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Skuld OdinsDottir
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Posted - 2006.03.25 10:57:00 -
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sometime when i think about driving on the road in my banged up car i sometimes fantasies about stuff to make it really safe out there on the dangerous roads :/
Like imagining to slap on a few armor platings and modify the hull to include a few weapon hard points then thinking of a way to slap a potatogun in a weapon pod so it can be mounted.
that and hoping to train a few hamsters so i can put them in the trunk and use them as drones.
*imagines popping the trunk open and a swarm of hamsters nibbling on unsuspecting haulers *
*gets angry when hamsters dont return to trunk but instead make hamster love*
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M Mother
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Posted - 2006.03.26 11:32:00 -
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The thing I think CCP have made best in this game is really the skilltraining-concept. I've played other massive multiplayer as linage2 and project entropia and in those games I had to run out on a field and kill wolves and trolls at least 4-5 hours a day to keep up with my friend's experience points. It was not even funny!! in eve you get skillpoints nomatter you are online or not. what you do earn by spending time in the game is money and it's not that panic about that either. I belive the skilltraining in this game make it much easier for EVE players to have a sociallife in real life then WOW and other similar games
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axion laforge
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Posted - 2006.03.26 11:59:00 -
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eve has near total control of my life, purely because you can dock or go afk easily and for a decent amount of time,
the missus isnt that bothered as i just traded my soul back for the tv remote,, now were both happy..
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Firebreak
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Posted - 2006.03.26 13:00:00 -
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I sometimes get wrapped up in a game, but I can never get so stuck on any game for too long. It doesn't seem to matter what game it is, I get bored of it after a couple months. The good games I keep coming back to though. (Eve is one) There have been days when I've spent all day in Eve, but on average I'd say 1 or 2 hours. Right now I am taking a break from Eve, but I am still subscribed. Probably get in to it again in a month or so. For now I just log in to change skills and browse the forums once in a while.
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Vherok Black
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Posted - 2006.03.26 13:31:00 -
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Real Life affects the way I play on EVE. At the moment I've uninstalled the Client for around 10 days while I sort some RL issues out, nothing serious, I just get easily distracted.
Over the easter period I will be on EVE loads, as no Uni Work, or part time Work will be there to keep me off EVE.
There have been days when the first thing I've done is boot up my laptop, and the first thing I do is log into EVE and check corp mails or manage skills. Then there are days where I don't log at all, or if I know a corp event is running, I won't log as I can't be bothered to take part.
As for dreams, I have never had a dream about EVE, but its sometimes the last thing I think of before I go to bed. Funniest thing for me was when I was spending a night with my ex Girlfriend and for most of the night I kept thinking about Ship Setups...
That's when I thought it might be having a negative affect on my mind... 
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Komisches
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Posted - 2006.03.26 14:14:00 -
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Currently, I'm unemployed. Do I play Eve all the time? No, I don't. Why? Because I'm a gamer. I play other games too, I'm involved in other online communities that I devote time to each week also.
In between all the games, i look for a job, do housework, grocery shopping, BF interaction (he plays too, which is good). Sometimes I go out drinking with friends (but eve is cheaper by far).
I have two very good friends, one in game, one in RL, who have met via the game, and are currently spending a month together. They get on very well, and I have good hopes they will continue on together.
Mostly, I play Eve for the social interaction, and the friends I've made etc. Missions bore me most of the time, and PvP scares the crap out of me, so I sit in station and talk to people :D
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spookz
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Posted - 2006.03.26 14:22:00 -
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I get a bit sweaty when I pvp and it makes me smell.
Is that bad? 
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halic
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Posted - 2006.03.26 16:51:00 -
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its a gentle balance between RL-eve im a father of a 4 y/o and a wife i mostly play on the weekends and have so since beta with a 6 month-year hiatius in the past 3 years its a great game and still to this day im trying to figure out 1 of the top 5 questions in the world "why is eve addictive" 
i remember durring beta-first month of comercial release being up 24hrs a day sun rises sun sets sun rises sun set oh crap 3 days have gone by wtf??  i havent eatin in 2 days...
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Bolderine
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Posted - 2006.03.26 18:18:00 -
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I managed to get a very rare item the other day. It's a skillbook and I'm training it now. It's called Real Life but I don't have a clue what it's for.
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Dangerously Cheesey
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Posted - 2006.03.26 19:42:00 -
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Actually, as someone whose been playing WoW since release and just started playing EVE, I find this game to be having a much smaller impact on RL stuff. I think its mainly because I can just train a 6 hour skill and go get some work done, knowing that Im still making progess without having to be at the keyboard to "grind".
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Alex Tantra
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Posted - 2006.03.26 20:40:00 -
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Nooo coursework gets done...
Nooo homework gets done...
Nooo revision gets done...
Wuv 
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Cipher Khadaffi
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Posted - 2006.03.26 21:02:00 -
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i had lost a girlfriend whom i loved very deeply to swg, that was about 2 years ago and i stil dream of her on ocassion saying everythign will be ok now and all that jazz
in swg the amount of rl time i had to invest to remain competative had crossed tah line of addiction well into obsession
im really greatful theres a game i can stil be addicted to but not have to constantly obsess over differant skill templates and leveling and wealth gathering
granted i stil put in well over 4 hours a day (typically 6 -8) but now when an oportuninty to go out adn do somthing comes up i can do it and enjoy it knowing im stil gaining skills and isk
also eve's past shows me a bright future for the game making it much easier to step away knowing it will be stil be there when i get back
i guess waht im sayin is if your gonna be addicted to a game eve's a great one because its rl time requirments are not as intense as many other mmo's out there
and yes i too have had eve dreams
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Halada
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Posted - 2006.03.26 21:21:00 -
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It used to have a bad effect on me, since when I wasn't playing, I felt like I was cheated and paying a game for nothing. Then I realised I pay for Internet and Phone and don't always use it, so EvE is just the same. Furthermore, you don't have the feeling that if you're not playing your paying 15$ a month for a character that isn't going further in the game, like WoW or SWG. You can always train skills, you don't have to grind them, which is, I think, a great aspect of the game. I wish there was a system like the Research point system, where if you do make missions you get more points whereas if you dont do any you still get 1 per day. Unfortunately this is another issue not relevant to this discussion.
So to sum up, EVE once had an obsessive effect on me. The timecard market for ISK solved my guilt feelings, as well as the fact I can train long skills without even having to worry about the game. I now run three accounts all financed with GTC. It might be excessive, but I find it's the best way for me to enjoy the game at it's best.
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Kasak Black
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Posted - 2006.03.26 21:24:00 -
[134]
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I get a bit sweaty when I pvp and it makes me smell.
Mate I have this exact same thing, EVE is the only game that does this for me!
I'm an Empire Carebear 99% of the time, but when it comes to a PVP Situation, be it through war or low sec fun, EVE is the only game that makes me sweat and shake with fear and excitment.
I think what it boils down to, is that you're going into combat with a ship that took you ages to skill for, and a good month to save for and setup. I'm not rich by any ones standard so when it comes to fighting in a battleship, the fear of loosing is real.
Thats why I love EVE so much, depsite the fact that only 1% of my time is on real PVP... its the only 1% of any game that actually has me sweating and gets me genuinely excited at going into combat.
And thats why I shall play EVE until the end, or until I die
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2006.03.26 21:51:00 -
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Originally by: Slaveabuser
Last night I had a dream, doesn't matter what it was about but it had the EVE soundtrack in the background. So when I woke up today the first thing I thought of was eve.
In other words launching eve was the first thing I did today.
A few months back when I was into pvp and all that I had dreams about camping gates, and when I woke up thats just what I did.
I've also seen people sell their characters because they had to make a choice between RL and EVE. This is fully understandable. Its truly 'teh suck' when real life collides with such a great game. If I had Ç1000000 I would probably spend all my time on EVE 
So then, anyone got any thoughts about their playtime and its impact on real life? But more importantly how do you deal with it?
I've talked to several people that had problems with their wife etc because of EVE and I'm sure there are others with the same problem.
Discuss.
I used to be a real addict back in 2003. Spent 15 hours every day in the game until I finally, 10 weeks later, felt that i wanted my real life back.
Now i am back in eve, and luckily, its not the same addiction the second time around. I still spend alot of my time with it, but my job is saving me from spending my life in the game.
I am alot happier with my life now compared to when i was playing all day long, every day...
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Spy4Hire
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Posted - 2006.03.26 22:02:00 -
[136]
Originally by: Tiuwaz
eve has sound?
Eve has a client-side lag generator. They just called it 'sound effects'.
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2006.03.26 22:03:00 -
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Originally by: Morgan leFai
what better way to spend time together then figuring out how best to fit your ships together and set up strategies for fighting?
I can think of a thing or two...
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Ash Aurora
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Posted - 2006.03.26 23:04:00 -
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Originally by: Khatred
Eve is quite ok from an industrialist point of view because I can get of my computer in less than 5 minutes if my girlfriend needs me. "Sure baby, just let me dock and I'll be right there with you". She did get kinda ****ed when I stood awake for 48 hours straight trying to set up the outpost :)
On the other hand she hates WoW. "Baby, I am in an instance, I can't come right now" 
Have to agree with the WoW thing. I'm currently on the Trial account but am planning on purchasing the full version here soon and the thing that I enjoy (at least at this point in the game) is that 110% of my attention is not devoted to the game as with it is with WoW. I'm able to step away from EvE easier when I need to which is nice and I don't have to tell my honey, "I'm in an instance...sorry."
Last night I was outfitting my Merlin, bought all of the Mods, and let autopilot take me to my destinations as my girlfriend and I discussed our finances.
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Uggster
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Posted - 2006.03.27 01:48:00 -
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Originally by: Ash Aurora
Originally by: Khatred
Eve is quite ok from an industrialist point of view because I can get of my computer in less than 5 minutes if my girlfriend needs me. "Sure baby, just let me dock and I'll be right there with you". She did get kinda ****ed when I stood awake for 48 hours straight trying to set up the outpost :)
On the other hand she hates WoW. "Baby, I am in an instance, I can't come right now"
Have to agree with the WoW thing. I'm currently on the Trial account but am planning on purchasing the full version here soon and the thing that I enjoy (at least at this point in the game) is that 110% of my attention is not devoted to the game as with it is with WoW. I'm able to step away from EvE easier when I need to which is nice and I don't have to tell my honey, "I'm in an instance...sorry."
Last night I was outfitting my Merlin, bought all of the Mods, and let autopilot take me to my destinations as my girlfriend and I discussed our finances.
Yeah right me too, 'cept I was chatting to all the friends that I have even though I am a computer junkie and discussing things with all my birds 'cept I'll never leave the house to do anything and getting a new and glamorous social life as well 'cept social for me is actually answering the phone between fleet battles....hang on.....not yeah at all actually.
Still I have managed to save a fair amount of money playing eve since buying take-outs is cheeper than over the bar pints and pasta can cook while you do other things and can be strained and pored onto a plate with the sauce quickly mixed in if you are warping more than 80AU in a BS or slower ship.
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6Bagheera9
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Posted - 2006.03.27 04:19:00 -
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Like any other game its easy to get sucked into it, but EVE does have the advantage of auto-skill training. I currently have all the isk I need for the moment and since the skills train by themselves, I can go out and not stress over advancing my character.
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FowlPlayChiken
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Posted - 2006.03.27 05:15:00 -
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My life consists of college classes, sailing 2-3 times a week, eat, sleep (sometimes), a hour or two of bf2 each night...and eve. I probably clock a solid 42+ hours of eve each week. especially on weekends. Ive played 14-16 hours straight eve on weekends, and its not uncommon.
my last two g/f's both knew when I was playing eve. If i was on the phone with them and had long periods of silence in speach, with only occasionaly grunts of acknowledgement...they knew:-p
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Lisento Slaven
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Posted - 2006.03.27 05:29:00 -
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I don't feel EVE has total control or near-control over my life. Currently in college and I just moved. I don't exactly have time for anything because of what I am, a gamer.
My time is divided up between games/video games and college right now (unemployed, but "interested" in work). If I knew people in RL who played video games (which I do) I would socialize with them (which I do).
I've made a few people angry though because I'll plan an operation a week ahead of time and then when the day comes close to occuring, one of my friends asks me to do something on that day. My typical response is "I already have plans" and they get really ****ed when I stick to my plans to play a game.
Maybe they should stop being douchebags and stop asking me to drop everything I plan just to do something with them pff.
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Drakus
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Posted - 2006.03.27 05:31:00 -
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well i play the game alot more then 4 hours a day usually, closer to8 or 10. right now i have school, which i go to, and a gf i live with.
I don't have a job atm (work on boats, so not much to do in winter time cept wait till spring) but when that starts up agian it'll be like last summer, play in the evenings if i have time, and just skill train alot :)
Eve is the ONLY game that i have ever played as much as often.
Played AOE2 alot, but stopped awhile back, been playing eve sense beta :)
Think the reason EVE is so addicitive is because
1) you don't have to play at the computer to advance in the game
2) great graphics
3) great idea
4) free expansions
5) a love/hate player base. If you play for over a couple of months, your hooked forever :) which means you get alot of people in the game that you get to know very well.
6) Single shard, everyone you meet is available whenever you want... well within reason, but you no that the guy you want to talk to is in this universe, not on UK east when you are on UK west type of thing
7) Space... who didn't want to be an astronaut at one point or another?
8) Cause its eve :)
This post does not relfect the opinions of the Ushra'Khan or any of its members.
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2006.03.27 07:00:00 -
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Made me realised Predator-Prey is a very hard thing. Patience I must have, ganking I can get. 
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Makaera Koshito
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Posted - 2006.03.27 08:16:00 -
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My wife and I had a "Significant Emotional Event" over EVE and now I don't play when I am home. Keeping wife happy, ftw!
I'm away from home on business, and I can play through dial-up. So, you know where my spare time goes.
My long range plan to get EVE back so that I can play when I return home:
1. Get Wife hooked on The Sims 2 (done)
2. Convince Wife that we should play "our" games at the same time. (still in the buttering up phase)
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Lucre
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Posted - 2006.03.27 11:33:00 -
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One of my favourite forum taglines ever (though alas I can't remember who posted it).
"My wife left me 6 months ago because of Eve - I only found out yesterday when we had a power cut..."
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HadHaFangs
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Posted - 2006.03.27 11:34:00 -
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This game is worse than ***** or any other online game i have played to date.
My wife HATES this game with such a passion i can not describe, however she still lets me play it if i watch a movie with her 3 nights a week.
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vixit
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Posted - 2006.03.27 12:00:00 -
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Eve saved me for going bankrupt
Before EvE i bought to much DVD's to watch, and they cost a lot more
But GF is RL is important -> RL still rules (a bit)
Greetz from an addict
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Butter Dog
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Posted - 2006.03.27 14:08:00 -
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I guess if it comes down to two choices for people: Get home from work and crash on couch to watch TV, or play EVE, then EVE is preferable.
But NOTHING beats having a balanced life of which EVE is a fun part, but not the main reason for living!
I don't mind cutting back on my EVE time for the sake of a better relationship with the other half, for example... or socialising with friends all weekend even if it means missing an outpost deployment
Everyone needs a balance in their lives.
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Seleene
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Posted - 2006.03.27 14:39:00 -
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Originally by: Felix Cole
Originally by: Eris Discordia
In the future do not date eve players
You'll end up stuck in a corp or alliance with one sooner or later after it's over 
Otherwise no real impact except some strange tshirts with skeleton bunnies on it
Amen to that Eris.
There is nothing worse then going out with someone who is a hardcore gamer, and then when it goes sour having to play along side that person aferwards in the place you come to chill out and relax.
Is there a support group for this? Somebody should start one and make some money. 
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