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Posted - 2013.10.24 21:37:00 -
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Herzov wrote:Baggo Hammers wrote:Does it really matter? I mean really. No and yes :/, I had never heard of eve before since it seems like a niche game according to the current generation but I was surprised at the fact that for a game with such a deep gameplay is not very popular according to the current standards... I guess quantity is not always better than quality..
This is semi related to the discussion in your other thread.
Most people play games to relax, have some fun for a few hours and simply..forget about real life. EVE does not really allow this, which is a curse and a blessing depending on who you ask.
First off EVE caters to (in my experience) older player base. People who have patience, who has time to devote them self to a game that wont just take up a couple of hours every weekend, but a game that often feels more like a second job depending on where you end up. This alone is enough to chase a way a lot of potential gamers.
You also need to consider the skill system. Again more patience is needed. You cant just grind for XP for a week and have a "maxed" character. Actually, there is no such thing as a "maxed" character in EVE (not counting CCP characters) so you can never really reach that "I want to be the best" goal that is much more easily obtained in other games.
And of course..this is spaceships! 
This genre alone caters to less people then say WOW with the more...classic fantasy setting. Its also a very male dominated environment which means that even if there is a lot of female gamers out there, few would be interested in something like EVE.
The numbers of people online might seem low compared to what your used to in other games, but as others mentioned, these are all people that you are sharing the "world" with, not people spread out on random servers. This makes sure that you can easily find people around at all times, but at the same time the universe is so large that if you prefer to be "alone" you can find very private and secluded areas.
In my own opinion its currently well balanced, small enough that individual players means something, everyone has a chance to get "known" or "compete" in certain fields, but its large enough that there is no lack of social interaction and/or competition.
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