EVE is an RPG. So why not have the ability to give yourself a backstory?

BIOs

wat? EVE is an MMO.

EVE is just as much RPG as anyone religious is not batshit insane.

I wish for it to be allowed more characters so one actually could put something useful in there (or make even more gibberish haha)

wat? EVE is an MMO.

EVE is just as much RPG as anyone religious is not batshit insane.

Try mine =D

Well, we're both apparently half-right... CCP themselves classify it as an MMORPG...

The "Role" we're playing is capsuleers some 20k years in the future.

the amount of veldspar he aquired over the years

wat? EVE is an MMO.

EVE is just as much RPG as anyone religious is not batshit insane.

and you're batshit ignorant on terms.

Oh, did I offend your beliefs?

I'm probably going to regret any answer I get here but what the heck. As long as I've been playing I've never seen a BIO of any real value. Most of what I see is regurgitation of someone elses. I've seen numerous BIOs that state damage types. Who cares! I've seen BIOs that are nothing more than cut & paste from chat. Again, who cares!

So, obviously, my question is, what is the real purpose behind the BIOs? I will admit, I don't have one but its because of all the others I see that are as I stated above. Who cares!

Thanks in advance to anyone that gives a response that is of any real value.

well i am not inclined to any known or unknown religion and i am offended, because i am probably non-believer as well as you are.

The simple fact that i belong to same sort of people "on this particular subject" is very offending.

I'm probably going to regret any answer I get here but what the heck. As long as I've been playing I've never seen a BIO of any real value. Most of what I see is regurgitation of someone elses. I've seen numerous BIOs that state damage types. Who cares! I've seen BIOs that are nothing more than cut & paste from chat. Again, who cares!

So, obviously, my question is, what is the real purpose behind the BIOs? I will admit, I don't have one but its because of all the others I see that are as I stated above. Who cares!

Thanks in advance to anyone that gives a response that is of any real value.

Also, we are pod pilots, not POD pilots; capital ships are caps, not CAPs; and stasis webifiers are webs, not WEBs.

/rant

CCP should remove the Bio tab so it doesn't look like they are catering to roleplayers.

EVE is an RPG. So why not have the ability to give yourself a backstory?

I liked it until EVEGate came along and with the shoddy ASS.NET programming it is, ate my entire BIO. Desipte petitions and bug reports, it's still not fixed and randomly it will decide to cut off the text you've inserted into it. Dare to edit your bio through EVE Gate and in-game.... expect an ASS.PLOSION.

At some point I just gave up on my original RP bio (which I enjoyed but quickly noticed not too many other RP bios) and since it was constantly being eaten by bad programming anyways just made it shorter and random.

Yep, some bugreports never gets read it seems.
Don't try edit the BIO through EVE Gate as it is now..

wat? EVE is an MMO.

My bio is the best

The biography field is a very useful surveillance tool. It allows us to make snap judgments about other capsuleers that could save our lives or ships.

Bio filled with:

Slurs against other pilots/ killmails: Probably a PVPer/griefer. Avoid.

Giant ASCII art of penii: Probably 12, mentally or physically. Avoid. Or torment with grammar.

Chat logs that are nonsensical to the casual observer: inside jokes, or things that were funny at the time. Meh.

Lists of damage types done by/done to enemy factions: Repetitious, but a player who understands the power inherent in that knowledge, and wishes to broadcast it to others. Possibly helpful.

Corporate slogans: drinks the Kool-Aid. Flies with the same group every day. Actually dislikes pilots of other corps. Possibly useful in a fight.

Short, well written story/journal/interview format with details from a first or third person perspective: Someone who actually enjoys some element of RP in their game. Probably helpful.

Long, painstakingly crafted story/journal/interview format that mentions multiple instances of game lore and/or other characters: Someone who is heavily into the RP elements of the game. Helpful, unless their RP is against your particular race/bloodline/nation.

Music lyrics: Depends on your taste in music.

Blank: Someone who just flies spaceships. Hard to tell.

The biography field is a very useful surveillance tool. It allows us to make snap judgments about other capsuleers that could save our lives or ships.

Bio filled with:

Slurs against other pilots/ killmails: Probably a PVPer/griefer. Avoid.

Giant ASCII art of penii: Probably 12, mentally or physically. Avoid. Or torment with grammar.

Chat logs that are nonsensical to the casual observer: inside jokes, or things that were funny at the time. Meh.

Lists of damage types done by/done to enemy factions: Repetitious, but a player who understands the power inherent in that knowledge, and wishes to broadcast it to others. Possibly helpful.

Corporate slogans: drinks the Kool-Aid. Flies with the same group every day. Actually dislikes pilots of other corps. Possibly useful in a fight.

Short, well written story/journal/interview format with details from a first or third person perspective: Someone who actually enjoys some element of RP in their game. Probably helpful.

Long, painstakingly crafted story/journal/interview format that mentions multiple instances of game lore and/or other characters: Someone who is heavily into the RP elements of the game. Helpful, unless their RP is against your particular race/bloodline/nation.

Music lyrics: Depends on your taste in music.

Blank: Someone who just flies spaceships. Hard to tell.

So... how would you judge me by my bio? Just curious.