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Nyphur
Pillowsoft
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Posted - 2007.08.05 03:00:00 -
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I love this story. It was during a game of D&D, one of my friends in the group started talking about this newish game called Eve-Online and how I should get in on the ground floor because it's going to be big.
My only question was "Is there mining?". "Yes," he said, "but there's also amazing pvp combat and wars and--". I butted in at that point with "So there's mining?", to which he replied "Yeah, but you don't have to mine, there's also loads of industrial stuff and the entire market is player-driven, everything is run by players.". I replied "Mining, sweeeet" and signed up. I initially thought it was a free 30 day trial but didn't realise the original signup cost 20 quid.
Christ, that was... was that over three years ago? How old is my character?
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Solomunio Kzenig
Amarr
Ordo Ministorum
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Posted - 2007.08.05 06:55:00 -
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You know, i can't remember exactly how i got into playing EVE  . I'd seen it in games stores on and off since its release but i was really adverse to playing MMO's for a long while (crap PC and crap dial up). Once the PC and net access sorted themselves out, i was idly browsing over Christmas last year (bored and nothing on the telly) and i came across the free 14 day trial. DL'ed it and have not looked back since, and i've gotten a few RL mates and collegues in to playing EVE.
One Empire, One Emperor, One People, Forever under Heaven. Amarr Aeternus.
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Kirex
Gallente
Vale Heavy Industries
Molotov Coalition
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Posted - 2007.08.05 07:01:00 -
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I found it in the bargain bin at some store. I bought it, but my comp was broken, so I spent a few weeks just looking at the manual and reading about the ships in the back. IIRC, I wanted to be caldari because they had well rounded ships according to their descriptions. :P
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UndergrounD
Caldari
Grumpy Old Farts
Gruntfuttocks
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Posted - 2007.08.05 07:21:00 -
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Was playing jumpgate and I saw a very preview.
This video kinda made up my mind.
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Mallikan
Gallente
Subach-Tech
FATAL Alliance
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Posted - 2007.08.05 07:29:00 -
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Picked up an issue of PC Gamer. Read one of the most amazing gaming stories I'd ever read. The fact that there was an MMO out there that allowed infiltration of "corporations." Not just any corp, player run corps. I looked it up online and found it. Played for a month or two and the combination of hard learning curve and RL money issues I quit. I played WoW for forever too long, then quit. On a whim I cranked the eve account back up and I actually understood a bit more. I started during the RMR expansion and came back in time for Revelations. It's a little different now. ;)
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Nachshon
Caldari
Gradient
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2007.08.05 07:34:00 -
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I played Freelancer, and used battleclinic.com as a resource. There was a sidebar ad for EVE, which I definitely noticed because it sometimes would cover up part of what I was reading.
Anyway, after I had reached my Freelancer apotheosis, I clicked on the ad, read about EVE, decided to try it out.
This marks a change from my two previos MMOs (E&B and FFXI), which I was introduced to by a close friend of mine. I repaid him by introducing him to EVE.
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NAFnist
Dark Knights of Deneb
Against ALL Authorities
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Posted - 2007.08.05 07:36:00 -
[97]
I was looking for information about the next ELITE game, and accidently fell over a video. In this video where a crazy icelander told about a game him and his buddies were making. He said the hole team was old school Elite fans, and wanted to make the ultimate space game.
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Tenerhaddi
Dark Skyes
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Posted - 2007.08.05 07:40:00 -
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well I broken my Leg in 2004 so i was on sick from the army and stayed at home. I went to Game and looked around and seen EVe looked at the back and i thought cool looks ok. So i bought it and installed it. Then i relised its a mulitplayer game you have to pay for. *I didnt read the details on the game*
So i thought crap but i tryed it and i never looked back since. I have 3 account 2 inactive because RL a ***** atm. I miss EVE so much so i trying to keep in touch with friends online much as i can.
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Morwagorion
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Posted - 2007.08.05 11:11:00 -
[99]
 Originally by: Tamirr U'tath
Originally by: Jezala
"The Great Scam"
Not the one done by GHSC, but the one written by Nightfreeze. Great reading material there. Don't know if you can find it online anymore.
Me too, can't find it. Amazing story, sucked me into this game before I knew what it was all about.
"The Grat Scam" from Nightfreeze 
http://dl.eve-files.com/media/0708/EVE_The_Great_Scam.zip
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Laah T'Sin
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Posted - 2007.08.05 11:15:00 -
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After finally loosing interest in UO after some 5+ years I needed a new game so I tried all of them on MMORPG that had a free trial.. and here I am, still going strong.
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Cornucopian
Gallente
Dutch Omega
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Posted - 2007.08.05 11:25:00 -
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Originally by: Kilana Omni
I think it was a banner for Eve that drew my curiosity; a few screenshots later and I was sold. But then I was like "*&^@# why hadn't I heard of this game before?"
I wish CCP was more aggressive in their marketing.
this post wins. CCP is not doing enough BY FAR with their marketing.
EVE has barely any coverage on IGN, GameSpot or GameSpy, let alone gametrailers. I mean: who buys magazines anyway??? (a lot less peaople then a few years ago)
I decided I wanted to start playing an mmo, and scoured the net, wikipedia etc. It took me quite a while to find this. EVE is somewhat 'buried' on teh internetz as far as I'm concerned. also you guys need to pay google for a sponsored link on the words mmo and mmorpg : what I want to see in google, is that I type those words, and EVE is on top.
WORK ON YOUR MARKETING CCP, A PAY PER VIEW TV SHOW IS NOT MARKETING, IT'S SALES!
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Lanu
Caldari
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Posted - 2007.08.05 11:53:00 -
[102]
Saw it in a game shop and bought it 4+ years ago 
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Hasak Rain
Amarr
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Posted - 2007.08.05 11:57:00 -
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I was viewing some **** on my computer. See I have all of the girls site's bookmarked in alphabetical order and meant to hit "Molly" but instead, clicked on MMORPG.com by mistake and there was something on the front page about EvE's free trial there.
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Setora
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Posted - 2007.08.06 00:29:00 -
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Read the big scam piece a while back in PC gamer I believe it was.
Didn't join just then but it was the only reason i knew that EVE existed. I just went on playing my UO.
Finally got bored of UO, there was nothing new to do and PvP is more or less dead for the most part, so I went looking for a new MMO just a few months ago.
First on the list is the game i had been watching and waiting for, Vanguard. Ummmm, enough said. That game could have been so good, but it was just managed so poorly we all later found out and was let out way before it was ready. Its pretty much bleed out now and good luck turning that car crash into a success with a relaunch. So needed a new game.
So I remembered EVE, got the demo, and signed up soon as I finished up my 14 days.
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Reven Darklight
256 FREELANCERS
Black Scope Project
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Posted - 2007.08.06 00:47:00 -
[105]
A mate of mine back in 2003/2004 said he played it and at the time DAoC was starting to really die so i got it and played it.
Now i have 2 unactive accts floating around and my main active acct.
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Nagi Katsumi
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Posted - 2007.08.06 00:59:00 -
[106]
Originally by: hydraSlav
Through the article about Guiding Hand Social Club heist
Same thing.
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Alex Under
0utbreak
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Posted - 2007.08.10 15:58:00 -
[107]
Edited by: Alex Under on 10/08/2007 15:59:04
Originally by: Tamirr U'tath
Originally by: Jezala
"The Great Scam"
Not the one done by GHSC, but the one written by Nightfreeze. Great reading material there. Don't know if you can find it online anymore.
Me too, can't find it. Amazing story, sucked me into this game before I knew what it was all about.
Here you go!
http://www.wirm.net/nightfreeze/part1.html
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Nicho Void
Gallente
Hyper-Nova
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Posted - 2007.08.10 16:02:00 -
[108]
I saw an advert for the free trial on Ctrl + Alt + Del.
Promptly bought a new computer, and here I am. 
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Maxpie
Cross Roads
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Posted - 2007.08.10 16:07:00 -
[109]
Edited by: Maxpie on 10/08/2007 16:09:07
Originally by: Jezala
"The Great Scam"
Not the one done by GHSC, but the one written by Nightfreeze. Great reading material there. Don't know if you can find it online anymore.
I came across that story too and had to try Eve - been addicted ever since. It truly is a great and entertaining read.
He put... creatures... in our bodies... to control our minds. He made us... say lies... do things. |
Fehz
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Posted - 2007.08.10 16:27:00 -
[110]
it found me....
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Kazuki Fuse
Nubs.
D-L
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Posted - 2007.08.10 16:30:00 -
[111]
Saw an ad on Penny Arcade for it - good marketing plan by CCP seeing as how popular that site has become. I then researched it and found an article in The Escapist talking about how ISS was born and how they created a business in the game. Thought I'd try it and now I'm still playing over a year later and I have three accounts LOL!
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mortitia sith
The Adamite Inheritance
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Posted - 2007.08.10 17:08:00 -
[112]
in cybercafe ,
they always have folks testing new games or doing beta s .
so we started with 52 when game came in store (well in 4 shifts , we had to wait for more boxes to arrive)
but it s fun discovering the game directly in 0.0 with 24 pc s running eve and about 30 folks on second row discussing
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Rilder
Caldari
THC LTD
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Posted - 2007.08.10 17:19:00 -
[113]
Was browsing a Star Trek Online Fan forum saw a video of this and said, wow cool, and signed up. Was my first Pay-per-month MMORPG, (not counting the year of members in runescape I pay'd for) but that was like 3 years ago.
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Leilani Solaris
Gallente
0utbreak
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Posted - 2007.08.10 17:20:00 -
[114]
I had a group of friends who played it before me and they got me in to it. They've mostly quit now though.
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Lord Dynastron
Mystical Knights
Legionnaire Services Ltd.
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Posted - 2007.08.10 17:52:00 -
[115]
I saw it in the box at Best Buy (I think) and thought to myself.. "that looks good". Went back to buy it a couple weeks later and it was gone! Forever! So, I 'googled' it, downloaded it,,, and now three years have passed.
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Afrika 18
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Posted - 2007.08.10 17:54:00 -
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I'm frequently online at work and I check out game ratings and such, and I typed in google "top ten mmorpgs" and Eve was number 2 so I started reading up on it and found it appealing. I've since quit WoW and started playing Eve...WoW seems silly in comparison.
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Jimer Lins
Gallente
Sanctuary
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Posted - 2007.08.10 17:57:00 -
[117]
I first heard about EVE when it made /., I think, for one of the major heists, probably the GHSC one. I was heavily into SWG at the time, before it was destroyed by SOE, so I didn't look into it; also people said it was a really hardcore game and it kind of scared me off at the time.
Fast forward a while, and my amazingly talented armorsmith (there was a time when I made the best Ubese armor ever seen on the server) is now a "Trader" or some such crap, most of what I enjoyed doing was useless, and I wasn't sure what to do next. I was reading Penny Arcade and there were some EVE banner ads, which tickled my brain, so I followed them, got a 14-day trial and started this very character.
I left for a while but came back and picked up where I left off, and been having great fun. ;)
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Felzius
Gallente
Phoenix Wing
Acheron Federation
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Posted - 2007.08.10 18:22:00 -
[118]
I was playing City of Heroes, when I heard some chat about a space mmorgp called "Eve Online". Tried it out a day, and was hooked.
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Eriah Redson
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Posted - 2007.08.10 20:03:00 -
[119]
Picked it up off the self in Best Buy late April of 2003
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Major Stallion
Four Rings
D-L
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Posted - 2007.08.10 20:32:00 -
[120]
Found Eve while searching for a new game to play as I was getting sick of SWG. Started playing, got ganked in jita in my first day and left.
Came back when my friends told me last year about Eve and how great it was. I was reluctant to join, but I finally did join, and quit SWG for good.
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