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tsascorpio
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Posted - 2008.02.01 04:32:00 -
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I figured that i would start this. I found out about Eve, when i was deployed to Japan. I was walking past the lounge window when I see this guy on his laptop. Then I saw him playing Eve and I walked in and asked him. He showed me the screen and gave me the website address. So a month later, when I had the money to buy a laptop, I joined. Been playing since 2004. Tell me of your start to this addicting game that we all can't seem to stop playing... |
Ursula LeGuinn
Versus Gloria Omnis
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Posted - 2008.02.01 04:35:00 -
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I've heard about it for years, due to its infamy for huge heists, betrayals, dev scandals and scams (EVE Investment bank, lawl... 700 billion ISK worth of suckers).
I decided to start playing because I love space ships and sci-fi, I like EVE's attitude, and I don't really like any of the other MMOs out there.
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Selene Le'Cotiere
Amarr
I-Omniscient-I
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Posted - 2008.02.01 04:39:00 -
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Personally, I found EVE while doing random game searches online. Came upon it a couple of times and thought "Meh" and moved on. Until the day I read about the Guiding Hand heist. I thought... "Oh cool", and started watching the vids on the EVE-O site. Signed up, and been here ever since (beyond the couple of month break, due to finances).
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Sarkkon
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Posted - 2008.02.01 04:40:00 -
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Quit lineage 2 over 2 years ago because it was overrun by ISK selers and bots. Tried 4 or 5 other , mostly horrible online games looking for a replacement. (Horizons..)
Settled on EVE for its balanced and unique ships.
Now EVE has become a farmer infested hell just like lineage 2 and the recent game nerfs have ruined the uniqueness and balance of game.
Looks like i am leaving EVE now.
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Mattikus
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Posted - 2008.02.01 04:42:00 -
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Back in the day when I used Gamespy to find matches for AvP2 and such...I saw an ad for EvE. Looked great...online rpg set in space....what more could I want?! I remember paying I think like $10 to dl the full game and play a month for free? It was something pretty cheap I remember that.
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Helen Hunts
Gallente
Red Dragon Mining inc
Red Dragon Industries
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Posted - 2008.02.01 04:42:00 -
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For me, it was hearing some of the folks in Team Speak talking while playing EVE. I started a trial of my own and...kissed my spare-time goodbye.
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Mine da rocks, make more ships.
Pop da rats, make more rigs.
Sell da gear, make more money.
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Dirk Magnum
Spearhead Endeavors
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Posted - 2008.02.01 04:43:00 -
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I think I saw an advertising banner for Eve on the website of the now-defunct Aikida webcomic. I was getting sick of DAoC and was ready for a replacement MMO. Following a spaceship around didn't seem at the time like it would be a good replacement for more traditional fantasy-themed MMOs, but I'm sure glad I took a chance on it.
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Sandeep
Raptus Regaliter
Brutally Clever Empire
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Posted - 2008.02.01 04:44:00 -
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Heard about it on internet when they launched... then 3 years later I remembered..
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Atomos Darksun
The Scope
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Posted - 2008.02.01 04:48:00 -
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Was reading Ctrl-Alt-Delete comics when I saw the ad about 2 years ago...took me 3 trials over 7 months to understand the game..lol. Then I was hooked.
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DEFIER ORILIS
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Posted - 2008.02.01 04:52:00 -
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Well for me it was PCGAMER USA that got me going with EVE 2 months ago... Now I just need some more coffee! - Defier Orilis.
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Valeo Galaem
New Eden Advanced Reconnaissance Unit
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Posted - 2008.02.01 05:01:00 -
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I found EVE back in its alpha stages in 2001.
I was thinking.. wouldn't it be cool if.. and started googling "space virtual world mmo". Actually that didn't find EVE, but what I did find were the Freelancer forums on Lancer's Reactor (at the time some people thought Freelancer was going to be an MMO) and someone posted a link to EVE. Checked it out, and the rest is history.
Thar be Pirates
You are not authorised to hack into CONCORD's mainframe
Your Wallet has been emptied!
CONCORD Encryption Methods |
Gus Morgan
Genos Occidere
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Posted - 2008.02.01 05:02:00 -
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had an old school friend who was playing it back in 2003, he never convinced me to start playing though. then a summer a couple years later i was bored out of my mind, found this link on vgcats.com and tried the trial. still didnt like the game but i kept playing out of boredom and eventually i was stuck (its like a drug... really).
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SilentBladez
CupCakE BaNdiTs
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Posted - 2008.02.01 05:08:00 -
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Edited by: SilentBladez on 01/02/2008 05:08:53
My girlfriend slapped me with PC Gamer magazine back in 2003, After she threw it in my face i caught it in mid air, luckily I noticed EvE online Preview and here i am now. |
Duke Val'Doom
The Watchers Society
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Posted - 2008.02.01 05:09:00 -
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I had been playing a game called Second life, was to the point where I was really bored with it so I spent most of my time in the forums where I came across a link about the Guiding Hand heist. So I came to the forums here and read about it. After reading differen't articles about the game I thought I'd give it a try and been playing ever since...even though my wife hates it. 
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I Survived Bootini and all they gave me was this stupid forum post |
Ira Theos
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Posted - 2008.02.01 05:17:00 -
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I was recruited by a friend two years ago.... I just resubscribed for another year... Why? Because as flawed as it is, Eve is still the best out there.
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Jeran Tek
Real Nice And Laidback Corporation
Brutally Clever Empire
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Posted - 2008.02.01 05:31:00 -
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I'm amazed no-one's mentioned X so far.
I found EVE really early on through the X:BtF forum.
I knew as soon as I started playing that it would suck all life and time away from me so I resisted, played the rest of the X series and nearly escaped from space sims altogether.
Then in 2006 some ba****d at work brought the client in on a USB key and got me to load it up.
I didn't even get a trial. I paid for a month and upgraded it to a yearly subscription within my first 2 weeks.
2 years later I've visited every 0.0 system in the galaxy but I've still got 4 years worth of training ahead of me to learn every skill and use (however badly) every item and ship.
After that I'll have to re-evaluate my goals ...
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Misanth
The Graduates
Brutally Clever Empire
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Posted - 2008.02.01 05:37:00 -
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How: I frequent http://www.mmorpg.com/
When: 2005, had just stopped my work as GM in a (small) game and was looking for a 'filler'. Been in WoW since release when my brother told me he was going to aim for EVE instead of WoW. Followed him here. Have had EVE under consideration for a while but the ads on mmorpg looked incredibly boring, to be honest. I was expecting a low-graphic version of SWG.
Why: Got stuck due to the economical and political part of EVE, game has great potential, compared to other mmo's you never 'finish' the game. Still 2.5 year later I am learning new stuff at a frequent basis. EVE has some bad aspects as well but I see myself playing this game 'til it ends.
Am looking for a new filler soon tho, I miss the mmo's where your own invested time pays off. Pure grind, no level cap and hero levels appeals to me. And EVE is very forgiving for not spending the whole day in it, which is awsome and one reason it will prevail in my gaming. Easy to 'cheat' on EVE and be active in multiple ones. 
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Ignition
The Devil's Mafia
Dark Taboo
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Posted - 2008.02.01 05:49:00 -
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I bought the game years ago at Bestbuy.....the box looked really cool.
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Eizana
Amarr
Scyanis
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Posted - 2008.02.01 05:56:00 -
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my boyfriend started playing this game and i was like "oooo shiney, gimme gimme!" then i got my own account
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Eval B'Stard
Minmatar
Republic Military School
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Posted - 2008.02.01 05:59:00 -
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Sci-Fi channel in the UK did a 15 minute review/feature of the game so I thought I'd try it out... that was in 2005, longest I've ever played an MMO so far.
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When we gonna see the 40km and 80km tractor beams ?
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Gangus
Minmatar
Matari BackBone
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Posted - 2008.02.01 06:06:00 -
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I was on holidays in Britain, and wanted something to read on the flight home, so picked up a copy of UK Gamer (i think) and there was a 4 page spread on this game that apparently no-one knew about, and everyone should try. at the time i had no internet connection, but i moved house and got a dialup connection, and kissed all my spare time goodbye. since then (Feb 2005) EVE has cost me 3 GF's, a job and countless hours of frustration, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Gangus
Matari BackBone [MBB]
Never mess with a guy in an ugly ship. He's bitter and has nothing to lose. |
Sephra Star
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Posted - 2008.02.01 06:10:00 -
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I played Ultima more years ago than I can count. Then about 3 to 4 years ago I spent a year+ on Lineage 2. Recently found myself in a situation where I had nothing to do with a lot of time on my hands and decided to find a new MMO.
Searched the sites and read this here and that there. Decideed to try EVE as it was different than the fantasy Genre. I escaped falling into the WOW trap.
I decided to try it because of the free trial and the fact that I did not need to buy it from a store and could just do it all from online. Been intrigued ever since I started a little over a month ago.
Have not given PvP a shot yet, and my few ventures into 0.0 with a shuttle taught me I'm not ready, so I have much to experience yet. Creating a nest egg was high on my priorities to begin with and I found the market (buying and selling) profitable enough to make my first 1/2 Billion.
Right now I am just a Care Bear Mission Runner learning the ropes and creating enough wealth to lose ships in PvP when I am skilled up.
I am somewhat leary of all the complaints regarding LAG though.
It is definately different than other MMO's and for that reason I am sticking around for awhile.
The real time factor with regards to Leveling/Skilling up is an interesting difference to the average grind of other MMO's. Although it is replaced with the grind of wealth building to economicly afford the PvP aspect and that I find a welcome change to a large extent.
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Marcus TheMartin
Gallente
The Scope
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Posted - 2008.02.01 06:12:00 -
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I discovered eve from some Mmo players on the valcyn server Being the avid gamer that I am I gave it a shot. It Ended up with me IN a Gallente HQ, Eleven people were in my "Lemming" corp talking about Drones and such wHen I met up with sOme people in from the nohup forumS That got me stArted with GallentE ships ways to train ways to play I joined a corp stayed there killed a merlin and a vexor had to leave the corp etc and here I am in the mouthwash corp.
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Micia
Minmatar
Thrace Inc
Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2008.02.01 06:21:00 -
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After burning out on EQ1 (and then getting throughly disgusted with EQ2, & SOE in general), I needed a game to fill in a bit of time 'til Vanguard would finally come out.
There was no way I was ever going to stick with a game that had  zomg PVP in it.
Three years later...
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Sandeep
Raptus Regaliter
Brutally Clever Empire
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Posted - 2008.02.01 06:34:00 -
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 Originally by: Marcus TheMartin
You are trying to send a hidden message.
CONCORD has been notified.
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Dirk Magnum
Spearhead Endeavors
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Posted - 2008.02.01 06:44:00 -
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Originally by: Sandeep
Originally by: Marcus TheMartin
You are trying to send a hidden message.
CONCORD has been notified.
I see no hidden message 
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Velveteen Rabbit
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Posted - 2008.02.01 06:48:00 -
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Guiding Hand Social Club.
And, specifically, this line:
I stand in the cool shadows of giants
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Lemonade Girl
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Posted - 2008.02.01 06:48:00 -
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Wait...I thought this was the WoW bulletin board.
*checks URL*
click
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Wotlankor
In terrorem
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Posted - 2008.02.01 07:17:00 -
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I worked at IBM and interested in gaming wanted to see what the comany had to offer in that direction.
My, my, IBM have build a server in da UK...
Game called EvE...wtf Counter Strike is da ****...But lets see... undock... hmmm...
Where did that year go ?
Just found that I still have CS on the computer when the talk started on "steam powered"
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Jenny Spitfire
Caldari
SIVAKASI
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Posted - 2008.02.01 07:36:00 -
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Originally by: Ursula LeGuinn
I've heard about it for years, due to its infamy for huge heists, betrayals, dev scandals and scams (EVE Investment bank, lawl... 700 billion ISK worth of suckers).
This and mmorpg.com helped me to find and subscribe to this fine gaem.
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