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Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.10.10 07:12:00 -
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So im in an independant study at my campus (basicly its a way to get credits for doing a course not typically offered at the campus) that revolves around how to promote something for retail. Things like designs for covers, displays and so forth.
Anyway I just finished one of the rough designs for my first project, which is a dvd case cover for Eve online and thought I would share.
Game Cover
Like it? Dislike it? Would you buy eve if you saw this cover? -------------------------------- To borrow a phrase:
Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
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Rhatar Khurin
Minmatar Native Freshfood
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Posted - 2008.10.10 07:15:00 -
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Edited by: Rhatar Khurin on 10/10/2008 07:15:33 The main cover with the mach on it is a bit too obscure. it's not a very shapely ship and a bit random. Maybe something like a revelation would be better.
also the PC/Mac text at the top is far too large
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Liberator 1
Gallente Remnants of the Flame
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Posted - 2008.10.10 07:17:00 -
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It should say SPACE WARS on it somewhere. ------------------------------------------- ôIf you are in a spaceship that is traveling at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen?ö ------------------------- |

Kate Chopin
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Posted - 2008.10.10 07:17:00 -
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front cover...too phallic?
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Sheriff Jones
Amarr Clinical Experiment
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:04:00 -
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I can't be the only one who read " Yay for when college life and eve collide" and thought "College girls + EVE!"
My opinions represent the opinions of my corporation completely. I'm the CEO damnit. |

CrayC
Gallente CrayC Inc.
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:08:00 -
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Originally by: Sheriff Jones I can't be the only one who read " Yay for when college life and eve collide" and thought "College girls + EVE!"
TBH, I thought this was going to be a whine about skilltraining  |

Rhatar Khurin
Minmatar Native Freshfood
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:08:00 -
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Originally by: Sheriff Jones I can't be the only one who read " Yay for when college life and eve collide" and thought "College girls + EVE!"
The front cover should just have a close up of the Gallente sign saying "pleasure hub" with and then screenshots of the market page of exotic dancers. That'll get some attention |

Kazuma Saruwatari
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:20:00 -
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Edited by: Kazuma Saruwatari on 10/10/2008 09:23:48 Would be nice if you used something like the Apocalypse or Rokh shooting something nearby, like its counterpart (Gallente would be Mega, definately, and Minnies would be the Mael)
I did something similar to this, though it was minimalist in idea, so it'll be a bad example.
Also, try to use EVE's new title design instead of the rusty-metal look. |

Maria Kalista
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:25:00 -
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Nice, not bad but could use some work. 1- try to blend the 3 faces of the DVD, front, mid, back into 1 2- As said the mac/linux/pc 'title' on the front is way to big, this should be, btw only say EVE as title, wack the mac/pc/lin text somewhere in the bottom but small or leave it out its on the mid and back already. 3- the mid section, rotate the CCP logo so you can center it like the rest, put that on top and the mac/pc/lin stuff at the bottom but smaller, move the mac, linux logo's etc. to the back and size them down significantly.
I like the back cover. Just try to make the whole look as 1 and not 3 separate parts.
Good luck!
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Graic
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:37:00 -
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You're missing the words "Boredom Simulator" on the cover.
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Joshua Foiritain
Gallente Reikoku Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:40:00 -
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Definatly not something id purchase 
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Rana Ash
Minmatar Gradient Electus Matari
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:43:00 -
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You need a brighter front, something that catches the attention. Also a less obscure ship and perhaps some pew pew..
lyret dedreen
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Irida Mershkov
Gallente War is Bliss
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:45:00 -
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I do my college work in the middle of fleet ops.
Sitting on a gate, in a 0.4, what do I do to pass the time? Get my projects done!
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Rhatar Khurin
Minmatar Native Freshfood
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Posted - 2008.10.10 09:51:00 -
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Originally by: Graic You're missing the words "Boredom Simulator" on the cover.
Or.. "Played microsoft excel? Like space ships? Then you need.. EVE Online!" (WARNING!: Game not included)
I jest i jest, but i get carried away sometikes with all the people that post here and claim they hate the game yet still play 23/7.
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Warp Knight
The Serenity Society
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Posted - 2008.10.10 10:05:00 -
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It looks really cool.
My only suggestion would be to use a Megathron on the front, it is probably the most eye-catching ship for most "normal" (read: lame) people in Eve... a close second would be the Nyx if you wanted to throw that in there too...
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Mishallia Venari
Gallente
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Posted - 2008.10.10 10:11:00 -
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Originally by: Graic You're missing the words "Boredom Simulator" on the cover.
Simulator? This isnt simulated boredom. ITS THE REAL THING! 
Mish Got Sig? |

Sheriff Jones
Amarr Clinical Experiment
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Posted - 2008.10.10 11:14:00 -
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You guys are mising the point! 
We need a "EVE Gone Wild" thing and anyone who stealzors this idea can do so with isk like compensation 
My opinions represent the opinions of my corporation completely. I'm the CEO damnit. |

Lord Zoran
House of Tempers
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Posted - 2008.10.10 11:16:00 -
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Originally by: Joshua Foiritain Definatly not something id purchase 
that, in general not a great cover......
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Slade Trillgon
Siorai Iontach
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Posted - 2008.10.10 11:21:00 -
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I vote for the Rifter on the front but that is just opinion. Show one ship that can be flown at character start on the front and then you have the BS on the back with the rifter shown to the side with a little bubble to show that the little ship is the same as the ship on the front of the box. Gives a sense of scale within the game pre-purchase.
Put the PC/Linux stuff under the parental guidance lable. YOu have it on the side so it is not necessay to put that up front. Also most buyers will look for the accepted formats anyway so they do not need to be excessively bold.
Also as said above maybe one of the brighter EVE backgrounds for the cover. The back looks good. Not sure how indepth you want to go for this, but maybe make the text boxes look like a pinned version of the in game windows.
Last thing, that would be eye-catching if possible, is a rendition of the universe map somewhere. That may just look like a blob at the scale of a box so that may be a stupid idea.
That is about all I can say. Overall a pretty good job from a novices view.
Slade
Originally by: Crumplecorn NerfBat is now known as the WaveMachine.
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Dracorimus
Caldari Edge Inc.
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Posted - 2008.10.10 11:27:00 -
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Edited by: Dracorimus on 10/10/2008 11:28:10 I would make something that shows for instance a battle, 2 fleets of say Apocs/abaddon + support vs Tempests/Mael + support, with pretty explosions, with a lovely planet/galaxy in the BG.
I will mock one up later and show you what I mean |

Reigning Bloodstorm
Gallente Sanguinary Saviors
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Posted - 2008.10.10 13:32:00 -
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Edited by: Reigning Bloodstorm on 10/10/2008 13:34:43 Edited by: Reigning Bloodstorm on 10/10/2008 13:34:29 Marketing tip that you will never learn in school:
When using a phalus (or phalic object) never have it pointing down unless you're marketing to women.

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Graic
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Posted - 2008.10.10 14:35:00 -
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Originally by: Mishallia Venari
Originally by: Graic You're missing the words "Boredom Simulator" on the cover.
Simulator? This isnt simulated boredom. ITS THE REAL THING! 
Mish
Totally correct!
"Boredom in a box!" |

Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics
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Posted - 2008.10.10 14:52:00 -
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Pfeh, the original eve cover had a terrible-looking minmatar face, a caldari station, and was bright orange.
I'd consider it a significant improvement
__________ Cannot read from face Abort, Retry, Fail? |

Graic
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Posted - 2008.10.10 14:58:00 -
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Originally by: Chaos Incarnate Pfeh, the original eve cover had a terrible-looking minmatar face, a caldari station, and was bright orange.
I'd consider it a significant improvement
That's the grim face of a paying customer who has realised how misrepresentative those EVE videos are. |

Raving Gerbil
Minmatar Shadow Monkeys Shadow Donkeys
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Posted - 2008.10.10 15:31:00 -
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Edited by: Raving Gerbil on 10/10/2008 15:32:47
I would not pay for a game that they (legally) give away free on the internets, it makes less economical sense than investing in icelandic banks
Edit - added legally!
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Eomar
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2008.10.10 15:37:00 -
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requiars the line
"internet spaceships, serious business." ...in accordance with the prophecy |

Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.10.10 17:10:00 -
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-PC/Mac/LunixDVD Reason thatÆs there is that I looked at several case designs for video games and noticed that for some PC games at the very top was the black bar PCCD, which I took to indicate what platform the game was for(which isnÆt a stretch, when you consider the console games do it as well). Seeing as Eve can go on three platforms I just took it one step further however looking back I do agree it is a bit much and should change or drop it all together.
-Front Cover Unfortunately I had a thumb drive with only a few images I had taken ahead of time with the proper format. As this was a first attempt I really needed something rather than nothing in that space. Id definitely like to change the front image to something more mainstream though for the next pass at it.
Also, the Eve title logo is from Trinity. The newest one seemed to be a throwback.
-Cost Technically its not ôfreeö. Eve has a 20 USD activation charge after a 2 week trial and offers a free month of play for the first month. In any case though thatÆs beside the point.
In any case, thanks to the guys who actually gave intelligent input. IÆll post the revamped version when I can. |

Juliette Leblanc
Gallente Federal Navy Academy
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Posted - 2008.10.10 20:11:00 -
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Originally by: Jacob Mei Technically its not ôfreeö. Eve has a 20 USD activation charge after a 2 week trial and offers a free month of play for the first month. In any case though thatÆs beside the point.
It is beside the point, but it's foolish to get 14 days of trial and than pay that activation fee. Get the 21 day trial from Steam and then apply a GTC. Total cost $34.95 for 81 days instead of $20 for 42-45 days depending on month.
But a box that costs $ 49.95 and advertises as included 60 days total playtime + a GTC for extra 60 days or a startup ISK capital (actual value market dependent) could be an interesting way to get your foot wet with EvE.
And a bigger more expensive box could bundle an EON subscription + the book + the eve maps.
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CCP Fallout

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Posted - 2008.10.10 20:16:00 -
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Much nicer than the original retail box, IMO.
Fallout Associate Community Manager CCP Hf, EVE Online
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Xanos Blackpaw
Amarr The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2008.10.10 20:24:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Fallout Much nicer than the original retail box, IMO.
damn...beat me to it...not that its very hard to make better than that mind you.
anyway...change ship to a nid or a nyx, make the mach/linux/PC thing smaller and put it only on the side as well as make the logo more eveish.
Playing minmatar is "like going down a flight of stairs in a office chair firing an Uzi". |

Kenneth McCoy
Vale Heavy Industries Molotov Coalition
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Posted - 2008.10.10 20:28:00 -
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The EVE logo isn't the best they've used, and it just doesn't fit. The white format letters up top are waaaaay too big and eye catching, they shouldn't be on the front at all imo. Wouldn't use a rather rare faction battleship as the eye grabber, either. Not a fan of the swirly effect, doesn't blend very well, although that might just be because of the white color.
The back is actually pretty good, that's a very good mega screenie, and the general layout is nice. Maybe don't use gray for the text boxes, it's a little bland.
All in all though, it's better than what I could do ;)
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Lost Hamster
Serenity and Hungarian Operational Team Axiom Empire
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Posted - 2008.10.10 20:40:00 -
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Cool. :) Let us know when you have the new front page ready. :) Then I would like to have it in high res mode. I need a cover for the last year fanfest dvd - (which contained the actual game itself). :)
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Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.10.10 20:54:00 -
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Originally by: Lost Hamster Cool. :) Let us know when you have the new front page ready. :) Then I would like to have it in high res mode. I need a cover for the last year fanfest dvd - (which contained the actual game itself). :)
Sure thing, ive already reworked the front portion some after taking the advice from this thread and a few others on diffrent sites into account. I may end up asking some fellow eve players if they would be kind enough to take some photos of various ships and what not for me tommorow or sunday, depending on how much of the other work I get done. |

Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.10.21 06:22:00 -
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New cover
I finally bit the bullet and made a copy for the test server so I can get images with little trouble. I took the advice of those who posted on this thread and another one and changed a few things around. Better or worse then the first one that I posted?
I seem to behaving a problem wit this particular shot though as I cant see to get a decent photo of the mach approaching the eve gate without heavy pixalization dispite having AA on. Anyone know whats going on with this? -------------------------------- To borrow a phrase:
Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
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Davina Braben
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Posted - 2008.10.21 06:38:00 -
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Edited by: Davina Braben on 21/10/2008 06:40:26 Very nice.
The new angle on the Mach was a good choice. It's a good choice of ship too I think. Pimpenium Falcon.
I'd maybe lose "All nine expansion packs!" (is that a selling point? Will most people know or care about any of them but Trinity/Empyrean Age?) and I'd say "EON Magazine Subscription" but that's just me.
Did you consider listing some of the things you could do on the feature list too?
MINE DEEP SPACE ASTEROID BELTS FIGHT IN VAST SPACE ARMADAS  BECOME AN EVIL SPACE PIRATE  etc. 
Maybe you don't have to use the word "space" in all of them. Maybe that's too cheesy generally.
I'm hoping to use EVE in my dissertation.
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Roy Batty68
Caldari Immortal Dead
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Posted - 2008.10.21 06:57:00 -
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Originally by: Jacob Mei New cover
I finally bit the bullet and made a copy for the test server so I can get images with little trouble. I took the advice of those who posted on this thread and another one and changed a few things around. Better or worse then the first one that I posted?
I seem to behaving a problem wit this particular shot though as I cant see to get a decent photo of the mach approaching the eve gate without heavy pixalization dispite having AA on. Anyone know whats going on with this?
Looks good. Certainly better than the original box imo.
Only comment is my initial reaction was why does he have the Eve Online and CCP logos on the front twice? Then I realized the left portion of the front was intended for the side. Might make that clearer with a very subtle line.
Probably not necessary though. Was just me being slow. But then whoever evaluates your work may have a slow moment as well.
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Burukt Vri'ra
Locus Industries
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Posted - 2008.10.21 06:59:00 -
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Edited by: Burukt Vri''ra on 21/10/2008 07:01:34 I liked the first one.. I like the new one even better. I think the Machariel was a good choice of ship for this, 'cause it... is. I'm going against the grain here to say that I liked the old rusted metal look of the old logo. I know it's a rough design, but the lettering on the new cover screams MSPaint when combined with the otherwise colourful front cover. Or maybe my eyes are just snagging on the jaggys.
I like how you didn't try to cram a bunch of stuff onto the front too. The single Mach is nice, very nice.
All in all, very cool. I for one would take this off the shelf and have a look.
Edit: Oh, and title text overlapping the Mach isn't so catchy either. But it's still awesome! ----------------- I have a cargo space fetish. I like the echo. |

Harrent
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.10.21 07:29:00 -
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The price 29.95 has to be on there as well as the advertisement of FREE EXPANSIONS FOR LIFE!
Perhaps where the veritical EVE logo is on the front? That seems redundant.
Very very nice btw, i'd buy it :). Semper Fi |

Kylar Renpurs
Dusk Blade
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Posted - 2008.10.21 07:42:00 -
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My only drama is with the back section.
The 3rd mini picture looks like a giant rectangle floating in space,, which is kinda boring.
And while the megathron looks cool, the grey-on-grey of the text etc is a bit harsh on the eyes.
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Cheap Dude
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Posted - 2008.10.21 07:44:00 -
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Well.. I find it a bit.. meh...
Ask yourself, what does the cover 'say'? Take the cover from CCP, it shows action. The cover you made just shows 2 large ships, nothing more, nothing less..
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Bellum Eternus
Gallente Death of Virtue
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Posted - 2008.10.21 08:20:00 -
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I like it. Nicely done.
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TimMc
Gallente The Motley Crew
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Posted - 2008.10.21 08:26:00 -
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Your box looks like it has Eve interface, which is not a good thing.
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Siegfried Untreu
Caldari Quid Pro Quo
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Posted - 2008.10.21 09:12:00 -
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Edited by: Siegfried Untreu on 21/10/2008 09:12:34
Originally by: Jacob Mei New cover
My suggestions are...
Front - Scale down the Win/Mac/Linux icons if you want to keep them on the front, they're way too big - Change the "Contains all 9 Expansion Packs" to only mention E-ON, make sure to spell things out: "subscription" rather than "sub"
Back - If you use boxes, they should be properly aligned; both top and bottom parts are not aligned properly to each other and of different height, this upsets the angles - Size down the "Teen" rating box or - if you keep the rating on the front - remove it from the back (not sure how this is usually done and no game boxes around to check on ) - I would replace the lower-right image with something more recognizable, it looks like a dark block in front of the sun on that screenshot
Additional first impressions of a friend of mine (former EVE player): "Too many elements, no hierarchy, no visual flow. A lot 'funny' secondary associations: "Light at the end of the tunnel", "EVE = booze" (crown cap association to the swirly thing). Overall, there's too many flaws in the design, I'd try a new one. I wouldn't buy based on that."
He's a design-guy, so he's very picky, take it with a grain of salt. ;)
Edit incoming...
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Le Skunk
Low Sec Liberators
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Posted - 2008.10.21 09:30:00 -
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Should have a foul language warning imo :)
SKUNK
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royal killer
Amarr Shadows Of The Federation
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Posted - 2008.10.21 10:41:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Fallout Much nicer than the original retail box, IMO.
Dang that's old. --------------------
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Lost Hamster
Serenity and Hungarian Operational Team Axiom Empire
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Posted - 2008.10.21 11:29:00 -
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I like it, just one side note: the CCP logo should be in white. Not gray.
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Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.10.21 14:28:00 -
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Thanks for all the input guys, I should have another refinement of the design in the next day or so now that a majority of the midterms are out of the way.
Davina: Good point on the 9 expansion pack ad (yes its an ad). I orginally thought it was a good idea to indicate that the game has been out awhile and that alot of content in the form of expansions has been added. Further more, indicating that its an all in one package (as opposed to say Wow, that makes you buy each seperate expansion in its own package) was also something I was considering, but if the average individual wouldnt really care one way or another it might just do to drop the 9 expansions ad all togeather.
I didnt include the things that a player could do but rather what the game itself offered, IE single server, 5000 systems, etc.
Kylar: Thats actually the Monolith from the Dead End system, planet 5 moon 5 (check it out, its full of stars )
Sigfried Untreu: The Win/Mac/Linux icons are orginal size. What I did was take the game boxes of other games (Myst in particular), scanned the covers and then cut them out to use for the design. The Icons, after looking at it, might do with just a hair of a reduction in size.
I studyed basicly all of the game boxes that I had and the one common theme they had was that the rating was both in the front (the abreviated rating) and then in the back with the reasons. Im assuming thats a design requirement so I wont change it as I am trying to mimmic a retail product.
The lower right image was taken from CCP's corporate website actually so I would assume thats how its supposed to look, though I have seen it white before (maybe a dev could comment on this).
Tell your friend thank you for me please as it's helped me rethink a few things with the cover.
Le Skunk: Interestingly, all MMO's that I have checked have a disclaimer that says the ESRB hasnt rated the online content (IE the company isnt responsable for whats said by its players online. -------------------------------- To borrow a phrase:
Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
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Tiirae
The New Era HUZZAH FEDERATION
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Posted - 2008.10.21 14:50:00 -
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- Needs a better font; Arial is just too bland for something like this. You want something that's still very readable but a bit slicker.
- Needs balance; all the little icons and boxes should line up with each other and be the same size. Same on the back, the teen rating box should be the same width as the images above it, and the same height as the text box on the left.
- Text boxes on the back are too low-contrast. I think it would look better with a darker box and text in white.
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Maria Kalista
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Posted - 2008.10.21 14:59:00 -
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Much better then the first one! For the rest I totally agree with Siegfried UntreuBut its coming nicely along. 
Originally by: CCP Mitnal You put a bear in your tea???
tl;dr: I'm too lazy to read the entirety of what you said, but I still want to say something.
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Krxon Blade
Apogee Group
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Posted - 2008.10.21 18:35:00 -
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Nice work. What are you think about my EVE box ? 
-- Eve battle simulator EVE character creator Eve offline game |

Davina Braben
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Posted - 2008.10.21 18:40:00 -
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Originally by: Krxon Blade Nice work. What are you think about my EVE box ? 
But are they SPACE boobs?
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Neth'Rae
Gallente Decorum Inc Tygris Alliance
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Posted - 2008.10.21 18:42:00 -
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Originally by: Krxon Blade Nice work. What are you think about my EVE box ? 
Awesome, Now I have to make one aswell, and btw, the reflection doesn't align properly?
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IR Scoutar
Caldari State War Academy
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Posted - 2008.10.21 19:10:00 -
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Originally by: Davina Braben
Originally by: Krxon Blade Nice work. What are you think about my EVE box ? 
But are they SPACE boobs?
best box art evar
also those boobs are photoshoped! 
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OutOfTheBox Cyborg
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Posted - 2008.10.21 20:45:00 -
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Looks pretty good, but is the small print on the bottom of the back cover legible on a full size print? because it's nowhere near on your link for me.
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Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics
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Posted - 2008.10.21 20:51:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Fallout Much nicer than the original retail box, IMO.
I had you beat by like, six posts _____________________
The unofficial faceless Achura alt of EVE Online
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Dihania
Gallente SniggWaffe
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Posted - 2008.10.21 21:01:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Fallout Much nicer than the original retail box, IMO.
Hehehehe :)
Also BOOBS! Boobs sell anything and turn hot chicks in love with other hot chicks.
PS. Yes, chicks, where do you think eggs come from ?
PPS. Snakes and crocodiles and other such creatures like turtles.
[hrhr]
Sniggwaffe is recruiting. Visit channel "join sniggwaffe" in game.
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Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.10.21 21:30:00 -
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Originally by: OutOfTheBox Cyborg
Looks pretty good, but is the small print on the bottom of the back cover legible on a full size print? because it's nowhere near on your link for me.
Yeah it is, for some reason photo bucket likes to reduce the size. -------------------------------- To borrow a phrase:
Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
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Krxon Blade
Apogee Group
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Posted - 2008.10.21 22:41:00 -
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Originally by: IR Scoutar
also those boobs are photoshoped! 
I used photoshop to apply boobz onto box, but I actually made em with Poser. Still learning all of its capabilities, but as I know so far it sure can make nice knockers :) -- Eve battle simulator EVE character creator Eve offline game |

Aeo IV
Amarr Xomic OmniCorporation
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Posted - 2008.10.21 23:38:00 -
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Some suggestions: -Things like OS logos and CCP's Logo, -Rather then having two differnet backgrounds, try to get a image with a large ship (say a carrier) and a few smaller ships, and put it over both sides of the cover to try to give a sense of scale in the game. -the nine expansion thing should be a line in your info box, not on the front; the idea is to get the buyer to pick up the box and read the back.
the second cover's image is pretty good, but I'd still like to see some smaller ships flying around the bigger one, to give a sense of scale.
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Neth'Rae
Gallente Decorum Inc Tygris Alliance
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Posted - 2008.10.22 00:10:00 -
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Edited by: Neth''Rae on 22/10/2008 00:10:59 Now I've made one as well! 
Linkage Here - EVE Box Art
Dey see me trollin, dey hatin, moddin they tryin to catch me postin dirty.. |

Dyaven
Interstellar Mining and Research
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Posted - 2008.10.22 00:25:00 -
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Originally by: Neth'Rae Edited by: Neth''Rae on 22/10/2008 00:10:59 Now I've made one as well! 
Linkage Here - EVE Box Art
****in' awesome. 
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Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics
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Posted - 2008.10.22 00:32:00 -
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Edited by: Chaos Incarnate on 22/10/2008 00:32:24
Originally by: Neth'Rae Edited by: Neth''Rae on 22/10/2008 00:10:59 Now I've made one as well! 
Linkage Here - EVE Box Art
Why can't I fly that close to planets for real 
WHY MUST GAME BOXES BE MADE OF LIES! 
Edit: Also, epic win. _____________________
The unofficial faceless Achura alt of EVE Online
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Stikato
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Posted - 2008.10.22 04:25:00 -
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Originally by: Neth'Rae Edited by: Neth''Rae on 22/10/2008 00:10:59 Now I've made one as well! 
Linkage Here - EVE Box Art
Holy ... that's amazing. That would be frankly worth some money to me, just to have that empty box on top of my monitor.
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Neth'Rae
Gallente Decorum Inc Tygris Alliance
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Posted - 2008.10.22 04:38:00 -
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Originally by: Stikato
Originally by: Neth'Rae Edited by: Neth''Rae on 22/10/2008 00:10:59 Now I've made one as well! 
Linkage Here - EVE Box Art
Holy ... that's amazing. That would be frankly worth some money to me, just to have that empty box on top of my monitor.
I've been thinking of making an real cover for a EVE Collections DVD (this one lacks a backside aswell and it's a bit too thick), with the eve clients and a load of bonus stuff, movies, trailers, soundtrack, guides, chronicles, wallpapers etc.. Both Official And fan-made stuff.. 
My dad has an awesome printer, so I'm gonna print it when it's completed :P I'll post the entire cover then.
Dey see me trollin, dey hatin, moddin they tryin to catch me postin dirty.. |

Tobias Xiaosen
Gallente The Perfect Storm The Red Skull
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Posted - 2008.10.22 04:38:00 -
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That last one was sweet, something id buy 
Originally by: pwnedgato
Doesn't mean they lack don't intelligence.
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Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.10.22 06:03:00 -
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Cover update
Changes: Eve Online logo "sharpened" (I noticed that at 100% zoom the V was distorting, I "fixed" it. Rating and OS logos rescaled to all be the same size "sticker" changed to just advertise free E-ON sub CCP Logo color changed to white Added more info to the back panel Font changed for top panel
Issue: I still cant for the life of me get a decent screenshot of the mach without heavy pixalization. Im using the print screen and pasting it into photoshop, is there an ingame image capture that I could use to eliminate this problem? -------------------------------- To borrow a phrase:
Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
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Siigari Kitawa
Gallente The Aduro Protocol
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Posted - 2008.10.22 06:54:00 -
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Originally by: Jacob Mei Edited by: Jacob Mei on 22/10/2008 06:14:05 Cover update
Changes: Eve Online logo "sharpened" (I noticed that at 100% zoom the V was distorting, I "fixed" it. Rating and OS logos rescaled to all be the same size "sticker" changed to just advertise free E-ON sub CCP Logo color changed to white Added more info to the back panel Font changed for top panel
Issue: I found where the screenshots are stored, would increasing the resolution that I play the game when I take the screenshot help with preventing pixialization?
Go to your general settings and enable "Use high-res Screenshots" or something along those lines.
It'll save them as BMP (raster) format, rather than JPG (compressed).
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Haks'he Lirky
Burning Bright Inc.
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Posted - 2008.10.22 07:16:00 -
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The paladin would make a fantastic cover ship :)
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Maria Kalista
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Posted - 2008.10.22 07:29:00 -
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Originally by: Neth'Rae Edited by: Neth''Rae on 22/10/2008 00:10:59 Now I've made one as well! 
Linkage Here - EVE Box Art
Holy crapazoly! I'd buy that instantly.
Originally by: CCP Mitnal You put a bear in your tea???
tl;dr: I'm too lazy to read the entirety of what you said, but I still want to say something.
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Krxon Blade
Apogee Group
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Posted - 2008.10.22 09:29:00 -
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Originally by: Neth'Rae
Now I've made one as well!  Linkage Here - EVE Box Art
Looks great -- Eve battle simulator EVE character creator Eve offline game |

Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.10.22 16:09:00 -
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Originally by: Siigari Kitawa
Originally by: Jacob Mei Edited by: Jacob Mei on 22/10/2008 06:14:05 Cover update
Changes: Eve Online logo "sharpened" (I noticed that at 100% zoom the V was distorting, I "fixed" it. Rating and OS logos rescaled to all be the same size "sticker" changed to just advertise free E-ON sub CCP Logo color changed to white Added more info to the back panel Font changed for top panel
Issue: I found where the screenshots are stored, would increasing the resolution that I play the game when I take the screenshot help with preventing pixialization?
Go to your general settings and enable "Use high-res Screenshots" or something along those lines.
It'll save them as BMP (raster) format, rather than JPG (compressed).
That seemed to help some but im still noticing pixialization. I dont suppose there is some way to apply AA to an image after its been taken? -------------------------------- To borrow a phrase:
Players who post are like stars, there are bright ones and those who are dim.
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Jaabaa Prime
Minmatar Quam Singulari Warp to Desktop
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Posted - 2008.10.22 18:46:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Fallout Much nicer than the original retail box, IMO.
Agreed.
One question though, after unpacking and installing the game, were CCP *really* suprised when a lot of new players shot at the station and then were destroyed by the sentry guns ? 
Anyway, back on topic.
These covers look awesome, fantastic work 
I think I'll have to try this "EVE Online", the box looks great !  --
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Nikita Alterana
Gallente The Antikythera Mechanism
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Posted - 2008.10.22 19:01:00 -
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Neth'Rae wins the thread __________________________________________________ |

FeralShadow
White Nova Industries AAA Citizens
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Posted - 2008.10.22 19:15:00 -
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Boxes look great. If only Eve were REALLY that realistic (the planet surfaces and all). Maybe some day *sigh*. _______________________________________________ "If you want to taste the ground, feel free to attack." - Kenshin Himura -CDS Now Taking Contracts-
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