EVE General Discussion

You know, under normal circumstances, I think it would a lot less of an issue. But it had now been 24 hours, and CCP has yet to press release. Decker has yet to address the playerbase. And this threadnaught will continue to grow until either the company or the man addresses it. I was able read an article from gamesindustry.biz about how he was being brought in specifically for EVR, DUST, and what will obviously be a VERY VERY microtransaction-driven World Of Darkness. Which is all very ok, not only by me, but by the rest of the EVE community. If this guy can turn the mobile platform into a something workable, like mobile market, or mobile PI.....I am all for it. The article even went so far as to quote that EVE, "would remain CCP's flagship title under the same existing format it always has," which alleviates a lot of worry, but these are things that devs should be telling me, not games media sites.

Look how long it took CCP to issue statements after the Summer Of Rage. I think personally they need to get their hands around this thing, address fears and concerns, before something cataclysmic happens, (i.e., a leaked internal newsletter laying out a total move to microtransactions.)

And it has nothing to do with paranoia. It has to do with the hundreds and possibly thousands of players that subscribe to this game, month after month, pouring their hard earned dollars into it. I seldom play much other than EVE, and I personally want to make sure my ability to wind down is going to be here in the iteration I currently play, for several years to come. Because I did find this absolutely magical place, ironically my "first mmo," not the "other one." And I, just like every other person who posted their feelings on this matter, deserve to speak their voice and minds, especially when trying to protect the world WE ALL have come to enjoy and love.

So the plan is to swarm EA EU Customer Service HQ and spam their main entrance by covering it with sticky notes of covert cyno fields and slowly backing away Grease style, snapping and bobbing a bit with each step til we're all on the bus.

Good work guys, good work.

The article you linked clearly imply direct personnal attack.

As for talking down to the company, I invite people to read the following :

Yelling at EA is like yelling at God. There is nobody there.

If for some reason there IS someone, he's not listening.

If for some reason there is someone there listening, he does not give a ****.

If there is somebody listening and caring, all you actaully are doing is pissing him off anyway.

What are you talking about? This thread started with a press release.



One day on the job is sufficient time in your view to "address the playerbase" of a game with which he hasn't even been confirmed to be directly involved? What's he going to say besides "Hello!" exactly?



What aobut them?



How is that in any way ironic?

Maybe this is a EA spy infiltrated into CCP, and will dump their SOV and run with the corporation money to hisec (murrica)?
Srsly now. Once someone said, indirectly to us, that "greed is good". Maybe he got someone it to make this motto alive.

Am I the only one who actually can see this guy bring down CCP just so EA can buy it and its franchises?

That sounds like a typical EA tactic. Take a beloved developer, buy it out and then start pumping out garbage that pisses off the old fans and eventually destroys the company. Next step, move on and repeat the cycle. I'm all for giving people a chance... but my experiences with EA (Westwood, Pandemic, Maxis, BioWare) do not leave me feeling good about the situation. It's like no matter where I go, EA is there, following me.

If EA were to ever buy out CCP, that's it. That's the end of EVE. I don't see it happening, but I bet Mr. Decker would certainly try to bring in a little of EA's culture to CCP. We can only hope they don't listen to the bad stuff, or else we'll have to start rioting all over Empire Space and beyond. Actually, that's sounds kind of fun.

I can actually see that, as they've done it in the past so many times. Also, isn't all major developers in all media forms (TV, Movies, Music, Gaming, etc etc...) Buying up all smaller developers to secure their future.

See Disney for a perfect reference...Also, EA games is known for doing that........oh wait

Actually, that's EA games' strategy with everything. Throw massive amounts of money at it.

Right, but why would they run the product into the ground/ruin it first? If they want the company for the value of its franchises, why would they ruin the franchises before buying? Makes no sense. Don't try to back pedal off your nonsense.