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thoughts on the duration of hulkagedon?

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Lady Ayeipsia
BlueWaffe
#1 - 2012-05-29 14:50:53 UTC
I'm just curious as to people's thoughts on the length of this extended hulkagedon. (is it over yet, I honestly don't know).

For me, I think the event dragged on a little too long; the hype of hulkagedon seems to be gone.

Sure there are the tears topics, the miners proclaiming their life story and how it makes them have the common view that pvp should be opt in or other crap. Yet thise topics seem to be in shorter supply. Also, the war tales of people ganking large fleets seem to be absent. There are not as many pirate epeen stories and the like. It just leaves me feeling that the event has dragged.

Even wondering who won seems to have lost it's luster. I keep thinking, for lack of a better expression, hulkagedon has jumped the shark. 2-3 weeks, interest keeps up. 4 weeks to a month, just kind of dragging.

So... What do others think? Too long, too short, year round with monthly prizes?
Snot Shot
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2012-05-29 16:32:38 UTC
When you Blue, NIP, and NAP most of 0.0, you need to have these events run as long as possible, and in some cases, never end. Keep in mind The Martini has to keep about 32,000 pilots busy or they will start fighting with each other…Ugh

Besides, the only 0.0 Alliance they can fight with is IRC, otherwise they get their **** pushed in…..Cool
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La Nariz
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2012-05-29 17:11:33 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Spitfire
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Vicky Somers
Rusty Anchor
#4 - 2012-05-29 17:12:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Vicky Somers
Lady Ayeipsia wrote:
hype



Key word.

lolololol look at me look at what i've done lol omg please look this way I'm killing all these barges here and am flooded in tears why won't someone please look at me this is so important what I am doing here

I like ganking hulks as well, but that's typical neckbeard behaviour. Figures, considering the even this year is sponsored by Eve's neckbeard avatar. See his neck, it is covered in a soft fur, his face soft as a baby's behind. Cool

That sad part is that Hulkageddon wants to be what Dec Shield was to war declaration. A blatant abuse of valid game mechanics that puts CCP's gears into motion and makes them get off their lazy bums and fix it. Unfortunately, Hulkageddon cannot achieve this.
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2012-05-29 17:16:59 UTC
It officially ended last night at 00:00 eve time.

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Lady Ayeipsia
BlueWaffe
#6 - 2012-05-29 17:39:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Lady Ayeipsia
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
It officially ended last night at 00:00 eve time.


Thanks for the info. As for the other posts....

Hype? Hulkagedon was in no way similar to Dec shield alliance. Helicity does not seem the type who is trying to get ccp to react by nerfing tanking. Dec shield was used to point out a flawed mechanic. Hulkagedon exists to have fun and pop ships. The notion that it is a ploy to get ccp to react seems to go against everything the event, sponsors, and participants good dear. I agree it is a bit about getting attention, but strongly disagree that the premise is to get ccp to change ganking mechanics.

As for the notion that the event is used to hold the goons together and stop in fighting, I disagree there as well. The caldari ice interdiction (or whatever race it was) was a goon only event and seemed well enough. They don't need externally planned events, thwy can manage them internally.
Bucky O'Hair
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-05-29 17:42:33 UTC
The Mittani @TheMittani

I am not satisfied with just one month of #hulkageddon. GSF exhumer gank payouts will continue - indefinitely. #tweetfleet #eveonline


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We are coming for our people.[/b]

Tyrone Cashmoney
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2012-05-29 17:44:17 UTC
Vicky Somers wrote:
Lady Ayeipsia wrote:
hype
A blatant abuse of valid game mechanics that puts CCP's gears into motion and makes them get off their lazy bums and fix it. Unfortunately, Hulkageddon cannot achieve this.


The real abuse is having to play this game.
Jack Carrigan
Order of the Shadow
#9 - 2012-05-29 17:58:41 UTC
Then GTFO

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Vicky Somers
Rusty Anchor
#10 - 2012-05-29 18:00:43 UTC
Lady Ayeipsia wrote:
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
It officially ended last night at 00:00 eve time.


Thanks for the info. As for the other posts....

Hype? Hulkagedon was in no way similar to Dec shield alliance. Helicity does not seem the type who is trying to get ccp to react by nerfing tanking. Dec shield was used to point out a flawed mechanic. Hulkagedon exists to have fun and pop ships. The notion that it is a ploy to get ccp to react seems to go against everything the event, sponsors, and participants good dear. I agree it is a bit about getting attention, but strongly disagree that the premise is to get ccp to change ganking mechanics.

As for the notion that the event is used to hold the goons together and stop in fighting, I disagree there as well. The caldari ice interdiction (or whatever race it was) was a goon only event and seemed well enough. They don't need externally planned events, thwy can manage them internally.


You misunderstood me. I'm not talking about game mechanics that make it possible to suicide gank people in high sec. I'm talking about the game mechanics where half of the production of everything in the game depends on the most boring and tedious mechanic there is (mining).

You know, the herp derp miners don't undock, herp derp prices of everything have gon up, herp derp we influence diz gam3 look at us.

Gabriel Kaile
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#11 - 2012-05-29 18:05:18 UTC
Bucky O'Hair wrote:
The Mittani @TheMittani

I am not satisfied with just one month of #hulkageddon. GSF exhumer gank payouts will continue - indefinitely. #tweetfleet #eveonline


From Twitter 5 minutes ago.


Hulkageddon Forever~~
Kissy Kissy Kissy
Doomheim
#12 - 2012-05-29 18:14:34 UTC
It doesn't have to be over...
Cetaphil Thrace
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2012-05-29 18:50:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Cetaphil Thrace
Tyrone Cashmoney wrote:
Vicky Somers wrote:
Lady Ayeipsia wrote:
hype
A blatant abuse of valid game mechanics that puts CCP's gears into motion and makes them get off their lazy bums and fix it. Unfortunately, Hulkageddon cannot achieve this.


The real abuse is having to play this game.





Nobody is forced to play this game, if they do not like how it is going, move on.
We are left with rising prices on everything from ships to modules, but hey, just like rising gas prices i guess.
Barbara Nichole
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#14 - 2012-05-30 00:23:57 UTC
Lady Ayeipsia wrote:
I'm just curious as to people's thoughts on the length of this extended hulkagedon. (is it over yet, I honestly don't know).

For me, I think the event dragged on a little too long; the hype of hulkagedon seems to be gone.

Sure there are the tears topics, the miners proclaiming their life story and how it makes them have the common view that pvp should be opt in or other crap. Yet thise topics seem to be in shorter supply. Also, the war tales of people ganking large fleets seem to be absent. There are not as many pirate epeen stories and the like. It just leaves me feeling that the event has dragged.

Even wondering who won seems to have lost it's luster. I keep thinking, for lack of a better expression, hulkagedon has jumped the shark. 2-3 weeks, interest keeps up. 4 weeks to a month, just kind of dragging.

So... What do others think? Too long, too short, year round with monthly prizes?



I started yawning at two weeks. couldn't care less who won.

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InternetSpaceship
State War Academy
Caldari State
#15 - 2012-05-30 01:56:34 UTC
Vicky Somers wrote:
Unfortunately, Hulkageddon cannot achieve this.


That's really not the goal anyway. It pretty much is just for the tears. And the cash reward.

If CCP does something to change it, I don't know, good for them?

If you want opt-in pvp, anyone reading this thread, I heard about a game called WoW where pvp has absolutely no risk at all. Go play that.

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Weeesearch
CAStabouts
#16 - 2012-05-30 07:47:12 UTC
Snot Shot wrote:
When you Blue, NIP, and NAP most of 0.0, you need to have these events run as long as possible, and in some cases, never end. Keep in mind The Martini has to keep about 32,000 pilots busy or they will start fighting with each other…Ugh

Besides, the only 0.0 Alliance they can fight with is IRC, otherwise they get their **** pushed in…..Cool
.


I couldn't help but read that as goons getting their snot pushed in.
Mika Delphine
White Rebel Rifter Club
Silver Dragonz
#17 - 2012-05-30 12:34:11 UTC
Hulkageddon is a long dead horse...

Mittens is trying to be relevant since his days in the spotlight seemingly ended.

ALL HAIL OUR NEW IRC OVERLORDS!
TheGunslinger42
All Web Investigations
#18 - 2012-05-30 13:53:08 UTC
Hulkageddons stopped being interesting when 99% of the miner tears are actually just ganker alts trying to big themselves up
Enosh
Absolute Order XVI
Absolute Honor
#19 - 2012-05-30 14:09:07 UTC
I think its safe to say that you can continue as much as you can.
If CCP intervenes in some way you can back off and try again later. A good poker player knows when to flinch.

I was a victim, got upset and made an ass of myself.



I am not much of a PVPer . I did find manufaturing and choose to make money this way. Buy low end stuff make a ship and sell it to turn a profit which ranges to 10-30% of the value of the ship. Prices do rise and fall so there is always a risk involved. It is not that difficult, dont forget this is a game, and you almost always turn a profit the question is how much, do you bid for the materials or just buy them were people are offering. Wait to get them cheaper or get them now but a bit more expensive. Anyway this is probably all boring to you and i can understand that if that is the case

There is another reason that i choose to play this way, I did not originaly have as much time for the game as i would like, and i choose to contribute in the game this way.

It is perfectly viable for CCP to decide to take manufacturing and mining out of the game, gradually, I am not sure what your thougths are on this. I agree mining is boring and more boring to some people than others, hands down there. But that might be extreeme and a caniving thing to say anyway (remove ming and manufacturing, burn jita!)

You can make a lot more money missioning than manufacturing, but you have to be active all the time. So you might even consider my play-style a cheat coz i dont spend enough time in the game and when i do there is a chance I might try to figure out something on a spreadsheet or look at a site and boom goes the hulk, tears aggrevation embarasment ridicule etc..



It has always been my plan to do some pvp. The isk is important coz there are loses involved. But i probably never will. Not because i am quiting the game but because you do tend to stick with something that works for you. After all i could join red vs blue and play with cheap frigates or something.



I have played "PVP" games and once I snatched victory at the last minute by turning "the tables around" hitting for massive damage and hey.. it felt good. Guy didnt just lose the fight he lost the floor under his feet too. That was lucky. Definately exciting but lucky too.
I also did play an online space-fighting FPS game, went agst a huge ship, a duel, all guns blazing and won out of something called a cockpit hit (like a head-shot). That was a hell of a moment too.

In the 10 years that i have on and off played EVE i have tried originally to get into corps and try to get to 0.0 space. It didnt happen. Unlucky i guess.

What now? As for the hulk well i have asked for my money back, they did offer some money but we didnt settle. Maybe it was a genuine offer maybe not. I am trying to get some revenge by hiring mercs etc.

Any decent poker player should know when to quit. As people should know what suits them and what doesnt.



I also hear of Burn-Jita and all that. I dont mind either. I always thought that how Jita first appeared was a bit suspicious. Strange might be a better word. You log in after a short abscence and ..look at that! How did that happen?! Maybe it was one or a few players maybe not, who knows. I am glad there is a decent market in other nearby areas, and definately its a bother to have to haul your stuff to JIta to sell them every time.

At the same time, sometimes its nice to have a place where you can find almost anything.

Anyway i am sure CCP will try to make this game better for all involved and wish you good hunting after all its a space fighting game not a mining or manufacturing game.

I am just offering opinion here. Not asking for anything.

About the bounty i have petitioned CCP about it, I dont know if i will get my money back. After all, i didnt pay to get isk back, but if they do take it out of the player who did a Blondie-Tuko play..well, you have been warned. What i "nice" guy i am eh?

It is a broken mechanic and has not been removed which is somewhat scammy of CCP.

As for my dear offenders, lets play this out for the remainder of my time here, which is at most a month.

And lets kick things up. If you want to settle now, the price just went up. Just in case there is a soft spot in you, i hope this removes it ;)
Andrea Griffin
#20 - 2012-05-31 15:08:27 UTC
I think that a full month of any event is a bit much. A week is great, maybe two, but any more than that and my interest wanes.

That doesn't mean that I will refrain from donating a Hauler of Stuff (tm) each time Hulkageddon comes around though. ♥
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