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Dev Blog: EVE at New York Comic Con this October

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CCP Falcon
#1 - 2013-10-02 12:54:20 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Phantom
Hello again capsuleers!

CCP t0rfifrans is here with a new Dev Blog, explaining a little more about both EVE Source and EVE True Stories, which are currently in the works!

Also, there's a sneak preview of some of the beautiful new artwork that will be going into EVE: Source, as well as information on CCP's presence at New York Comic Con this year.

Both Torfi Frans Ólafsson, Creative Director for EVE's IP Development Division and B. Börkur Eiríksson, Art Director for EVE's IP Development Division will be heading to New York Comic Con in New York City from October 10-13 to speak more about the ongoing work with these books.

Read all about it!

CCP Falcon || EVE Universe Community Manager || @CCP_Falcon

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Graygor
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2013-10-02 13:22:48 UTC
Just out of curiosity. Will these be sold exclusively by the EVE store?

Or will we be able to get these from other vendors? Such as Dark Horse / Amazon?

As, as of right now, there's no way I can get these in Japan without paying insane fees to send them from Germany > UK > Japan.

"I think you should buy a new Mayan calendar. Mine has muscle cars on it." - Kenneth O'Hara

"I dont think that can happen, you can see Gray has his invuln field on in his portrait." - Commissar "Cake" Kate
CCP t0rfifrans
C C P
C C P Alliance
#3 - 2013-10-02 13:24:38 UTC
Graygor wrote:
Just out of curiosity. Will these be sold exclusively by the EVE store?

The books will be distributed by Dark Horse, so while they will be available on the store, they should be available everywhere you'd expect Dark Horse books to be sold, such as their own website and Amazon.
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
#4 - 2013-10-02 13:34:43 UTC
Oh, come on... what does that have to do with the real game? Question

I mean... you show us a cutaway drawing of an Algos... it looks totally cool... but then we are in a game where the only thing you'll ever experience from within, it's an empty room.

I feel a severe disonance, because that book looks beautiful... promising... it fuels my imagination. But then, it haves nothing to do with EVE Online the game. Not just my personal experience with it, but also what the game really does and accomplishes. I wish with all my heart hat EVE was like that book. Capsules. Cities. Crowds. Compartments. Humans...

But the real game is like this:

Pretty lights - The battle of Asakai

It's not bad, not at all, when such a massive event triggers spontaneously and players get 110% of what they put into he game, but it haves nothing to do with what those books say about EVE.

And i am too burned out to afford loving the artworks in that book and then get back to the real EVE.

Roses are red / Violets are blue / I am an Alpha / And so it's you
Graygor
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2013-10-02 13:34:47 UTC
CCP t0rfifrans wrote:
Graygor wrote:
Just out of curiosity. Will these be sold exclusively by the EVE store?

The books will be distributed by Dark Horse, so while they will be available on the store, they should be available everywhere you'd expect Dark Horse books to be sold, such as their own website and Amazon.


You just made my day. Lol

"I think you should buy a new Mayan calendar. Mine has muscle cars on it." - Kenneth O'Hara

"I dont think that can happen, you can see Gray has his invuln field on in his portrait." - Commissar "Cake" Kate
CCP t0rfifrans
C C P
C C P Alliance
#6 - 2013-10-02 13:39:44 UTC
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai wrote:
Oh, come on... what does that have to do with the real game? Question

Quite a lot! The game is one portal into the Universe. Dust 514 is another. Valkyrie will then be another. The TV series then another.

The book approaches the universe as it strikes us and as we would like to represent it. With the written word and imagery we don't have the same constraints as a game client imposes on us, and thus, we will exercise that freedom as much as we can.

Sorry about ruining your day with pretty pictures! Smile
Scatim Helicon
State War Academy
Caldari State
#7 - 2013-10-02 13:43:59 UTC
The panel sounds interesting, any idea if it will be streamed/recorded for those of us not present?

Also, obligatory 'Books for Plex?' question.

Every time you post a WiS thread, Hilmar strangles a kitten.
Graygor
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2013-10-02 13:50:41 UTC
CCP t0rfifrans wrote:
The TV series then another.


Sorry to be asking about this as i know its off topic.

But is there any news or going to be any devblogs about the TV series in the near future?

I dont think theres been any announcements since Fanfest.

"I think you should buy a new Mayan calendar. Mine has muscle cars on it." - Kenneth O'Hara

"I dont think that can happen, you can see Gray has his invuln field on in his portrait." - Commissar "Cake" Kate
CCP t0rfifrans
C C P
C C P Alliance
#9 - 2013-10-02 13:50:43 UTC
Scatim Helicon wrote:
The panel sounds interesting, any idea if it will be streamed/recorded for those of us not present?

Not that I am aware of. There is some streaming and YouTube coverage planned of Comic Con, but I don't know if this event is included.
Scatim Helicon wrote:

Also, obligatory 'Books for Plex?' question.

That would be cool, wouldn't it? We will look into it.
CCP t0rfifrans
C C P
C C P Alliance
#10 - 2013-10-02 13:52:12 UTC
Graygor wrote:
CCP t0rfifrans wrote:
The TV series then another.
But is there any news or going to be any devblogs about the TV series in the near future?.

Not in the immediate future ( days and weeks ), all we can say that there are people working on making it happen. These things take time!
Akrasjel Lanate
Immemorial Coalescence Administration
Immemorial Coalescence
#11 - 2013-10-02 13:56:01 UTC
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai wrote:
Oh, come on... what does that have to do with the real game? Question

I mean... you show us a cutaway drawing of an Algos... it looks totally cool... but then we are in a game where the only thing you'll ever experience from within, it's an empty room.

I feel a severe disonance, because that book looks beautiful... promising... it fuels my imagination. But then, it haves nothing to do with EVE Online the game. Not just my personal experience with it, but also what the game really does and accomplishes. I wish with all my heart hat EVE was like that book. Capsules. Cities. Crowds. Compartments. Humans...

But the real game is like this:

Pretty lights - The battle of Asakai

It's not bad, not at all, when such a massive event triggers spontaneously and players get 110% of what they put into he game, but it haves nothing to do with what those books say about EVE.

And i am too burned out to afford loving the artworks in that book and then get back to the real EVE.

Thats why they did "True Stories is a comic book loosely based upon a story from True Stories from the First Decade"

I prefer EVE Universe – SOURCE anyway Blink

CEO of Lanate Industries

Citizen of Solitude
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
#12 - 2013-10-02 14:01:02 UTC
CCP t0rfifrans wrote:
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai wrote:
Oh, come on... what does that have to do with the real game? Question

Quite a lot! The game is one portal into the Universe. Dust 514 is another. Valkyrie will then be another. The TV series then another.

The book approaches the universe as it strikes us and as we would like to represent it. With the written word and imagery we don't have the same constraints as a game client imposes on us, and thus, we will exercise that freedom as much as we can.

Sorry about ruining your day with pretty pictures! Smile


I too exercise that freedom in this very forums, as a preventive measure to not get too bitter too often. P

But then i can't but crave for what it should have been and now won't be. Concerning EVE, learning of Incarna is the second thing I regret more, right after having started playing it almost 5 years ago. Blink

Roses are red / Violets are blue / I am an Alpha / And so it's you
CCP t0rfifrans
C C P
C C P Alliance
#13 - 2013-10-02 14:08:21 UTC
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai wrote:
CCP t0rfifrans wrote:
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai wrote:
Oh, come on... what does that have to do with the real game? Question

Quite a lot! The game is one portal into the Universe. Dust 514 is another. Valkyrie will then be another. The TV series then another.

The book approaches the universe as it strikes us and as we would like to represent it. With the written word and imagery we don't have the same constraints as a game client imposes on us, and thus, we will exercise that freedom as much as we can.

Sorry about ruining your day with pretty pictures! Smile


I too exercise that freedom in this very forums, as a preventive measure to not get too bitter too often. P

But then i can't but crave for what it should have been and now won't be. Concerning EVE, learning of Incarna is the second thing I regret more, right after having started playing it almost 5 years ago. Blink

Well you can look at this book as one way as opening the Door, mentally.
Nihill Widderslaint
Tyranx
#14 - 2013-10-02 14:16:51 UTC
CCP t0rfifrans wrote:
The book approaches the universe as it strikes us and as we would like to represent it. With the written word and imagery we don't have the same constraints as a game client imposes on us, and thus, we will exercise that freedom as much as we can.

Have faith one day the client will be able to deal with all this extra game potential (I do..) even if going into a station for a drink or landing in Caldari Prime to chill has nothing to do with internet spaceships, it beats reaching 4 digits on shipspinning.

While we wait for the so-much-more-needed-actual-space-stuff updates, the TV series and the books will do, greatly :)

Thank you so much for this, from the immersion and roleplaying perspectives *prepares to dodge the potential xenophobia* this is a great step forward.

Cheers!
Bariolage
Control F9
#15 - 2013-10-02 14:37:18 UTC
Anyone look at cut away picture books as a kid? Always some guy on the toilet pooping into a moat. Just saying, space people poop too.
Jowen Datloran
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#16 - 2013-10-02 15:24:44 UTC
I too will enjoy reading EVE Source for the sense of immersion in the EVE Universe that EVE Online still fails to provide me.

Mr. Science & Trade Institute, EVE Online Lorebook 

CCP t0rfifrans
C C P
C C P Alliance
#17 - 2013-10-02 15:50:47 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP t0rfifrans
Bariolage wrote:
Anyone look at cut away picture books as a kid? Always some guy on the toilet pooping into a moat. Just saying, space people poop too.

Your suggestion is noted. Be advised, that the image does not show what occurs within the capsule, which is a very private place, whose fluids probably have ample circulation to account for... soilage.
Scatim Helicon
State War Academy
Caldari State
#18 - 2013-10-02 16:59:18 UTC
CCP t0rfifrans wrote:
Scatim Helicon wrote:
The panel sounds interesting, any idea if it will be streamed/recorded for those of us not present?

Not that I am aware of. There is some streaming and YouTube coverage planned of Comic Con, but I don't know if this event is included.

It doesn't look to be, there are some streams listed on the websites but they seem to start from Friday so nothing from Thursday.

Sneak a guy with a camera into the audience!

Every time you post a WiS thread, Hilmar strangles a kitten.
adopt
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2013-10-02 17:02:29 UTC
CCP t0rfifrans wrote:
Bariolage wrote:
Anyone look at cut away picture books as a kid? Always some guy on the toilet pooping into a moat. Just saying, space people poop too.

Your suggestion is noted. Be advised, that the image does not show what occurs within the capsule, which is a very private place, whose fluids probably have ample circulation to account for... soilage.


Thanks for the image. Now I'll be reminded everytime I log in that my dude swims in a see of ****.

Also requesting a larger version of that image.
None ofthe Above
#20 - 2013-10-02 17:02:54 UTC
Looks great.

I love this this initiative, making EVE more real for me, and spreading the word.

Will buy/watch/read all of it.

Don't think I'll be making NY Comicon, but it is great news to see this happening.

The only end-game content in EVE Online is the crap that makes you rage quit.
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