EVE General Discussion

TBH I am not sure Eve will be there in 10 years time. Even the "allmighty" WoW is coming to an end. Though I must admit the story background of Eve is emense and could well provide for 10 more years.

- The game will need to adapt the needs of ALL player more. Next to pvp there so many other professions the gamer want to play, putting so much stress on pvp could cost a big part of the player base. Therefore a split into consensual pvp and pve is inevitable. Its probably still the same server, but wardecs can be made only to pvp corps, ganking will be avoided by a similar security system like were getting now, not allowing to gank a non pvp player.
(I say this not cause I am not a big fan of pvp. Its just a conclusion that there are so many different play styles these days that dont go for pvp, it can cost ccp alot of subscriptions, if they dont consider this fact. Its just a monetary aspect.)

- Also the casual and social gaming gets bigger and bigger. Which means that many people cant invest much time anymore. More small scale content will be introduced.
- If EVE is still alive, I think we will have a virtual reality helmet, where you think you are in space actually.

In 10 years, my 6years old children will like killing RVB newbies

You cant really compare EVE and wow in terms of longevity. WOW is themepark, EVE is sandbox. EVE still feels like a very contemporary game, in fact 10 years on and its still genre defining, add this to the persistent universe and you pretty much have the mix for keeping things going for a long time.

As long as CCP keep things fresh, keep updating the graphics, new shineys and giving us more tools to do things I see no reasons for EVE not to be around., I really hope it is what else will I play?

The most important thing for CCP is to keep the community happy, hell I would still be playing Ultima Online if most of the community hadnt vanished with the age of shadows (I think it was) expansion. EVE is all of us as long as we keep playing it will still be here.

I really really hope at this point we have meaningful avatar gameplay with stations, planets and exploration etc.... then again lets not get our hopes us

In 10 years or way less:
1) CCP publishes multiple crappy patches in DUST
2) DUST crowd gets really mad and rayjquitz.
3) CCP has a Power of 2 sale to offset losses
4) CCP goes bankrupt.

Either that, or:
1) EvE is bought by a company snapping up all retro games, and your monthly sub buys you a bunch of old content.
2) new content is developed by bots for bots
3) Humans no longer required

Either that, or:
1) WoD enters it's 8th year of production and gets awards for unprecendented realism.
2) It turns out that CCP is really a front company for vampires trying to live among us
3) Mobs with torches and pitchforks and crucifixes assault their headquarters
4) all EvE servers are roasted along with everything else and backup files destroyed.
5) Former CCP employees are tested by exposure to daylight resulting in piles of ash and DUST.

In ten years time WiS will be announced for the summer expansion.

Non-existent.

At least something we're both sure here.

- Highsec will be dead, everything will be Null space, with constant capital camps,

-Goons will still be trolling,

-New races may be added, 4 races is getting boring,

-Megathron battleship will finally transform into a robot.

-Everyone will be flying titans, with lack of things to train.

-CCP will continue to nerf the awesomeness that makes eve what it is

-Maybe the borg will finally attack,

In ten years the captain's quarters will still have a locked exit.

Flying cars. And everyone will wear spandex.