EVE General Discussion

We are still heading the same way and plan to continue developping the game with the same goals.

Would that satisfy you?

Which is...what? Yes, I did read the blog from Jan 15. Didn't really see anything "big" in there.

Sorry, what uproar, what major ToS change.
All that happened was legal probably told them that the ToS wording wasn't right for the way they already applied it and it needed an update. The '47 pages of uproar' is mainly people telling other people to stop screaming the sky is falling and a small number of people all posting the same tin foil complaint when CCP HAS ALREADY SAID THERE IS NO CHANGE IN APPLICATION!
Capped for emphasis. CCP has already answered this 'major' (read minor wording change with non existent application change) ToS rewording, and it's just the tinfoil brigade involved with 'what if' scenario's which could already have been applied. That's why it is a short topic unlike Marauders at 182 pages. 2 Devs have left. Oh no. Out of How many exactly, 20, 30? That's 5-10% at most. And perfectly normal industry turn over. Most companies don't even announce when a Dev leaves because it's so normal.

^goon alt

Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to comment on that, according to TOS item 8.

Bless. Would you like them to tickle you behind the ears while they tell you how much they care? Come on.. the roadmap is out there to read and we've no reason to think there's any change in direction. There's no reason for them to make any announcement just because you're feeling a bit insecure.

A new driver shouldn't make too much difference. That's one of the big reasons companies use roadmaps. As for the officer arresting you, isn't that supposed to be awaiting clarification? (https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=3595059#post3595059)

Not sure whatthe rest of your analogy is supposed to mean..

Just out of curiousity, do you walk into McDonalds (or your favorite restaurant) and demand to know what their business plan is, what new burgers they are considering, etc.? I mean, as a paying customer, you are what drives their business, so it is completely your business, right?

It is CCP's company, and there's more to disclosure strategy than just the customer's desire to know the future. Get over it, and get over yourself. You're a video gamer, not a stockholder.

You hit the nail on the head there, CCP is NOT a publicly held entity. And as a subscriber, they owe you the right to log in and play the game you subscribe to, nothing more. If you want to "talk with your wallet" because you feel like they "owe" you more, please do. You are not an investor, simply a subscriber. You will get whatever information they want to give you, when they want to give it to you. I'm so sick of everyone's entitlement issues these days. You're getting what you pay for. If you disagree, then unsub.

Thank you for touching on that Drax.


And I want it to be known, to keep this from being locked like the "other" TOS threads, that this is an issue of transparency promised after the Incarna incident. There are videos I know most players from that time have seen, one with The Mittani as CSM rep, and Zulu...as well as a lengthy letter of explanation from Hilmar...both of which called for greater communication and transparency to the player base.

Don't get me wrong, we do get quite a bit of transparency when it comes to development. The Features and Ideas Threads essentially give us an open forum to speak our mind, and potentially "go back to the drawing board," if an idea is not the hottest.

But I am more concerned about the game I started playing being made "light and fluffy," rather than a wasteland being battled for resources...a universe cut off from humanity...still at the stages of being "Primal," and a race of immortal capsuleers, who are above even the law. That is what I am worried about.

I am worried about micro transactions. PLEX is one of the greatest systems devised. It works fine, and it dynamic to the in-game market. But when special ships, skillpoints, and the like start being doled out for money rather than the hard lessons, and time....that is when I worry.

I am worried about distinct, to almost any game, playstyles being nerfed....and I am even completely anti-scammer. I learned that one the hard way. But that is the thing...I didn't have it handed to me. I had to take the time, learn, build assets, train...and eventually I got mine back . Or what about spying? That is integral to this game...a game of economy and corporate espionage. False personas are necessary.

Or what about literally, 4 expansions that had added very little "new meat," and only rebalance? I love the rebalance, it has made several new ships, personal favorites, lol. But 4 expansions? C'mon. Odyssey was merely eye candy and the "dumbing down" of a trade. The market flooded with Explo site materials is proof enough of that.

I do not believe what I am asking for is unmerited. After all, I am a subscribed customer, who was promised by the CEO of the company, that there would be transparency to what the future of EVE holds. And if it is a future of micro-transactions, a cold, dark universe being transformed into "happy and frolicking in a forest meadow, with birds chirping at our shoulders", honestly, I would like to know, that way, myself, like many others who come to this game for the 'lack of rules,' whether we want to spend our money for entertainment purposes elsewhere.

A little bit of solid intelligence about what the future of EvE Online holds is not a lot to ask, and quite frankly it could go a long way in putting fears of many players to rest. It is an afternoon or two of writing a long dev blog, or "state of the game," if you will.

Clarification, is all that is asked.

Frankly, Zulu and Soundwave probably did find great offer at Riot, who are quite the rage right now. I would like to see them expand their capabilities, because as a developer, they have great potential.

But it doesn't change the fact that there are questions in our community that need answered. Or at the very least, clarified.