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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? "Some places got a Murphy bed, this place got a Murphy shower. I still don't know where to hang the towels!" |
Solecist Project
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
1126
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:07:00 -
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Zero. https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=4492860 Killmails for Wrecks!! Ganker tears, best tears!
Red blood, boiling hot! |
Solidity Project
State Protectorate Caldari State
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:07:00 -
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Null. |
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:09:00 -
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I truly don't give a rat's ass about EVE lore. It affects my in-game decisions in no way whatsoever.
I respect RPers, but I just can't bring myself to be one of them.
Mr Epeen There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass! |
Solace Project
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:13:00 -
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Mr Epeen wrote:I truly don't give a rat's ass about EVE lore. It affects my in-game decisions in no way whatsoever. I respect RPers, but I just can't bring myself to be one of them. Mr Epeen Some people are of more questionable intelligence than others.
I don't give a crap about lore, but Amarrians should be wiped from the game.
They're horrible human beings. |
Dub Step
Death To Everyone But Us
132
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:18:00 -
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I like it a lot more than CCP do these days.
Players can make their own global history but the fortnightly chronicles really helped flesh out the game world by taking a look into the lives of normal inhabitants of the ships and stations in Eve. |
Bagrat Skalski
Poseidaon
1589
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:18:00 -
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My actual wallpaper When weapons, technology, and economies mature faster than the leadership culture entrusted with them, disaster ensues. http://i.minus.com/ibeZ0sJewvDMBN.gif |
Sibyyl
Brave Collective
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:19:00 -
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I like the fact that the lore isn't utopian, and the highly militarized history matches most of what we do in EVE. I really like the lore of capsuleers and how pods are explained (as well as provide a combat function).
For my first pilot on EVE I read the description of Minmatar and thought it would be a fitting choice for my Aeryn Sun like kickass PVP pilot (later of course I discovered this choice wasn't very important). I will admit I train for some ships based on what they look like (the slicer and the rattlesnake being a couple of them).
From a visual point of view I like how the stations are designed with architectural elements and colors unique to the different factions.. Take solace knowing that even after the sun sets, and your sky is filled with darkness, that the sun is still shining. -D. Entervention Psychotic Monk joins BNI |
Cassandra Aurilien
Imperial Academy Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:22:00 -
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In game decisions... 0 effect. I do like it when the lore makes in game stuff make some sort of sense, though. Coherent lore & backstory makes things feel right. |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:22:00 -
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It's a helpful thing to refer to whenever people complain about EVE being unrealistic. Beyond that, zip. GÇ£If you're not willing to fight for what you have in GëívGëí you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.GÇ¥
Get a good start: Newbie skill plan 2.1. |
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Gaellia Bonaventure
Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:23:00 -
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I like the lore. It doesn't affect how I play, but I do like the fundamental structure (historical and societal) of the world CCP built.
Yeah. I do like it. Bring your possibles. |
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:25:00 -
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Mr Epeen wrote:I truly don't give a rat's ass about EVE lore. It affects my in-game decisions in no way whatsoever. I respect RPers, but I just can't bring myself to be one of them. Mr Epeen
I'm all for role players. It lets you know who's not right just by looking at them.
The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the ho's and politicians will look up and shout 'Save us!' and I'll look down, and whisper 'Hodor'. |
Erica Dusette
Rolled Out
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:37:00 -
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Mr Epeen wrote:I truly don't give a rat's ass about EVE lore. It affects my in-game decisions in no way whatsoever. I respect RPers, but I just can't bring myself to be one of them. Mr Epeen You assume much, young Jedi!
EVE lore effects my gameplay and my character's decisions very little. I love to roleplay, and I love sci-fi in general, but I have almost no affinity with EVE's lore.
I find EVE's lore to be convoluted, piecemeal and often debated and argued due to it's deficiencies and the modular way people have added to it over time.
I enjoy playing a character who deliberately shuns most conventions. She's Achuran, but never knew the homeworld, so doesn't subscribe to much in the way of Achuran philosophies, history, lifestyles or stereotypes. Likewise she turned her back on Empire and society at large after becoming a capsuleer and instead chose a life in wormhole space where the culture and "lore" is basically whatever each individual makes it.
Having said all that there is still some racial leanings my characters inherit - such as a preference for Caldari ship types. She also harbors some disdain of her race's traditional enemies, the Gallente, due to some time spent serving in the milita, so you might sometimes find her trolling some frogs here n' there. But beyond that I keep my characters, and their RP, very general and free flowing. Lore can be fun to stay tuned too, but sadly for many RP'ers it's merely something they use to try and bring substance to a character who has otherwise got no personality.
Major (Ret.) Caldari Militia | Part-time wormhole pirate | Full-time super model Gÿá Wormhole Diary | GÖí #420roloswag
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Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:39:00 -
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Its cool to choose whatever race you want in Eve, it doesn't really matter.
Unless youre Amarr... slaver scum..
But if youre into Amarr.... yay Amarr!
But what do I care... I just pick out whatever race looks the best with a mustache-less goatee and Mohawk and try to do the eyebrow/smirk combo of epic awesomeness. Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings? |
Sibyyl
Brave Collective
1026
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:40:00 -
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Erica Dusette wrote:trolling some frogs Wait. When did we turn into frogs?? Take solace knowing that even after the sun sets, and your sky is filled with darkness, that the sun is still shining. -D. Entervention Psychotic Monk joins BNI |
Erica Dusette
Rolled Out
7812
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:43:00 -
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Sibyyl wrote:Erica Dusette wrote:trolling some frogs Wait. When did we turn into frogs?? About the same time we turned into squids, I guess.
Major (Ret.) Caldari Militia | Part-time wormhole pirate | Full-time super model Gÿá Wormhole Diary | GÖí #420roloswag
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Scipio Artelius
The Vendunari End of Life
1535
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:52:00 -
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It has 0 impact on my game play.
Some of the back story that explains why for example, the factional wars are the way they are, helps provide some reasoning and there are a lot of roleplayers in FW space who make use of that back story in local chat. That adds a bit of comedy to local at times.
Overall, I find it a little bit disjointed to provide a compelling story that I want to read. So good idea, but a little by 'meh' in its implementation. Come Win At Eve - Join The Vendunari
. -á<- Argue this, not this ->-á( -í-¦ -£-û -í-¦) |
Felicity Love
It Was the Year 3030
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:53:00 -
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Lore is cool.... awesomely functional releases with minimal patching -- MUCH COOLER.
Nuf said.
"HTFU ! " -á--- -áKatee Sackhoff, aka "The F-Bomb Queen of EVE" ! !-á
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Anslo
Scope Works
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Posted - 2014.05.19 22:57:00 -
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In game choices. None. Personal preference and interest? A lot. I ******* love ancient races and mysteries and such.
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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? "Some places got a Murphy bed, this place got a Murphy shower. I still don't know where to hang the towels!" |
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Cpt Tirel
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:05:00 -
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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. |
Woeste Veegmachine
Brave Newbies Inc. Brave Collective
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:07:00 -
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I like lore and like reading random bits of lore while, for example, sitting in the train for an hour or doing 25+ jumps.
It doesn't affect my in-game choices now, but it did -a little- when I started out, focusing on training drones and such to fit the whole 'Being Gallente' thing. Turns out months later this was a good thing. Turned my Caldari standings into trash though, with those silly security missions I used to think were good isk. |
Erica Dusette
Rolled Out
7816
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:11:00 -
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Slick Slomopavitz wrote: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? Almost zero.
I didn't spend time reading about the lore of each race beyond what is provided in the character creator (or what was, since it was 4 years ago using the old creator). I generally don't do much research before I jump into a game and prefer to learn "on the fly". If I had done some homework then I'd probably have found Gallente lore more attractive to me that Caldari.
Was so long ago I really don't remember why I chose the race I did. It was probably simple asthetics - I probably found the example images of Caldari characters more attractive than the other races, so chose an Achuran.
Major (Ret.) Caldari Militia | Part-time wormhole pirate | Full-time super model Gÿá Wormhole Diary | GÖí #420roloswag
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Medalyn Isis
Tribal Liberation Force Minmatar Republic
242
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:12:00 -
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The game would be nothing without the lore imo. |
Bardulo Monikson
Republic Military School Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:22:00 -
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It semi impacted my decision, mostly because I like the idea of being the race that the amarr probably hate the most. In game I actually stick to ships within my race because of lore.
I'll actually fly to systems solely because of some piece of lore.
Just me though. |
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... "Some places got a Murphy bed, this place got a Murphy shower. I still don't know where to hang the towels!" |
MicroWarpdrive II
Improvise.
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:29:00 -
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I enjoy the lore when there's time for it, but it's not why I'm subbed. |
Zol Interbottom
Theft and Taxes
314
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:32:00 -
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Most of the lore is really depressing, i read A Beautiful Face and it was messed up, like Face/Off but good and not Cage. "If you're quitting for the 3rd time you clearly ain't quitting" - Chribba |
Vayn Dravix
The Empire Strikes Back
5
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:35:00 -
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Only reason i started playing |
Kaarous Aldurald
ROC Deep Space The ROC
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Posted - 2014.05.19 23:35:00 -
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The lore is pretty interesting, and makes for a good read now and then.
But as far as the game itself goes, the game is really not about the lore. "Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."
Psychotic Monk for CSM9. |
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