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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:02:00 -
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Edited by: nails on 09/10/2003 21:08:20
I was thinking back to a couple old mmog games like Ultima and EQ where there was usually one spot in the universe were everyone would hang out to socialize and meet others in groups. Since EVE has started I have only seen it happen once, and that was during the whole caldari/gallente ring thing in Crielere.
The reason why I state that it is difficult for groups of us to get together in one area is because of what happened in Yulai during Nebulai's Large Secure Container event. Pretty much 1/8th of eve showed up in Yulai to participate in this event, which ended up lagging out the entire system and making it impossible to even move.
I think it would be great if there were a social location somewhere in EVE where people could gather when they have nothing else to do, just to be social and not have to worry about the system lagging out. This is the world of eve so the system would have to be 0.5 or higher of course to keep giant groups of pirates from turning the place into a frag fest. Though it would be equally fun to be there when other corps that are at war happen to run into each other, then everyone gets to watch the fireworks.
That Crielere event even though it didn't really lead to anything was actually one of the most interesting social events I have ever seen in EVE. Since eve is so big we don't get to see each other very often, we are usually in random belts mining or farming, so it's hard to just show up in a system and warp to where everyone else is hanging out.
This is mostly just a thought, but in a game that has very little new things to do these days it might help boost moral a bit for the world of eve.
Here's some old memory lane pics
http://otaku.jp/images/nails/eve/crielere01.jpg
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:04:00 -
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Please check the text, its completely out of the context.
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:06:00 -
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:10:00 -
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I was thinking back to a couple old mmog games like Ultima and EQ where there was usually one spot in the universe were everyone would hang out to socialize and meet others in groups.
yes, and in every mmorpg where this takes place(be it Realm, UO, EQ, DAOC, etc) the area these people all herd together in usually becomes a slideshow for those simply trying to get thru the area.
What's stopping you from just creating a chat channel?
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:14:00 -
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yes, and in every mmorpg where this takes place(be it Realm, UO, EQ, DAOC, etc) the area these people all herd together in usually becomes a slideshow for those simply trying to get thru the area.
What's stopping you from just creating a chat channel?
Ultima was never that bad, and I played on the Pacific Shard. The point is that there was one. If I wanted to chat with people in a channel I would talk on IRC. We play in mmogs because we don't want to play alone.
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:21:00 -
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Ultima was never that bad, and I played on the Pacific Shard. The point is that there was one. If I wanted to chat with people in a channel I would talk on IRC. We play in mmogs because we don't want to play alone.
Sitting around chatting in Yulai or Luminere isn't playing, it's just chatting.. What's the difference in what you're doing now and going off to different systems/regions and *playing* while you chat away in a channel of your own creation.. You don't even have to play if you don't want, you can just sit in your home station and chat with all those people..
What's going on now in some of the hub systems is that 50-60 people are just sitting there, taking up space, doing absolutely nothing but chatting, then wondering why everyone gets mad at them when those same 2 systems lock up on a nightly basis..
Yes, it's your $20 you paid to do whatever you want, but why should development time be wasted on something you can already do by simply creating a chat channel?
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:23:00 -
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There are games out there that were designed specificly for standing around and socialising. A good example is PSO and Ragnarok. People like to sit around and chat when they have nothing better to do. You might not like to, but that doesn't mean you think the same as everyone else.
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:28:00 -
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There are games out there that were designed specificly for standing around and socialising. A good example is PSO and Ragnarok. People like to sit around and chat when they have nothing better to do. You might not like to, but that doesn't mean you think the same as everyone else.
I never said I don't like to just sit around and chat sometimes.. I do, but I don't park my butt in one of the busiest systems in the game, insist that *everyone* I'm chatting with do the same, and cause lag for everyone around me. I join/create a channel for those I'm chatting with.
Seriously, why must CCP waste time developing a "social system" for you to park in just so you can chat?
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:31:00 -
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there doesn't need to be a social system, just a decided location somewhere just off the highway or something. Then there would just need to be a specific meeting zone, kinda like Crielere was planet 1.
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Baldour Ngarr
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:35:00 -
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there doesn't need to be a social system, just a decided location somewhere just off the highway or something. Then there would just need to be a specific meeting zone, kinda like Crielere was planet 1.
Well, there are loads of those ... just pick one. I know of two or three complete dead ends in Gallente space, with only jumpgate back out... if everyone decides to park there while not doing anything much, there won't be a stuck problem for those who want to do something else.
What you want is already available .. you just have to convince your fellow socialisers to meet you there 
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:36:00 -
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Ya, well I was kinda hoping for a better reaction, but after all this was posted as an idea.
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:36:00 -
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there doesn't need to be a social system, just a decided location somewhere just off the highway or something. Then there would just need to be a specific meeting zone, kinda like Crielere was planet 1.
Again..
Why does the "need" to be a place like this?
There's nothing in the game stopping you from creating a channel. You don't need to lag up a system or need to have someone right in front of you in order to chat with them.
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Rohann
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:42:00 -
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OMFG give up the arguing. Let the chick have a place to have ships and chat if she wants.
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Qandor
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Posted - 2003.10.09 21:46:00 -
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I could see the point of a social gathering place if eve had characters that could move about and interact with each other as you do in other games. However, just to have a bunch of inanimate ships sitting there seems a bit silly. Might as well just use chat from where you are and be done with it.
I understand where you are coming from however it is just hard to get the same feel when all you have is a static portrait and a ship to look at.
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Posted - 2003.10.09 22:03:00 -
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Okay you'll get beaten up in Trade channel for chatting - but check out say for example the eve-radio channel. That's basically a chat channel - a lot of the time the station is only on auto play yet it's still got (checks) 25 people on right now. And that jumps to 50 odd when a DJ is on. Pirates get taunted, carebears get laffed at and occasionally DJ's get podded.
All good fun. Good crowd too, but make sure you have a thickish hide.
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Baldour Ngarr
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Posted - 2003.10.09 22:19:00 -
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OMFG give up the arguing. Let the chick have a place to have ships and chat if she wants.
She's already got it.
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Posted - 2003.10.09 22:34:00 -
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Having gatherings in places is neat, but not essential to creating a chat community. However, I do think the chat system for Eve could be improved.
I suggest that players be allowed the option to create chat channels that are "listed" publicly in the channels menu. Currently there are about six channels listed publicly on the channels menu (e.g., Help, Trade, Bounty, etc.). Players can create private channels. However, under the current system, inviting people to chat in a private channel requires spamming the chat channels or forums to let them know where to tune in and does not work very well.
Allowing players to list a channel publicly would permit special interest chat channels (e.g., by player language, character race, region, general chat) that will be more easily accessible. Increasing the number of public channels will allow for more socializing and community building. The number of public channels or participants per channel could be limited if necessary for game mechanics û but certainly the game should be able handle more than six public channels. Good chat options, builds a community that will stay in the game, i.e., good for business CCP.
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Posted - 2003.10.09 22:44:00 -
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Amicus brought up a good point, since it's very difficult to moderate a channel in eve. It would only last as long as the person that started it was on, you can't stop flooding and what not if your sleeping. Since the channels have no chanserv a public no rules channel would be chaotic.
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Posted - 2003.10.10 00:24:00 -
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I would love to see a virtual chat room complete with 3d avitars that could be accessed through stations with a clone fac.
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