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snotvomit
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:13:00 -
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I played WoW for two years, and gradually came to hate it. The Utopian "be nice to everybody" model doesn't work. I kept wishing there was something in space - something like multiplayer Elite or Frontier (Elite 2). I played Frontier for years.
Anyway, I did some searching and found Eve. I've been playing for a few months now. Eve is way better than WoW, in my opinion, and I intend to play long-term. There's still plenty of stuff in Eve that seems to suck: lag, nerfs after people have spend ages training for a ship/module (just like in WoW), and a "high sec" model that doesn't seem to work to well since anyone can wardec your corp anytime... but even so, it's miles better than WoW, I think. Unless a better space MMORPG comes along, I don't think I'll be playing anything other than Eve for the forseeable future. |
000Hunter000
Gallente
Magners Marauders
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:17:00 -
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Hm.. well i vaguely remember signing up for the beta, but tbh i forgot all about it, then in 2004 i got an e-mail with the link to the 2 week trial.
Someone else i knew at that time was playing eve so i thought i'd give it a shot, came up with this terrible name cuz i was lazy and didn't expect to still be playing after the 2 week trial ended... and there u have it.. almost 4 years later and still going strong. 
CCP, let us pay the online shop with Direct Debit!!!
Magners is now recruiting, evemail me or Dagazbo ingame.
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Karma
Vortex Incorporated
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:19:00 -
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Edited by: Karma on 02/01/2008 22:21:27
hmmmm... was a fair bit ago so my memory is a bit fuzzy, but...
Earth and Beyond was starting to annoy me (I was a Jenquai Defender, which would sort of be like an Amarr in terms of getting ignored by the DEVs I suppose), and EVE was just getting released.... I got into Beta, and liked it a lot... so I switched.
been playing on and off since.
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Sister Libertina
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:20:00 -
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I am old enough to have played 'elite' on the BBC micro. Feeling nostalgic one day I started looking for 'elite like games for PC'. First came up with freelancer then a later search vomited eve at me. Thanks google :)
Wash the dishes? ... ***** forum? Wash the dishes? ... ***** forum? Wash the .... |
Rufus MacMaranth
Shadow Front
Lost Children of Eve
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:20:00 -
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was fed up playing EQ2 and was trolling the Vanguard SOH forums before it relelased when someone mentioned EVE (in fact a few people did) so I signed up.
I don't play VGSOH any more, but I'm still here 18 months on.
Cheers,
Ruf.
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MOS DEF
0utbreak
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:21:00 -
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Played Earth&Beyond. Ppl started talking about this new space MMO in production that doeseverything a bit more extreme. PvP focused. Kept watching the site and signed up for beta. Got into beta. Quit E&B soon after.
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Cheraldo
Human Liberty Syndicate
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:22:00 -
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Found the website and subscribed for the beta... 
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Dictum Factum
Gallente
Gemini Sun
Knights Of the Southerncross
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:24:00 -
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I was simply looking for the polar opposite of Guild Wars. I do believe I have found it.
I know less than you think I do. |
Jiggs Casey
Minmatar
Asguard Security Service
Angels Of Discord
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:27:00 -
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...because of this video.
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Suze'Rain
Caldari
Atrocitas
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:32:00 -
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I first heard about Eve in late 2000... I'd ended up in a university that I utterly hated, and so hid out online in the library for most of the time I was'nt locked in a photographic darkroom...
The concept of a MMO that was'nt tolkienseque fantasy tat appealed to me, and I've been here ever since.
of course, back then it was a very different place... I really liked the ideas forums, and a lot of discussions in them really caught my interest.
My biggest annoyance is that at the time or release, I had just moved again, so did'nt have a suitable phone line for a few months to sign up on day 1 :/
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Kylar Renpurs
Dusk Blade
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:33:00 -
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Saw an ad on CTRL-ALT-DEL comic website, that's about it :)
Improve Market Competition! |
Thorek Ironbrow
Ironbrow Industries Co.
Empire Research
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:33:00 -
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I was bored and looking for decent demos on filefront, I read EVEs description and I was like "**** YEAH!". Then I recommended it to a few friends.
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Thorek Ironbrow of Ironbrow Industries Co.
Part of the Empire Research Alliance
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SheriffFruitfly
Caldari
Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:35:00 -
[43]
 Originally by: Sister Libertina
I am old enough to have played 'elite' on the BBC micro. Feeling nostalgic one day I started looking for 'elite like games for PC'. First came up with freelancer then a later search vomited eve at me. Thanks google :)
Almost the same as me. Was lookin arounet the net for elite - came across the wikipedia page on it - had a link to eve at the end - said EFF YAH.
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Halkin
D00M.
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:44:00 -
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was talking to someone, they said eve rawks, i pointed my eyes at eve-o and then brazenly gave away my cc details
Originally by: InigoMontoya - re: iMune alliance situation
I would sue Concord for breach of contract, you paid the fees, where is your pew pew?
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Zeba
Minmatar
Pator Tech School
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Posted - 2008.01.02 22:44:00 -
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Originally by: Malcanis
Why did you start playing EvE?
Because the Powers That Be running EA are ******* SOULESS *******S. My poor Jenquai Explorer with the Beta testers Founders' Federation flagged ship is lost forever.  But on the bright side now I'm a Minmater Explorer with my trusty Cheetah and probe launcher I.
Fair trade imho. 
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Franga
NQX Innovations
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Posted - 2008.01.02 23:21:00 -
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Best space 'sim' evah! And I have 'sim' in inverted commas due to the fact that we don't really have any idea what it would be like. But we enjoy this estimation.
Also - ever since 'Privateer' I've been intrigued by the whole commercial/space thing. Spaceships and markets and missions just seem to hold me attention longer then most other things.
Originally by: Rachel Vend
... with 100% reliability in most cases ...
General Aesthetics Changes Thread |
Zinras
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.01.02 23:25:00 -
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Internet spaceships + nowhere is completely safe + lots of variation and possibilities + no level up. So that's basically it.
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Taua Roqa
Minmatar
Eve University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2008.01.02 23:38:00 -
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because i'm a pretty sad person.
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BackWard
Gallente
Federal Navy Academy
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Posted - 2008.01.02 23:52:00 -
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I grew up with elite on the speccy and bbc so when i saw some screenies in a uk games mag thought i'll keep an eye on that.Started in may 03 when it went retail been hooked ever since .
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Wild Rho
Amarr
GoonFleet
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Posted - 2008.01.02 23:52:00 -
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Edited by: Wild Rho on 02/01/2008 23:54:07
Watched one of the very first offical trailers for it on a demo cd (some Caldari guy narrating his ambitions) and was more or less hooked.
Woot managed to find it.
Tbh CCP really should make more trailers in this style again.
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Celeritas 5k
Caldari
Initrode
The Core Collective
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Posted - 2008.01.03 00:19:00 -
[51]
looked over my roommate's shoulder and was like 'oooh! pretty lasers...'
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Always be Happy, Never be satisfied. |
Adonis 4174
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Posted - 2008.01.03 00:31:00 -
[52]
I saw a friend playing it lots. It was pretty. He mined.
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Anything less is wasted effort |
Larg Kellein
Caldari
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
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Posted - 2008.01.03 00:32:00 -
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Score another one for the Guiding Hand Social Club article in PC Gamer. I didn't start playing immediately, but I remembered the article being fascinating when some friends from City of Heroes mentioned playing EVE. Here I am, and finally cancelled my totally unused, 4 year old CoH account just before Christmas. I'm home:-)
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SiJira
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Posted - 2008.01.03 00:33:00 -
[54]
Originally by: Malcanis
In my case, it was when I read this
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/23/1918246
when i found out real life is work work work die
Trashed sig, Shark was here |
Malcanis
Deep Core Mining Inc.
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Posted - 2008.01.03 00:37:00 -
[55]
Originally by: SiJira
Originally by: Malcanis
In my case, it was when I read this
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/23/1918246
when i found out real life is work work work die
And EvE is an escape from this...?
CONCORD provide consequences, not safety; only you can do that. |
Kaian Voskhod
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Posted - 2008.01.03 00:40:00 -
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Attracted by a mmo with deep game mechs.
Unfortunately, if the economics are very fine, the pew pew lobotomizes me and the pve/mining, well is good for chinese farmers. Homeworld 2 is far better than eve, even if it is not a MMO.
So farewell!
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Larg Kellein
Caldari
Agony Unleashed
Agony Empire
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Posted - 2008.01.03 00:41:00 -
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Originally by: Kaian Voskhod
Attracted by a mmo with deep game mechs.
Unfortunately, if the economics are very fine, the pew pew lobotomizes me and the pve/mining, well is good for chinese farmers. Homeworld 2 is far better than eve, even if it is not a MMO.
So farewell!
Stuff please.
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Paulo Damarr
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Posted - 2008.01.03 01:03:00 -
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Edited by: Paulo Damarr on 03/01/2008 01:05:24
I have always played space games from Elite through to Wing commander and X wing games. I was a Jumpgate and Starlancer multiplayer vet until its practical demise also some limited time into freespace 2 and played Freelancer for the last 4 years. Freelancer is thoroughly past its best and is just crap poor quality buggy mods run by player admins who are biased towards their own clans (Freelancer is pretty much a clan based game)
Much to my regret I always avoided EVE due to listening to other people to much who gave it a bad press and I didn't like the sound of "point and click" but I tried it and became hooked as its a lot deeper than I thought. Also EVE is the only MMO I have played others dont interest me.
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Sgt Blade
An Eye For An Eye
Rule of Three
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Posted - 2008.01.03 01:46:00 -
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Edited by: Sgt Blade on 03/01/2008 01:46:15
actually now you have brought it up..... why the hell am i still playing this game ...
Hypnotic Pelvic Thrusting Level 5 |
Athena Rivera
Minmatar
omen.
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2008.01.03 02:13:00 -
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I play this game because a lot of MMOs have either been disappointing or did not live up to the expectations of what I want to do which is to have fun. World of Warcraft bored me, Lineage 2 is fun but repetitive, so honestly, EVE is getting better but lot of changes going on in a matter of weeks with patch after patch.
The End of Days is coming...
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