EVE General Discussion

Frown!

Good luck to any CCP employees laid off, but a word to the wise: if you're going to make an announcement like that to the player base, try not to make it sound like you're blaming the player base, even if you are.

aww man im sad they are cutting WOD development but are keeping the clusterfuk that is going to be DUST 514. Shows that CCP hasnt really snapped out of it.

attn: laid off ccp people.

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*circles in the sky slowly above ccp's head*

I love this game (Eve online). This is the only game I play, and I will continue to play it until they turn off the lights.

I support CCP and their efforts to re-focus. My sympathies go out to those who will lose their jobs.

Sincerely,
Snape

OK, the Winter "expansion" is exactly about fixing problems.

I don't care what they call it as long as those problems are fixed.

Though I am looking forward to WoD and Dust, I'm glad to see CCP focusing their efforts. I'm especially happy to see CCP no longer killing their golden goose, as I'm particularly fond of it. Layoffs are always unpleasant and I wish all those involved (from management, to those losing jobs, to those having increased work load) the best.

I just wanted to take a moment like other have done, to send my sympathy and regards to those who are being laid off as a result of these changes. I'm also sorry that other players have reacted to this with more gross disrespect - "Is this a troll?" "lack of content" and other shameful comments. There's a time to be silly, and a time to be mature.

I think we all agree EvE is a game, and its here for everyone to have fun with, and there's a certain amount of flaming back and forth that's normal for forum banter. But when something solemn like this that will no doubt impact the lives of many people, and bring hardship for their families, I think the EvE community could do itself a favor and respond with some grace and recognition that THIS is the serious bizness, not the spaceships themselves.

Much of the "WoD sux, can it" feedback is rooted in nothing more than simple nerd bigotry, where spaceship > vampires>orcs in some kind or arbitrary coolness scale. Same with Dust 514, where the PC nerds seem to think they are somehow superior over gamers who enjoy shooting each other in the face on consoles. Its all the same to me in the end, whether you enjoy playing a starship captain, or playing a sexy vampire.

I hope CCP hears and understands that there are many of us who still believe strongly in the company, its vision, and its commitment to developing experimental games, and embracing the risk of failure. It takes balls to go against the grain, and try something new, especially with a rabid fan base ready to rip you in pieces if you don't deliver exactly what they demand or expect. You have earned my respect BECAUSE you fail sometimes, instead of delivering "safe bets" that compete on the market but do nothing to push the boundaries of what is possible in a gaming world.

Remember CCP - you are a team of creative artists and designers, not just a company. And just as any talented artist, architect, or musician succeeds the most when they pursue their own gut instinct over popular opinion, I encourage you to stick to your long-term vision as well. You've earned the right to develop other projects, pursue new ideas, and deliver content on more platforms, even if its not as economically viable during these hard times. Dont let us, the EvE community, put you in a corner. Gamers of EVERY variety will be well served by the ideas, concepts, and technologies CCP has envisioned and produced, and I look forward to the days ahead.

i thought the shanghi location worked on WOD

also just make those people you are going to fire work on different eve stuff if possible... i mean, what if..... just maybe.... 3 expansions per year?

To each and every person who whined their way through the last few months, congratulations. You got your pixels, database entries and pretend warfare. Real people lost jobs. There was nothing so wrong with the game that it should have meant taking real food off the real tables of real people. It is my sincere hope that you too find yourself in the unemployment line.