While CCP on the whole do a great job, they are also paid for it as, you know a job, I work alot of hours, get things working and get paid, CCP do the same so they get their subs and you know get paid, so while they are good at their jobs tbh I am not going to throw myself at them for fixing an issue either.

So on behalf of me, well done for doing your jobs at a level better than some :-)

Its not the fact that they do so, its the fact that they continuously do so. They always keep this game modern and up to date with the best they can. They could have *shudder* gone the wow route and kept pretty much the same game throughout. Instead, they consistently keep this game at the top of what they can do. And to me at least, that deserves a beer.

Sorry I still refer back to my point of that is what they are paid to do. I'm not comaplining, they do a good job for the vast majority of times, that however does not distract from the point I pay X amount to play the game and thus in THEIR best interest to make it upto date and playable, I can if I so choose go elsewhere, which is my point, without out $$ there is no game, if the game is not working or updated they lose their $$ and the cycle is as it stands.

hey i'm with you, good job CCP, but not buying them a beer over it lol.

I pay netflix about the same as i do eve, I am not gonna buy them a beer when i click on netflix and watch my tv program and it does not crash because that's the whole reason I am paying..

i'v been playing damned near 12 years.. paying my sub each month, I see your point, but negate it. Also it's not a 'free' update, it's just included in the monthly fee.. I am guessing you are one of the people who say they have "free text" or "free mins" on their phone contract, when infact they are just included in the monthlies. If Eve were free to play and only extras were paid for then I would agree 100%

I have for over 11 years paid my monthly sub, I expect a fun, updated and working game, simple as that.

If you want to reward someone for doing their job then good for you, hell we need more of you in the world, but for now i'll just stick to allowing CCP to be kind, great, willing and over and above enough to allow me to pay them to play this, how humble of them.

Thanks CCP for taking my money in exchange for a service, I salute you, if only other organizations would take my money in exchange for trying to supply a service that does what it is meant to... oh wait..

/edit/ for the record i think CCP do a good job, but if you want to buy someone a beer, go down to you local shelter and buy a volunteer who does alot harder work, for alot less a beer.

Its not the fact that they do so, its the fact that they continuously do so. They always keep this game modern and up to date with the best they can. They could have *shudder* gone the wow route and kept pretty much the same game throughout. Instead, they consistently keep this game at the top of what they can do. And to me at least, that deserves a beer.

While CCPers may be paid, there's still a lot to be said for the guys that woke up at 3am to deal with an unexpected emergency; a thank-you is a decent thing, at the very least.

That said, the buy 'em a beer bit? Just went to my first Fanfest, and I brought a couple bottles of whiskey for appropriate folk. :) I'd recommend other folk do the same for the devs whose work they especially appreciate.

Misread the title... Buy CCP a bear.

They've made some key decision in terms of ongoing free releases and upgrades that is probably the reason they've had the longevity they've had. Other MMOPGs start trying to charge for new content and releases and eventually folks start walking away (40 bucks + an ongoing subscription for a new type of ship? Forget that!). That decision by itself is probably the smartest thing the company did to sustain its success. Hope other game developers take notice and follow suit.

Isn't Fanfest the place to buy them all a beer

Would donate.

Misread the title... Buy CCP a bear.

i'v been playing damned near 12 years.. paying my sub each month, I see your point, but negate it. Also it's not a 'free' update, it's just included in the monthly fee.. I am guessing you are one of the people who say they have "free text" or "free mins" on their phone contract, when infact they are just included in the monthlies. If Eve were free to play and only extras were paid for then I would agree 100%

I have for over 11 years paid my monthly sub, I expect a fun, updated and working game, simple as that.

If you want to reward someone for doing their job then good for you, hell we need more of you in the world, but for now i'll just stick to allowing CCP to be kind, great, willing and over and above enough to allow me to pay them to play this, how humble of them.

Thanks CCP for taking my money in exchange for a service, I salute you, if only other organizations would take my money in exchange for trying to supply a service that does what it is meant to... oh wait..

/edit/ for the record i think CCP do a good job, but if you want to buy someone a beer, go down to you local shelter and buy a volunteer who does alot harder work, for alot less a beer.