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A question about character BIOs.

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luZk
Fivrelde Corp
#21 - 2011-11-07 01:39:20 UTC
He does have a point, some DO take their bios a little to serious, often when your sitting in fleet shooting posses or camping gates the fleet warps to a safe/station/POS as the FC calls for a 5 mins "bio break", Just because a few guys need to rewrite their bios. I mean can't they write those bios on their own time?

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Serene Repose
#22 - 2011-11-07 01:41:47 UTC
Vagrin wrote:
I'm probably going to regret any answer I get here but what the heck. As long as I've been playing I've never seen a BIO of any real value. Most of what I see is regurgitation of someone elses. I've seen numerous BIOs that state damage types. Who cares! I've seen BIOs that are nothing more than cut & paste from chat. Again, who cares!

So, obviously, my question is, what is the real purpose behind the BIOs? I will admit, I don't have one but its because of all the others I see that are as I stated above. Who cares!

Thanks in advance to anyone that gives a response that is of any real value.

They're there to annoy you. Works, don't it?

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
1-Up Mushroom
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#23 - 2011-11-07 01:50:10 UTC
My bio is the best Big smile
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Aggressive Nutmeg
#24 - 2011-11-07 02:59:34 UTC
Some people just love talking about themselves. Some people really believe they are the most unique/intelligent/interesting human being on the planet.

It's the Facebook syndrome.

And that's why I love 'bios'. They help me decide how much of a loser another player is. P

Never make eye contact with someone while eating a banana.
Ladie Harlot
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#25 - 2011-11-07 03:09:00 UTC
CCP should remove the Bio tab so it doesn't look like they are catering to roleplayers.

The artist formerly known as Ladie Scarlet.
Gilbaron
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#26 - 2011-11-07 03:16:51 UTC
Daedalus Arcova wrote:
Vagrin wrote:
BIOs

Also, we are pod pilots, not POD pilots; capital ships are caps, not CAPs; and stasis webifiers are webs, not WEBs.

/rant


since caps are pretty huge i think its fair to call them CAPs

i agree on the rest though ...
Tallianna Avenkarde
Pyre of Gods
#27 - 2011-11-07 03:17:10 UTC
some people's bios are full of win, and some have meaning to them, thaqt may not have any meaning to you.

I for one <3 my bio, and it has meaning within my corp.

And a sudden plunge in the sullen swell. Ten fathoms deep on the road to hell.
Nyio
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#28 - 2011-11-07 03:51:02 UTC
I think the characters BIOs is a nice little addition to EVE.
Originally they were able to hold more text than today and you could make for an interesting read.

Today the amount of text we're allowed to put in there is way too low, double it atleast or get rid of the BIOs all together I say. And fix the BIO bugs both ingame and those related to EVE Gate please.

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Keno Skir
#29 - 2011-11-07 05:03:23 UTC
Terminal Insanity
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#30 - 2011-11-07 06:13:49 UTC
Bio as in Biological, usually used in sentences like "im going to take a bio break" this is when people proceed to defecate text into a box and share it with others. Refer to my bio for examples

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Bebe Bijou
#31 - 2011-11-07 06:19:26 UTC
I started out with good bio, then went more and more silly. But still my bio are always true even if silly :)

I do wish more people would write legitimate ones though. Sadly Eve which could be used for so many more things is too often pictured as a big gank-fest. It doesn't have to be all punches, it can be hugs too?
Pok Nibin
Doomheim
#32 - 2011-11-07 06:26:04 UTC
Ladie Harlot wrote:
CCP should remove the Bio tab so it doesn't look like they are catering to roleplayers.
+1 for really strange reasoning.

The right to free speech doesn't automatically carry with it the right to be taken seriously.
ACE McFACE
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#33 - 2011-11-07 06:52:16 UTC
I recommend everyone have a bio so I can read it why flying through space while I get somewhere

Now, more than ever, we need a dislike button.
Nyla Skin
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#34 - 2011-11-07 06:58:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Nyla Skin
Velicitia wrote:
EVE is an RPG. So why not have the ability to give yourself a backstory?


Do people carry their backstories on their person in real life too?

I like having the option of writing something in the Bio in any case. Lot of people have something written in their bios, so I guess bio is something people like to have.

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Nypheas Azurai
Azimuth Enterprises
#35 - 2011-11-07 07:57:49 UTC
I liked it until EVEGate came along and with the shoddy ASS.NET programming it is, ate my entire BIO. Desipte petitions and bug reports, it's still not fixed and randomly it will decide to cut off the text you've inserted into it. Dare to edit your bio through EVE Gate and in-game.... expect an ASS.PLOSION.

At some point I just gave up on my original RP bio (which I enjoyed but quickly noticed not too many other RP bios) and since it was constantly being eaten by bad programming anyways just made it shorter and random.
Nyio
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#36 - 2011-11-07 08:00:48 UTC
Nypheas Azurai wrote:
I liked it until EVEGate came along and with the shoddy ASS.NET programming it is, ate my entire BIO. Desipte petitions and bug reports, it's still not fixed and randomly it will decide to cut off the text you've inserted into it. Dare to edit your bio through EVE Gate and in-game.... expect an ASS.PLOSION.

At some point I just gave up on my original RP bio (which I enjoyed but quickly noticed not too many other RP bios) and since it was constantly being eaten by bad programming anyways just made it shorter and random.


Yep, some bugreports never gets read it seems.
Don't try edit the BIO through EVE Gate as it is now..

Golem • CCP In-Game Event 2011.11.23 • Nyio • Grenade?
mkint
#37 - 2011-11-07 08:29:12 UTC
Nyio wrote:
Nypheas Azurai wrote:
I liked it until EVEGate came along and with the shoddy ASS.NET programming it is, ate my entire BIO. Desipte petitions and bug reports, it's still not fixed and randomly it will decide to cut off the text you've inserted into it. Dare to edit your bio through EVE Gate and in-game.... expect an ASS.PLOSION.

At some point I just gave up on my original RP bio (which I enjoyed but quickly noticed not too many other RP bios) and since it was constantly being eaten by bad programming anyways just made it shorter and random.


Yep, some bugreports never gets read it seems.
Don't try edit the BIO through EVE Gate as it is now..

People use spacebook? Why?

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CCP Phantom
C C P
C C P Alliance
#38 - 2011-11-07 11:00:39 UTC
Off topic posts removed.

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Amsterdam Conversations
Doomheim
#39 - 2011-11-07 11:09:38 UTC
Alpheias wrote:
wat? EVE is an MMO.

A massive multiplayer online?

Hi, I'm Joe and I love to play Massive multiplayer onlines.
pussnheels
Viziam
#40 - 2011-11-07 12:16:56 UTC
someone could start a rate my bio thread, so we can all read the funny/smart/stupid/cool/lame bios people write and judge them

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