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There is an huge issue with EvE and this (and past) expansion is just a byproduct of it.


EvE has born a rare jewel. The person(s) who first envisioned EvE were enlightnened visionaires no less genius than a Steve Jobs. They created something that nobody else has yet rivalled, the EvE concept, its very base mechanics, it's inner philosophy,,, all incredible and novel intuitions each taken by itself... and EvE managed to have them all in one product!

It's THIS unique frawework, THIS concept that made EvE famous and unrepeatable.

Sure, there have been many "boot.ini" bumps on the road. The playerbase complained a lot yet... they stayed loyal. Why? Because they could see the inner gem that is in EvE. Maybe rough but still a gem.

But nothing lasts forever. The visionaires are gone now.

And for some unfathomable reason, there is this horrific idea (expecially in Information Technology) that you can replace a man of Great Vision with a legion of well mannered clerks, dutyfully doing their menial tasks, which somehow should bring them similar results or at least similar credit.

It's not so.

EvE is now in the hands of people with undiscussed skill, with technical prowess, with evident knowledge of the most recent development techniques. But they are not visionaires. It's not to downplay their hard work, but each one its own: visionaires should dictate the long term objectives, "normal technicians" should implement them.
NEVER let a "normal technician" set the objectives, because the same characteristics that make a technician dependable, realistic, concrete... are a great obstacle to long term inspiration and vision.

I'd take a Chris Taylor or Chris Roberts as game designer over ANY excellent but "normal routine mentality" man.

CCP went for the latter and thus it's years it's conceptually stagnating. A well polished but less and less inspiring experience, a less engrossing impact on the player.

Only so, you can explain the removal of the *trademark signature* that was the animated log in screen, which put awe in the new players and was a nice sight (and soundtrack!) for the oldbies.

Those who truly love EvE cannot stay silent, cannot see a grand vision slowly fading into a "normal software for normal men" routine and say nothing.


A visionaire would not focus on changing a (if not the most) functional EvE subsystem. He would focus into making EvE a source of ethernal envy even for the new coming AAA space titles.

No game prevailed because its BPOs numbers were rescaled to 10, they prevail because they awe the players, they tell them an epic, grand story. And EvE is drying up exactly when the competition are showing awe inspiring stories and features.

ah yes the thinly veiled "star citizen is totally real and is going to push your poop in" response

nobody has yet scrabbled anywhere near the top but the top is our territory, we stay king of the hill by knocking down the scrubs that come at us

You are right, it's now years that you manage to get the game changed towards your own vision. The only "glitch" in that is, the other players are paying a sub to witness your "being at the top" and one day might get tired of that.

i did, they don't exist

i can assure you that you or your overresearched bpos were not part of our potential threat analysis

like cats, we occasionally hunt for sport, not for survival

Couldn't say it better than this. With two accounts and two toons per account, and having played for over 2 years, I can count the number of times I've plexed my account on one hand and have fingers left over. In other words, I have paid good money to play -- and now look at what these Goon driven CCP developers have done.

I initially came to the game because I liked the PvP, PvE aspect of the game -- I can understand those folks who want more juicy targets to come to null-sec --- BUT I stayed because of the industrial aspects of the game. The very aspects that the Goon driven CCP developers have chosen to destroy so that the Goons can be happier.

I don't inhabit or even dip a toe into null - why? because my PTSD issues - from having served in Iraq and Afghanistan and having done 30 years of military service - has dulled my reflexes to the point that PvP is a "bang - dang, I'm dead again".

There are a lot of veteran players who have spent time in null - didn't like it and returned to high sec and some forays into low sec. Why punish them for not wanting to play the Goons game? Why - because the Goons have representation on the CSM that outweighs their numbers when compared to the actual numbers of people who play the game - but are in much smaller alliances/corporations. CCP - listen - the Goons are NOT the entire game and are not the only ones paying your paychecks with their free play via the use of PLEX.

i really cannot understand why in the age of

you only live once
keep it real
uniqueness
i do what i want
one of a kind tattoos
custom paint jobs for all sorts of machines
mine is bigger, better than yours and there it's the only one
single cask beers
one run vinyl albums
etc.

devs want everyone in eve to sit in a circle and circle jerk. sorry to break it to you devs but that is not where society is going. if nullbears are tired of circle jerking each other, have them change hands, swap stained sweaty seat cushions, change places in the circle, try doing it underwater, join the circle jerkers mile high club or stand up and get a conga line going. not everyone wants to be a nullbear bitc# running around having a master telling you what to do, when to do it, where to do it and abusing you on social media even if all their instructions were followed to the letter. even worse are nullbear ho's, pets or whatever they are now called paying protection, extortion, money to their masters so they can eek out an existance in null and proudly proclaim, I am someone's pet making them tons of isk and belong to XXXXXX alliance while their landlords brag about how happy their girls are making them. few people think like that, mostly the abused, serious party item dealers/consumers and bullies.

i guess the csm election results have loooong been forgotten or rationalized. fortunately for the devs the competition seems to be shooting themselves on the feet, ankles, calves......on their way upward. players logging tell the story, has crius been a hit? maybe it will get better on the weekend.

52 jumps to find the nearest team, are you frigging kidding me? lol, who was the lemon pop sickle that came up with that one?

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55% reprocessing efficiency at empire stations holy mother of all nerfs Batman, said Robin.