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What is the point of eve?

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Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#141 - 2014-05-20 15:47:56 UTC
Desimus Maximus wrote:
Betty Sue wrote:
I have played this game off and on since 2005.


Are you really asking this question now?


lol good catch, the guy is actually saying "what is the point of the game I've played off and on for 9 years" lol.
Katran Luftschreck
Royal Ammatar Engineering Corps
#142 - 2014-05-20 19:41:53 UTC
The obvious: EvE is a sociological experiment to see just how many people turn into complete sociopaths when given the screen of internet anonymity.

The less obvious: To study the feedback effect of how much of this online malignant behavior seeps back into their test subjects' psyches in real life as well.

http://youtu.be/t0q2F8NsYQ0
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#143 - 2014-05-20 19:44:49 UTC
Katran Luftschreck wrote:
The obvious: EvE is a sociological experiment to see just how many people turn into complete sociopaths when given the screen of internet anonymity.

The less obvious: To study the feedback effect of how much of this online malignant behavior seeps back into their test subjects' psyches in real life as well.

Wow. So not only is EVE dying, it is also an utterly failed experiment? Cry
Marsha Mallow
#144 - 2014-05-20 19:50:32 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
Desimus Maximus wrote:
Betty Sue wrote:
I have played this game off and on since 2005.


Are you really asking this question now?


lol good catch, the guy is actually saying "what is the point of the game I've played off and on for 9 years" lol.

OP did reply and point out that actual gameplay was around less than a year and is just a bit bewildered, and receptive to advice. No need to adopt a harsh tone. Most importantly he/she didn't go mental when people made suggestions. Looks like a legit query, the kb backs it up.

Ripard Teg > For the morons in the room:

Sweets > U can dd my face any day
Ranzabar
Doomheim
#145 - 2014-05-21 00:56:39 UTC
Eve and ham Radio are both pointless. I spend a lot of time doing both.

Abide
Mocam
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#146 - 2014-05-21 01:08:21 UTC
Betty Sue wrote:
I'm asking this as a serious question. I have played this game off and on since 2005. I have tired abit of everything but all that seems to happen to me anyhow is crap.

I will give 2 examples that happened to me this weekend alone.

was moving around 300mil worth of random items to sell and in a 0.8 sec system as I was leaving a station boom blown up nothing I could do and icing on the cake he pop'd my pod to so I lost around 1 bil ISK in total. Whatever **** happens so I moved on

I stop playing before the wormhole stuff got really interesting so I figured I'd take a look see what its like, get a cheap probe ship going found a wormhole go into it fly to an asteroid belt and BOOM jumped by like 50 guys the destroy my ship and then spent around 40 mins flying around my pod laughing at me in local chat. I didn't care much cause I was just playing an alt running missions and I'm use to that ****.

So I put up with the type of stuff all the time I always seem to get this short end of the stick, I've tried to get into corps but have never had luck, I tired PVP but it always seems people are in groups and all the stuff I read that your suppose to be able to go at solo never plays out. I do mission running on my main account but honestly that great very boring very fast

So I'm just wondering what really is the point of this game? so far all I've gotten out of it is I will put in hours of my free time make money just to loose a good chunk of it to some ******* or group of *******.

Regardless of how it sounds I do enjoy the game but I feel like I am missing a very large part of it, any pointers someone could give me would be most welcome


I'm sorry but can you tell me what Wormhole you found with asteroid belts in them?

I know I"ve been a bit remiss with exploring wormholes of late but I could have sworn there were no asteroid belts in them and most, even if they blow the snot out of you - keep local clear in such places.

Thanks in advance for clearing this up on your experiences.