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How has EvE helped shape your life? your real life..

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NickyYo
modro
The Initiative.
#1 - 2013-09-23 10:07:30 UTC
For me it helped shape my career direction.

In college my goal was to do fine art, that's what I was studying.. during this time I played EvE a lot!
EvE's awesome API & dev community/resources gave me the push I needed to get involved
in web technologies, eg) a lottery tracker, corp forums with the api etc; It linked learning with fun for me.

Anyway's, because of EvE I didn't turn up to university on my first day for an art
degree and dropped out to play EvE & make stuff lol. Then about 3 months later I enrolled on a foundation
degree which took me into a full degree in Web Development. Now, one year after
graduation I'm in a comfortable well paid Web Development job and loving it! :)

If it wasn't for EvE, who knows where I would be with my art degree.. or the friends I would have..

What's your story?

..
Schmata Bastanold
In Boobiez We Trust
#2 - 2013-09-23 10:15:38 UTC
Thanks to Eve I don't have to search for a game that I mostly don't play but I can complain and argue about all the time.

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Jim Era
#3 - 2013-09-23 11:19:33 UTC
I lost my job, my wife, my family. I alienated all of my friends
but I don't do drugs

Wat™
Infinity Ziona
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2013-09-23 11:21:54 UTC
It taught me to smash all the carpark lights for better real life AFK carpark cloaking.

CCP Fozzie “We can see how much money people are making in nullsec and it is, a gigantic amount, a shit-ton… in null sec anomalies. “*

Kaalrus pwned..... :)
Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#5 - 2013-09-23 11:24:34 UTC  |  Edited by: Debora Tsung
Jim Era wrote:
I lost my job, my wife, my family. I alienated all of my friends
but I don't do drugs


Well, In guess then they gotto thank EVE for not having to put up with you?

Thanks to EVE I just skip all the other MMO's, saved me a nice bit of money. Yay!

EDIT: My troll-fu is so strong now, if trolling would make people grow I could touch the moon.

Stupidity should be a bannable offense.

Fighting back is more fun than not.

Sticky: AFK Cloaking Thread It's not pretty, but it's there.
Alpheias
Tactical Farmers.
Pandemic Horde
#6 - 2013-09-23 11:26:13 UTC
I learned how to spot stupid people easier.

Agent of Chaos, Sower of Discord.

Don't talk to me unless you are IQ verified and certified with three references from non-family members. Please have your certificate of authenticity on hand.
flakeys
Doomheim
#7 - 2013-09-23 11:35:29 UTC
It taught me that a guy with the name of chribba should allways be trustworthy ....



.. Now i just need to find someone with that name in reall life so he can be my BFF .

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#8 - 2013-09-23 11:56:06 UTC
flakeys wrote:
It taught me that a guy with the name of chribba should allways be trustworthy ....



.. Now i just need to find someone with that name in reall life so he can be my BFF .

If you are in Stockholm you could possibly go around yelling Chribba and if I'm around you'd have my attention haha Big smile

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Twitter @ChribbaVeldspar
War Kitten
Panda McLegion
#9 - 2013-09-23 12:01:33 UTC
Chribba wrote:
flakeys wrote:
It taught me that a guy with the name of chribba should allways be trustworthy ....



.. Now i just need to find someone with that name in reall life so he can be my BFF .

If you are in Stockholm you could possibly go around yelling Chribba and if I'm around you'd have my attention haha Big smile


... and it's probably because he has an app on his phone that alerts him when someone nearby utters his name, same as on the forums. :)

I don't judge people by their race, religion, color, size, age, gender, or ethnicity. I judge them by their grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation, clarity of expression, and logical consistency.
culo duro
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2013-09-23 12:02:12 UTC
Chribba wrote:
flakeys wrote:
It taught me that a guy with the name of chribba should allways be trustworthy ....



.. Now i just need to find someone with that name in reall life so he can be my BFF .

If you are in Stockholm you could possibly go around yelling Chribba and if I'm around you'd have my attention haha Big smile

:oh god: the stares one would get.

I've starting blogging http://www.epvpc.blogspot.com 
Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#11 - 2013-09-23 12:04:31 UTC
War Kitten wrote:
Chribba wrote:
flakeys wrote:
It taught me that a guy with the name of chribba should allways be trustworthy ....



.. Now i just need to find someone with that name in reall life so he can be my BFF .

If you are in Stockholm you could possibly go around yelling Chribba and if I'm around you'd have my attention haha Big smile


... and it's probably because he has an app on his phone that alerts him when someone nearby utters his name, same as on the forums. :)

So you're saying my phone records sound 24/7 and uses voice recognition to alert me of certain keywords!?! Surely there's no such thing! Twisted

★★★ Secure 3rd party service ★★★

Visit my in-game channel 'Holy Veldspar'

Twitter @ChribbaVeldspar
Johan Civire
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#12 - 2013-09-23 12:06:55 UTC
uhm nothing only that my wife keeps learning a little about eve and that's it. No nothing new. Only spot some stupid people even faster than light.
Prince Kobol
#13 - 2013-09-23 12:09:10 UTC  |  Edited by: Prince Kobol
NickyYo wrote:
For me it helped shape my career direction.

In college my goal was to do fine art, that's what I was studying.. during this time I played EvE a lot!
EvE's awesome API & dev community/resources gave me the push I needed to get involved
in web technologies, eg) a lottery tracker, corp forums with the api etc; It linked learning with fun for me.

Anyway's, because of EvE I didn't turn up to university on my first day for an art
degree and dropped out to play EvE & make stuff lol. Then about 3 months later I enrolled on a foundation
degree which took me into a full degree in Web Development. Now, one year after
graduation I'm in a comfortable well paid Web Development job and loving it! :)

If it wasn't for EvE, who knows where I would be with my art degree.. or the friends I would have..

What's your story?


Other then meeting some sound people that is really it.

Well when I say sound what I mean is okay..

When I say okay I mean I tolerate them

By tolerate I mean I would would rather remove my own testicles with a blunt and rusty spoon whilst having Brittany Spears being blasted in my ears and watching all the Twilight Films on endless play them speak to them.
Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#14 - 2013-09-23 12:14:19 UTC
Chribba wrote:
flakeys wrote:
It taught me that a guy with the name of chribba should allways be trustworthy ....



.. Now i just need to find someone with that name in reall life so he can be my BFF .

If you are in Stockholm you could possibly go around yelling Chribba and if I'm around you'd have my attention haha Big smile


Well I know what I am doing next time I am in Stockholm... Cheers Chribba!

Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person."
Muad 'dib
State War Academy
Caldari State
#15 - 2013-09-23 12:15:24 UTC
Im about to embark on my 4th trip to the states for eve related shenanigans.

Mmmmm California beaches, beaches!

Cosmic signature detected. . . . http://i.imgur.com/Z7NfIS6.jpg I got 99 likes, and this post aint one.
Obmud
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#16 - 2013-09-23 12:23:13 UTC
i learned alot about market mechanics and human psychology in that regard. Although the eve market is not the same as RL life the same principles apply in a lot of areas. Ultimately it helped me advance in my career really... i even mentioned eve in my last job interview lol. I learned alot ALOT in this game.

Obmud wrote: I just thrive on forum drama. - by Riot Girl - at 2013.11.28 04:46:00

You should sig that, it will look good on you.
Cynter DeVries
Spheroidal Projections
#17 - 2013-09-23 13:21:00 UTC
I likely would not have ventured to Iceland, were it not for Eve and Fanfest. Having done so, I can honestly say it's one of the places you really should go see with your own eyes if you are able.

Cynter's Law of feature suggestion: Thou shalt not suggest NPCs do something players could do instead.
stoicfaux
#18 - 2013-09-23 13:28:28 UTC
Chribba wrote:
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So you're saying my phone records sound 24/7 and uses voice recognition to alert me of certain keywords!?! Surely there's no such thing! Twisted

Chribba. NSA... So obvious in hindsight.


Pon Farr Memorial: once every 7 years, all the carebears in high-sec must PvP or they will be temp-banned.
Lugalbandak
Doomheim
#19 - 2013-09-23 13:30:03 UTC
There is no real life , only afk

The police horse is the only animal in the world that haz his male genitals on his back
Tao Dolcino
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#20 - 2013-09-23 14:22:42 UTC
I've becomed a champion when it comes to time zones.
The 24 clocks on my wall are surprising my visitors, but not as much as the smell from my pod of goo in front of my pc.
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