EVE New Citizens Q&A

Hello Everyone

I am working on an assignment for my Video Game that involves EVE online. I'm already super addicted to the game and I would love to hear about some of your experiences. Please answer any or all of the below questions:

How often do you play EVE?
What do you like most about EVE?
Why did you originally play?
What do you usually do while you play? (communicate to other players, attack others, complete quests, explore etc.)
Have you made any friends through EVE?
What activity have you enjoyed most?
Are you involved with CSM at all?
Have you gone to a fanfest?

Feel free to add anything else because all response is welcome

Thanks

1.) Daily (unless I really can't log in due to RL reasons). But don't really "play" daily, a lot of the time it's jsut logging in for a chat. I tend to live on the forums.

2.) The sandbox. You can do what you want...I like my station spin counter.

3.) Saw it on sale on Steam, gave it a try, never left (and never played another game).

4.) Station spinning. Talking to people. Helping newbs.

5.) A bunch, both through the game and the forums.

6.) Helping new players

7.) Weird question to have in this list...and define involved...

6.) No. Already have a hard time to prevent to come across as a normal guy instead of a nerd. FF will ruin that completely.

*.) DO NOT ask what you should do in EVE. It will let some people rage . And as it's a sandbox, you can do what every your brain can think of

How often do you log into EVE online for whatever purpose. To chat, complete missions, or just goof around etc.

Also how much time do you spend on the forums?

Too much time on the forums...I blame smartphone with internet abilities for that.

1.) I play daily. More if possible.
2.) I like the repercussions for my actions. Win or lose I feel like my actions mean something.
3.) I was drawn to the idea on consequences. The sandbox. I could no longer bring myself to log into wow. The cheating in John Madden was unbearable. Plus my XBox kept breaking.
4.) Hanging out in Deli with my homies. Scanning.
5.) Yes. Yes I have made friends. They have replaced my RL friends and are a heck of a lot cheaper to hang out with.
6.) The elusive 20-30 man wh pvp fights.
7.) I voted and read some stuff but not really.
8.) I wanted to but my wife just got quiet when I asked (which means no). Oh well maybe next year.

How often do you play EVE?
I play Eve 3 - 4 times a week for between 1 - 4 hours at a time. It varies so much that I can't actually say how long. In time spent on forums or other media about Eve probably 60 hours a week.

What do you like most about EVE?
Two things keep me playing. The environment (the harsh open world sandbox), and the stories that players generate in the environment.

Why did you originally play?
I was at a friends house and saw it being played, and then he told me all of the stories about the great war. I was hooked, and started playing soon after the downfall of BoB.

What do you usually do while you play? (communicate to other players, attack others, complete quests, explore etc.)
Haul for my corp,mine, build with industry, play the market and act as an AU timezone recruiter. I am always talking to the guys in my corp.

Have you made any friends through EVE?
Yes. My old corp mates and I stayed in contact even after I left.

What activity have you enjoyed most?
Forum wars... haha. No in all seriousness I love the markets and metagaming involved in it. That's my favorite thing to do by far.

Are you involved with CSM at all?
If by involved you mean vote then yes. I tend to keep up with all of the current CSM events and I write about them somewhat on a blog that no one reads.

Have you gone to a fanfest?
Unfortunately no. But I would love to should my real life situation change enough that I could.

Most days for a few hours
No set professions, open ended game play
An RL friend said 'try this game'
missions & chatting mostly, mostly chatting
Friends - No, Acquaintances - Yes
small gang roam where I exploded, Wormhole Life
I vote, otherwise no
No, cant afford it.

How often do you play EVE?

Every day or every other day.

What do you like most about EVE?

Nonconsensual PVP with real consequences that matter. Can't get it anywhere else.

Why did you originally play?

A friend told me of the wonder.

What do you usually do while you play? (communicate to other players, attack others, complete quests, explore etc.)

Enforce the Code by killing miners.

Have you made any friends through EVE?

Hmm, made one because of EVE, overheard someone talking about IT alliance and I interjected myself into the conversation, he's since become one of my best friends.

What activity have you enjoyed most?

Killing carebears.

Are you involved with CSM at all?

I voted, designed a campaign e-poster, that's about it. Rather disenfranchised with it since CCP recently completely de-clawed it.

Have you gone to a fanfest?

Fanfest 2012, Rocked it. Iceland is a great country and I will be back, Fanfest or no.

If you're going to mine in Highsec, buy a permit.

Feel free to add anything else because all response is welcome

Thanks

How often do you play EVE?
- I log in most nights after the day is done. I tend to avoid computers and games like the plague during the day.

What do you like most about EVE?
- The dystopian nature of it all... and how few rules governing behavior and preventing atrocities there are. It appeals to the libertarian and despot/"evil overlord" in me while offending both my conservative and liberal tendencies at the same same time (that totally isn't a loaded statement ).
I also don't have to grind skills and I can take on people older and supposedly more powerful than myself using tactical awareness and "a plan."

Oh... and I while I like axes and magic... spaceships are where my imagination truly lies.

Why did you originally play?
- I was tired of playing Asian MMOs that gouged you for every small thing with micro transactions... World of Warcraft just didn't interest me because it was functionally the same thing (grind, gear, min/max, rinse and repeat)... but I needed another MMO to sink time into at night as I had finished all the other single player games I had.
I saw an ad for EVE on a favorite site of mine and decided to do the trial. Never looked back.

What do you usually do while you play? (communicate to other players, attack others, complete quests, explore etc.)
- Talk with other people on teamspeak and chat channels... mostly PvP (and PvE when I absolutely must)... sometimes I help newbies that find their way into my crosshairs.

Have you made any friends through EVE?
- I met up recently with some people from my alliance. In a strange way, I do consider them friends.

What activity have you enjoyed most?
- Crushing my enemies (or poor unfortunates that happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time)... seeing them driven before me... and hearing them lament like little girls.

Are you involved with CSM at all?
- Does giving **** an alliancemate who happens to be a CSM count?

Have you gone to a fanfest?
- First time here.

I don't know if you are still needing answers but here are mine:



At the moment I play EVE for less than an hour a week in game. I log in to change my skills.

The sandbox.

For the politics.

Scout, explore, logistics.

Yes.

Playing with friends. Sharing experiences.

Nope.

Nope.

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