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New dev blog: A 60 day trial key for your favorite soon-to-be EVE player

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CCP Hekatonkheires
C C P
C C P Alliance
#41 - 2011-11-30 17:29:02 UTC
Two updates, one annoying and one pretty good.


When it came time to populate the 60 day trial codes for giveaway, we got an unexpected error that basically said “Nope, not gonna give these codes today…but tomorrow looks good.”

So, we’re going to move their deployment to late EVE time tomorrow after they get one more pass through our QA processes. It’s clear a lot of players are looking for them, and we’re sorry for the inconvenience, but we’d rather make sure that the core game fixes and deployments take priority today and send the codes tomorrow.

But the good news is that we are going to extend the availability of the CA-1 implants until the 5th. So, everyone with a paying account should be sure to get in and redeem theirs by then. I should again point out that this is CA-1 and its’ part of an implant set…so more on that soon.
Eladaris
Indefinite.
#42 - 2011-11-30 19:30:24 UTC
It's actually a valid question so I'll bounce it out as well.

If a player refers a friend does he receive a PLEX when the 60 day trial account activates? Is it similar to the current Buddy Program, or a completely different system?
Jerec Bratt
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#43 - 2011-11-30 19:50:59 UTC
This is in fact an expansion of the trial - a nine days expansion of it.
The only difference is, it says '60 days' on the box instead of the enigmatic 21 buddy + return PLEX combo a newbie would need to figure out the magical 51.

This is in fact either a very good or a meaningless act. I guess time will show which it is.
Rip Sword
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#44 - 2011-11-30 22:03:44 UTC
Eladaris wrote:
It's actually a valid question so I'll bounce it out as well.

If a player refers a friend does he receive a PLEX when the 60 day trial account activates? Is it similar to the current Buddy Program, or a completely different system?


This has been asked several times. Funny how they don't act like the see the question and conveniently don't answer. LOL
Jerec Bratt
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#45 - 2011-11-30 23:49:40 UTC
I honestly pray to the gods for a success of this expansion.
I barely have time to play EVE but i keep my subscription up just to be amongst the elite group which are EVE players.

This game is awesome, I don't want it to die! And the sudden 'back to spaceships' movement scared me, because I was sure people behind Incarna had a plan. In case the 'back to spaceships' is also a blind shot I keep my fingers crossed really really hard.

And yeah - I have the trial and surely enough, there's no one around me with enough brains to comprehend the awesome that is EVE. I really really hope that these trials find their players! I even wrote in my letter to Santa, that I don't want any presents, just let the EVE 60d trials gather lots of lots of new players.
Fancy Jack
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#46 - 2011-12-01 07:31:44 UTC
Not happy, you screwed with game play, will not recommend that anyone spend 60 sec much less 60 days playing eve. If you are looking to find your way back, you didn't make it your still lost, I don't play eve because it is pretty, its about game play, so please stop tweeking or what ever you call it when you screw up the game, you are trying to creat balance where there should not be any, the game should be always influx, you should be throwing something new into the game, not sabotaging the customers.
Ciar Meara
PIE Inc.
Khimi Harar
#47 - 2011-12-01 07:53:55 UTC
Good idea, especially seeing that people who would be into eve often have busy lives and can't stay glued to the screen for 14 days and explore/learn like they should.

I allready have a pretty good idea who I am going to punish with this.

- [img]http://go-dl1.eve-files.com/media/corp/janus/ceosig.jpg[/img] [yellow]English only please. Zymurgist[/yellow]

Aase Nord
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#48 - 2011-12-01 08:35:06 UTC
Here we go....
A vave of throwaway suiside gankers trail acounts incoming...

THANK YOU CCP
KanashiiKami
#49 - 2011-12-01 12:15:20 UTC
"" Here we go....
A vave of throwaway suiside gankers trail acounts incoming...

THANK YOU CC""

i agree,

WUT ???

Hungry Ghost
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#50 - 2011-12-01 12:46:24 UTC
Doesnt seems very useful. Current system allows anyone with active account to give out absolutely free 51 days accounts without trial limitations( as well as it allows various different scenarios ). And you can give up to 10 invites per month per account.

This promotion gives instead 60 days once per account - but with trial limits. It seems to me, that choice between 51 days without limits and 60 days with limits is pretty clear.
Nick Kavees
Tschernobyl Beach Girls
#51 - 2011-12-01 14:07:55 UTC
Sorry for the stupid question, but where is this 60 day trial code, i can not find into my account anywhereQuestionShocked
Wastelander Miccey
Just flying Casual
#52 - 2011-12-01 14:31:00 UTC
So a "Buddy program noob" question...

What would be best:

2 x 21day trial that gives 2 x 30d plex...
OR
2 x 60 day trial..

Both will be REAL LIVE PERSONS playing...
AND, they will both sub after trial...
CCP Phantom
C C P
C C P Alliance
#53 - 2011-12-01 16:00:46 UTC  |  Edited by: CCP Phantom
The 60 Day Trial Keys are now available on the Account Management page in the "Services" menu -> Voucher Center.

CCP Phantom - Senior Community Developer

Vn-426 Andropov
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#54 - 2011-12-01 16:55:19 UTC
Can not find them. I bought this game 3 days ago and d like to invite my brother. Could you tell exact location where I can retrive it?
Lunce
The Icarus Expedition
Solyaris Chtonium
#55 - 2011-12-01 17:26:38 UTC
Fancy Jack wrote:
Not happy, you screwed with game play, will not recommend that anyone spend 60 sec much less 60 days playing eve. If you are looking to find your way back, you didn't make it your still lost, I don't play eve because it is pretty, its about game play, so please stop tweeking or what ever you call it when you screw up the game, you are trying to creat balance where there should not be any, the game should be always influx, you should be throwing something new into the game, not sabotaging the customers.



I don't agree with the negative tone Fancy Jack takes, but he does have a point. This game should not be about everything being 'balanced', there should always be ships that excel at a certain role...but which ships excel should change from time to time to keep things interesting and fresh.

No one race should largely dominate PVP, nor should any race be essentially non-competitive. i.e. - In PVP; Minmatar and Gallente have been at the far ends of the 'effective' spectrum for far too long.

At the same time the metrics should be looked at for each individual ship to determine those ships that are not being used for their intended purpose (there are far too many of those; the Rokh as an example; it makes a decent mining ship....enough said.)

It would be much more interesting to see all of the vast variety of ships in EVE being flown more often.
Naomi Knight
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#56 - 2011-12-01 17:28:36 UTC
Vn-426 Andropov wrote:
Can not find them. I bought this game 3 days ago and d like to invite my brother. Could you tell exact location where I can retrive it?

Account management-> services->voucher center

I still dont understand why should i use this over 21 day trial buddy invite + "free" plex.
Kiddoomer
The Red Sequence
#57 - 2011-12-01 17:30:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Kiddoomer
I see it but the button "show" doesn't do anything so I can't use it.

In the name of Jirai 'Fatal' Laitanen : “Some capsuleers claim that ECM is 'dishonorable' and 'unfair'. Jam those ones first, and kill them last.”

Naomi Knight
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#58 - 2011-12-01 17:36:10 UTC
Kiddoomer wrote:
I see it but the button "show" doesn't do anything so I can't use it.

yep it didnt for me in firefox , try another browser , i used plain simple winforms one :P
Kiddoomer
The Red Sequence
#59 - 2011-12-01 17:40:12 UTC
Naomi Knight wrote:
Kiddoomer wrote:
I see it but the button "show" doesn't do anything so I can't use it.

yep it didnt for me in firefox , try another browser , i used plain simple winforms one :P


Problem solved. Thank you Big smile

In the name of Jirai 'Fatal' Laitanen : “Some capsuleers claim that ECM is 'dishonorable' and 'unfair'. Jam those ones first, and kill them last.”

Vn-426 Andropov
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#60 - 2011-12-01 17:42:00 UTC
Oh! Thank you a lot with help finding it!