EVE General Discussion

well at the end its a statement that trys to avoid to say "we are running out of money". It was no secret that the balance was not really well and cutting down the non positiv parts is the first way during a restructuring.
According to the statement WoD is bs and only a time and money sink (well they say - what every developer would say of his "babies" - its to early to understand...)
On the other side they also say that the impact of loosing subscribers is much higher than expected and they fear to loose even more when they not focus on EvE. Looks like they finally found out that EvE is a nice project but needs continuos REAL development to keep people attracted - especially in the state the universe is actually.
And finally they state that DUST is nice but also still far away of earning money but they cannot get rid of it because of their contract to Sony....

Well lets see if CCP can manage to restructure the company and get on the winning track again. I hope it because I like EvE :)

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If done right this refocusing is going to be the best thing for CCP in the long run, but it sucks for those staff getting laid off. Hopefully as many talented people as possible can be moved from WoD predevelopment to eve content.

My prayers and best wishes are with the people who will be laid off.

They will, EVE is still a very viable product, I don't think EVE itself is in any danger at the moment, or CCP as a whole.

i try hard not to bash CCP, preferring instead to offer constructive criticism; at the same time, i'm only a silly internet spaceship pilot posting on a game forum, so i dont expect too much in the way of a solid response, tbh...

those points aside, however...

correct me if i'm wrong, but everything seemed to be humming along nicely for CCP just prior to the CQ "misstep," when they were developing three major MMOs simultaneously. what changed? where was the money hemorrhage? or was the loss of revenue from the CQ-rage-unsubs more than CCP let on?

while i'm glad to hear that "eve is healty," i always exercise a bit of healthy skepticism when it comes to the reasons behind corporate layoffs. twenty percent is a huge slice of the office pool. please, CCP, do everything you can to get those people on other teams within eve or dust. your recently-found focus on those games could use all the help it could get, right?

/rant

my apologies... i wish nothing but the best for CCP and employees, current and outgoing.

fly safe out there.

ST

not really what i wanted :/
hope the guys will find a new job quickly

YAY we WON!!

Kidding....

Well I am stoked to read about them taking the steps and this latest bit realy puts that effort in stone from my point of view. I am however NOT happy about job loss in anyway.

Good job CCP for making the hard choice, sad it had to come to this but your ability to adapt is a strong one and a valuable asset.

Truely sad that some people whom had a job are now filled with that nasty uncertain....GL to you guys and I hope you find some kickbutt jobs =)

Fly it like you stole it!

Sorry about the lost jobs, CCP.

It's clear that CCP wanted to exapand their horizons, and that's always something that should be aimed for in life and business, as long as it doesn't ruin what came before it.

A very sad day indeed for CCP. As a fan of your company for many years and watching it grow I hope things will work out for the best.

There's hoping that some of the management 'gurus' that brought the ship near a wreck situation get what they deserve, and not only poor employees!!!

now THAT is cool!

i may not be a fan of test or dreddit in-game, but this game community is awesome!


heywatiaminit!


this may sound silly, but what about a PLEX for Pinkslips?

i donate IRL to help those in need... why not in my favorite game too?