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When will we see the Eve RPG?
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Andrea Griffin
#1 - 2013-07-12 17:46:22 UTC
I was going to ask if CCP was ever going to leverage White Wolf's expertise in the RPG market, but a little Googling showed me that there were plans at one time to develop an Eve RPG.

The RPG market right now has very few decent choices for sci-fi, the dark world of Eve seems a perfect fit for White Wolf's writers, and tabletop gamers love the dystopian kind of feel too. Knowing that the project was started, but was later put on the shelf, really feels like a lost opportunity. Are there any plans to revive the project?

CCP Sreegs is my favorite developer.
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#2 - 2013-07-12 17:57:30 UTC
Perhaps you missed the EVE card game that went over so well.



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Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#3 - 2013-07-12 17:59:45 UTC
Meh… Traveller 5 is out already.
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#4 - 2013-07-12 18:03:51 UTC
Tippia wrote:
Meh… Traveller 5 is out already.


After sooooooooo long.

I think I sent Marc my money for it back in 2006.



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Andrea Griffin
#5 - 2013-07-12 18:06:40 UTC
Never was impressed with Traveler on the whole. It does have an excellent section for building space ships though; I've stolen that and plopped into other games from time to time.

CCP Sreegs is my favorite developer.
Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
#6 - 2013-07-12 18:07:02 UTC
CVA -> that way.....

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RomeStar
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#7 - 2013-07-12 18:08:01 UTC
The same day Dust becomes relevant.

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Scatim Helicon
State War Academy
Caldari State
#8 - 2013-07-12 18:09:54 UTC
It seems to have been shelved pretty quickly as part of the whole 'oops we bought White Wolf on a drunken whim what were we thinking' fallout post-financial crash.

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Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#9 - 2013-07-12 18:29:53 UTC
You approach the mining barge.

Roll the D4 to see if you can target.

You are out of targeting range.

Roll the D4 to see if you can target.

Target locked.

Roll the D10 to see if you scramble.

You scrambled the miner!

Roll D20 to see how long you have before CONCORD shows up.

You have 15 seconds.

Roll D10 to see if you hit the miner with your blaster.

You hit the miner with your blaster!

Roll the D20 for damage.

You hit the miner for 120 damage!

Roll the D20 for damage.

You hit the miner for 150 damage!

CONCORD has arrived!

CONCORD rolls D20 to apply damage!

You find yourself in a pod.

Eve RPG.

******* kill me now.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Ace Uoweme
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2013-07-12 18:42:05 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
Eve RPG.

******* kill me now.


Damn, miss the good old 20 sided dice.....

_"In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." _ ~George Orwell
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#11 - 2013-07-12 18:50:45 UTC
Ace Uoweme wrote:
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
Eve RPG.

******* kill me now.


Damn, miss the good old 20 sided dice.....

You've never been a real gamer unless you have stepped on a d4.

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Ace Uoweme
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2013-07-12 18:53:05 UTC
Abrazzar wrote:
You've never been a real gamer unless you have stepped on a d4.


Prefer 20 sided for better real gamer stats. Twisted

_"In a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." _ ~George Orwell
Andrea Griffin
#13 - 2013-07-12 19:01:00 UTC
Ace Uoweme wrote:
Damn, miss the good old 20 sided dice.....
I'll never miss playing d20 systems. Those d20s are giant chaos engines. Fudge works well, the StoryTeller system works well, 3d6 systems work well. Modifiers to the roll actually mean something when you have some kind of normal curve.

CCP Sreegs is my favorite developer.
Jorden Ishonen
Doomheim
#14 - 2013-07-12 19:11:56 UTC
Shadowrun. Screw your d20, I have ALL THE D6s.

Actually, an EVE CRPG would be pretty interesting if done right.
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#15 - 2013-07-12 19:16:45 UTC
D20? Pff… that system was outdated and obsolete before it was even released — I'd say somewhere around 1980 or so.

BRP, Storytelling, hell even the D6 avalanche of Shadowrun beats it silly. Lol
Murk Paradox
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#16 - 2013-07-12 19:44:03 UTC
Andrea Griffin wrote:
I was going to ask if CCP was ever going to leverage White Wolf's expertise in the RPG market, but a little Googling showed me that there were plans at one time to develop an Eve RPG.

The RPG market right now has very few decent choices for sci-fi, the dark world of Eve seems a perfect fit for White Wolf's writers, and tabletop gamers love the dystopian kind of feel too. Knowing that the project was started, but was later put on the shelf, really feels like a lost opportunity. Are there any plans to revive the project?



Maybe after the t.v show(mini-series??) takes off and is a hit...

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Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
#17 - 2013-07-12 19:45:07 UTC
That awkward moment when you realise everyone around you is twice your age.

Oh god.
Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
Vae. Victis.
#18 - 2013-07-12 20:00:56 UTC
Riot Girl wrote:
That awkward moment when you realise everyone around you is twice your age.

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Anna Karhunen
Inoue INEXP
#19 - 2013-07-12 20:39:18 UTC
Ahh... tabletop RPGs. Good old times. Though LARPing was fun too (I sort of approached army time as LARP - with good success).

Fun thing about roleplaying is that you don't really need rules. All you need is good people with imagination and mutual trust. The rest can be worked out. No dice are needed either, though they do make nice sound on hard surfaces. When GMing I used to roll only for sound and made up the numbers so that things developed interesting. Worked perfectly.

As my old maths teacher used to say: "Statistics are like bikinis: It's what they don't show that's interesting". -CCP Aporia
Murk Paradox
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#20 - 2013-07-12 20:44:54 UTC
Anna Karhunen wrote:
Ahh... tabletop RPGs. Good old times. Though LARPing was fun too (I sort of approached army time as LARP - with good success).

Fun thing about roleplaying is that you don't really need rules. All you need is good people with imagination and mutual trust. The rest can be worked out. No dice are needed either, though they do make nice sound on hard surfaces. When GMing I used to roll only for sound and made up the numbers so that things developed interesting. Worked perfectly.



This.

I have also (back when I was a GM) created "alternative reality" games that were mixed of different systems as well as had true open world platforms for games (including super hero stuff).


It definitely makes for some good meta game when you ST/DM/GM a game and have to come up with scenarios, not to mention it lengthens your view in the world of "consequences"(not the drinking game).

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