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Slick Slomopavitz
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:04:00 -
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Whether it comes to the race/faction you choose to the ships you fly to the decisions you make in game, how much actually has to do with the universe that CCP has created for this game and how much has to do with just getting into space and making things blow up real good?
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Slick Slomopavitz
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:03:00 -
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Great responses in here! For everyone who says lore has no bearing on their gameplay, just wondering what made you choose your race / character? Did you just skip over the details and roll out a character to get into the game without really delving into the info? Character customization is one thing (pretty sure we all love to tweak our avatars from time to time) but how conscious of your race choice were you when you crafted your characters?
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Slick Slomopavitz
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:26:00 -
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My main character is Minmatar, chosen as a result of the "personality test" on the EVE website. I was very new to the game and based on my results, I checked out the Minmatar ships and really loved what I saw so I went with them for my very first character. I did a very cursory look into the Minmatar history and background, not too in depth but enough to get a handle on the Amarr conflict, and when I played I always had that "Minmatar represent" thing in the back of my mind, but I didn't let it guide my gameplay very much. When I rolled my current alt (the fine specimen you see to the left there) I wanted to try a different race and because of my affinity for the Minmatar struggle, I chose the Gallente based more on their sympathy toward the Minmatar than anything else. So I guess in a way the lore did sort of get under my skin, even though there's still a lot I don't know about the EVE universe...
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Slick Slomopavitz
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:45:00 -
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Vayn Dravix wrote:Only reason i started playing
I can actually echo that sentiment. I've been a sci-fi fan and writer of creative fiction for most of my life and when I came across EVE and gazed upon its aesthetic (website, youtube videos) I had to know more, which I did, and which inspired me to sub so I could get the full effect. I wasn't really that interested in the PVP aspect of the game, I just wanted to get inside and see more of the awesomeness. EVE's game play is another thing entirely, but the sheer magnitude of universe building that went into the design of this game is stunning and really goes a long way to draw one in, should one be so inclined as to dig in and absorb the entirety of EVEdom.
"Some places got a Murphy bed, this place got a Murphy shower. I still don't know where to hang the towels!" |
Slick Slomopavitz
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:51:00 -
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Erica Dusette wrote:Well, sounds like we might see you in The Summit sometime. If we haven't seen your main there already. 
Hey, stranger things have happened...
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Slick Slomopavitz
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.20 00:54:00 -
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Jon Joringer wrote:EVE could be a much cooler place if its lore was actually worth a ******* penny. Science fiction is a genre where atmosphere and setting is pretty much 90% of the enjoyment (to me, anyway). I think the first Mass Effect (never played the sequels) was a successful game because of how much time was spent making sure the setting and lore was explained and fleshed out -- the world felt real and believable. EVE has interesting lore and could have awesome atmosphere (especially if something ever comes from WiS), but it's all useless because nothing in the game depends on it -- it's internet spaceships with some lore somewhere way in the background.
I like internet spaceships as much as the next guy, but EVE could be quite a bit more, I think.
We might see some of that with Project Legion (even if only on a cursory level) but I'm not sure just how far the long term plans are for it. I do believe that EVE could be so much more than just spaceships shooting at each other (not that there's anything wrong with that) but for as gorgeous as this game looks and for all the intricacies of backstory and world building that went into it, it would be a real treat to see an increased effort to up the immersiveness to epic levels.
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Slick Slomopavitz
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.20 01:00:00 -
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Cpt Tirel wrote:Eve lore is awesome. I read The Burning Life and Empyrean Age and thought both of them were great. In my opinion it is more realistic lore than for example Star Wars. And more imaginative when going into detail than Stargate.
In-game lore stuff is not very interesting, everyone is too busy flying their ships for that. If the door ever opens perhaps things will change.
I totally agree with you. The EVE universe is fantastical AND believable all at the same time, and it feels more "right" than most of its peers, as well as other intellectual properties like Star Wars, Star Trek, etc. This is a fully formed entity from top to bottom, and I can't help but wonder what else CCP has in store for it, because the limitations of being a simple space combat sim (sort of) only go so far. For some, I'm sure that's far enough. But for others...
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Slick Slomopavitz
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.20 01:42:00 -
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Unezka Turigahl wrote:
And then there's movies... EVE movies would be cool if done well. No one ever makes movies with lots of cool spaceships. Star Wars still hasn't been beat in that regard and that was nearly 40 friggen years ago.
Sometimes EVE's universe does seem horrendously under-utilized.
I've been wondering if CCP will ever foray into the cinematic arena. Hell, the promo videos they put out for the game are already mini-masterpieces! They're sitting on top of a gold mine here, and while it's encouraging to see them branching out into comic books and the proposed EVE television series, there could - and should - be so much more. SO much more.
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Slick Slomopavitz
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.05.20 23:35:00 -
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Eurydia Vespasian wrote: Every npc is some portrait with a barely pronounceable name that appears as if it were just randomly generated.
I hereby award you ALL THE LIKES!!!
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