EVE General Discussion

…which doesn't in any way preclude interaction from being content.

There is already a word for banana, and guess what it is? Banana, not berry… or fruit. And yet, bananas are berries (and occasionally fruits).

No one is arguing the book definition of the word.

Also you aren't impressing anyone with your pretentious replies. You are posting on a video game forum like you are giving a lecture in a college class room... lolol

'The definition of eve content' != 'the definition of content'

Practical applications of the term in regards to this video game. Slow your roll professor.

Good thing, then, that I'm not trying to impress anyone or being pretentious. I'm simply explaining that your argument isn't internally consistent.

That is your argument, not mine, and it is why your argument is so shaky.
You are arbitrarily excluding things you label as content from being content in EVE on the basis that in EVE, content must only come from one source. Just because CCP can't change the content doesn't mean it is suddenly disqualified from being content — it just means CCP can't change it. It is still an element — content — of the game. Anything else is, as mentioned, just begging the question.

So you're saying that you point of view is so narrow that you can't see others.

I play this game by killing actual rats and avoiding death in the form of real players. Many many people would not find what I do to be 'fun'. Good thing I'm me and not 'many many people' lol. While I don't gank and bump, (or mine for that matter), i can see that other people enjoy doing those things.

The ONLY thing that matters and should matter to anyone is "is the player's actions withing the establish rules of the EULA". If yes, then it's none of my business what other people find fun.

I'm sure this has already been addressed, but as a 10 year vet i'll post in any thread I damn well please and ramble as much as I want... deal with it ;)

TL;DR (at work, will prolly read this thread fully in a bit though)

What you describe is a theme park game. Its the "here is your ride, wait in line, ride the ride, get your reward, move on tot he next ride or wait in line"

Eve is a not a theme park game. Its more like the Santa Cruz Beach boardwalk. In this instance, there are sections of eve that are theme park based, missions, incursions, pi, etc. You wait in line, ride the ride, get yoru reward, and move on. However, there is also this other section that is a sandbox. Its littlered with tools you can use to build and do what you want.

Using your Rubix cube analisis, its like this: You go into eve and CCP presents you with two options. You can pick up a rubix cube and solve it, then go solve another, and another, etc. OR you can pick up the pea shooter and fire peas at the guys that are solving the rubix cubes over and over. You can then put down the pea shooter and pickup pieces of other rubix cubes and make a new one that you can have someone try and solve. OR you could decide that doing this rubix cube crap sucks, and as billy bob is solving his cube you rip the cube from his hand and smash it into a wall and laugh as he cries.

Both are content. One is ccp generated, the other is player generated. There are tools in place for people to make there own goals, and issues for others. This is also content.

And you have shown what is wrong with new players. EvE is not a theme park, and people who view it as such will learn very quickly that they need to go back to WoW.

Ah then i see that you have nothing useful to contribute in this thread, so i'm not sure why you are persisting.

People aren't saying, "content" can't include multiple things according to the dictionary definition. Some of us believe that when people say "eve content" (as specified in the title of the thread if you care to read it ) they are specifically referring to the things ccp up in the game but i guess you can't see that...

So at the end of the day, when people ask for ccp so add new content they are asking ccp to add "more everything"... Thanks Tippia, you've been very helpful.



That's all well and good but we are not here to criticize people for having an opinion. We are trying to answer a question, which you half did.

"2.



the substance or material dealt with in a speech, literary work, etc., as distinct from its form or style.

"the outward form and precise content of the messages""

Content in this case is whats included in the body of work. EvE is a body of work, therefor any interaction inside said body of work that generates substance, or more stories is content. Technically billy bob shooting sue in the face and moving on is more interaction, but goonswarm crushing all of eve and forming the big blue doughnut is content. As it creates a history and a story. Its part of the game, the back story, and the future. I win

Pacman has content. I still see some people playing it !!

…you only argued that something can't be considered content because content must necessarily not include that other thing. Right.

…and as demonstrated, they're not. Just because your argument didn't doesn't mean you have to get all huffy and abusive. You were just wrong (especially in what you said on page one). It happens. Live with it.

Source?