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When the servers go down for the next expansion
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Vincent Gaines
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2011-11-10 19:10:11 UTC
Do something like with Apocrypha.. some event that we don't know about... the spattering of "news" stories during the day was fun and being able to log in and see a significant change was pretty cool.

Do something like blow up Jita 4-4. Have one of those Sansha turd-looking motherships invade the Family station in Amarr and make the wreck permament.


It's great that we get to see and test all the little changes but also to have something new revealed with patch notes on the day of the expansion would be even better... maybe skins/logos on ships. something. I don't care.

Not a diplo. 

The above post was edited for spelling.
Lord Ryan
True Xero
#2 - 2011-11-10 19:17:05 UTC
Hoping I don't have to upgrade an OS this time.
I'm running Snow Leopard on one machine and 7 on another. Would like to keep it that way!

Do not assume anything above this line was typed by me. Nerf the Truth, it's inconvenient.
Dorian Wylde
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2011-11-10 19:22:30 UTC
To clarify, deleting boot.ini files is not the kind of launch event we want. Just sayin.
Nephilius
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#4 - 2011-11-10 19:23:34 UTC
When servers go down...on the next Maury Povich.
"If."
Florestan Bronstein
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2011-11-10 19:26:42 UTC
Vincent Gaines wrote:
It's great that we get to see and test all the little changes but also to have something new revealed with patch notes on the day of the expansion would be even better... maybe skins/logos on ships. something. I don't care.

you seem to be very confident in CCP's QA Roll
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#6 - 2011-11-10 19:31:01 UTC
Here's an idea: When the server goes up, no one logs in or updates for a while. Then we can laugh at the QA scrambling frantically to look for the bug in the network that seemingly keeps people locked out.

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Dave Kaplinski
1nside Bet
#7 - 2011-11-10 19:35:53 UTC
One thing I always thought would be cool would be to reinstate the first full release of EVE (from back in 2003) during the downtime. Would be some epic nostagia and you could see just how far the game has come. Big smile
Akrasjel Lanate
Immemorial Coalescence Administration
Immemorial Coalescence
#8 - 2011-11-10 19:40:07 UTC
They see me trolling...

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Citizen of Solitude
Akrasjel Lanate
Immemorial Coalescence Administration
Immemorial Coalescence
#9 - 2011-11-10 19:40:22 UTC
They see me trolling...

CEO of Lanate Industries

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Pak Narhoo
Splinter Foundation
#10 - 2011-11-10 19:41:08 UTC
In defense of the OP, it *was* quite a ride that patch day. But that took quite some time and work before hand. With all the, I mean with the giant list they think they're going to put into next patch, I won't mind watching a grey wall for a day.

But yes, that was one of the more memorable patch days. Lol
Lord Ryan
True Xero
#11 - 2011-11-10 19:41:36 UTC
Just make sure you queue up atleast a 15 day skill. Might be a good time to train titan. With CCP record the game will probably be unplayable for 14 days after the servers come up


I also suport the "no one logs in idea" that way I can get faster download speeds.

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Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2011-11-10 19:44:18 UTC
Dave Kaplinski wrote:
One thing I always thought would be cool would be to reinstate the first full release of EVE (from back in 2003) during the downtime. Would be some epic nostagia and you could see just how far the game has come. Big smile




I don't get it.

So then, after downtime, we play EvE 1.0 ??

Or ... play EvE 1.0 during downtime?
I really hope you didn't mean that,
because it would make you look really stupid... :)
Dave Kaplinski
1nside Bet
#13 - 2011-11-10 19:49:46 UTC
Solstice Project wrote:
Dave Kaplinski wrote:
One thing I always thought would be cool would be to reinstate the first full release of EVE (from back in 2003) during the downtime. Would be some epic nostagia and you could see just how far the game has come. Big smile




I don't get it.

So then, after downtime, we play EvE 1.0 ??

Or ... play EvE 1.0 during downtime?
I really hope you didn't mean that,
because it would make you look really stupid... :)



I said "during the downtime". Roll
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2011-11-10 20:09:10 UTC

I fail to understand how you want to play on online game
while the servers are offline...
Apollo Gabriel
Kill'em all. Let Bob sort'em out.
Ushra'Khan
#15 - 2011-11-10 20:11:11 UTC
Lord Ryan wrote:
Hoping I don't have to upgrade an OS this time.
I'm running Snow Leopard on one machine and 7 on another. Would like to keep it that way!



Don't upgrade to Lion ... I may use that time to reinstall Snow Leopard.
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Dave Kaplinski
1nside Bet
#16 - 2011-11-10 20:32:42 UTC
Solstice Project wrote:

I fail to understand how you want to play on online game
while the servers are offline...


Has been done before, remember when they did a special build where all of empire was nullsec?
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#17 - 2011-11-10 20:34:37 UTC

nope ?
When was that ?

If they didn't have as many users as now,
i'd even understand ... but nowadays ... hm.
Famble
Three's a Crowd
#18 - 2011-11-10 20:43:03 UTC
Abrazzar wrote:
Here's an idea: When the server goes up, no one logs in or updates for a while. Then we can laugh at the QA scrambling frantically to look for the bug in the network that seemingly keeps people locked out.


That's just cruel man, cruel!

If anyone ever looks at you and says,_ "Hold my beer, watch this,"_  you're probably going to want to pay attention.
leviticus ander
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#19 - 2011-11-10 20:46:43 UTC
Abrazzar wrote:
Here's an idea: When the server goes up, no one logs in or updates for a while. Then we can laugh at the QA scrambling frantically to look for the bug in the network that seemingly keeps people locked out.

yes, yes, yes, yes. this would be beautiful. but I would also feel so sorry for the techs after the fact if we did do this. not to mention, how the hell would you organize 300k+ people to do this? so many people would see it as an opportunity to fly around with a bunch of freighters and drop SBUs everywhere.
Dave Kaplinski
1nside Bet
#20 - 2011-11-10 20:48:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Dave Kaplinski
Solstice Project wrote:

nope ?
When was that ?

If they didn't have as many users as now,
i'd even understand ... but nowadays ... hm.


Was a few years ago now, but was awesome fun at the time! Big smile

And you do know that CCP do actually expand their hardware over the years to cope with extra players? EVE would be pretty unplayable if we were still on 2003 hardware Blink
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