in the second year my housemates and I moved out and rented our own house. Noticed my housemate getting excited about a new ship CCP had released, the Drake. He even sold his Raven to buy one of the first few overpriced drakes back then.
Since I'd never paid to play MMO's before, mainly just playing private servers to test the game out etc, I was a bit sketchy about this one, in addition to it being out of my regular genre. Then I gave the trial a go, started reading up the forums a bit. The C&P forums as well as that story by Innominate Nightmare were the hook for me, showing me all the freedom I could have in this game.
Ever since then my account has been running almost non-stop for the past 6-7 years, barring a couple of months for exams etc (back when they had ghost training too ) |
Ruby Pyrenne
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2013.08.21 11:18:00 -
[38] - Quote
I've been hearing about EVE for a very long time now, and did watch the old video in the past, poked the forums a bit. One of those games that you might find interesting but something else always comes in between.
And what was it that appealed to me all that time? The things people kept talking about on these very forums: the cold, harsh and dark playstyle that is EVE - one moment you think you have all, only to see it taken away a breath later. A fully player driven economy, piracy, scams, politics, wars and quite expansive industrial facets - it's all there. It makes me curious, as is my nature, and i felt like being part of it, but I always postponed it.
Until last monday, I thought, screw it and go for it. I always felt I'd like it so I went and took the 3 month sub from the get-go. Sat down spending 2 hours fiddling in character creation shortly after.
Only two days in and the click is there already. I sense there is some serious devotion required to progress properly and it drives me.
Yep, logging in the instant I come home tonight, damn work keeping me from playing it.
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Tho'mas
Alpha Strategy The Unthinkables
17
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Posted - 2013.08.21 14:01:00 -
[39] - Quote
So Ruby. I hope the Astral Mining Inc. is treating you well over there in Aufay. ;)
The AMI was the corporation I started out doing security missions for years ago when I first broke into Eve. To this day they are number 2 on my faction standings list. |
Toshiro Hasegawa
The Circus Corp Nulli Tertius
17
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Posted - 2013.08.21 17:47:00 -
[40] - Quote
I was playing Planetarion (web based mmo thing -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetarion -- ) and one of the guys in the clan i was in told me about a game in production that would be like Elite in some ways. Anyhow that hooked me right in, having been a bit of an Elite addict in my youth, and i started reading up on this Eve Online thing. Spaceships, trade, space pirates, all in a graphical 3d MMO .. whats not to love. Within a few weeks, i had attended a Dev chat on IRC and everyone in the chat got into the Beta - was probably september 2002. |
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Tho'mas
Alpha Strategy The Unthinkables
17
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Posted - 2013.08.21 17:50:00 -
[41] - Quote
Toshiro Hasegawa wrote:I was playing Planetarion (web based mmo thing -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetarion -- ) and one of the guys in the clan i was in told me about a game in production that would be like Elite in some ways. Anyhow that hooked me right in, having been a bit of an Elite addict in my youth, and i started reading up on this Eve Online thing. Spaceships, trade, space pirates, all in a graphical 3d MMO .. whats not to love. Within a few weeks, i had attended a Dev chat on IRC and everyone in the chat got into the Beta - was probably september 2002.
How many skill points do you have? |
Toshiro Hasegawa
The Circus Corp Nulli Tertius
17
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Posted - 2013.08.21 18:06:00 -
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not that many
taken years off the game. for example took 9 months off last year due to my first child being born. Many people who started years after me have wayyyyy more. To say nothing of my moratorium on implants, cross attribute training etc..
I am really a noob disguised as a vet. |
Tho'mas
Alpha Strategy The Unthinkables
17
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Posted - 2013.08.21 18:50:00 -
[43] - Quote
Toshiro Hasegawa wrote:not that many taken years off the game. for example took 9 months off last year due to my first child being born. Many people who started years after me have wayyyyy more. To say nothing of my moratorium on implants, cross attribute training etc.. I am really a noob disguised as a vet.
Not an acceptable answer! I must know the number! How else will I know if my epeen is bigger than yours!?!
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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
1531
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Posted - 2013.08.21 21:18:00 -
[44] - Quote
I was looking for an MMO with meaningful group vs. group competition. Where you could test your skills at gathering teammates, building a cohesive group, and do diplomacy and/or warfare against other groups. And try to be a pixel Genghis Khan, organizing the tribe, welding it to other tribes, and eventually creating an empire. I actually wanted a medieval or tribal setting, not spaceships. But after reading reviews of many, many MMOs, EVE looked like the only one with a real group vs. group PVP sandbox.
After I joined, I was pretty bummed to learn about Goonswarm. Because they'd built a huge group from outside the game, (via the Something Awful forums). Meta-game blob from the outside, the total antithesis of my idea of having to build a group from inside the game, one player at a time. That was back in 2008, MMOs were still pretty young, I was naive. But whatever, I'm still here. |
Impreza Yatolila
New Eden mining inc.
0
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Posted - 2013.08.21 21:59:00 -
[45] - Quote
I'm a long time MMO player and I first heard of EVE back in 2011. However my computer back then was complete garbage so I couldn't play.
Jumping to November 2012 I had remembered about EVE and instantly made an account. I was just taken in by the videos of the game, even playing other MMO's I still heard talk of EVE all over the place.
This has to be the best game on the computer I've played period. No other game simply matches it's complexity, depth and scale.
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Tiberians Briana
Sidera Dei
0
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Posted - 2013.08.26 07:41:00 -
[46] - Quote
I heard about Eve from people, in another mmo i played (SWG). Never took much interest in what this game was about until i started hearing about the large scale space battles through the news on tv. Played last year for a couple of months.
Anyways, i have recently, (in the last couple of weeks in fact) started playing again. I do enjoy the depth of this game, and the fact that as a community we are not spoon feed content, like the vast majority of other mmo's currently on the market atm. I do like that we can play this game at our own pace, without having to worry about "falling behind" if we are not onl ine for several weeks at a time.
I have been playing mmo's for the best part of 11 years. More and more i am finding that i do not have the patience, and time for theme based games like wow, eq2, Tor, etc. hmprh, anyways thats me 5 cents worth. |
Darek Castigatus
Immortalis Inc. Shadow Cartel
401
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Posted - 2013.08.26 20:13:00 -
[47] - Quote
Friend mentioned it to me back in 2007 then invited me to join his corp a couple of weeks after i started. Six years later im still here, although I have taken a couple of breaks for various reasons, and still in the same corp. Pirates - The Invisible Fist of Darwin
you're welcome |
Skurja Volpar
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
58
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Posted - 2013.08.28 10:16:00 -
[48] - Quote
I watched Yahtzee/Zero Punctuation's scathing review of EvE. Although he described as a pointless boring waste of time, the concept of an "online internet spaceships in space mmo" sounded really interesting and made my first character in 08.
Lasted about 6 months, ran missions, didnt pvp, eventually sold all my space assets for the tier 1 mining barge which made me less money than running lvl1s, and in the spirit of a true noob, I quit and went back to wow.
But that game was rapidly loosing it's grip on me, and haunting memories of sandbox spaceships kept coming back to me, and so in jan '11, with my wow guild dieing, I bailed, resubbed to eve, biomassed my old mistakes and never looked back (extended breaks and periods of asocial behavior notwithstanding).
So I guess all publicity is good publicity. |
Praxis Ginimic
Dark Knight Legion The Hydra Confederacy
467
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Posted - 2013.08.28 14:48:00 -
[49] - Quote
I was never much of a pc gamer, not much of a gamer at really. Then one day my wife brought home a stack of free trial codes for WoW. I played one of them and thought "that was alright but there's no way in hell I'm going to pay for it". It did get my interest though.
So I hunted around for an F2P and finally came across Battlestar Galactica Online. It was fun as hell and free but it generally sucked in way too many aspects. The devs seemed to have forgotten about it altogether. I was on the forums one day complainingabout just that when ssomeone responds with "hey man, it's free! If you want a game that doesn't suck then pay a script for Eve."
I was the first I had heard of it and I did want game that didn't suck so I cranked up the free trial expecting another, less crappy, top down space shooter... The character creation screen was more intense than all of BGO!
I sub'd my acct the next day and haven't even though about playing another game since. |
Fomol620 BrewGuard
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2013.09.03 18:15:00 -
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i really dont like MMO's. especially fantasy ones. where i grew up, if you did not want to be an outcast, you would not play games like WOW and you would not wear native american themes T-shirts, or Anime themes T-shirts. so i never got into any MMO's as they were all pretty much fantasy.
my friend and I were looking for a game that we could play together. First we got into Battle Star Galactica Online (BSGO), but that got real boring, real quick. We then got into PlantSide 2 (PS2). We like FPS and all (we used to be big into BF2 back in the day), but we always wanted a Space Sim that we could really invest some time into.
Thats when i heard about that giant battle in 6VDT-H of over 4000+ players. that when i started to look into EVE for real. At the same time i learned about Star Citizen. initially i got excited for SC first, but realized it was a long time before i could play it. that when i started seeing comments about EVE. i discovered the giant battle and told my buddy about it. initially i did not like the idea of a subscription based game. i honestly, really, truthfully, do not like paying for games ( i have enough bills as it is), But EVE just pulled me in. At times, yes, it can be overwhelming and daunting, almost to a discouraging level. However, it is that same daunting feeling that somehow keeps me still in the game. its like when you were a child and your parents told you that you could do anything, be anything, go anywhere. that scary feeling of possibility. the possibility to become everything. the possibility to lose everything. |
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Fomol620 BrewGuard
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
1
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Posted - 2013.09.04 14:28:00 -
[51] - Quote
i would like to announce...im now a fully paid member! WooHoo!! |
Tho'mas
Justified Chaos
19
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Posted - 2013.09.04 15:46:00 -
[52] - Quote
Congrats! Welcome to the cold, harsh, imaginary world that is Eve! =) |
Fomol620 BrewGuard
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
2
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Posted - 2013.09.04 16:19:00 -
[53] - Quote
yea im still a bit lost, but that was expected. after i finish all of the career tutorials i plan on joining on SOE for some PvE and PvP tutorials...then i plan on joining EVE University...hope all goes well |
Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting Home Front Coalition
663
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Posted - 2013.09.06 08:17:00 -
[54] - Quote
I knew Eve Online existed since it's inception but I was always very wary of MMO's, most of them have an interesting premise but in reality are just a pointless grind. Turns out Eve isn't your typical MMO as I hear collegues of mine discuss the game 2 years back. I got interested, started a trial and got hooked. I too had a low for a couple of months but came back with a vengeance; I've have been here ever since on an annual sub. The main draw for me was the unforgiving and harsh nature of the game. I enjoy games that offer (intellectual, not twitch) challenge. |
Kitty Bear
Disturbed Friends Of Diazepam Disturbed Acquaintance
807
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Posted - 2013.09.06 11:32:00 -
[55] - Quote
I came to eve from Anarchy Online so it's the sci-fi theme and the skill based progression that I like most about eve
I really, really dislike the whole Race X can only be Profession Y, Profession Y can only use these Level Locked weapons progression paths of other MMO's, which is kinda odd considering my rpg gaming roots |
Samuel Triptee
Concordiat Spaceship Samurai
13
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Posted - 2013.09.06 19:09:00 -
[56] - Quote
I had played a couple of other games and found that as long as you spent real money, or lots of time, you could succeed. I had seen ads for EVE a few years ago and it looked too involved for the time I had available.
Eventually I found that EVE presented the most level playing ground of all the games. Someone with limited time and funds could compete with anybody in the game.
While playing on the trial account I showed my missus. We both enjoyed the visuals as well as the music. I'm hoping to get her into the game eventually.
So, now I've been playing for 6 months. I've spent some time trying different aspects of EVE and have been living in null sec long enough to have fought in the "Fountain War".
Looking forward to a long EVE career. |
Hacklespur Harrowhound
The Abdication Corporation WHYS0 Expendable
4
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Posted - 2013.09.08 14:46:00 -
[57] - Quote
I don't remember where the balls the advertisement was, but Trinity had just came out so the marketing department was in full swing from CCP to showcase "ZOMG LOOK GAIS, SHINY GRAFIX". I knew absolutely nothing about EVE other than the fact that the Raven pictured looked awesome. Little did I know EVE was the most convoluted, biggest, most engaging and rewarding MMO I had ever come across. I started up a free trial and was hooked. Unfortunately my wallet was not in the same boat, so I stopped after the trial was up. Looking back at that time, I really didn't hear about any of the "usual" things that hook people. I knew nothing about null and the huge fights, the incredibly complicated corporate espionage, etc.
Fast forward to late in Dominion when sitting around one day, for no real reason, I go; "OH YEAH, EVE!" Thankfully, with my wallet more agreeable to a subscription based pay schedule, I was in it for the long haul.
It's laughable now (sorry CCP) but about 2 weeks after I started again, Tyrannis came out, and it was PI that was the main cause of me getting 3 of my real life friends into the game and starting my corp. I showed them how you could harvest resources from the thousands of planets in EVE's thousands of systems, and at the time it really struck a chord with them. Now of course PI is not that engaging, but I can still see why it would be representative of the awesomeness of EVE Online.
Years later, another account, wormhole life, highsec mission runner life, nullsec leadership/combat/sov ownership, hundreds of new friends and a few new enemies, millions of skillpoints, and hours of life vampired by CCP, I have no regrets and I'm glad I found EVE. Even convinced the girlfriend to get an account. |
Tibas Oramara
School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2013.09.08 22:52:00 -
[58] - Quote
I read about Faction Warfare, and have played off and on since Trinity. I wanted to try EVE again, so I grabbed a trial and then learned FW is one of many things restricted to a sub. I don't understand all of these things being restricted, and have no interest in running level 1 or 2 missions, or mining. So I haven't bothered undocking and this trial runs out in a few hours. From what I've read, FW is a good means of pewing and making isk for more pew. However, I don't like subbing to try things out. That's what trials are supposed to be for, especially in a game as big as EVE. |
John 2557
Naga Stole My Bike.
0
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Posted - 2013.09.15 22:11:00 -
[59] - Quote
I like Sci Fi so the beautiful graphic in is the first attracted me. I want find some online game can play for a long time and worth spend time on it so Eve obviously is one of the top mmo Sci Fi MMO.
When I first time play the game the best is create your own avatar, I really like the details, maybe someone just don't care it at all, they just want to as soon as possible jump to the game therefore the avatar process maybe spend too much time to challenge their patience. But for me, that just suck a joy, because it was the time you are creating new life ready into space, you got take care of it and respectful enough.
Then I feel so frustrated when you really play the game it is so slow and bored, maybe because it is just totally different with other game the pve just bored to dad. I don't if anyone had same experience like me, sometime I even spend more time to read forums than really play the game.
For a while I left and back, there is no game just keep stick on it, maybe just because I love Sci Fi, I try to X3 but I uninstall it eventually.
Maybe the most exciting thing happened to me is when I was first time trading. I earned first big isk, wow that is so great. I saw a YouTube about a lady got her first Million she was happy to crazy, I was pretty much like that you want to jump and screaming lol.
I am very glad we can walk to station, but they seems do nothing more than that, and those virtual stuffs are too expensive, but since they are noble style, it makes sense. Only don't affect to the game all will acceptable. Yes I join to protest to shoot in Jita too, thousands there and traffic lol.
There more space game come out soon like star citizen, it seems awesome, but it high computer to run the game, can't imagine if star citizen run on lower computer, that will be a disaster time. But at this point EVE did amazing job, I heard in the future Eve will playable on tablets and smart phones, I hope that is a right track, and don't sacrifice the graphic. |
Steel Olgidar
Silent Walkers
7
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Posted - 2013.09.17 22:22:00 -
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This game....Okay indulge me while I preface the short, insane slide into the abyss of Eve Online. I am a console gamer, always have been and to this day I prefer some sticks and buttons to a keyboard and mouse. I never played an MMO until this game. I have always kind of hated them as I never liked the gimmicky ways you were allowed to interact with your fellow players.
That being said I first read about Eve earlier this year in Game Informer. There was a brief article about some guy who had started a huge war because he screwed up. The first thing I thought was, " A game where mistakes matter?". Most games don't let you screw the pooch in such awesome ways. I started reading more about the game, and started lurking here on the forums. I convinced two friends to get in on the trial and we set up shop. I'm very new to this world still but I feel like Eve is the game I've waited a long time for. I never had the means to be a pc gamer and well when Eve came out 10 years ago I was out of touch with the rest of the world. The world in Eve is everything I hoped for and more. The thrill of PvP gets my adrenaline flowing every time. One thing I don't get though is the fear people having of losing a ship or clone, ffs we are immortals! It's not the isk or the sp that makes Eve Eve, it is us the players shaping it every moment with our actions and reactions. It's our universe to play in, fight in and enjoy participating in. I could go on but I feel like i already crossed the tl;dr line. |
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