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Pinaculus Hole Busters 141	Posted - 2012.01.31 03:18:00 - [1] - Quote So, I found myself pretty bummed out about EVE when a good friend of mine decided to quit playing. I haven't really bothered logging on lately beyond skill training. I had made up my mind to just cancel, since it didn't seem fun anymore. But, I'm a gamer and I like MMOs usually. I decided to shop around for something different to occupy my time. Holy smokes MMOs are terrible today! I read a lot of hype on Guild Wars 2, but beyond that it's just an endless field of xp-grinding and arena PVP garbage. And, so, I've come crawling back to EVE. It's often dull. It consumes time with no promise of progress or fun. It can get tiresome to look at. All that said, it's still the best MMO out right now. Anybody else have a similar experience? Shopping around for a new MMO leave you completely let down? I know sometimes it's difficult to realize just how much you spend on incidental things each month or year, but seriously, EVE is very cheap entertainment compared to most things... If you are a smoker, smoke one less pack a week and pay for EVE, with money left over to pick up a cheap bundle of flowers for the EVE widow upstairs.
Dbars Grinding Garoun Investment Bank Gallente Federation 345	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:06:00 - [2] - Quote yep new mmos being released are complete trash. EVE will be my last mmo knowing nothing worth a damn is coming out. Navy field 2 , D3 and the new and improved ffxiv are things i will try.
Julyan Fox Fission Inc. Fusion Alliance 18	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:26:00 - [3] - Quote I share the same point of view than you OP. I can't stand grinding anymore. True I can't play EVE for endless hours like I did at some point on other MMOs. But overtime EVE wins. I'm still playing Wow 3 times a week since I like raiding with some ol'timer game buddies, But the only reason I do that is because on Chinese servers you don't pay a monthly subscription but time recharges, so it's really inexpensive if you are casual. EVE is like a good wine, it becomes better as time pass and you'll enjoy it a lot more if you take your time to appreciate it.
RubyPorto Profoundly Disturbed RED.Legion 1336	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:27:00 - [4] - Quote Basically, yeah. EvE's the only emergent gameplay MMO out there. So it kind of ruins us for other MMOs. Single-Shard, Player Driven Sandbox. 5 words. That's what makes it special in my eyes.
Shazzam Vokanavom Hedion University Amarr Empire 26	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:35:00 - [5] - Quote Given the recent climate, player attitudes and CCPs focus, I similalry I have been considering when I eject. I'm paid up for some considerable time though on my main and was simply extending other accounts with plex. But at the moment I'm not thinking of extending my time beyond that atm. Just riding out the value of what I paid for.
Selinate 639	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:41:00 - [6] - Quote I've said for a while that Eve is probably the best MMO out there out of all of them, but as a game itself, it's mediocre at best. I just keep up with it because I like space ships and the sort, but I've taken many long breaks in Eve before, and I probably will again. I'm hoping once dust 514 and planetside 2 comes out, I'll be able to switch fully to one or both of those. I'm a big fan of MMOFPS's, and can't see why these would be different. But when it comes down to Eve? The game is too slow paced, not interactive enough, and has a very VERY annoying user interface, even still after all the fixes. I also had a friend once who said something that really describes Eve very well for me, which is "If a game is so slow paced and non-interactive that people frequently play on multiple accounts just to have fun, then something is wrong with the game". My 2 cents.
Neoexecutor Skynet Technologies 1	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:47:00 - [7] - Quote I can tell you how to quit EvE or any mmo in general. I have quit wow permanently, haven't played for over 2 years, main character had over 500 days played, and i have reduced my EvE play time to the amount that it doesn't interfere with my outside life anymore. I can tell you how i did it and how you can do it. All i'm gonna ask in return are two simple requests: a) you gonna have to listen to me and b) you gonna have to believe me. If you think you can meet these two little requirements then let me know and i will tell you how to do it.
Apollo Gabriel Mercatoris Etherium Cartel 428	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:48:00 - [8] - Quote Pinaculus wrote: So, I found myself pretty bummed out about EVE when a good friend of mine decided to quit playing. I haven't really bothered logging on lately beyond skill training. I had made up my mind to just cancel, since it didn't seem fun anymore. But, I'm a gamer and I like MMOs usually. I decided to shop around for something different to occupy my time. Holy smokes MMOs are terrible today! I read a lot of hype on Guild Wars 2, but beyond that it's just an endless field of xp-grinding and arena PVP garbage. And, so, I've come crawling back to EVE. It's often dull. It consumes time with no promise of progress or fun. It can get tiresome to look at. All that said, it's still the best MMO out right now. Anybody else have a similar experience? Shopping around for a new MMO leave you completely let down? I HATE EVE ... HATE EVE However, I hate every MMO more ... I totally get you Always ... Never ... Forget to check your references.-áPeace out Zulu! Hope you land well!
NaturalBeast Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic 19	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:50:00 - [9] - Quote Pinaculus wrote: So, I found myself pretty bummed out about EVE when a good friend of mine decided to quit playing. I haven't really bothered logging on lately beyond skill training. I had made up my mind to just cancel, since it didn't seem fun anymore. But, I'm a gamer and I like MMOs usually. I decided to shop around for something different to occupy my time. Holy smokes MMOs are terrible today! I read a lot of hype on Guild Wars 2, but beyond that it's just an endless field of xp-grinding and arena PVP garbage. And, so, I've come crawling back to EVE. It's often dull. It consumes time with no promise of progress or fun. It can get tiresome to look at. All that said, it's still the best MMO out right now. Anybody else have a similar experience? Shopping around for a new MMO leave you completely let down? I know the feeling. EVE has the one quality that most do not. The ability to make spaceships out of blocks. Then we are given the ability to break other people's blocks. If your into spaceships and like lego blocks, EVE rocks. And yes, it does get boring and it sometimes requires one to logoff for a while. But in the end, we all come back. You never really leave. I sometimes goto sleep dreaming about ganking some poor hapless Raven pilot who just bought his ship with every last isk. It really is a good feeling.
Ursula LeGuinn 102	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:51:00 - [10] - Quote AAA developers refuse to entertain the notion of creating sandbox MMOs with emergent gameplay, because there's very little chance of someday enticing ten million casual gamers to subscribe. Indie/small-time developers have attempted to create sandbox MMOs, but CCP is the only such company to have ever succeeded. The rest of them have failed GÇö if not immediately, then within the span of a few years. Or if they didn't fail, they crawl along grotesquely with a minuscule skeleton crew of staff and players. EVE is the one and only massively multiplayer online game I'm willing to play out of the entire crop currently still up and running. Hopefully, in a decade or two (or three), there'll be a flourishing indie scene that can produce niche sandbox MMOs with true appeal and longevity. "The EVE forums are intended to provide a warm, friendly atmosphere for the EVE community."-áGÇö-áEVElopedia
Brock Nelson 321	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:52:00 - [11] - Quote Can I have your stuff? I'm a isk *****, bitches love isk
Ghazu Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation 0	Posted - 2012.01.31 04:54:00 - [12] - Quote i am still waiting for Warhammer 40000: Dark Millennium Online *** also i think it's bullcrap that most AAA mmo titles require you to pay $60 for the game on top of sub fee
Ioci Space Mermaids 70	Posted - 2012.01.31 05:11:00 - [13] - Quote Once/ If Tera Online ever makes it out I will be gone again. I'm in your shoes but have been there long enough I come and go 3 months to half the year now. All my mains are at what I would view as Role capped and adding more SP is just something to do. I know I will never use 90% of the skills I trained unless it's on Test Server. It's still EVE and a part of me defends it, feels a strange duty to it even but the new car feel is long gone. As for other MMO's, EVE made me lazy. Grinding levels is par for the course in most MMO's and is content. The fact that I see it as a chore takes nothing from those games, it's symptom of habits I developed in this game that I need to break.
Jacob Stiller The Scope Gallente Federation 1116	Posted - 2012.01.31 05:20:00 - [14] - Quote Neoexecutor wrote: I can tell you how to quit EvE or any mmo in general. I have quit wow permanently, haven't played for over 2 years, main character had over 500 days played, and i have reduced my EvE play time to the amount that it doesn't interfere with my outside life anymore. I can tell you how i did it and how you can do it. All i'm gonna ask in return are two simple requests: a) you gonna have to listen to me and b) you gonna have to believe me. If you think you can meet these two little requirements then let me know and i will tell you how to do it. Sure, I'll believe you.
Cathy Drall Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire 218	Posted - 2012.01.31 11:09:00 - [15] - Quote Pinaculus wrote: So, I found myself pretty bummed out about EVE when a good friend of mine decided to quit playing. I haven't really bothered logging on lately beyond skill training. I had made up my mind to just cancel, since it didn't seem fun anymore. But, I'm a gamer and I like MMOs usually. I decided to shop around for something different to occupy my time. Holy smokes MMOs are terrible today! I read a lot of hype on Guild Wars 2, but beyond that it's just an endless field of xp-grinding and arena PVP garbage. And, so, I've come crawling back to EVE. It's often dull. It consumes time with no promise of progress or fun. It can get tiresome to look at. All that said, it's still the best MMO out right now. Anybody else have a similar experience? Shopping around for a new MMO leave you completely let down? Not really. Most mmorpgs have some nice features, sadly not enough to keep me playing for long. And honestly, for me EVE is not really that exciting either. Not even sure GW2 will have enough to keep me interested for long now it's getting more and more like a WoW clone (hopefully I'm wrong). I'm afraid the existing mmorpgs just aren't designed well enough for me to stay interesting. Just press the "cancel subscription" button and find something better to do with your life. ;)
Solstice Project Cult of Personality 1321	Posted - 2012.01.31 11:30:00 - [16] - Quote "other MMO" ... haha. hahaha. AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!! Inappropriate signature removed. Spitfire
Mr M Agony Unleashed 104	Posted - 2012.01.31 11:33:00 - [17] - Quote You can check out whenever you want, but you can never leave. Share your experience Write for the EVE Tribune www.eve-tribune.com
Liam Mirren 211	Posted - 2012.01.31 11:36:00 - [18] - Quote I've been trying to quit several times now over the years. I've closed accounts, deleted characters, sold characters (hence this new one). I've been playing other MMOs but the sad truth is that while EVE is lacking other MMOs are worse. Each and every time I "quit" I came back 2-3 months later, not necessarily playing in an active way but mostly just idling while training up skills and chatting with folks. The recent CCP turnaround has shown me that, once again, EVE might be interesting and fun to play. All they need to do is take care of Amarr/Minmatar/Angel ships, and TRULY work on low sec (I've got a great idea for it CCP, hit me up) in a way that shows they are fearless and can think long term, not caring for the short term whines of the people who enjoy OP stuff. There is no other MMO like EVE out there, sadly. There won't be one either for a very long time for the simple reason that most DEV companies employ managers and marketing idiots, resulting in unoriginal, boring and soulless WOW copies destined for failure. We'll be stuck with EVE for a long time, lets hope CCP realises this and kicks out the mentioned manager/marketing idiots and ensures this stays a niche game because unless you're the #1 competitor the only way to survive is to stay niche. If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. My guides: http://mirren.freeforums.org
seany1212 eXceed Inc. No Holes Barred 77	Posted - 2012.01.31 11:46:00 - [19] - Quote Pinaculus wrote: So, I found myself pretty bummed out about EVE when a good friend of mine decided to quit playing. I haven't really bothered logging on lately beyond skill training. I had made up my mind to just cancel, since it didn't seem fun anymore. But, I'm a gamer and I like MMOs usually. I decided to shop around for something different to occupy my time. Holy smokes MMOs are terrible today! I read a lot of hype on Guild Wars 2, but beyond that it's just an endless field of xp-grinding and arena PVP garbage. And, so, I've come crawling back to EVE. It's often dull. It consumes time with no promise of progress or fun. It can get tiresome to look at. All that said, it's still the best MMO out right now. Anybody else have a similar experience? Shopping around for a new MMO leave you completely let down? I've felt this way within the last 4 months or so, you need to find a corporation you can really enjoy and try something new if you haven't done it all already, even if you have, do the thing you enjoyed somewhere else. The recruitment channel itself is crap, filter through all the ones on the forum, pick out the ones you like and sit in there channels for a few days chatting away, then pick the one you like most, EVE is sonething that can be done alone but it needs high resources and you need to know your goals, but find the corp for you and youll never want to leave
Serene Repose Perkone Caldari State 196	Posted - 2012.01.31 13:05:00 - [20] - Quote Reminds me of the dog who looked through the hole in a fence. Seeing a bone just there he picks it up, but it's too wide to still keep it, and pull his head out of the hole. So, he stands there with the bone in his mouth. Smokestack lightnin' shinin' just like gold.
Roime UNFRL Fleet Operations CONSORTIUM UNIVERSALIS 149	Posted - 2012.01.31 13:19:00 - [21] - Quote The difference between other MMOs and EVE is that the other MMOs are games. I don't have time for games.
Rellik B00n Lethal Death Squad 123	Posted - 2012.01.31 14:44:00 - [22] - Quote my account expires in 10 days after 6 years play. I moved to plex to pay for it a long time ago so i dont have to worry about accidental resub. I sunk all my ISK into plex which im going to keep in my hangar. im going to give it as long as I can before i resub - simply put I cant justify 10 pounds a month on a game im only logging into to make sure my skill is going. I also cant justify half a billion ISK every 30 days just to make sure my skill is training. Im not a bitter vet - there is no real reason why im quitting - not trying to make a statement or anything I just cant be bothered any more. i like to imagine I will log back in in a years time but something tells me it will probably be less than a month before im back in the training queue heh! my war dec solution
Serene Repose Perkone Caldari State 202	Posted - 2012.01.31 15:33:00 - [23] - Quote uh...let's see...slip out the back, Jack. Make a new plan, Stan. Don't need to be coy, Roy. Just listen to me. Hop on the bus, Gus. Don't need to discuss much. Just drop off the key, Lee, and get yo'seff free. Smokestack lightnin' shinin' just like gold.
RubyPorto Profoundly Disturbed RED.Legion 1344	Posted - 2012.02.01 01:03:00 - [24] - Quote Serene Repose wrote: uh...let's see...slip out the back, Jack. Make a new plan, Stan. Don't need to be coy, Roy. Just listen to me. Hop on the bus, Gus. Don't need to discuss much. Just drop off the key, Lee, and get yo'seff free. There must be, 50 ways to leave your EvE. Single-Shard, Player Driven Sandbox. 5 words. That's what makes it special in my eyes.
Nephilius Grey Legionaires 307	Posted - 2012.02.01 01:24:00 - [25] - Quote Roime wrote: The difference between other MMOs and EVE is that the other MMOs are games. I don't have time for games. I lol'd. Okay, it was more of a derisive snort, but it's the thought that counts, right? When i get bored of Eve, I play WoW. When I get bored of WoW, I play Eve. Sometimes (like now, for instance), it's a threeway. I enjoy them both for their own merits, and curse them both for their limitations. Lately, the PS3 has been thrown into the mix. Oh, such a decadent lifestyle I live. To stand before a man at an inquisition, knowing that he will rejoice when we die, knowing that he will commit us to the stake and its horrors without a moment's hesitation or remorse if we do not satisfy him, is not an experience much less cruel because our inquisitor does not whip us or rack us or shout at us.
Helix666 Aliastra Gallente Federation 0	Posted - 2012.02.01 01:27:00 - [26] - Quote I quit for couple years because it was interfering with work and family, just came back. I switched to console games for while cause their easy to just put a quick 15 minutes into. But there is no satisfaction from them compared to eve. No risk, you'l just respawn. I work for every bit of isk so when I pvp I still get that adrenaline rush that I havn't found in any other game. Now I just have to set aside the appropriate time for it. If you really want to quit eve though, seriously, just send 100M to me I have a plan......
Dowla Daupor 4	Posted - 2012.02.01 01:35:00 - [27] - Quote It's true, you can't really go back to grinding after persistent skill training unless you enjoyed it to begin with. I've quit several times, it's more about getting away from games entirely.
Ackiman Lawlz Brawlz Dec Shield 0	Posted - 2012.02.01 02:16:00 - [28] - Quote im definatly going to try "the secret world" when it comes out in a few months
Olleybear I R' Carebear 33	Posted - 2012.02.01 02:49:00 - [29] - Quote Pinaculus wrote: Anybody else have a similar experience? Shopping around for a new MMO leave you completely let down? Yup yup. Candy corn and cotton candy MMO's everywhere. Swing your virtual arm 5,000,000 more times until your fingers bleed to gain another level or to get that really special piece of gear because you cant do anything else at all to get it. Nothing out there rivals Eve in complexity or an open ended experience. We arent just sitting their in our chairs drooling all over our keyboards while playing Eve. Eve makes us think and whatever we can think of is what we can pretty much do. That reason and because us players create most of the content by our own actions is really what keeps us coming back. Unfortunately, the lack of content when noone wants to interact ( get blown up or blow you up among other things ) is what ultimately has us seeking another MMO. Afterall, there's only so many missions you can run, asteroids you can mine, or anomalies you can scan out before it gets seriously tedious. I do hope another MMO comes out that is as open ended as Eve but I doubt it will. Most people pay their RL isk to be treated like their bottoms are golden in game. Eve treats them a bit more harshly, which is probably why we dont have 10million subscribers. Fly Safe o/ When it comes to PvP, I am like a chiwawa hanging from a grizzley bears pair of wrinklies for dear life.
Ruzyho Solar Horizon Directive 0	Posted - 2012.02.01 22:35:00 - [30] - Quote im retiring my eve account in 15 min for a while, i need a break from eve. mining has finnally got to me after over year and a half, but im taking a 3 month break
Mashie Saldana Veto. Veto Corp 400	Posted - 2012.02.01 22:44:00 - [31] - Quote This is EVE. Dominique Vasilkovsky Mashie Saldana Monica Foulkes
babymuncho babymuncho Corp 1	Posted - 2012.02.01 23:16:00 - [32] - Quote I am stopping as well. I have been playing skyrim and despite playing AI, the depth is an example of what this game lacks.
Sasha Azala Blood and Decay 5	Posted - 2012.02.01 23:41:00 - [33] - Quote Pinaculus wrote: Shopping around for a new MMO leave you completely let down? Yeah, totally. Even games that are not MMOs are a bit of a let down, like Skyrim which makes you open a Steam account (pc version, no idea on the other formats) before you can play it. The gaming industry just gets worse as time goes by, I'll probably just give up gaming in the not too distant future. Still, been a gamer for over 30 years so maybe it is time to spend more time attending to RL.
Sasha Azala Blood and Decay 5	Posted - 2012.02.02 00:04:00 - [34] - Quote babymuncho wrote: I am stopping as well. I have been playing skyrim and despite playing AI, the depth is an example of what this game lacks. I found Skyrim, to be a bit of a let down. They've jumped on the same band-wagon as other companies in relationship to content. Even their perks points goes against what made Morrowind great as a game. After two month approx of playing Skyrim I was finding it was just becoming boring, might as well have been WoW. It's not all bad some of the fights can be good, but they do get repetitve, plus the dragons can be a pain especially when they keep turning up.
Karn Dulake Souls Must Be Trampled The.Alliance 324	Posted - 2012.02.02 02:00:00 - [35] - Quote Dont worry dude im dont event think in training anymore. Im here for the trolling I dont normally troll, but when i do i do it on General Discussion.
Mai Khumm Apple Construction Inc Northern Associates. 159	Posted - 2012.02.02 02:05:00 - [36] - Quote I still don't know why I keep my sub up. I play games for the community, which has it's ups and downs. This exact time last year in an old corp, you would always see me online. Since the CEO turned into ******, I left that corp. Now? I only go online for the occasional grind/salvage runs, and the once a week skill que poke. No one is on TS, and I can see tumbleweeds rolling by. (literally, I actually seen a tumbleweed roll down my street last week!) So I agree to disagree with OP here... It's dull and boring, but with the right people, it can be very fun and entertaining... Just hunt for a Corp with people that matches you and your gameplay... James Hetfield, can you please hit the bottle again and make good music?
Terminal Insanity Convex Enterprises Unprovoked Aggression 221	Posted - 2012.02.02 02:16:00 - [37] - Quote The impression i got from eve, and the reason i started playing eve, was the absolute brutal, boundless pirating and pillaging. It seemed like a Diablo in a sea of WOW. A no-**** game where you had the freedom to do absolutely anything, and it was up to other players to wrangle in the pirates. Sadly, WOW is contagious, and seems to have crossed species into eve... with new rules such as 'not allowed to scam people that recruit in Recruitment'... the 'afk cloaker' whiners, the anti-bubble kiddos, concord-immediatly, makemyshipimmuneinhighsecblahblahblah Eve is a victem of its success. it was a novel idea, became popular, and now flooded with 'popular' ideas, like hammering highsec lvl4's all day long
Ira Infernus Praetorium Illegitimus The.Alliance 1	Posted - 2012.02.02 02:47:00 - [38] - Quote On and off myself. Not alot of motivation since half of the people I know left... Doesn't seem to be introducing anything truly impressive anymore... :/ I did leave for a few months but came back, waiting to see if anything happens lol
trollerii The Empire Nation Fidelas Constans 0	Posted - 2012.02.02 04:44:00 - [39] - Quote EVE is far beyond any MMO out there, when I give up EVE it's only temporary and it's usually for some sort of eSport oriented game, so right now I'm just skilling while playing Dota 2 for example. The EVE community and the endless options makes EVE the best MMO
Sieges University of Caille Gallente Federation 35	Posted - 2012.02.02 04:47:00 - [40] - Quote EVE was my first and will be my last MMO. I played them all in between my beginning and now though. I liked Ryzom and Entropia Universe a lot until it got "updated" a couple years ago. Long live EVE and CCP!!
Toto Zinny GWA Corp 1	Posted - 2012.02.02 05:44:00 - [41] - Quote Pinaculus wrote: Holy smokes MMOs are terrible today! I read a lot of hype on Guild Wars 2, but beyond that it's just an endless field of xp-grinding and arena PVP garbage. And, so, I've come crawling back to EVE. It's often dull. It consumes time with no promise of progress or fun. It can get tiresome to look at. All that said, it's still the best MMO out right now. Anybody else have a similar experience? Shopping around for a new MMO leave you completely let down? I agree with the OP completely. I may have not played every MMO out there, but those I have played are as the OP describes. Eve is simply the best there is, and seems to improve with ever patch/update. One thing that amazed me while in my first days in Eve, was having a GM jump on me, asking me was everything alright and was there anything I needed? It wouldn't have surprised me if they had offered me tea and cake.
Gantz Tleilax Tleilax Foundation 26	Posted - 2012.02.02 07:37:00 - [42] - Quote Eve is is miles ahead of anything out there and I play every mmo that comes out. But it's far from perfect. These problems keep me from being obsessed about it, which suits me fine. I have a life outside of games I need to live. If it was perfect, I'd be f u c k e d !
Tiberius Amzadee The Omega Sovereign Flux Initiative 5	Posted - 2012.02.02 09:13:00 - [43] - Quote "Oh,EVE. I wish I knew how to quit you." I keep saying that every single time I visit the account management page. What can we say,she's the closest thing to the perfect MMO. Also,from a real world financial standpoint,best bang for the gaming buck too.

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