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How many players will be online after eve launches in Japan on the 28th?
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Vimsy Vortis
Shoulda Checked Local
Break-A-Wish Foundation
#61 - 2012-03-12 16:47:03 UTC
I don't think EVE has enough scantily clad 12 year old girls to compete with locally developed games in the japanese MMO market.
Valei Khurelem
#62 - 2012-03-12 17:01:07 UTC
Vimsy Vortis wrote:
I don't think EVE has enough scantily clad 12 year old girls to compete with locally developed games in the japanese MMO market.


pfft trust me, if CCP patch in transforming titans they'll come in droves.

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Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#63 - 2012-03-13 14:01:39 UTC
Maybe it's not really apparent from manga, anime and console games... but thoroughness, perseverance, patience and precision (perfectionism really) are a big part of Japanese culture. And of course skill in mathematics. All good traits to have in EVE, the ultimate bean counter sandbox MMO. We might see some pretty damn good EVE players coming in.
Cyniac
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#64 - 2012-03-13 15:49:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Cyniac
Doc Severide wrote:
It is obvious that they aren't talking to me and why bother typing when the chat is obviously English? I don't want my chat filled with their gibberish so blocking them is perfect...


LolLolLolLolLolLolLol

Chat is obviously in English is it? Where is that written down in stone?
Doc Severide
Doomheim
#65 - 2012-03-13 17:53:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Doc Severide
Cyniac wrote:
Doc Severide wrote:
It is obvious that they aren't talking to me and why bother typing when the chat is obviously English? I don't want my chat filled with their gibberish so blocking them is perfect...


LolLolLolLolLolLolLol

Chat is obviously in English is it? Where is that written down in stone?

Um are you dense?

I can read the English above me. I can read the English after me. It is obvioulsy chat in English...So you come in chat, see the English and start typing russian? Idiots...
Ding Woot
PorkMosk Corndog
#66 - 2012-03-13 20:31:05 UTC
AraniFyr wrote:
So with eve launching in Japan on the 28th of this month, and the players being on the tranquility server, how many players do you think will be on at one time compared to the 30-45k on usually?



Bet you a Plex, the Whole frikkin thing CRASHES Big time ..
Cyniac
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#67 - 2012-03-14 19:03:57 UTC
Doc Severide wrote:
Cyniac wrote:
Doc Severide wrote:
It is obvious that they aren't talking to me and why bother typing when the chat is obviously English? I don't want my chat filled with their gibberish so blocking them is perfect...


LolLolLolLolLolLolLol

Chat is obviously in English is it? Where is that written down in stone?

Um are you dense?

I can read the English above me. I can read the English after me. It is obvioulsy chat in English...So you come in chat, see the English and start typing russian? Idiots...


LolLolLolLolLolLolLolLol


It gets even better. So it's the first person to speak that determines the language? Right...


As for my density - marginally less than that of water. I seem to float Lol
Tobiaz
Spacerats
#68 - 2012-03-15 00:46:57 UTC
The numbers probably won't rise the slightest, unless Nexon is going to advertise heavily over there. It's going to be rather horrible if its true that the players that are already playing EVE normally are now forced to play through Nexon. CCP better not pull a stunt like that with the rest of us.

But a localization will likely make the game more accessible for the Japanese players that like to stick to their own people. Maybe CCP should open up a new area for them, east of the Russian drone regions Lol

On a sidenote: anyone knows the situation with the CHINESE server? Serenity was it, right?

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Herping yourDerp
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#69 - 2012-03-15 00:52:28 UTC
Arakazzi wrote:
Rakshasa Taisab wrote:
Chribba wrote:
Oh what, the 9000 is not used any longer Sad

If you watch the original clip, they clearly say 'over 8000'.

This 9000 thing is totally based on mistranslation of the original works.



I'm lost, what are you referring too?


PC games don't do too well in Japan, they prefer consoles even more than we do. Those who do play PC games tend to be retired men with a little too much time on their hands. This is from first hand experience from my visit to a PC game show in Tokyo.


your smoking something.
Englebert
Hijinxed
#70 - 2012-03-15 05:16:32 UTC
Fredfredbug4 wrote:
Not be racist or anything but the Japanese tend to be more into video games than most people of other cultures. So we can expect a huge jump in players.


You forget Australians love their games!
Englebert
Hijinxed
#71 - 2012-03-15 05:32:17 UTC
Telegram Sam wrote:

I think Japan's still a little behind the rest of the tech world, as far as home PC use goes. They missed the PC/internet boom of the late 90s because their monopolistic local computer maker Oki insisted that they stick with it's clunky old OS. So they were kind of isolated from the rest of the world using Windows/Mac/Linux. Eventually they gave up on the Oki system, around 2005 maybe, and started using the standard OSes. But I think PC/internet culture still isn't as well-established in Japan as it is in the rest of the developed world. They're comparatively a few years behind still.


By "rest of the world" I assume you're referring to "The United States of America"?

/E
Arakazzi
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#72 - 2012-03-15 12:05:48 UTC
[quote=Herping yourDerp][quote=Arakazzi][quote=Rakshasa Taisab][quote=Chribba]Oh what, the 9000 is not used any longer Sad[/quote
If you watch the original clip, they clearly say 'over 8000'

This 9000 thing is totally based on mistranslation of the original works.[/quote


I'm lost, what are you referring too


PC games don't do too well in Japan, they prefer consoles even more than we do. Those who do play PC games tend to be retired men with a little too much time on their hands. This is from first hand experience from my visit to a PC game show in Tokyo. [/quote

your smoking something.[/quote

No. It's 100% true. I was there during Oct, too late for the TGS but there was a smaller event happening. Paradox were promoting a few games along with a few other developers. They where all strategy games, so games like Shogun Total War and Sengoku where all the rage along with a few small and local game developers. I went along there to see what Paradox where doing since I'm a big fan of their games. You know how the usual gaming crowd are fairly young from the ages of 14 - 25 with the odd middle aged guy looking a bit self conscious. Well it was nothing like that. It was LOT of older men with a few younger guys getting their butts kicked by them. It was rather amusing to see grampa's getting excited over these games.
The Antiquarian
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#73 - 2012-03-15 16:15:51 UTC
Arakazzi wrote:
Rakshasa Taisab wrote:
Chribba wrote:
Oh what, the 9000 is not used any longer Sad

If you watch the original clip, they clearly say 'over 8000'.

This 9000 thing is totally based on mistranslation of the original works.



I'm lost, what are you referring too?


PC games don't do too well in Japan, they prefer consoles even more than we do. Those who do play PC games tend to be retired men with a little too much time on their hands. This is from first hand experience from my visit to a PC game show in Tokyo.


Hey, at least it's better than nothing.
Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#74 - 2012-03-15 16:37:27 UTC
Well one problem with eve is awareness.

I talk to mmo players all the time and when it comes to my turn to which mmo i play I say eve online and they go

wutz that?

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