Falaricae
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Posted - 2008.10.13 20:31:00 -
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Edited by: Falaricae on 13/10/2008 20:33:22
 Originally by: Nyphur
Am I the only person who sees stuff like this and just... doesn't.. care? It's nice and all but it's got absolutely no basis in or impact on the actual gameplay of EVE. Don't get me wrong, I love EVE but the EVE I play has very little relation to the stories found in the player news centre. There was a time when a lot of the news stories were about actual in-game events, some that players did themselves and some special events organised by AURORA. Am I crazy for thinking of today's storyline developments as inconsequential and fake?
I have to agree with you 100%. I like the stories and the vids, but it seems like I'm watching a TV show and the interaction is one sided. Take faction warfare as an example. Big news about war that would bring big chances. The result? Totally pointless fighting with no actual impact on anything. Even people fighting in it want to bring meaning in to it.
Now I know CCP is just adding extra things for some people and these are supposed to be optional. Easy PvP when you want it with no strings attached. Problem is people want actual consequenses, so why not give them that. They wanted more PvP where you can just log on and join a gang and be pretty much guaranteed to get some good fights. Casual PvP with no higher ups *****ing to you, if you don't log on regular basis or at the times that your corp/alliance wanted you. These things aren't in conflict with bringing consequenses to the actual war. The consequenses don't have to change the face of EVE, but they should at least be meaningful to the people participating.
What I fear is that when we reach the end of EVE at some distant future, all the effort and skill poured in to the backstory didn't mean anything. If huge changes happen in the EVE universe, it should have an actual effect on the capsuleers too. I know we are largely removed from everyday happenings, but massive changes should be visible to us too somehow. I would rather be a part of a living, changing universe than just read about one.
I am optimistic though. The current backstory seems to be at least relevant and focusing on events, that could potentially have real effect in the game. The fact CCP bothers making these videos shows they want to improve things. With the eventual release of ambulation the potential to integrate aspects of the story to the actual universe the players experience should be easier. Or perhaps not, guess I have to wait for the reports from fanfest to see if my hopess are warranted.
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