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Gunrunner1775 Interstellar Engineering and Electronics INC 36	Posted - 2014.11.11 08:05:03 - [1] - Quote like the subject says..... for me, some of my friends play those "other" mmo games (i used to) they ask me about eve... this is what i say... EVE is the most dime dropping - back stabbing - buddy **** - cut throat - PVP you will ever see... its awsome**... then i go along the lines of .... imagine that dungeon your in with your buddies and you die,.. now imagine that all the gear you are wearing is now GONE cause you died and your left nekkid at your bind point... the look of total shock and horror is priceless trust no one paranoia rules all fly only what you can afford to loose you will loose...many times
Josef Djugashvilis 2657	Posted - 2014.11.11 08:07:46 - [2] - Quote I have tried many, many times. My friends just tell me to be my age (59) and stop playing a kids game... This is not a signature.
Sadario Appetite 4 Destruction 27	Posted - 2014.11.11 09:00:53 - [3] - Quote Disclaimer: I did not come up with the following quote, and I have no idea who did. "EVE Online is a social experiment to see if people will pay to have a second job, as long as their cubicle is a spaceship."
baltec1 Bat Country Goonswarm Federation 13841	Posted - 2014.11.11 09:05:25 - [4] - Quote EVE Online, a rappidly improving game. Join Bat Country today and defend the Glorious Socialist Dictatorship
Rain6637 GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 24293	Posted - 2014.11.11 09:44:10 - [5] - Quote I don't. EVE is high on the list of things not worth trying to make people understand President of the Commissar Kate Fanclub \| Twitter \|-ámk.III \| Imgur \| Evening Games Club: Casino concept redefined \|
Dave Stark 7137	Posted - 2014.11.11 09:52:15 - [6] - Quote I simply don't bother.
Eugene Kerner TunDraGon Cynosural Field Theory. 1416	Posted - 2014.11.11 10:03:48 - [7] - Quote Gunrunner1775 wrote: like the subject says..... for me, some of my friends play those "other" mmo games (i used to) they ask me about eve... this is what i say... EVE is the most dime dropping - back stabbing - buddy **** - cut throat - PVP you will ever see... its awsome**... then i go along the lines of .... imagine that dungeon your in with your buddies and you die,.. now imagine that all the gear you are wearing is now GONE cause you died and your left nekkid at your bind point... the look of total shock and horror is priceless trust no one paranoia rules all fly only what you can afford to loose you will loose...many times you offer him/her a coffee and when he/she takes up the cup to drnk you slap him/her in the face with full power. Then you ask if he/she wants suger and maybe a cookie and repeat the process. Easy. TunDraGon is recruiting! "Also, your boobs [:o] " -á CCP Eterne, 2012 "When in doubt...make a di++k joke."-áRobin Williams - RIP
Primary This Rifter 4S Corporation Goonswarm Federation 193	Posted - 2014.11.11 10:06:01 - [8] - Quote I start by explaining one aspect of the game, then realizing that there's something else I probably should have explained first, then backtrack and keep explaining what I was originally explaining, then realize I was focusing too much on one topic and move to a different one, then realize I needed to explain something else first, then give up and tell them to go read the Wikipedia article. I just can't summarize this game as much as I try to. Alt of [redacted on advice from a reputable internet spaceships lawyer]
Graygor 1kB Realty 1kB Galactic 132487	Posted - 2014.11.11 10:23:06 - [9] - Quote Rain6637 wrote: I don't. EVE is high on the list of things not worth trying to make people understand This pretty much. Because invariably 'can i get out of my ship and go on the planets' pops up in the first 2 minutes. Every, single, time. "I think you should buy a new Mayan calendar. Mine has muscle cars on it." --áKenneth O'Hara "I dont think that can happen, you can see Gray has his invuln field on in his portrait." - Commissar "Cake" Kate
Nami Kumamato School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 313	Posted - 2014.11.11 11:05:31 - [10] - Quote Gunrunner1775 wrote: like the subject says..... for me, some of my friends play those "other" mmo games (i used to) they ask me about eve... this is what i say... EVE is the most dime dropping - back stabbing - buddy **** - cut throat - PVP you will ever see... its awsome*... then i go along the lines of .... imagine that dungeon your in with your buddies and you die,.. now imagine that all the gear you are wearing is now GONE cause you died and your left nekkid at your bind point... the look of total shock and horror is priceless trust no one paranoia rules all fly only what you can afford to loose you will loose...many times And that's why we don't get new players! Just tell them they have quasi-infinite mining veins, full access to "epix", and the forests are always teaming with boars! Oh not to mention the skills train themselves! [i]"And now my ship is oh so cloaked and fit It never felt so good, I never felt so hid"[/i] - Ramona McCandless, Untitled*
Seven Koskanaiken The Cult of Personality DARKNESS. 1363	Posted - 2014.11.11 11:06:55 - [11] - Quote baltec1 wrote: EVE Online, a rappidly improving game. It's almost out of beta.
Square PI Hedion University Amarr Empire 4	Posted - 2014.11.11 11:09:26 - [12] - Quote Easy. Tell them if they like it hard and frustrating, prefer to get spanked and hit they have two choices. One is eve and the second is .... But EVE is the cheaper way. Somehow EVE is mainly for masochists
Gully Alex Foyle Black Fox Marauders Spaceship Bebop 2030	Posted - 2014.11.11 11:14:00 - [13] - Quote On the odd (about 1%) chance they're actually interested, I can go on for hours about anything, from suicide ganking to fleet PVP, the potential $ value of losses and the incredibly deep 'economy simulation'. But otherwise I've learned not to bother. Make space glamorous! Is EVE dying or not? Ask the EVE-O Death-o-meter!
Princess Honneamise 20	Posted - 2014.11.11 11:21:02 - [14] - Quote i just tell to my friends : "You will not be able to survive the tutorial " and then i link them the famous "learning curve" pic : http://i.imgur.com/jj16ThL.jpg EVE MOONS PROJECT http://eve-moons.com The EVE MOONS PROJECT is the most complete and accurate moons database for Eve Online
Hicksimus Volatile Instability Resonance. 408	Posted - 2014.11.11 11:27:31 - [15] - Quote I don't tell anybody that I play EvE but my coworkers know I game and they were able to determine that I'm an EvE player from my general disposition and inability to correctly handle the party fund. Recruitment Officer: What type of a pilot are you? Me: I've been described as a Ray Charles with Parkinsons and a drinking problem.
Prince Kobol 2354	Posted - 2014.11.11 11:51:08 - [16] - Quote I dont have to. All of them have already tried Eve and didn't like it
Ralph King-Griffin Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance 6663	Posted - 2014.11.11 12:03:15 - [17] - Quote Gunrunner1775 wrote: friends ^^what is this? "I'm also quite confident that you are laughing and it's the kind of laugh that gives normal people shivers." =]I[=
Jvpiter Jovelike 0	Posted - 2014.11.11 12:04:04 - [18] - Quote I've tried explaining EVE to my friends before, but their idea of a game is on Facebook or their phone and lasts about 5 minutes tops. Unfortunately, now that I've mentioned it to them, EVE Online has become the reason why I'm hopelessly single. Could they be right?
Ralph King-Griffin Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance 6663	Posted - 2014.11.11 12:07:19 - [19] - Quote Jvpiter wrote: I've tried explaining EVE to my friends before, but their idea of a game is on Facebook or their phone and lasts about 5 minutes tops. Unfortunately, now that I've mentioned it to them, EVE Online has become the reason why I'm hopelessly single. Could they be right? Eve can be your mistress, and a harsh unforgiving one at that. "I'm also quite confident that you are laughing and it's the kind of laugh that gives normal people shivers." =]I[=
Infrequent Coreli Corporation Ineluctable. 59	Posted - 2014.11.11 12:17:08 - [20] - Quote Eugene Kerner wrote: Gunrunner1775 wrote: like the subject says..... for me, some of my friends play those "other" mmo games (i used to) they ask me about eve... this is what i say... EVE is the most dime dropping - back stabbing - buddy **** - cut throat - PVP you will ever see... its awsome**... then i go along the lines of .... imagine that dungeon your in with your buddies and you die,.. now imagine that all the gear you are wearing is now GONE cause you died and your left nekkid at your bind point... the look of total shock and horror is priceless trust no one paranoia rules all fly only what you can afford to loose you will loose...many times you offer him/her a coffee and when he/she takes up the cup to drink you slap him/her in the face with full power. Then you ask if he/she wants sugar and maybe a cookie and repeat the process. Easy. This, I really want to do this.
Snagletooth Johnson Snagle Material Services CAStabouts 188	Posted - 2014.11.11 12:20:22 - [21] - Quote Punch em right in the face...if they don't get up and try to hit you back, then explaining Eve is a waste of time.
Big Lynx Chaotic Tranquility Warp to Cyno. 732	Posted - 2014.11.11 12:28:24 - [22] - Quote Once upon a time I used to go to sleep, until I discovered Eve Online.
Jvpiter Jovelike 0	Posted - 2014.11.11 12:29:35 - [23] - Quote Ralph King-Griffin wrote: Eve can be your mistress, and a harsh unforgiving one at that. At times I feel like Joaquin Phoenix in [i]Her[/]. EVE is intelligent, compelling, and often rather personal. But there is no way in real life to explain this relationship to someone without looking like you're a bit of a loon.
Steve Wingyip University of Caille Gallente Federation 0	Posted - 2014.11.11 12:33:05 - [24] - Quote Gunrunner1775 wrote: like the subject says..... for me, some of my friends play those "other" mmo games (i used to) they ask me about eve... this is what i say... EVE is the most dime dropping - back stabbing - buddy **** - cut throat - PVP you will ever see... its awsome**... then i go along the lines of .... imagine that dungeon your in with your buddies and you die,.. now imagine that all the gear you are wearing is now GONE cause you died and your left nekkid at your bind point... the look of total shock and horror is priceless trust no one paranoia rules all fly only what you can afford to loose you will loose...many times I just link the "Butterfly effect and Casualty" videos to my friends.
Prince Kobol 2354	Posted - 2014.11.11 12:45:23 - [25] - Quote Steve Wingyip wrote: Gunrunner1775 wrote: like the subject says..... for me, some of my friends play those "other" mmo games (i used to) they ask me about eve... this is what i say... EVE is the most dime dropping - back stabbing - buddy **** - cut throat - PVP you will ever see... its awsome**... then i go along the lines of .... imagine that dungeon your in with your buddies and you die,.. now imagine that all the gear you are wearing is now GONE cause you died and your left nekkid at your bind point... the look of total shock and horror is priceless trust no one paranoia rules all fly only what you can afford to loose you will loose...many times I just link the "Butterfly effect and Casualty" videos to my friends. Do then turn around and say that the game is nothing like those videos?
WhyYouHeffToBeMad IsOnlyGame 2919	Posted - 2014.11.11 13:26:13 - [26] - Quote "Imagine flying a spaceship with no rules" A.K.A Hodor Von Grootenberg Join Critically Preposterous today!
Lloyd Roses Blue-Fire 739	Posted - 2014.11.11 14:33:30 - [27] - Quote A psychopath simulator with the general goal of inflicting more financial damage than you receive. "I honestly thought I was in lowsec"
Gully Alex Foyle Black Fox Marauders Spaceship Bebop 2031	Posted - 2014.11.11 15:06:54 - [28] - Quote Jvpiter wrote: Ralph King-Griffin wrote: Eve can be your mistress, and a harsh unforgiving one at that. At times I feel like Joaquin Phoenix in Her. EVE is intelligent, compelling, and often rather personal. But there is no way in real life to explain this relationship to someone without looking like you're a bit of a loon. That's probably because we actually are a bit looney. Make space glamorous! Is EVE dying or not? Ask the EVE-O Death-o-meter!
Debora Tsung The Investment Bankers Guild 1331	Posted - 2014.11.11 15:49:02 - [29] - Quote D+¬j+á-vu... Wasn't this thread already a few years old when I first posted in the forums? Stupidity should be a bannable offense. Also This --> https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=216699 Please stop making "afk cloak" threads, thanks in advance.

Chribba Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire 13195	Posted - 2014.11.11 15:50:58 - [30] - Quote One simply doesn't. It needs to be experienced. So perhaps best explained with a Buddy Invite? /c GÿàGÿàGÿà Secure 3rd party service GÿàGÿàGÿà Visit my in-game channel 'Holy Veldspar' Twitter @Chribba

flaming phantom T.R.I.A.D Ushra'Khan 43	Posted - 2014.11.11 15:55:20 - [31] - Quote If I try to explain what I like about eve the most I mostly touch up on the topics of space comabt, a single shard, player run economy, actual loss when you lose your ship, and how there is no overall level and how xp accrues in real time. There might be a couple other main points, but those are the things I love about EVE. That being said, most people aren't interested in it, so I don't really talk about it very often. I have 1 friend who I managed to convince to play, and he is still subscribed, but he only logs in to change his skills. I think the game os jsut to overwhelming for him, every instance of pvp I try to get him into is over before he even manages to get on grid. All great men have mustaches
Jvpiter Jovelike 4	Posted - 2014.11.11 15:56:16 - [32] - Quote Chribba wrote: One simply doesn't. It needs to be experienced. So perhaps best explained with a Buddy Invite? /c One should never let a PLEX come between friends.
Ralph King-Griffin Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance 6665	Posted - 2014.11.11 16:14:27 - [33] - Quote Jvpiter wrote: Chribba wrote: One simply doesn't. It needs to be experienced. So perhaps best explained with a Buddy Invite? /c One should never let a PLEX come between friends. if your friend puts a plex where you can take it , he doesn't deserve it. "I'm also quite confident that you are laughing and it's the kind of laugh that gives normal people shivers." =]I[=
Gallowmere Rorschach Enlightened Industries Goonswarm Federation 804	Posted - 2014.11.11 16:16:42 - [34] - Quote Unfortunately, I am too honest, and I know the people asking a bit too well. My usual response is something like, "you shattered your monitor over getting spawn camped in battlegrounds in WoW...you have absolutely no business playing Eve".
Syn Shi School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 55	Posted - 2014.11.11 16:26:41 - [35] - Quote I invite them to go out somewhere and meet me there. On their way there I have my real friends waiting to beat them up and take their stuff. When they show up I tell them its their fault for trusting me. Then I post a video of them getting beat up so other Eve vets can laugh. Then buy another throw away character to do it again.
DaReaper Net 7 1220	Posted - 2014.11.11 16:35:36 - [36] - Quote I usually say "You have heard of WoW yes? Well its WoW in space, except of running around and kill things with sticks then level up, you shoot crap with guns. No level system, real time training, and its open world." usually by that point there eyes have glazed over and that ends that. OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!
Sebastor Cane The Outlet 180	Posted - 2014.11.11 17:32:16 - [37] - Quote I always tell people that EVE online is a game for people who cry themselves to sleep at night. Im feeling much better thanks :)
Mara Pahrdi The Order of Anoyia 851	Posted - 2014.11.11 18:11:17 - [38] - Quote None of my friends play mmos, so no good trying. I could try and explain it to my mom (82). But she'd want to play and would delight in scamming me out of my stuff, awox me or do whatever one can do in EVE to another. It would be lots of fun but absolutely not casual anymore . Remove insurance. This thread is the reason, why CCP should stop advertising any aspect of EVE PvE
Trevor Dalech Adeptus Assassinorum Silent Eviction 58	Posted - 2014.11.11 18:50:08 - [39] - Quote Depends on the friend, and their interests, I usually just say i'm a space pirate, and leave it at that.
Jur Tissant The TERRA Guardians of Serenity 291	Posted - 2014.11.11 19:19:07 - [40] - Quote EVE Online is a massively multiplayer online sociopathy simulator.
Lucas Kell Internet Terrorists SpaceMonkey's Alliance 4426	Posted - 2014.11.11 19:28:03 - [41] - Quote I say: It's an addictive game which many claim is dark or hardcore but is actually one of the easiest games there is. It's got space in it. You probably won't like it. The Indecisive Noob - EVE fan blog. Wholesale Trading - The new bulk trading mailing list. Chrysus Industries - Savings made simple!
NIFTYGetAtMe State Protectorate Caldari State 22	Posted - 2014.11.11 20:11:40 - [42] - Quote It's simple dude: Autism.
ashley Eoner 359	Posted - 2014.11.11 23:45:12 - [43] - Quote I explain it to friends as an oldschool space based MMORPG with an interface straight out of 2005 and players that think they are special solely because they play the game. The learning curve is easy and the gameplay is more forgivable then the hard MMORPGS out there.
Rain6639 GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 3236	Posted - 2014.11.12 01:10:45 - [44] - Quote Graygor wrote: Rain6637 wrote: I don't. EVE is high on the list of things not worth trying to make people understand This pretty much. Because invariably 'can i get out of my ship and go on the planets' pops up in the first 2 minutes. Every, single, time. the last time I mentioned EVE was this past week. the guy started talking about it in general terms as if he knew all about it, because his girlfriend was there and he's a wannabe hipster film major. the Commissar Kate Fanclub \| Rainfleet on Twitch \| Twitter \| Rainfleet mk.III \| Imgur
somedudeinaship Star Whorz 42	Posted - 2014.11.12 01:13:40 - [45] - Quote Why would you try to explain that you play a game in which skills must sometimes be trained for months or even up to a year before you can do something? I know most would likely look at you like you were all nuts. Who would play such a game?
Rain6637 GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 24341	Posted - 2014.11.12 02:59:06 - [46] - Quote we might be autists but at least we don't have ADD. I do, however, happen to find great enjoyment riding bicycles. President of the Commissar Kate Fanclub \| Twitter \|-ámk.III \| Imgur \| Evening Games Club: Casino concept redefined \|
Omar Alharazaad Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance 738	Posted - 2014.11.12 04:45:33 - [47] - Quote It's a space sim for butthurt armchair psychoanalysts who are just waiting for that big break. Also, most of my friends already know about EVE, and their reactions tend to waver between horror and arousal. I have messed up friends... I should have listened to my DT's.
Unsuccessful At Everything The Troll Bridge 17590	Posted - 2014.11.12 04:53:51 - [48] - Quote I tell them this: Eve is a game where your experience may vary depending on your attitude going into it. people with a good sense of HTFU will find it rather pleasant , while those who dont will simply feel as if they are trying to pass a pinecone through their lower GI tract. *Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?*
Raviel Oxidans Uranus Intruders Test Alliance Please Ignore 2	Posted - 2014.11.12 04:54:18 - [49] - Quote to my friends? those which play candy crush and farm heros and all that ****? I dont bother in that. But if i had a friend interested in real videogames, i would explain that Eve is a game of spaceships and have a very intensive atmosphere and of course, is very hard to learn to play.
Claud Tiberius Fidelas Constans 79	Posted - 2014.11.12 04:55:39 - [50] - Quote An MMO in-the-future space sim in 3rd Person, with boring pve, CoD skins, time walls and pay-to-win or (if you don't pay-to-win) grinding. Once upon a time the Golem had a Raven hull and it looked good. Then it transformed into a plataduck. The end.
Josef Djugashvilis 2665	Posted - 2014.11.12 08:17:23 - [51] - Quote somedudeinaship wrote: Why would you try to explain that you play a game in which skills must sometimes be trained for months or even up to a year before you can do something? I know most would likely look at you like you were all nuts. Who would play such a game? Quite a few of us as it happens. This is not a signature.
McChicken Combo HalfMayo The Happy Meal 60	Posted - 2014.11.12 08:27:51 - [52] - Quote Whenever I try they react, "so it's WoW in space". ~ Bookmarks in overview ~ Fleet improvements
Luwc Confederation of Independent Contractors Swamphole 290	Posted - 2014.11.12 08:59:29 - [53] - Quote Imagine World of Tanks in space. Less interactive and playing arty all the time. http://hugelolcdn.com/i/267520.gif
Xtreem Knockaround Guys Inc. Sin City Coalition 216	Posted - 2014.11.12 10:44:15 - [54] - Quote A spread sheet with decent graphics
ggodhsup Raider corp 6	Posted - 2014.11.12 12:31:35 - [55] - Quote really hard....you probably wouldnt like it.
stoicfaux 5403	Posted - 2014.11.12 12:49:09 - [56] - Quote Two words: Venn Diagram List the qualities of a friend in real life and draw a circle around the set. Now list the qualities of a friend in EVE and draw a circle around that set. Do the circles overlap? If yes, then the question is moot because you're probably too busy staying alive, avoiding the authorities, and/or are too paranoid in real life to be playing EVE in the first place. WASABI: Warp Acceleration System Ancillary Boost Injected(Gäó)
somedudeinaship Star Whorz 43	Posted - 2014.11.12 13:34:08 - [57] - Quote Rain6637 wrote: we might be autists but at least we don't have ADD. I do, however, happen to find great enjoyment riding bicycles. Just wondering if this comment was directed at me? Or was it meant to be directed at the rest of the gaming population in general in the way it was worded? I ask because sometimes people make these kinds of comments towards someone intentionally while not addressing them specifically which usually results in confusion.
Jenn aSide Smokin Aces. 8982	Posted - 2014.11.12 13:45:33 - [58] - Quote Josef Djugashvilis wrote: somedudeinaship wrote: Why would you try to explain that you play a game in which skills must sometimes be trained for months or even up to a year before you can do something? I know most would likely look at you like you were all nuts. Who would play such a game? Quite a few of us as it happens. Compared to the 3 billion human beings who have internet access, there aren't that many of us lol. This is why I don't bother explain anything about EVE to people. The odds of finding someone who fits into the profile of the few thousands of us who play EVE (again compared to 3,000,000,000 people on Earth with internet access) are probably lower than finding someone who loves listening to recorded Tibetan Goat Herder chanting (which is oddly quite funky once you get used to all the grunting). I live EVE, that's all anyone really needs to know.
Rain6637 GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 24437	Posted - 2014.11.12 16:10:05 - [59] - Quote somedude, I was riffing on this comment NIFTYGetAtMe wrote: It's simple dude: Autism. President of the Commissar Kate Fanclub \| Twitter \|-ámk.III \| Imgur \| Evening Games Club: Casino concept redefined \|
Toshiro Hasegawa Phoenix Rising Incorporated 107	Posted - 2014.11.12 16:20:07 - [60] - Quote I have been trying to explain it to people since 2002 .. and i think have mostly failed miserably. - glazed eyes and quick subject changes. but over time i have drilled it down to its salient points. Its an MMORPG set in space - you dont walk around - you fly ships. Its a sanbox and not a "theme park" MMO (explain wth that means) Its heavily PvP orientated but with still alot of PvE (explain PvP v. PvE) Its single shard (explain what what means - compare it to other games) It has conquerable space .. and 10s of thousands of players group together to fight over it. It has a huge almost entirely player driven economy - which is complex enough to be studied by economists. It has a high death penalty. - which makes PvP really exciting unlike all other MMO. Its been going for over a decade. History is the study of change.
Felicity Love Imperium Galactic Navy 2162	Posted - 2014.11.12 17:16:48 - [61] - Quote "... have you heard about this great feature called Time Dilation? Ah, well, it's alot like grid-lock, at rush hour, in any sizeable city with really poor public transit planning and no clue whatsoever to do when more and more drivers jump on the freeway each day. Good luck with that." "... ah, yeah, there's this really great combat tradition where 20 or 30 guys will shoot somebody who can't shoot back. Yep, ganking. Yep, sure, it's like 'ganking' in any other MMO... except in EVE it's considered the 'gold standard' for PVP. Cool, eh ? " "EVE is dying." -- The Four Forum Trolls of the Apocalypse.-á-á ( Pick four, any four. They all smell. -á)
Jenn aSide Smokin Aces. 8988	Posted - 2014.11.12 17:34:16 - [62] - Quote Felicity Love wrote: "... ah, yeah, there's this really great combat tradition where 20 or 30 guys will shoot somebody who can't shoot back. Yep, ganking. Yep, sure, it's like 'ganking' in any other MMO... except in EVE it's considered the 'gold standard' for PVP. Cool, eh ? " Screw how other MMOs does it, This is EVE.
Domanique Altares Rifterlings Point Blank Alliance 3403	Posted - 2014.11.12 17:37:42 - [63] - Quote I don't have to explain EVE to my friends. Most of them have played it, discovered the bad, and retired to the pony farm over on Failheap. "i advice you to go spit on the back of someone else because you are fall on the wrong horse." - Meio Rayliegh
Erin Crawford 337	Posted - 2014.11.12 18:27:39 - [64] - Quote Gunrunner1775 wrote: How do you explain EVE to friends wooosh, biep-biep, bzzzap, rat-tat-tat, zap-zap-zap-zap, aaaargh, KA-BOOOM, booohooohooo, HAHAHA, Cha-ching, wooosh...
Notorious Fellon 351	Posted - 2014.11.12 18:53:49 - [65] - Quote "EVE is everything WoW isn't" If they ask for more, then I continue. If they look like a deer in headlights, I walk away slowly with my hand on my wallet. Trust no one. Crime, it is not a "career", it is a lifestyle.
Shizuken Venerated Stars 304	Posted - 2014.11.12 20:11:42 - [66] - Quote I refer to it as "Sociopaths Online.". Then they ask me if its " that stupid game where people destroyed $300k worth of internet spaceships..."
Aurelius Valentius Imperial Academy Amarr Empire 382	Posted - 2014.11.12 20:24:06 - [67] - Quote All my friends are in EVE... you have non-EVE friends?
Rain6637 GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 24477	Posted - 2014.11.12 20:46:10 - [68] - Quote I'm going to start telling people it's WoW in space and then get them to join because people actually play WoW. President of the Commissar Kate Fanclub \| Twitter \|-ámk.III \| Imgur \| Evening Games Club: Casino concept redefined \|
Aurelius Valentius Imperial Academy Amarr Empire 384	Posted - 2014.11.12 23:05:05 - [69] - Quote Rain6637 wrote: I'm going to start telling people it's WoW in space and then get them to join because people actually play WoW. - Shameless KB stuffing!... I see what you are up to there!
Rain6637 GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 24498	Posted - 2014.11.12 23:18:39 - [70] - Quote if they play WoW, is baiting them for a referral bonus anything to feel guilty over? President of the Commissar Kate Fanclub \| Twitter \|-ámk.III \| Imgur \| Evening Games Club: Casino concept redefined \|
Commissar Kate GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 88199	Posted - 2014.11.12 23:20:30 - [71] - Quote Rain6637 wrote: if they play WoW, is baiting them for a referral bonus anything to feel guilty over? Don't feel guilty for scamming people into a terrible game. It's their own damn fault. Why can't I wear that? \|\| My Fanclub
Rain6637 GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 24498	Posted - 2014.11.12 23:22:35 - [72] - Quote just mention casually that people say EVE is hard to understand, but they're the dumb ones (but you'll be ok). President of the Commissar Kate Fanclub \| Twitter \|-ámk.III \| Imgur \| Evening Games Club: Casino concept redefined \|
Delban Crendalion Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation 7	Posted - 2014.11.12 23:24:47 - [73] - Quote Gunrunner1775 wrote: then i go along the lines of .... imagine that dungeon your in with your buddies and you die,.. now imagine that all the gear you are wearing is now GONE cause you died and your left nekkid at your bind point... the look of total shock and horror is priceless Most of my friends played Everquest in the late 90's, so we already know what it's like to lose all your shiznit every time you die... "Has anybody seen my corpse??"
BrundleMeth Caldari Provisions Caldari State 291	Posted - 2014.11.12 23:41:26 - [74] - Quote I don't have any real life friends... Not really interested in hanging with people who want to talk about their kids and grand kids all the time....and I certainly don't want any kids in my house... I have a few "work" friends but we don't socialize outside of work hours...
Gunrunner1775 Interstellar Engineering and Electronics INC 37	Posted - 2014.11.13 00:23:26 - [75] - Quote LOL ive actualy enjoyed reading all the posts here, its been quite entertaining, thanks all
Omar Alharazaad Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance 751	Posted - 2014.11.13 04:27:22 - [76] - Quote BrundleMeth wrote: I don't have any real life friends... Not really interested in hanging with people who want to talk about their kids and grand kids all the time....and I certainly don't want any kids in my house... I have a few "work" friends but we don't socialize outside of work hours... My RL friends know I have a strict 'No Loinspawn' policy when it comes to my place. My work associates are the fun ones to talk to EVE about, as after about ten minutes or so they're looking at me like I'm the crazy cat lady from the Simpsons... and they're probably right.
Arronicus Fusion Enterprises Ltd Brothers of Tangra 1256	Posted - 2014.11.13 05:48:33 - [77] - Quote "It's about spaceships and trade and diplomacy. It's really boring, you wouldn't like it." If they inquire further, I show them the zero punctuation video. If beyond that, they show interest in the game, I'll explain it to them. Those two first steps really save a lot of time and frustration, for both parties.
Lady Areola Fappington 2336	Posted - 2014.11.13 06:07:14 - [78] - Quote Rain6637 wrote: just mention casually that people say EVE is hard to understand, but they're the dumb ones (but you'll be ok). This is basically my technique for getting friends to play Eve. "Ohh, Eve, yeah...well, it's kinda a difficult game. Hard to understand. Pretty sure you won't get it." It isn't really hard, but I think there are customers that you can lose in a good way and there's customers that you can lose in a bad way. If people come in and fundamentally don't like EVE Online, then I think that might be a good way of losing customers. . -á--CCP Soundwave
Kaely Tanniss Aurora Novae Aetatis 63	Posted - 2014.11.13 07:49:22 - [79] - Quote I just tell them to try the trial...if they don't get it, don't like it, or can't handle it...EVE isn't for them anyways If I had a nickel for every time someone said women don't play eve, I'd have a bag of nickels to whack the next person who said it..
Arla Sarain 107	Posted - 2014.11.13 09:30:53 - [80] - Quote Gunrunner1775 wrote: How do you explain EVE to friends It's like glorified IMVU.
Celina Shi Intergalactic systems 2	Posted - 2014.11.13 11:32:27 - [81] - Quote Im 37 years old, i dont tell my friends that i like to fly internet spaceships..
Yogsoloth Percussive Diplomacy 161	Posted - 2014.11.13 16:22:53 - [82] - Quote I tell them it's where daddy shoots people and takes thier things. Then my 6 year old looks at me and says... "Youre a bad guy ? ... I would still help you daddy" At which point I smile and reply "That's my boy"
Dark Hominy Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation 23	Posted - 2014.11.13 16:40:32 - [83] - Quote I tell them about the beautiful nebula and other outer space imagery. How cool the stations look. How much fun mining is. The awesome hallway on the other side of the CQ door. I tell them about the hyper-realistic submarine physics. I describe the blue doughnut and about bored null sec denizens. How not to expect a fair fight. NO really, make sure it isn't fair. I then tell them they probably won't like the game because it doesn't suit their personality. And finally, if they survive the trial I say, "Good night. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely pod you in the morning."
Syn Shi School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 61	Posted - 2014.11.13 18:28:00 - [84] - Quote I show them the new Twitch stream gambling site.........Eve pvp.
Herzav Perkone Caldari State 22	Posted - 2014.11.13 18:43:34 - [85] - Quote EvE is a fickle mistress I daresay, I have attempted to explain EvE in many ways to my friends, yet I have never managed to convince anyone to try it. Best MMO of the market? ''El Oh El, we got wow'' ''Oh its too much of a bother to try'' ''Oh I don't like space very much'' ''Oh its just your generic MMO'' ''Oh I like FPS because I am too braindead to use my head'' '' Oh you are too old to play vidya games'' I sometimes wonder if it has something to do with age, I have played a lot of MMO's and video games since I was not-so-small brat, I guess I'm just burned out of the same crap ever since ever. Am I turning into a hipster? Every single person I know plays the same yearly generic game yet I am here being a bitter ******* about not having real life friends to play with, I am forced to rely solely on the players of EvE for content.
Prince Kobol 2356	Posted - 2014.11.13 19:25:50 - [86] - Quote Here is the thing, most people I know who play MMO's all started off with games like UO, EQ, WOW etc, like most of us here. The reason they do not like Eve, is because they feel there is no end goal. Let me try and explain. In your traditional MMO you have a level cap to aim for and group content to accomplish. To do this you have to grind virtues, armour, weapons blah blah blah. Now most of the people I know play 2 - 3 MMO's at the same time. Once they complete all the relevant content they move onto the next game,and then to the next game and usually by that time the first game will have received new content and the process starts again. The problem they all have with Eve is that they do not see any end goal. I can point out that there are many things they could do but they just reply what is the point. What is the point for doing x, y and z to earn isk so they can PvP if it doesn't accomplish anything. I point out that they can do FW and you can earn isk whilst you PvP. Great, what happens in FW they ask.. Well you PvP, there is no real accomplishment, doesn't really mean anything.. they do not like this. What about living in null sec... erm, lets skip that one.. It is hard to convince people who are use to working towards a goal to play a game that has no real goals for a small group.
Herzav Perkone Caldari State 22	Posted - 2014.11.13 19:42:15 - [87] - Quote Prince Kobol wrote: Here is the thing, most people I know who play MMO's all started off with games like UO, EQ, WOW etc, like most of us here. The reason they do not like Eve, is because they feel there is no end goal. Let me try and explain. In your traditional MMO you have a level cap to aim for and group content to accomplish. To do this you have to grind virtues, armour, weapons blah blah blah. Now most of the people I know play 2 - 3 MMO's at the same time. Once they complete all the relevant content they move onto the next game,and then to the next game and usually by that time the first game will have received new content and the process starts again. The problem they all have with Eve is that they do not see any end goal. I can point out that there are many things they could do but they just reply what is the point. What is the point for doing x, y and z to earn isk so they can PvP if it doesn't accomplish anything. I point out that they can do FW and you can earn isk whilst you PvP. Great, what happens in FW they ask.. Well you PvP, there is no real accomplishment, doesn't really mean anything.. they do not like this. What about living in null sec... erm, lets skip that one.. It is hard to convince people who are use to working towards a goal to play a game that has no real goals for a small group. That seems like the mentality nowadays, but what happened to making your own fun? Different mindset I guess, but I think the ''make your own fun'' mindset is for the old-ish people while the ''themepark'' content is for the younguns.
Prince Kobol 2357	Posted - 2014.11.13 20:10:50 - [88] - Quote Herzav wrote: [ That seems like the mentality nowadays, but what happened to making your own fun? Different mindset I guess, but I think the ''make your own fun'' mindset is for the old-ish people while the ''themepark'' content is for the younguns. Also, how the hell does one make time for 2 to 3 mmos at the same time? I find that even one single game is enough to hold all of my time. Variety is the spice of life but you need content as well to keep you full, what use is a lot of flavor but no full belly? Personally I think age has very little to do with it. All people I know who do not like Eve are 30+ with families. There is lot to be said making your own fun but on the flip side Eve like all games is repetitive. For some people blowing space ships with no real end goal can get tiresome quickly. As for playing all those games, it doesn't take much to burn though new expansion packs when you are not starting from fresh.
Firestorm Delta Aphotic Machina 41	Posted - 2014.11.13 20:59:15 - [89] - Quote Prince Kobol wrote: Herzav wrote: [ That seems like the mentality nowadays, but what happened to making your own fun? Different mindset I guess, but I think the ''make your own fun'' mindset is for the old-ish people while the ''themepark'' content is for the younguns. Also, how the hell does one make time for 2 to 3 mmos at the same time? I find that even one single game is enough to hold all of my time. Variety is the spice of life but you need content as well to keep you full, what use is a lot of flavor but no full belly? Personally I think age has very little to do with it. All people I know who do not like Eve are 30+ with families. There is lot to be said making your own fun but on the flip side Eve like all games is repetitive. For some people blowing space ships with no real end goal can get tiresome quickly. As for playing all those games, it doesn't take much to burn though new expansion packs when you are not starting from fresh. EVE may be repetitive but at least the numbers always go up. I've played a number of other MMOs, and enjoyed them for quite some time, but eventually I realized that the level bar wasn't enough to motivate me. In EVE I'm a Care Bear at the moment largely due to not having a lot of time to play. Yet at any point I can undock in some random ship, make 20 jumps in a random direction, and blow up some random player without having to fuss with timers or rules. It doesn't even matter how long they've been playing or what corp they might be in. True such actions could have massive consequences but it's much more organic than any PvP I've done in other MMOs. Plus if I'm going to spend days grinding to buy things that cost massive amounts of money, I'd much rather own an epic space ship than a piece of armor. For me I probably wouldn't try to explain EVE, I'd get them to set up a trial character and throw them head first into the game. If they survive that then they'll be fine.
Mr M Sebiestor Tribe 431	Posted - 2014.11.14 01:50:25 - [90] - Quote "EVE is kind of like this." Then I tell them I'll double their money if they give me a $-í00. Share your experience Write for the EVE Tribune www.eve-tribune.com

CCP Darwin C C P C C P Alliance 192	Posted - 2014.11.14 02:26:22 - [91] - Quote Celina Shi wrote: Im 37 years old, i dont tell my friends that i like to fly internet spaceships.. I'm 43, and most of my friends who would play a computer game at all find EVE kind of interesting! Aside from explaining it in the context of my work, I've never felt awkward about talking about playing EVE. The way I'd explain it to friends or family is that it's a space-themed computer game with a huge world, shared by thousands of people, that is all about the conflict between self-organized teams of players. Making clear that the fun of the game is essentially social contact between teammates is something that even the people I know who don't play video games understand. CCP Darwin GÇó Senior Technical Artist, EVE Online GÇó @mark_wilkins

Mr M Sebiestor Tribe 431	Posted - 2014.11.14 02:45:56 - [92] - Quote CCP Darwin wrote: Celina Shi wrote: Im 37 years old, i dont tell my friends that i like to fly internet spaceships.. I'm 43, and most of my friends who would play a computer game at all find EVE kind of interesting! Aside from explaining it in the context of my work, I've never felt awkward about talking about playing EVE. The way I'd explain it to friends or family is that it's a space-themed computer game with a huge world, shared by thousands of people, that is all about the conflict between self-organized teams of players. Making clear that the fun of the game is essentially social contact between teammates is something that even the people I know who don't play video games understand. ...and then you pod them? Share your experience Write for the EVE Tribune www.eve-tribune.com
Cannibal Kane Cannibal Empire 4418	Posted - 2014.11.14 08:15:04 - [93] - Quote I did that to a buddy that joined eve. He did not know it was me at the time. I actively hunt people I meet in RL I know play EVE, pod them and then say hello and buy them a beer. "Kane is the End Boss of Highsec." -Psychotic Monk
Scipio Artelius The Vendunari End of Life 21273	Posted - 2014.11.14 09:53:54 - [94] - Quote Cannibal Kane wrote: I actively hunt people I meet in RL I know play EVE, pod them and then say hello and buy them a beer. You should go to Fanfest and see how many people avoid meeting you (then hunt them too). Come Win At Eve - Join The Vendunari
Adrie Atticus Shadows of Rebellion The Bastion 534	Posted - 2014.11.14 10:03:39 - [95] - Quote I told 5 people in total the following: "Smallest thing you can fly is about 20 meters in diameter, largest thing you can fly is about 12km long, it goes permanently boom if you screw up and you can get 51 days of game time on my behalf." 2/5 took the bait, one stayed for 6+ years, other one is just playing Skill Queue: Online at the moment.
Jenn aSide Smokin Aces. 9008	Posted - 2014.11.14 13:57:36 - [96] - Quote Adrie Atticus wrote: I told 5 people in total the following: "Smallest thing you can fly is about 20 meters in diameter, largest thing you can fly is about 12km long, it goes permanently boom if you screw up and you can get 51 days of game time on my behalf." 2/5 took the bait, one stayed for 6+ years, other one is just playing Skill Queue: Online at the moment. Your record is better than mine, right now I'm 2 for 8. The 6 that tried it and didn't continue still ask me about what's going on in the game all the time, 1 of those comes back ever now and again every couple years. So maybe call is 2.5/ for 8 lol.
Mysa EVIL PLANKTON 34	Posted - 2014.11.14 16:22:46 - [97] - Quote I say its like you know beeing sucked into one of those hypnotic space vaginas and instead of trying to escape you sit quietly alone complaining about everthing and and everbody not even trying to make it out of there. No one ever bother whit it.. SoloFoLife! -KEKE the Merlin wonder
Gaellia Bonaventure Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire 2585	Posted - 2014.11.14 18:38:42 - [98] - Quote Celina Shi wrote: Im 37 years old, i dont tell my friends that i like to fly internet spaceships.. Then tell them you play an economic simulator because that would actually be closer to the truth. Bring your possibles.
Aurelius Valentius Imperial Academy Amarr Empire 394	Posted - 2014.11.14 20:21:15 - [99] - Quote You could use the work analogy: It's like RL work where sociopaths and normal people interact daily in a real-time perpetual environment, but it's different because it's on a level playing field as gun-play is encouraged.
Burl en Daire M.O.M.S. Corp 76	Posted - 2014.11.14 23:37:55 - [100] - Quote This was on Twitter the other day. Made me laugh some, I may be a carebear but I'm not a blonde. https://twitter.com/EVE_CSM/status/532783223731154944 Yesterday's weirdness is tomorrow's reason why. Hunter S. Thompson
Nolak Ataru Incursion Osprey Replacement Fund LLC 262	Posted - 2014.11.15 20:30:21 - [101] - Quote Think WoW. Now remove GM / DEV accountability to the playerbase, add spaceships, and add broken SOV mechanics.
baltec1 Bat Country Goonswarm Federation 13912	Posted - 2014.11.15 20:38:57 - [102] - Quote EVE is Megacity one only in space and more violent. Join Bat Country today and defend the Glorious Socialist Dictatorship
Xorth Adimus Blackwater USA Inc. Pandemic Legion 51	Posted - 2014.11.15 21:15:32 - [103] - Quote I don't: 1. Eve also seems to attract everyone on earth with an antisocial personality disorder, although this number is still actually small, there are just enough of these special snowflakes to make eve .. special. 2. People who have played eve have likely quit. 3. People who play eve will generally be full of hate towards players I associate with. 4. People who don't play eve would 99% be scared of the entire concept if you took the time to explain it to them or be a secret special snowflake.
Tau Cabalander Retirement Retreat Working Stiffs 4339	Posted - 2014.11.15 22:58:24 - [104] - Quote One of my favorite descriptions: Could anyone explain - like I'm five - what Eve is? I don't play PC games or MMOs but I am absolutely fascinated by Eve and what is going on with the big battle. Favorite promos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Ski9g3as4
Harrison Tato Yamato Holdings 188	Posted - 2014.11.16 07:51:03 - [105] - Quote VoIP with space themed wallpaper.
Mike Adoulin Adolescent Radioactive Pirate Hamsters 988	Posted - 2014.11.16 08:07:34 - [106] - Quote Sometimes people ask me about EVE. I tell them if they want to play a game where you can lie, cheat (to a certain extent...), steal everything that isn't locked up and nailed down, and scam your little rabid gerbil guts out, then it's the game for you. Then I mention it has spaceships and stuff. So yeah, I pretty much compare it to law school. Everything in EVE is a trap. And if it isn't, it's your job to make it a trap...:) You want to know what immorality in EVE Online looks like? Look no further than Ripard "Jester" Teg. Chribba is the Chuck Norris of EVE.
Savesti Kyrsst CTRL-Q Iron Oxide. 15	Posted - 2014.11.16 15:35:02 - [107] - Quote I just explain it's a game about making nerds angry.
Jarod Garamonde Sardaukar Merc Guild General Tso's Alliance 2131	Posted - 2014.11.16 16:08:03 - [108] - Quote Explaining EVE to family members that don't "get it": Cursory Guide to the Different Races in EVE Online: Gallente: Descended from Italians, Greeks, Portuguese, and French, with a government styled exactly like the one modern-day American Libertarians want. Pretty much laid-back space hedonists, but will jack you up, oldschool if you actually manage to upset them. Caldari: The fascist/corporatist result of the Japanese and Germans piling into a spaceship and setting off to a distant solar system. Everyone knows their place and stays in it. Unfeeling and driven by only two things: money and f**king HATING the Gallenteans. Minmatar: Black Vikings. I'm not even joking. Seriously one of the coolest concepts for a sci-fi race, EVER. Using archaic technology and ships that look like they were pieced together in a junkyard, they still manage to routinely rip the other races' faces off and wear them.... as long as the fight doesn't last TOO long. Amarr: What would happen if you crossed Catholics and Muslims, let them do all the things they actually want to do with society, and then gave them laser beams? The Amarr. Seriously scary culture. Good thing their ships suck ass. Jovians: You can't play as these guys. Genetically modified badasses that could utterly steamroll the other races if they weren't so busy being depressed and reclusive. Originally conceptualized as actual aliens, but later toned down to just transhuman walking science labs. The developer employees used to all have characters of the Jovian race, but that inexplicably got tossed out a few years ago. Presumably because some players just will not stop asking "so when do we get to play as Jovians?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- `That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right...`
Anke Eyrou Hades Sisters 44	Posted - 2014.11.16 16:40:40 - [109] - Quote I don't, I let the other half do it. I expect to get this post deleted or locked. So much for freedom of expression.
Zedutchman The Miners of Hyperion 0	Posted - 2014.11.16 20:48:05 - [110] - Quote It's what real life would be if people were really immortal....... Everyone trying to get rich by ripping each other off... Or people just killing each other all the time, because it doesn't really matter.. But mostly people trying to get rich by killing each other all the time.
Seifer Al'Masy Adhocracy Incorporated Adhocracy 20	Posted - 2014.11.16 22:08:54 - [111] - Quote Like someone once said.... *"Eve is a cardboard box, half a million players in it, and no rules"*
Velarra 330	Posted - 2014.11.17 03:24:04 - [112] - Quote You know that Easter egg flight sim that was in Excell? Or was it Open Office? Yeah. Now turn it into an mmo with spaceships.
Celina Shi Intergalactic systems 3	Posted - 2014.12.09 20:37:31 - [113] - Quote Now that the new trailer is out things are changing :) people are like : Damn, this is the game you have played for years?? I got my mates girlfriends liking this now.
inta Vakaria Orbital Offence 14	Posted - 2014.12.09 21:03:53 - [114] - Quote Eve is an online chat room, with a spaceship mini game that got out of hand.
BoBoZoBo Paragon Fury Tactical Narcotics Team 504	Posted - 2014.12.09 21:08:50 - [115] - Quote Show them the EVE IS REAL video. Primary Test Subject GÇó SmackTalker Elite
Altirius Saldiaro Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire 193	Posted - 2014.12.09 21:23:08 - [116] - Quote Its a Click Fest
ISD Ezwal ISD Community Communications Liaisons 2874	Posted - 2014.12.09 21:39:15 - [117] - Quote Josef Djugashvilis wrote: I have tried many, many times. My friends just tell me to be my age (59) and stop playing a kids game... Your friends sadly have no idea. I can tell you I know quite a few that are older than you that play this game. One of them is even on my team (no, it's not me). Virtually all my real life friends (regardless of age) that are interested in Science Fiction and online gaming already play EvE.... The selling points have mostly been 'hardcore SF'', 'difficult' and 'deep'. ISD Ezwal Vice Admiral Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs) Interstellar Services Department
Phoenix Jones Isogen 5 970	Posted - 2014.12.09 22:36:07 - [118] - Quote I have to show them videos to really explain it. Used to be this one https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0QhJkGhYG1s When they ask what the community is like, I show them this great guy and how even older people play https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bHLdYVELWrQ When they ask how fleets and cons are I show them this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NyPyh9Qtawk (Warning language and reading) If they ask about harassment, I usually show them a video from a eve famous person wearing a Harry potter hat, and how they were dealt with. If they ask why the heck they should bother. I say it's for moments like this. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AdfFnTt2UT0 Yaay!!!!
AeonOfTime Syrkos Technologies Joint Venture Conglomerate 60	Posted - 2014.12.09 22:49:13 - [119] - Quote Sadly I don't have any friends that fit the EVE profile, most don't even touch computers on a regular basis. When I tell them that I've been playing EVE for over 7 years, I can see that they have trouble understanding how that is even possible. To explain what it is about, I usually explain what attracted me in the first place: a scifi game that lets you fly a huge selection of ships, and more or less do as you please in the huge universe to explore. You can find some nice asteroids to mine and make that your business, fight against NPCs, join player-run groups and join massive player fights, become a trader in a thriving and cutthroat economy, manufacture almost any item usable in the game, explore deep space and wormholes, fly around in a cloaked ship, build your own space station, colonize planets to create massive manufacturing installations, create awesome looking characters, document your travels with screenshots gorgeous scenery, delve into a rich background story, roleplay a real scifi character, run your own massive player group and conquer entire regions of lawless space, defend known space against invasions by body snatching crazed humanoids, pick one of the four factions and fight for a real cause, discover hidden treasures outside the beaten baths, clone yourself... Explaining this to people that have not experienced EVE is quite hard... but in the end what matters is: "It's a lot of fun."
dark heartt 517	Posted - 2014.12.10 00:22:33 - [120] - Quote This is how I explained it yesterday after some questions from a mate about the HED-GP fight: "You don't control a character, you control a spaceship. That spaceship can be anything from a tiny little frigate to a massive capital ship. Each ship is good at different things. You can mine space rocks, shoot bad guys for money, explore the universe for loot to sell, shoot other players, or work with hundreds or thousands of other players to control space. You train skills in real time, so even right now as I'm talking my two characters are progressing in the game." "However the game is harsh, so don't expect to have your hand held. Everyone who has made Eve their home has worked to do so. They learned from doing, from reading and from listening to others who know what they are talking about. When you die, your ship and all it's gear is lost to you forever. It's also an always on PVP game. Even in the supposed 'safe' areas you can die at the hands of another player if you aren't careful. But loss is ok, and I've had more fun losing ships than winning fights sometimes." http://tetrisisunrealistic.blogspot.com.au/
FaDe-iN PhalanX ProjecT 10	Posted - 2014.12.10 00:46:07 - [121] - Quote Its less of a verbal explanation, and more of a kick to the groin. "Ya, kind of like that"
Sturmwolke 599	Posted - 2014.12.10 04:19:38 - [122] - Quote I'll tell them : EVE is sandbox ~~MMO~~ school where you have the opportunity to observe players pull out every tricks they can think of to get ahead. Whether PvP, PvE or the economy (which is rampant with market manipulations). It's not a game per se. It's a social experiment. Learn from it and your perspective on things in the real world will be greatly sharpened, including, but not limited to : - bullshit detector skills - scam detector skills - sock puppeteering detector skills - propaganda/anti-propaganda skills - always alert for awoxers - trust savvy (i.e. limit your damage in betrayal scenario) - better min-max skills, better efficiency - IT security savvy - business savvy - management savvy ..... All in all, it's a great school for non-ignoramuses.
Johan Civire The Lyran Empire 868	Posted - 2014.12.10 04:39:40 - [123] - Quote Uhm i`m not going to tell my friends how to play this. I have try in the "normal way" belive me i try. The get so confuse. And the problem is, i know to many things so my info is way to big to tell them. So what i do or what i have done. Is doing a lan party with internet. Let them come over and install eve, and even i start a new "trail". So i go try to pick all of them the same race so there is no "confusion" where some one is! There i try to learn the basic. And playing all day long. "missions" just to get the feeling how the warp works ship and combat. This can take a while to get hang of it. It works because the ask me TONS yes TONS of question. If i need to talk that in english or i need to type all that i think the are kicking my butt and the will never play this game. But know sins i have done this way, the are playing. You can try teamspeak. But to do it for them its easyer then telling or typing. So this game have to many options, Yes its sandbox i know. But the overwheliming of options is just crazy. I think the need to limit it, so there is not that MASS OPTION for you. Unless the hit a box that say show all options. After the done all tuts the "show option will be auto enabled" The problem is TEXT nobody whats to read TEXT in game. Aka 2003 yah ok ic why you need to read. But come on people put some money in TALKING. I know for me its useless sins i know a thing of two in eve so if the going to change ad it or remove this will not effect my game play. But for like my son he wants to play it he know what i`m doing but when he first login he was like uhm dad???? He get a little confuse at his first mission. I think the best way is to make a NOOB ZONE All trail account go there is a dead space no PK nothing. No high sp players can enter. Also all noobs are there and the can team up easy without traveling because the have no clue how to team up or how to travel. So this will clean up that problem. After the have done all the tut you can get them back in eve "spawn in there own starting race" This is how i will do. If that was possible. I know bad english but he i want try to help.
Cyndrogen Curse of Knowledge Advanced Vector 658	Posted - 2014.12.10 06:57:42 - [124] - Quote CCP Darwin wrote: Celina Shi wrote: Im 37 years old, i dont tell my friends that i like to fly internet spaceships.. I'm 43, and most of my friends who would play a computer game at all find EVE kind of interesting! Aside from explaining it in the context of my work, I've never felt awkward about talking about playing EVE. The way I'd explain it to friends or family is that it's a space-themed computer game with a huge world, shared by thousands of people, that is all about the conflict between self-organized teams of players. Making clear that the fun of the game is essentially social contact between teammates is something that even the people I know who don't play video games understand. Is Eve a game? A game, typically, has a winning end game. Most games I have played my entire life end in some way or another. There is a goal and then when you complete said goal the game is over, or you die and the game is over. Eve is nothing like a game, in fact I stopped calling it a game and I refer to it as a living work of art. It's more like legos, you build things you can assemble stuff and make your own content. It's a sandbox simulator more then a game. There are game element in Eve and even game like missions you can run, but Eve itself is a space simulator. It's a modern playground, filled with digital sand. What makes Eve unique is the people you meet across the virtual world who also have a passion for space simulators.
S5516B Republic Military School Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2014.12.11 02:27:18 - [125] - Quote Quote: Is Eve a game? A game, typically, has a winning end game. Most games I have played my entire life end in some way or another. There is a goal and then when you complete said goal the game is over, or you die and the game is over. Eve is nothing like a game, in fact I stopped calling it a game and I refer to it as a living work of art. It's more like legos, you build things you can assemble stuff and make your own content. It's a sandbox simulator more then a game. There are game element in Eve and even game like missions you can run, but Eve itself is a space simulator. It's a modern playground, filled with digital sand. What makes Eve unique is the people you meet across the virtual world who also have a passion for space simulators. ThisGÇª I read this quote to my husband and after multiple failed attempts to explain EVE, he finally gets it. Still can't get him to play though. I'm the science geek in our relationship :)
Dredd Slider PSI Division 4	Posted - 2014.12.11 03:11:52 - [126] - Quote Cyndrogen wrote: CCP Darwin wrote: Celina Shi wrote: Im 37 years old, i dont tell my friends that i like to fly internet spaceships.. I'm 43, and most of my friends who would play a computer game at all find EVE kind of interesting! Aside from explaining it in the context of my work, I've never felt awkward about talking about playing EVE. The way I'd explain it to friends or family is that it's a space-themed computer game with a huge world, shared by thousands of people, that is all about the conflict between self-organized teams of players. Making clear that the fun of the game is essentially social contact between teammates is something that even the people I know who don't play video games understand. Is Eve a game? A game, typically, has a winning end game. Most games I have played my entire life end in some way or another. There is a goal and then when you complete said goal the game is over, or you die and the game is over. Eve is nothing like a game, in fact I stopped calling it a game and I refer to it as a living work of art. It's more like legos, you build things you can assemble stuff and make your own content. It's a sandbox simulator more then a game. There are game element in Eve and even game like missions you can run, but Eve itself is a space simulator. It's a modern playground, filled with digital sand. What makes Eve unique is the people you meet across the virtual world who also have a passion for space simulators. "What makes Eve unique is the people you meet across the virtual world who also have a passion for space simulators." that's all I ever tell people as to why I play eve.
Belial Darksoul United Space Collective Exploration 0	Posted - 2014.12.11 03:13:20 - [127] - Quote Well i have never had to deal with this situation because i am blessed with lack of actual RL friends.... so yeah if i did i'd say something along the lines of: * it is the only game [that i am aware of] that is actively promoted to Feth people off, lying, cheating, stealing, all the good things your mother warned you about, it is all here in the all-in-one-space-game. * you can play dress ups. unfortunately there are no magic hats.......or stuff like that, but there are cybernetic arms and such. * everything you do affects something or someone else, every action has a consequence, even if you don't realize at the time. * if you are .....like me......and haven't got an interest in playing group games but like MMO's but don't play well with others [i prefer solo tbh, less mind feths] then you can play solo without much of a disadvantage, this type of playstyle is also promoted. there are many things to discover, and if there isn't something for them, then i'd mention a list of other cool but unrelated to Eve "games" and what they can do etc..... but i am blessed with no friends, either RL or online. just how i like it.
Vyl Vit 882	Posted - 2014.12.11 08:19:53 - [128] - Quote I've been looking at this question (subject line) for a very long time now, giving it little thought, but feeling a tad strange every time I saw it, and I finally decided I'd cypher it out. The thing is, "friend" and "explain to" ... those two in the same sentence strikes me as weird. I'd never have a "friend" who'd require an explanation. I think the two concepts are...contrary to one another. A friend is someone to whom you never have to explain. Furthermore, none of my friends don't know what EVE Online is. I don't know anyone who doesn't know what EVE is and I really wouldn't want to know anyone who doesn't know. At this day and age it'd be a bit like knowing someone who doesn't know what a wheel is, wouldn't it? Anyone with any sense has already left town.
Sol Project Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 126	Posted - 2014.12.11 08:24:49 - [129] - Quote This is easy. I have no friends, so anyone who approaches me and asks me about it ... ... would just receive a **** you and my middle finger and that's how I explain it.
Janeway84 Def Squadron Pride Before Fall 118	Posted - 2014.12.11 14:05:44 - [130] - Quote I told my friends about eve, two of them managed to play for a few hours then quit complaining about Ui, controls gameplay even :p 2 years later i managed to get one of them attached to the game for a few weeks but he dropped it when he started his new job. I havent heard from him since, he is all work no fun these days..
Kalishka Ashkulf Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 69	Posted - 2014.12.11 14:45:42 - [131] - Quote How do you explain EVE to friends? I demonstrate by doing something like this Why, thank you, Thing!
Adela Talvanen School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 115	Posted - 2014.12.11 15:14:23 - [132] - Quote Its a space based game in which lots of Americans and a few Canadians fly around in interstellar space ships and shoot at one another, and it also has lots of Russians involved in the action as well.
Sol Project Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic 135	Posted - 2014.12.11 15:26:53 - [133] - Quote Adela Talvanen wrote: Its a space based game in which lots of Americans and a few Canadians fly around in interstellar space ships and shoot at one another, and it also has lots of Russians involved in the action as well. Austria.
Adela Talvanen School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 115	Posted - 2014.12.11 15:33:28 - [134] - Quote Sol Project wrote: Adela Talvanen wrote: Its a space based game in which lots of Americans and a few Canadians fly around in interstellar space ships and shoot at one another, and it also has lots of Russians involved in the action as well. Austria. Like us British you are in a minority.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance 1666	Posted - 2014.12.11 18:05:24 - [135] - Quote This. F Would you like to know more?
Mario Putzo Welping and Dunking. 965	Posted - 2014.12.11 19:01:26 - [136] - Quote EVE Online is the best game you never have to play. Huh? Thats right buddy, EVE is ****, it is boring, it is hard, and unforgiving...except when it isn't. Huh? There are hundreds of things to do, yet practically nothing at the same time...its great. You can sit in station for 8 hours and experience just as much as you would if you undock. I don't get it? Now you don't even need to log in to play, fill the skill queue and read about the game...the real part of the game. What do you mean? Simple. EVE isn't a Game, it is a community. The people you play with are the game, and you can experience the game with or with out playing it, some of the most fun Ive had in EVE was sitting on TS3 driving home from work. So should I play it? My friend....you don't play EVE...EVE plays you.
Xalanax Miskatonic Mercantile 4	Posted - 2014.12.11 19:16:48 - [137] - Quote Eve is a sunset. A technically explainable thing that while shared by many will be a unique experience to the individual.
Tiberius Mathusia Gallente Rebels Inc. Villore Accords 4	Posted - 2014.12.11 20:53:05 - [138] - Quote Badly. I normally give up and say it's about shiny spaceships and blowing stuff up before they get bored and stop listening.
Takoma Panala State War Academy Caldari State 1	Posted - 2014.12.11 21:44:39 - [139] - Quote Telling? No thanks, i want to keep my friends...
Maxwell Nadires Prime Forces The Methodical Alliance 0	Posted - 2014.12.12 03:34:51 - [140] - Quote Playing EVE online is a lot like living in Hollywood, having it all, then deciding you don't like living with the stars and moving to East L.A. where the police don't even go unless they're doing a SWAT raid.

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