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Does Anything Ever Happen When I Can Attend?

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Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#41 - 2013-11-07 18:10:50 UTC
Serptimis wrote:
Of course these events are outside your TZ, this is to train new players to alarm clock.


Back in the stone ages of EvE online, people would have to get up at odd times to start another skill.
Jarod Garamonde
Jolly Codgers
Get Off My Lawn
#42 - 2013-11-07 18:14:20 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
Jarod Garamonde wrote:
I haven't looked at the demographics lately.
Are the majority of players still European, or have we "Colonists" taken over, yet?


It's shames me greatly to play video games with the Redcoat Imperialist Minions of King George III , but EVE has spaceships so meh.


I worked with Tommies, in Iraq. They're cool customers.
Then again, I'm an Anglophile, so I'm a tad biased.

That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right...

    [#savethelance]
Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#43 - 2013-11-07 18:14:45 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
Jythier Smith wrote:
As for not having a US content creation team to cover the US side of things, that I can understand. Of course, someone has mentioned that they DO have one and it's apparently not covering the US side of things anyway.


CCP is racist against Americans, all Americans including out 51st State (Canuckistan).

i say that because an hour ago a buddy of mine from Toronto was on comms screaming "it's NORTH AMERICAN Time Zone, the U.S. isn't the only country in North America!" To which I replied "Yes, yes it is the only real country in North America". I got awoxxed shortly there after, I thought Canadians were supposed to be nice.

Twisted


Putting America into North America Big smile
Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#44 - 2013-11-07 18:17:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Khergit Deserters
Koban Agalder wrote:
You had special plex sales (including famous Amazon uberMEGAsuperCOOL sale), EvE vegas etc.

Damn muricans want everything and can't stand when someone else has more than them.

Oh boy. Now you've gotten yourself on our NSA's list. Sad
Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#45 - 2013-11-07 18:20:54 UTC
LOL BOB111 wrote:
CCP Falcon wrote:
highonpop wrote:
CCP won't run live events during UStz. I've read on the forums before (I think during the serpentis prime battle, or most recent dev incursion) that they have no intentions of doing UStz events.


This is not true. Smile

The Content Team for EVE Online is based in Reykjavik, Iceland, at our headquarters, as such those involved with live events operate on UTC.

While we're looking at ways to expand to cover all timezones, we need to be able to factor in that the vast majority of these events are hosted during people's free time, in hours after work, and we need volunteers from within the company to come fly with us.

As such, we're not in a position right now where we can run live events off UTC timezone hours. We are however looking at ways in which we can do so in future.



You guys are a game company. Furthermore that game is Eve online. Staying up at strange hours to play video games is pretty standard for both Eve and for employees of a game company.


True and when said employees do things that interact with their player base, some of those players will tell their friends "hey man some of the game designers played with us last night. It was a blast. You should join me also."
Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#46 - 2013-11-07 18:23:21 UTC
Khergit Deserters wrote:
Koban Agalder wrote:
You had special plex sales (including famous Amazon uberMEGAsuperCOOL sale), EvE vegas etc.

Damn muricans want everything and can't stand when someone else has more than them.

Oh boy. Now you've gotten yourself on our NSA's list. Sad


The NSA is the known agency, its the off budget operations you have to worry about.
Altrue
Exploration Frontier inc
Tactical-Retreat
#47 - 2013-11-07 19:50:18 UTC
In UTC +1 and confirming that you didn't miss anything except tidi, lag, and CCP not waiting for its players.

So actually I wish I was in your timezone so that I wouldn't have wasted my time trying to attend to this "event".

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Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
#48 - 2013-11-07 20:02:29 UTC
Altrue wrote:
In UTC +1 and confirming that you didn't miss anything except tidi, lag, and CCP not waiting for its players.

So actually I wish I was in your timezone so that I wouldn't have wasted my time trying to attend to this "event".


And what was the narrative/story/lore side of it?

Roses are red / Violets are blue / I am an Alpha / And so it's you
Jythier Smith
BGG Wolves
#49 - 2013-11-07 20:02:50 UTC
Altrue wrote:
In UTC +1 and confirming that you didn't miss anything except tidi, lag, and CCP not waiting for its players.

So actually I wish I was in your timezone so that I wouldn't have wasted my time trying to attend to this "event".


Thanks for the update.
Jythier Smith
BGG Wolves
#50 - 2013-11-07 20:03:40 UTC
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai wrote:
Altrue wrote:
In UTC +1 and confirming that you didn't miss anything except tidi, lag, and CCP not waiting for its players.

So actually I wish I was in your timezone so that I wouldn't have wasted my time trying to attend to this "event".


And what was the narrative/story/lore side of it?


Lag, tidi, and CCP not waiting for its players. Don't you pay attention? :P
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
#51 - 2013-11-07 20:15:06 UTC
Jythier Smith wrote:
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai wrote:
Altrue wrote:
In UTC +1 and confirming that you didn't miss anything except tidi, lag, and CCP not waiting for its players.

So actually I wish I was in your timezone so that I wouldn't have wasted my time trying to attend to this "event".


And what was the narrative/story/lore side of it?


Lag, tidi, and CCP not waiting for its players. Don't you pay attention? :P


Also massive gatecamp carnage by RAZOR.

But I am talking about the story/narrative/lore. What was supposed to be going on, what should had happen next, and so...

Roses are red / Violets are blue / I am an Alpha / And so it's you
cyndrogen
The Greatest Corp in the Universe
#52 - 2013-11-07 20:18:03 UTC
Jythier Smith wrote:
So all the newbie training sessions were at 18:00. Now this new event is at 18:50. Do I need to find another game in my timezone or do things ever actually happen in my timezone? Officially of course. Unofficial events happen all the time.



CCP did you a solid, just be glad you are unable to attend. Who said attendance was a good thing anyway.

Every day in every way I improve my skills and get better.
Jythier Smith
BGG Wolves
#53 - 2013-11-07 20:24:17 UTC
cyndrogen wrote:
Jythier Smith wrote:
So all the newbie training sessions were at 18:00. Now this new event is at 18:50. Do I need to find another game in my timezone or do things ever actually happen in my timezone? Officially of course. Unofficial events happen all the time.



CCP did you a solid, just be glad you are unable to attend. Who said attendance was a good thing anyway.



May have forgotten we were talking about CCP here.
Naes Mlahrend
Devil's Horsemen
#54 - 2013-11-07 22:36:43 UTC
Here's a simple way to make it easier for most people to join these events...WEEKENDS. Mind = blown
James Amril-Kesh
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#55 - 2013-11-08 06:24:55 UTC  |  Edited by: James Amril-Kesh
As someone with a really screwed up sleep schedule, I actually don't know which prime timezones I generally play in.

Enjoying the rain today? ;)
Octoven
Stellar Production
#56 - 2013-11-08 08:36:12 UTC
highonpop wrote:
CCP won't run live events during UStz. I've read on the forums before (I think during the serpentis prime battle, or most recent dev incursion) that they have no intentions of doing UStz events.


Cast your mind back to the 10th anniversary of eve online. Devs CCP Fozzie and CCP Rise each stayed in the office till well after midnight their time, but prime time for US in order to give us the Hunt a Dev Event. To say they wont run live events for UStz is a logical fallacy. I understand that that was one instance, but I think in time it will pave the way for more. However, as CCP Falcon pointed out it will take volunteers, asking your employees to stay up till 4-5am to do a live event is crazy for any game or company. Hopefully there are some more crazy devs like Fozzie and Rise that will take that step :P
Jove Death
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#57 - 2013-11-08 08:57:05 UTC
CCP Falcon wrote:
highonpop wrote:
CCP won't run live events during UStz. I've read on the forums before (I think during the serpentis prime battle, or most recent dev incursion) that they have no intentions of doing UStz events.


This is not true. Smile

The Content Team for EVE Online is based in Reykjavik, Iceland, at our headquarters, as such those involved with live events operate on UTC.

While we're looking at ways to expand to cover all timezones, we need to be able to factor in that the vast majority of these events are hosted during people's free time, in hours after work, and we need volunteers from within the company to come fly with us.

As such, we're not in a position right now where we can run live events off UTC timezone hours. We are however looking at ways in which we can do so in future.



Any positions going there?. Im sure I would have made a better solution to the cluster fook last night

PS the event char leader that said start in meves and fly stacmon with 800 ships of lemmings was he drunk, stupid or does he just play WoW

Then again it was prob fozzie Big smile

Quoting "you will die" in EvE is fail Chars dont die in EvE. Unless you have a heart attack eek.
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#58 - 2013-11-08 08:58:45 UTC
Jythier Smith wrote:
So all the newbie training sessions were at 18:00. Now this new event is at 18:50. Do I need to find another game in my timezone or do things ever actually happen in my timezone? Officially of course. Unofficial events happen all the time.


You *wanted* to be lead to be butchered by gatecamps?

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Octoven
Stellar Production
#59 - 2013-11-08 09:13:10 UTC
Jythier Smith wrote:
So all the newbie training sessions were at 18:00. Now this new event is at 18:50. Do I need to find another game in my timezone or do things ever actually happen in my timezone? Officially of course. Unofficial events happen all the time.


If you subscribe to this game solely for the purpose of live events and they do not meet your time of play then yes you need to find another game. The fact they happen seldom and the fact there is so much more to eve to play tells me that finding another game just because events happen out of your gameplay time is ridiculous.
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#60 - 2013-11-08 09:16:11 UTC
Having kept track of and/or participated in many live events in the last 7 years, I can say that the distribution of events across the time zones is fairly even.

Bring back DEEEEP Space!