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Sabahl
Minmatar
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.05.30 09:12:00 -
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WARNING - OLD FART ALERT
When I first started playing Eve over four years ago, one thing I found notable was the maturity of the playerbase, both emotionally and agewise. We had what must have been one of the most grounded player bases of any action-based MMORPG in existance at the time, with an average player age in the late twenties/early thirties. I believe that this was because the bugginess of the game forced most youngsters away before they could really scratch the surface, leaving us old fogies to hopefully await the improvements which would realise Eve's full potential whilst manually warping across the galaxy (no autopilot, y'see).
Well, the improvements have come and the game turly is living up to its potential. But as the game has been made more userfriendly the accessibility has led to an overall decrease in the age of the players who are in the game. The average age now appears to be college level and I do believe that this has led to a degredation in the overall playing experience as the maturity of the playerbase has been eroded with the new influx of players.
Maybe this is just the view of an old-school, hardcore believer who is finding it hard to adjust to the rather immature events he sees unfolding in the player-side of the game he's spent years playing. I'd be interested in hearing from other old timers though to find out if you agree or not.
Sabahl - Age 35 |
Sabahl
Minmatar
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.05.30 09:16:00 -
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I should explain, the title of this thread was chosen because you no longer need to be lean, agile and sharp in order to play the game, in my opinion. Anyone can jump right in and start playing. Good thing or bad? Arguments for both, I guess. |
Sabahl
Minmatar
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.05.30 09:41:00 -
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I think a couple of people are missing my point. I wasn't talking about the actual improvements to the game which, without exception, I believe have all been positive enhancements.
What I am talking aboiut is the reduction in the maturity of the player base. Anyone who thinks that, for instance, autopilot or the inter-stellar highways were bad ideas needs their head examined! |
Sabahl
Minmatar
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.05.30 09:56:00 -
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 Originally by: Vincent S
no you see the problem is that your alliance is full of cheaters
that's the problem
Either this is a wonderfully crafted piece of humour or else you are merely proving my point.
I laughed, so I will give you the benefit of the doubt. |
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