Mikkhi Kisht
Vanity Thy Name Is
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Posted - 2016.10.02 01:16:43 -
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To OP;
Eve Online. It's many things to many people. For me, I came into the game with a bit of a headsup. Before I fired up the first trial account I did some research, as to how the niche sandbox that is Eve tended to behave. So it was a swamp of articles ranging from 'toxic carebear avoidance' and 'Grr these specific toons/corps/alliances' to 'how not to look like an idiot by asking where the Auction House is.' So I had a vague idea on house rules. If it didn't bust the ToS, EULA, or exploit game mechanic glitches, just about anything goes.
I still hang out here, because of the same reasons I logged in the first time. Challenge. Effort. risk vs. loss odds. Some of the people I've flown with, been in corps with, or just chat with while we meander in different regions. Others stay for giant battles in null, being scrappy with a WH life for them, or roam in lowsec with fittings that would bust my wallet after too many losses but gives them the grins they're after. And yes, for some, eating highsec space rocks by the Procurer load is their idea of a nice evening playing a game.  We're all jumbled in here together, kind of like roomates that didn't get a vote on who moved into the side bedroom. Solving those complaints involves guns, drones, missiles, scouts, situational awareness, and the willingness to fight or flight out of that confrontation.
Just like there are different reasons people come to Eve and stay, there are different reasons to finally dock up, log out, and not come back. To each their own.
Eve is, has been, and even with upcoming Alpha Clone options, will remain a niche game with a different type of regular gamer. That's not good, bad, or indifferent. However... to expect a game company and/or the majority in a game to play a 'wun twue way' decided by someone else is rather like herding various breeds of felines. It won't happen, it won't end well, and odds are high someone might get mauled by a jaguar having a really bad day. I've lived in all four types of space. I'm content for now to hang out as a Highsec 85%er with the occasional WH dive. Will it remain so? Meh, I dunno yet. Is my style of Eve the wun twue way?
Nope. None of us use that play-style. Once that lesson sinks in, goals and expectations can develop. If Eve isn't for you, then it isn't for you at this time. To each their own. If you are heading to other MMO pastures, hope you find a game that fits the niche you prefer. Me? I'll keep haunting Eve for now. It's working out alright as my MMO of choice.
>Mikk |