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Possibility Of Holiday-Themed Expansion?

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Alara IonStorm
#41 - 2013-09-19 07:50:01 UTC
CCP Goliath wrote:

For my 2c, ploughing a lot of work into creating content that is at best forced and gimmicky, at worst immersion breaking and tacky, is a waste of time. EVE focuses less on created content with developers controlling your experience ("themepark" MMO) and more on providing tools to create content with and allowing you to control your own experience ("sandbox" MMO).

I'd hug you for this reply if you weren't trapped inside my computer. Sad
Cannibal Kane
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#42 - 2013-09-19 08:54:13 UTC
Thomas Hurt wrote:
Lots of other WoW-clones do these, why not E.v.E.? I'd love it if CCP dedicated the winter expansion to Christmas/Kwanza/Hannukah-themed missions and events that were added in for a month or so and then removed after New Years. I think the devs are wasting some serious potential if they don't run with this idea.


Time for another war...

"Kane is the End Boss of Highsec." -Psychotic Monk
Ra Jackson
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#43 - 2013-09-19 09:05:09 UTC
CCP Goliath wrote:
Thomas Hurt wrote:
Lots of other WoW-clones do these, why not E.v.E.? I'd love it if CCP dedicated the winter expansion to Christmas/Kwanza/Hannukah-themed missions and events that were added in for a month or so and then removed after New Years. I think the devs are wasting some serious potential if they don't run with this idea.


For my 2c, ploughing a lot of work into creating content that is at best forced and gimmicky, at worst immersion breaking and tacky, is a waste of time. EVE focuses less on created content with developers controlling your experience ("themepark" MMO) and more on providing tools to create content with and allowing you to control your own experience ("sandbox" MMO).


True. Build a christmas tree above a nullsec station out of bubbles. That is EVE.
Having to download a huge "christmas" patch to have some snowflakes handed to you on a silver platter - that is not EVE.
Ra Jackson
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#44 - 2013-09-19 09:09:00 UTC
KuroVolt wrote:
I cant believe Im the first one to point out he said E.V.E. instead of EVE.

...Why?


Actually he said E.v.E. which means "Everybody versus Everybody". You didn't know that?
Amhra Rho
Accujac Elimination
#45 - 2013-09-19 10:34:20 UTC
Nothing I hate worse than ******** holidays.

There's real reasons why your Eve character doesn't do /dance.
ArchenTheGreat
Interstellar Clone Transport
#46 - 2013-09-19 14:45:27 UTC
Quote:
For my 2c, ploughing a lot of work into creating content that is at best forced and gimmicky, at worst immersion breaking and tacky, is a waste of time. EVE focuses less on created content with developers controlling your experience ("themepark" MMO) and more on providing tools to create content with and allowing you to control your own experience ("sandbox" MMO).


Bring back snowballs and snowball launchers! I still have some melted ones. You have old code.
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#47 - 2013-09-22 23:36:58 UTC
CCP Goliath wrote:
Thomas Hurt wrote:
Lots of other WoW-clones do these, why not E.v.E.? I'd love it if CCP dedicated the winter expansion to Christmas/Kwanza/Hannukah-themed missions and events that were added in for a month or so and then removed after New Years. I think the devs are wasting some serious potential if they don't run with this idea.


For my 2c, ploughing a lot of work into creating content that is at best forced and gimmicky, at worst immersion breaking and tacky, is a waste of time. EVE focuses less on created content with developers controlling your experience ("themepark" MMO) and more on providing tools to create content with and allowing you to control your own experience ("sandbox" MMO).


This cannot be said any better.

Worst is when there's some pseudo-RP explanation for the in-game version of the holiday. Everyone knows it is fake, and it is so immersion breaking it is not funny.

I support the New Order and CODE. alliance. www.minerbumping.com
Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#48 - 2013-09-22 23:38:08 UTC
And if you want Christmas presents - do the EVE thing, and steal them from someone!

I support the New Order and CODE. alliance. www.minerbumping.com
Solaris Ecladia
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#49 - 2013-09-23 03:55:51 UTC
Every year on Christmas, I fit a full deadspace faction BS and name it "Santa's Slay" and try to deck the halls with as many corpses as I can.
Nexus Day
Lustrevik Trade and Travel Bureau
#50 - 2013-09-23 04:26:43 UTC
Thomas Hurt wrote:
Lots of other WoW-clones do these, why not E.v.E.? I'd love it if CCP dedicated the winter expansion to Christmas/Kwanza/Hannukah-themed missions and events that were added in for a month or so and then removed after New Years. I think the devs are wasting some serious potential if they don't run with this idea.

Do you want a holiday theme or a religious theme? They are not the same thing.

In any case no unless the lore states that these holidays are still in existence and have meaning. In which case I wouldn't mind something that explained their EvE evolution and existence.
Varius Xeral
Doomheim
#51 - 2013-09-23 04:48:00 UTC
Ban Harry Day.

Official Representative of The Nullsec Zealot Cabal
Lido Seahawk
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#52 - 2013-09-23 04:53:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Lido Seahawk
Mangala Solaris wrote:


Universal Biomass Day. Celebrating those who give up their immortality so their fellow pod pilots do not have too.



I wish I could figure out what you're talking about...

May I have your stuff?
Liafcipe9000
Critically Preposterous
#53 - 2013-09-23 06:43:42 UTC
Thomas Hurt wrote:
WoW-clones do these


the answer is in the question.

Thomas Hurt wrote:
other WoW-clones


"other"? what makes you think EVE is a WoW clone?

GB2WOW kid
Gogela
Epic Ganking Time
CODE.
#54 - 2013-09-23 06:47:35 UTC
As funny as it would be to fly in santa's sleigh through space... and as funny as that inevitable killmail where 50 santa's sleighs took down a raven, I think there would be a lot of accounts going dark as a result. Big smile

Signatures should be used responsibly...
Dalmont Delantee
Gecko Corp
#55 - 2013-09-23 07:29:46 UTC
Thomas Hurt wrote:
Lots of other WoW-clones do these, why not E.v.E.? I'd love it if CCP dedicated the winter expansion to Christmas/Kwanza/Hannukah-themed missions and events that were added in for a month or so and then removed after New Years. I think the devs are wasting some serious potential if they don't run with this idea.


You answered your own question there. This is not a wow clone.

Please go play elsewhere if you like that ****.

Next you'll call for achievements and /dance
Rahool
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#56 - 2013-09-23 08:00:32 UTC
For a holiday event I think Concorde should be called away to a war somewhere so as high sec isn't safe for a while, think that would be fun.
Dave stark
#57 - 2013-09-23 08:21:30 UTC
Lykouleon wrote:
I hope Sansha-clause violences all of your space things.


week long incursion in every system, with rats on every goddamn stargate.

bah humbug.
Silvetica Dian
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#58 - 2013-09-23 11:31:21 UTC
Nexus Day wrote:
Thomas Hurt wrote:
Lots of other WoW-clones do these, why not E.v.E.? I'd love it if CCP dedicated the winter expansion to Christmas/Kwanza/Hannukah-themed missions and events that were added in for a month or so and then removed after New Years. I think the devs are wasting some serious potential if they don't run with this idea.

Do you want a holiday theme or a religious theme? They are not the same thing.

In any case no unless the lore states that these holidays are still in existence and have meaning. In which case I wouldn't mind something that explained their EvE evolution and existence.


prehaps a ramadan themed one where we are not allowed to covet or buy expensive ships/modules in the hours of daylight but can buy loads of them at night.
the not consuming ammo during the day would give the amarr a huge advantage too and they are the religious ones after all.
i also recently discovered a common theme running through many religions that could be brought to eve quite easily.

1. Rule one: thall shalt not kill.
2. Here is a list of people that require mandatory death penalties.
3. People will take you more seriously if you wear a silly hat.
4. I, your creator, might not be back in contact for a while so please feel free to make up your own crap and pretend i said it.


NB the above doesn't refer to the readers religion which is self evidently sensible. It is refering to all the other religions.

Money at its root is a form of rationing. When the richest 85 people have as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion (50% of humanity) it is clear where the source of poverty is. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/20/trickle-down-economics-broken-promise-richest-85
flakeys
Doomheim
#59 - 2013-09-23 11:46:58 UTC
I too would like to be able to scram santa and pod the wanker home Blink

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Velicitia
XS Tech
#60 - 2013-09-23 13:01:08 UTC
Xearal wrote:
To be honest, I'd rather celebrate Burn Jita Day than X-mas.. having 'RL Events' being stuffed into MMO's while it can be amusing in themepark MMO's, or annoying/boring, they do not fit the style of Eve.

if you want a Chrismas event, do it yourself, celebrate it, get some snowballs and shoot people with them etc.



+9001

MOAR SNOWBALLS!

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia