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Evelyn Murphy
Caldari Khaos Heavy Industries Order of Khaos
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Posted - 2008.01.04 19:00:00 -
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Originally by: Ace Garpy Edited by: Ace Garpy on 04/01/2008 17:37:36 The Oxford Dictionary says:
Quote: hobby1
ò noun (pl. hobbies) 1 an activity followed regularly for pleasure.
nuff said
Seconded. EVE is a hobby. Even if you disagree, it takes a considerable amount of time. Fueling POS, mining for production resources, running missions for LP, all these require a substantial amount of RL time and thus a commitment. Train sets, fixing old cars, collecting coins, these are the old hobbies. Gaming is just a new one. This isn't Final Fantasy I or even GTA San Andreas where you can replace a game/character in a matter of less than a week. A character in this game takes months to years of work.
So, yes, EVE is just a game. But it is also a pursuit that is just as serious as any other hobby. Virtual with no physical substance? Yes. But combine that with people and real social connections centering around a game that teaches tactics, teamwork, and many other things and you have a serious endeavor.
Something to consider the next time a blob fleet destroys everything in a constellation because it is bored. (Even though it does sound like fun )
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Tortun Nahme
Minmatar Heimatar Services Conglomerate
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Posted - 2008.01.04 19:04:00 -
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Combat: Evelyn strikes the issue perfectly, wrecking for common sense
EvE is a game, some people play games as a hobby
Originally by: Cecil Montague They should change that warning on entering low sec to:
"Go read Crime and Punishment for a few days then come back."
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Dimitry Kalashnikov
The Black Fleet
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Posted - 2008.01.04 19:18:00 -
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Originally by: Paeniteo Eve is a game to me.
Thus you're probably healthier mentally and physically. ============================================== The thousand ships of the Black Fleet Corporation descent upon you! Our Void L will blot out the sun! |
Ris Dnalor
Minmatar Ama-gi
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Posted - 2008.01.04 19:20:00 -
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Originally by: Kelron Queldine Can't it be a game and a hobby? The amount of time I spend playing, it's definitely a hobby, but unlike a lot of players I don't view my in game items as being on the same level as real life possessions. It's still a game, it doesn't hurt to lose.
playing eve is a hobby. eve is a game.
read (playing chess is a hobby and chess is a game)
or so i think. -- No love for the Matari |
Pwett
Minmatar QUANT Corp. QUANT Hegemony
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Posted - 2008.01.04 19:21:00 -
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maybe, but can chess exist if it was never played? _______________ Pwett CEO, Founder, & Executor <Q> QUANT Hegemony
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Drake Stormweaver
Caldari Blueprint Haus Hydra Alliance
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Posted - 2008.01.04 19:22:00 -
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Gaming is a hobby. So is bird watching,but I dont enjoy that one.
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Ris Dnalor
Minmatar Ama-gi
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Posted - 2008.01.04 19:23:00 -
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Originally by: Drake Stormweaver Gaming is a hobby. So is bird watching,but I dont enjoy that one.
so maybe we could, in ambulation, climb out of our ships, walk over to the Aviary, and watch birds whilst playing chess, and all the while we're still playing Eve?
-- No love for the Matari |
Tarminic
Forsaken Resistance The Last Stand
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Posted - 2008.01.04 19:24:00 -
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Originally by: Pwett maybe, but can chess exist if it was never played?
Yes. ---------------- Tarminic - 31 Million SP in Forum Warfare Play EVE: Downtime Madness v0.78 |
Sergeant Spot
Black Eclipse Corp Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.01.04 20:41:00 -
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Eve is a Game
Football is a game (either type).
The World Cup / Superbowl is just a game.
Eve should be taken just as seriously.
(No joke)
Play nice while you butcher each other.
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Arvald
Caldari House of Tempers
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Posted - 2008.01.04 21:04:00 -
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hobby and because of the location i live in part of my social life, i live near no one that is my age and live in the middle of nowhere -_- ---------------------------
Originally by: Last Wolf I prefer smartass, but I like some variety now and then.
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Arvald
Caldari House of Tempers
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Posted - 2008.01.04 21:10:00 -
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Originally by: Evelyn Murphy
Originally by: Ace Garpy Edited by: Ace Garpy on 04/01/2008 17:37:36 The Oxford Dictionary says:
Quote: hobby1
ò noun (pl. hobbies) 1 an activity followed regularly for pleasure.
nuff said
Seconded. EVE is a hobby. Even if you disagree, it takes a considerable amount of time. Fueling POS, mining for production resources, running missions for LP, all these require a substantial amount of RL time and thus a commitment. Train sets, fixing old cars, collecting coins, these are the old hobbies. Gaming is just a new one. This isn't Final Fantasy I or even GTA San Andreas where you can replace a game/character in a matter of less than a week. A character in this game takes months to years of work.
So, yes, EVE is just a game. But it is also a pursuit that is just as serious as any other hobby. Virtual with no physical substance? Yes. But combine that with people and real social connections centering around a game that teaches tactics, teamwork, and many other things and you have a serious endeavor.
Something to consider the next time a blob fleet destroys everything in a constellation because it is bored. (Even though it does sound like fun )
how dare you bring logic and common since to the fourms, it has no place here ---------------------------
Originally by: Last Wolf I prefer smartass, but I like some variety now and then.
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Letava
Gallente Mortis Angelus The Church.
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Posted - 2008.01.04 23:13:00 -
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Originally by: Sergeant Spot Eve is a Game
Football is a game (either type).
The World Cup / Superbowl is just a game.
Eve should be taken just as seriously.
(No joke)
I disagree. Football should be taken less seriously.
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Chronos VIII
Amarr Infinitus Odium The Church.
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Posted - 2008.01.04 23:26:00 -
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It's my life. And im proud of it!
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DeadRow
Naqam
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Posted - 2008.01.04 23:39:00 -
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Its an addiction >_<
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cal nereus
Hobos of War Brutally Clever Empire
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Posted - 2008.01.04 23:40:00 -
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Eve is more like a sport than a game. And most people I know take sports more seriously than games, but not quite as seriously as life-or-death. ---
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Sergeant Spot
Black Eclipse Corp Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.01.05 00:22:00 -
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Originally by: Letava
Originally by: Sergeant Spot Eve is a Game
Football is a game (either type).
The World Cup / Superbowl is just a game.
Eve should be taken just as seriously.
(No joke)
I disagree. Football should be taken less seriously.
Well, I personally agree, but keep in mind that there is been at least one Real Life war over football.....
Play nice while you butcher each other.
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Kazuma Saruwatari
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Posted - 2008.01.05 01:47:00 -
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EVE is a game, EVE is a hobby, EVE is a job, EVE is a life.
Either way, some people forget that a group of guys in Iceland started to program what nearly 200k people play for the past 4 years.
The sad part is, all of this isnt real, yet some people will take it far too real to let it go.
Thats the sad part in all of this. -
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Xanthese
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Posted - 2008.01.05 01:57:00 -
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There's life and there's EVE - I dont have - a wife, kids,sodding great morgage and all the rest in EVE, i want to live in EVE
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Lewis Breaker
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Posted - 2008.01.05 02:13:00 -
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Edited by: Lewis Breaker on 05/01/2008 02:13:42 I find it funny when people take computer games to seriously.
I wonder how many people that play this game are addicted to it and the social aspects that games like these bring. A few names spring to my mind!
Interesting read:
http://www.news.com/2100-1040-881673.html
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Arngorf
Minmatar x13 When Fat Kids Attack
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Posted - 2008.01.05 08:30:00 -
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Originally by: Lewis Breaker Edited by: Lewis Breaker on 05/01/2008 02:16:06 Edited by: Lewis Breaker on 05/01/2008 02:13:42 I find it funny when people take computer games to seriously.
I wonder how many people that play this game are addicted to it and the social aspects that games like these bring. A few names spring to my mind!
Interesting read:
http://www.news.com/2100-1040-881673.html
I guess you know you got it bad when you complain about down time, or wait sat on vent for the server to go back up so you can get to that gate and camp it.
That article there, lol! seriously. Take a closer look at how its written... reminds me of an episode of Dr. Phil. __________________________________
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Thorek Ironbrow
Ironbrow Industries Co. Empire Research
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Posted - 2008.01.05 13:46:00 -
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Can you imagine if, instead of football that one christmas night, the Germans and British played EVE. It would have been so funny!
But seriously, it's a game and a hobby. Then again, most things are games and hobbies. Sports were mentioned, if people (like bufties) take football seriously and devote their life to it, then it's a hobby, but all the while it's still just a game of kicked a ball around with some tactics involved. _____________________________ Thorek Ironbrow of Ironbrow Industries Co. Part of the Empire Research Alliance Look us up in Nomaa or Itamo to join! |
Ey'up Miduck
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Posted - 2008.01.05 14:51:00 -
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EVE is thief.
It steals my time... especially when it takes nearly 30 minutes to log on, undock and leave Jita.
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Gorefacer
Caldari Resurrection
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Posted - 2008.01.05 15:56:00 -
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It's a hobby, that's just a game. The hobby is to play the game for fun.
"You can't reason someone out of a belief they haven't reasoned themselves into" - Prometheus |
Lord Wiggin
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Posted - 2008.01.05 18:04:00 -
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It's whatever you make it, nothing more, nothing less. By definition it's a game. Many people consider it a hobby. To some it's an allconsuming obsession. To some it's a life, since they don't have one. In some cases this is not a bad thing, a person might be physically limited and this provides an outlet and social interaction they may not have access to in RL. To the rest of you, seek HELP!
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Armoured C
Gallente Globaltech Industries Hedonistic Imperative
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Posted - 2008.01.05 18:23:00 -
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i have a life ....it just in eve
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wierchas noobhunter
Cosmic Fusion When Fat Kids Attack
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Posted - 2008.01.05 18:26:00 -
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Originally by: Letava
Originally by: Sergeant Spot Eve is a Game
Football is a game (either type).
The World Cup / Superbowl is just a game.
Eve should be taken just as seriously.
(No joke)
I disagree. Football should be taken less seriously.
word
( on fottball)
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wierchas noobhunter
Cosmic Fusion When Fat Kids Attack
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Posted - 2008.01.05 18:26:00 -
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Originally by: Armoured C i have a life ....it just in eve
in eve u got more lifes not just one
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Losmandy
VENOM72 Sylph Alliance
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Posted - 2008.01.05 18:34:00 -
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Edited by: Losmandy on 05/01/2008 18:36:17 Eve is just a kids game played by adults...lawl
Star Trek is real though.....init
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Estephania
Independent Political Analysts
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Posted - 2008.01.05 18:37:00 -
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Internet spaceships are serious business, ask Goons
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Dukeslet
Icarus' Wings Daedalus Hegemony
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Posted - 2008.01.05 18:55:00 -
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Surely the hobby is Computer Gaming and EVE is just one game of a multitude you might play?
Gaming = Hobby EVE = Game.
Obviously if the only game you play is EVE (which I would bet is a minority, although I'm not sure that the forum posters would show the correct split) then that ends up with EVE being the entire part of your gaming hobby.
Of course I could be horribly horribly wrong, in which case ignore this and I'll go back to my cave ;[ |
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