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CCP, Please focus on making EVE PvP fun again.

Well, Hilmar, these things happen when people put money ahead of substance and the needs of the customer. You said your sorry, great, but this still doesn't mean you are not a greedy sack. You lost your way, fine, you will fix it. Getting back the trust of the players will remain to be seen. Growth, in and of itself, is admirable in any business. It must be measured with patience and tempered with the opinions of the people in charge of your paychecks.....US. All extraneous additions that expand the "in station" game play should only be implemented to the game server after they are complete. Test all you want but don't deliver slivers of content without first asking the community their opinions and ideas first. But of course you know this now. The future of the game, as proposed, looks fantastic: more immersion for players while not flying in space, bigger and better mods and functions for game play, a wealth of unique items for players to wear (and hopefully sport in their quarters, like vats to display your most prized corpses or posters and wall papers) as well as possibly merging Eve with Dust (though this may be a long way off). The future can be great indeed, babysteps.....any departure from what should be a close relationship with your customer base will result in the EVEverse collapsing in a big crunch.

Prove to me in actions not words.
Talk is cheap and I still have a room that isnt decontaminated yet. (Complaint 45 of 210)

Inspire me, not with your words, but your actions and your content. Make EVE impress me and draw me back in, as I once was. Until then, I will remain a single account on a plex.

I commend the guy for being honest and humble easpically in todays society, and have respect for people who can be honest,

Just from my prospective about the game, the content which was implemented has been moving forward but has left the original content lacking

]Incursion's were a good idea and a twist on things, tho would of have been possible to change the racial incursions every so often so it spiced it up alittle more,

Wormholes were an ok ish idea, i like the design behind them making travel from onside of the galaxy to another, - i have not expereinced this content myself as it dose not appeal to me,

NPC missions get old and stagnant very quick lvl 4 to lvl 5 are a massive step, new missions are ok but they can get old very fast,

my main pvp days ended when Nano ships was all the rage as it was insane and not practical for a BS to go at those speeds

in general all the content at the moment is ok for 2-3 months then it gets old again,

The char store to buy clothes what in gods earth was that all about, if i wanted that i would play wow or other mmo's this is eve and is a significant different game to wow, so keep it that ways its the selling point im my opinion.

soon Star Wars online will be out, i hope this was not a PR stunt to try and entice those wavering as to play other mmo's because CCP admit they have borked the design and spirit of the game?

I'm truly impressed with this blog. This does restore hope and in the longer run faith as well.

I've played this game on and off since beta, and what Hilmar is displaying now is really what is needed. He has my respect, moreso for his humbleness. Great men are born from humbleness, and great men achieve great things. Therefore, I see a brighter future for EVE.

Not sure about the ending of pay to play. I actually think this F2P is a very bad development in the MMO industry. Instant gratification with a subsequent dissapointment:"Cool, it's free..... Duh, can't do a darn fun thing without buying tons of stuff that I cannot afford anyway......." I think the sub concept is pretty solid.
Mark my words: soon this F2P concept will be abandoned by more and more companies. I've seen many games with great potential going to ruin due to F2P.

Anyway, Hilmar, great to have you back, and I'm very curious to see what you have waiting for us!

How much did you pay for spin doctors to pump out this piece of....stuff.

I'm still not re-subbing the other 10 accounts and this one dies soon. Maybe you should have had the "lets get the basics right" epiphany 3 years ago when we were all saying "fix the damned lag/bugs/little ponies and NO MORE WORTHLESS BLING!!!". Ignorance is bliss...right up to the point where it bites you in the butt.

I'm really finding it hard to give a damn any more. Too little too late is what immediately springs to mind, and the lag (no pun intended) between words and actions will likely be too long to save the day IMHO. After 5 1/2 years and close to $20k down the drain, I still have this taste of vomit at the back of my throat.

Anyway, that's my 0.05 ISK worth...I'm off to play tanks :p

I suspect that a large part of the drop in subscribers is the competition from World of Tanks. Been there myself and I know a whole bunch of others who are still there, leaving their Eve dormant.



It's hard to give up a dream and walking in stations was a dream for CCP staff as far back as the first fan fest (which I did attend).

It's even harder to admit you have been wrong as CEO, in the direction you have taken a company, especially.

The cynics may believe this is just spin and vapour but I can believe that Hellmar will put as much energy into getting Eve "back on track" as he has taking us to Incarna.

I hope they "fix" 0.0 and the blob alliances/cartels. Imho it's broken atm. Personally I want a 0.0 in which the small corp/alliance can survive, build and fight without the constant threat of being wiped out over-night or having to rent to massive alliances.

I miss the days when 0.0 was almost empty and you felt like an explorer in the wilderness.

Well Said,,,,

My point on this subject is one I had while playing MMO's. To make a quality appealing game, you must fix what's wrong first, and then move forward.

I applaud your efforts to produce a new expansion every 6 months, and for free is also VERY nice.

And to get the Quality into a expansion with the complexities of the game that is evolving. You may have to rethink the 6month schedule. I'm an older player, I have a lot to keep me involved and interested in this great and wonderful universe. The younger crowd might think otherwise.

Incarna is bound to be the greatest expansion thus far. Station -Player interaction, with planet side game play. But as you all know, if it isn't done right and with quality that the player community comes to expect, it could also be the worse.


Raltar

Thanks, this is exactly what I wanted to hear from you guys Glad to see you guys are back on track!