Ty Fox
Risk Breakers
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Posted - 2012.04.18 17:32:00 -
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I'm sure my post has been more or less stated earlier in the thread but I haven't yet really bothered to read every response.
EvE is less popular among the "mainstream" audience because there is little to no hand-holding. Aside from Aura teaching you the basics, you're placed in a humongous world filled with things that are ready to tear you a fresh one the moment you step into the wrong part of space. In many ways people see the game as being "too complex" or "unfair", much like real life can seem to some, and I personally think many gamers play games to escape the hassles of real life. If you can tough out the starting hassles, chances are you can make it in the game. Again, you can (somewhat, I'm aware Eve is not real life) make some connections to, say, getting a stable job and working your way forward in life.
On top of that, Eve rewards those who are innovative and most importantly, smart. In WoW you're determined to be a good tank if you have Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker and some other Tier X items that are ultimately a cookie-cutter loadout. In EvE, you have hundreds of different ways to tank a ship. Want to make a hull tanked Dominix? Go for it. Armor tanked drake? Not exactly ideal, but you get the idea. These ideas help establish you as an individual which leads to the next part: networking. In EvE, solo play is not nearly as rewarding as teamplay is. Let's say you're running an incursion with some random players with your hull-tanked Dominix, and you're managing pretty well. You establish a reputation and make friends and get into a corporation. In WoW, dungeon finders and battlegrounds take the social part out of the equation.
Lastly, there's little in the game that isn't against the rules. Note that does not state there are no consequences for players' actions. If you want to attack another player because he said something foul about your ancestry, you can open fire and take him down, provided it's done correctly.
The point is, Eve shatters everything that comprises the "standard" MMO, and some people just can't handle those changes. |