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What does Eve do right?
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Maximilian Akora
It's just business.
#21 - 2013-10-08 17:02:49 UTC
Pissing off its customers, it's very good at that.
Arduemont
Rotten Legion
#22 - 2013-10-08 17:04:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Arduemont
I think complexity, freedom of choice and opportunity are what kept me here this long. There is so much to do, and so many ways to do it. I've also always been a fan of hard consequences, none of that pansy 'here's a cookie, try again' bullshit. I think I am more of a sci-fi fan because of Eve, rather than being a sci-fi fan before.

That said, I have done almost everything I have the enthusiasm to achieve. Now I just update my skill queue from time to time.

What would it take to replace Eve? That's a hard one. It would need to be all the things I love about Eve. A Sandbox with persistence, freedom of choice and all the rest of it. Lots of people are raving about Star Citizen. It looks great, and I am going to play it. But I'm sceptical that it could replace Eve for me.

That said, maybe I don't need to replace Eve. Maybe I could just abandoned it.

"In the age of information, ignorance is a choice." www.stateofwar.co.nf
flakeys
Doomheim
#23 - 2013-10-08 17:12:49 UTC
Varius Xeral wrote:
So I'm curious why others continue to play and continue to subscribe. .



Because my rl is pure **** ...

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
flakeys
Doomheim
#24 - 2013-10-08 17:14:47 UTC
Though i must admit i would like to get out of the basement one day ...

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
flakeys
Doomheim
#25 - 2013-10-08 17:15:03 UTC
Just not today ...

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Kyle Yanowski
Malevelon Roe Industries
Convocation of Empyreans
#26 - 2013-10-08 17:25:38 UTC
Community.

In all honesty, the community is what keeps me coming back for more. Podcasts, Meetups, forums, Blogs... If you have never gone to a meetup, I strongly urge you to look up your local chapter. You'll have instant friends. =)

Even the bad parts of the community, I still admire. That's what Eve did right, it created an environment that a community like ours could grow...

Host of the High Drag Eve Online Podcast ( http://highdrag.wordpress.com). Director of Aideron Robotics.
Little Dragon Khamez
Guardians of the Underworld
#27 - 2013-10-08 17:38:13 UTC
Interesting consensus seems to be building in the thread thus far

A: That the game itself is full of holes, but the stuff that goes on around the game is really great (community etc).
B: The sandbox nature of the game makes for interesting times.
C: PVP is a thrill as it has consequences not found in other games.


I would add to the above that Eve is a harsh mistress and does not forgive mistakes, making every choice meaningful. The fact that the game allows you to do numerous things and has a level of complexity that makes it thought provoking and engaging does it for me! That's why I am very anti the dumbing down trend seen of late.

Dumbing down of Eve Online will result in it's destruction...
Ayx Shewma
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#28 - 2013-10-08 17:54:42 UTC
'what does eve do right?'

sandbox
Ra Jackson
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#29 - 2013-10-08 18:07:20 UTC
Unparalleled longtime motivation, and we're talking years here, due to its more or less strict sandbox nature and emphasis on universal pvp, and of course the single shard. All of this is rather unique and leads to enormous levels of possibilities and metagaming.
Guttripper
State War Academy
Caldari State
#30 - 2013-10-08 18:30:56 UTC
Take away the broken promises, the hype, the "shinies" and Eve at its very core is a fun game. Whether this is due to the community at large that takes the tools and corrupts them into effects not originally gleamed (or intended) by CCP or those unknown and unnamed people at CCP working behind the scenes to keep this cesspool of dark human nature humming along. Also, the single shard aspect seems to be an open border for worldly affairs. That is, you can strike up a conversation with someone after an interaction in game and find out they are halfway around the world from you.
Vaju Enki
Secular Wisdom
#31 - 2013-10-08 18:32:47 UTC
Sandbox

The Tears Must Flow
Random Majere
Rogue Fleet
#32 - 2013-10-08 19:09:26 UTC
Eve made Goons right!! Or is it the other way around? Smile
Kate stark
#33 - 2013-10-08 19:13:30 UTC
Random Majere wrote:
Eve made Goons right!! Or is it the other way around? Smile

right made goons eve?

Yay, this account hasn't had its signature banned. or its account, if you're reading this.
Laserak
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#34 - 2013-10-08 19:37:54 UTC
offline progression Lol
Lephia DeGrande
Luxembourg Space Union
#35 - 2013-10-08 19:47:12 UTC
Small Ships and unskilled Pilots are useful!

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Hra Neuvosto
Party Cat Enterprises
#36 - 2013-10-08 19:50:03 UTC
Eve is a petri dish for cool communities.
Ra Jackson
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#37 - 2013-10-08 22:31:02 UTC
Random Majere wrote:
Eve made Goons right!! Or is it the other way around? Smile

Goons do have a serious deal in this, no matter if you love or hate them. It doesn't really matter, and from an ingame point of view I despise them, but, hell, they GET this game.
Actually, it seems that it always comes down to the single shard concept. It just makes internet space pixels relevant.
I became obvious to me when there was this tournament with random teams (God, I can't even remember how the tourney was called). I mean, it's nice, but nobody really cares because you cannot relate to them. But get a CCP Alliance Tournament rolling, and hell, you get the name dropping, entities you know from the shard, and it MEANS something. That is so important and it makes you coming back, and I haven't found it anywhere else yet in an MMO.
Digits Kho
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#38 - 2013-10-08 22:42:19 UTC
1. sandox
2. devs and support that are actually active in game and forums and rly do care about their game ( even if they fail from time to time)
3. lots of drama ( drama is THE fuel of any game)
4. lots of oldfar.. ,err older ppl around which makes me feel proud of myself for being young
5. internet spaceships srs business
Inxentas Ultramar
Ultramar Independent Contracting
#39 - 2013-10-09 08:10:14 UTC
1. Social aspect. It goes beyond some dudes you hang with and raid an NPC dungeon. You actively engage in group objectives versus other players.

2. Gain ground. I love the concept of conquest and Eve allows for many scales of conquest: small-scale lowsec turf wars, major nullsec engagements, turning a wormhole in a bastion of defense.

3. Playing the villain. I love how Eve allows and encourages all manner of criminal behaviour, such as scamming and piracy.

4. PVP is like chess. It's not as twitch based as most other multiplayer games, the smarter, more organized players win and not the ones that have been farming gold gear for 8 weeks straight.
Flamespar
WarRavens
#40 - 2013-10-09 08:11:52 UTC
The uninstall feature works pretty smoothly.
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