EVE General Discussion

No , this ain't another 'EvE is dying' thread. EvE was and is dying.

But I am curious. I went through my mails (say up to 6 months old) and i noticed how many pilots i knew and flew with went inactive.
All from different corps (small/big, hisec/low/null, high/low SP players...etc.), some had RL issues (or just were too busy to play games) but most went inactive from 1 day to another never to be seen online again.
So is it just me or did some of you notice something similar ?
Is there a general cause that might get guys stop playing ? (a hisec bear might not be worried about the current state of nullsec)

To be on the safe side - in case you are bored / plan to take a break - can i have your stuff or at least ships ?

If you've noticed so many of your friends and corp mates going inactive, did you perhaps consider that you're the problem?

Where exactly did i say they were my corpmates/friends ?

I must confess 2-3 pilots who i had a disagreement in the past might have found EVE to be less pleasant to spend time in, but that is a tiny fraction.

And go out i will, just need to wait a few more days until my holiday starts \o/

I work outside every day...and I am a redheaded stepchild, therefore, there is no tan...there is only permanent pain.

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How dare you insulting us? :O

wow, finally an answer i was looking for, thanks man!

What made the game less fun for you ? Changed mechanics? Other guys you flew with leaving or something else ?

in the end, you are all that remains.

EVE Online - never forget.

on a serious note, I do know some people are always looking for "content", but fail to understand that in EVE the "content" is only the tools of the trade(or destrucion/construction) and what really makes this game is the people.

so they grinded missions. so they built standings. so they have an expensive ship. for some people, all goals have been reached. they ran out of reasons to play - they have nothing else to achieve.

the thing is, that's all that some people think of, never considering all there is in EVE-O. the goals of fat wallets and pimped up ships are only tools. people who set their goals like this will never understand EVE. these people come and go, and those who stay are the ones that understand the simple fact that ships, fittings, skills and money are only tools. it's what they do with those tools that makes this game what it is, since as early as the beta.

I don't know either one of those who stayed since the very beginning and never left. but I feel confident enough to say that those that stay don't play EVE for the ships or the iskies but for the social interaction and unique experience.

EVE Online is about the story.

hard to pin it down to anyone thing, just too much changed and most of it not for the best.

used to love the simplicity of just havin frigs cruiser and bs.

buzzin around lowsec as a -10 for years, untill FW and cap ships stopped all that being fun for me.

what really finnished eve for me was the war dec nerf a few year back, its never been the same since then, ive just kept the skills goin for goins sake. and i used to be a 16hr a day guy for years and years, now i just log in to do skills.

last nail in the coffin was-i went and checked out the keynote from fanfest, and the more i watched that tool hilmar the more i realised i aint payin that fools wages anymore to wreck my game