EVE General Discussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_GZQzrBaKA <-- Tornadoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_JteBc01fA <-- planetside cruising

Came across these videos after an hour or so of roaming through the EVE part of YT. Do these things still exist?

CCP has a fairly poor model for iteration.

Anything they say they want to do they will typically abandon after its first or second cycle of iteration, assuming it ever becomes a reality in the first place. When it doesn't become a reality, they will usually wait around 2 or 3 years minimum before giving a brief nod at the fact that whatever concept has been ditched.

It's a fairly scummy thing to do, considering the amount of money they rake out of the fanbase in order to tease such concepts at fanfest every year, but somebody in their company apparently feels fully justified in doing this.

This i think is why FF15 was low on the 'cool stuff' they shifted the 'here are the pipe dreams we have' and made it more of a 'here is what we actually have coming this year'

Which is why some things mentioned at various places you since i'll say FF14 have to raise an eye brow. they mentioned perma death as a kinda 'we are thinking of doing this' comment... And due tot he fact that ccp seemed to be shifting to 'this is what we know is coming' kinda makes me think its in the pipe to come. (other comments along the same line at eve Vegas match up with this)

But yea old ccp was about showing stuff they for whatever reason could not do then just sweeping it under the rug. I think if they focus on what they can and will do, eve will be better for it.

See my signature.

I think Tritanium is the same as Titanium. CCP just changed one letter. It is currently used in spacecrafts on earth. Titanium can explode, yes, but you can read wikipedia when its possible. Alloyed Tritanium would have different properties, like alloyed titanium I think, that would fix any "instabilities".

You mold lore around gameplay, not gameplay around lore.


Doing this in the wrong order results in a really crappy game.

There was the tornado thing, Caldari mission, it looked really cool. But I think that was taken out when they shoved WiS into the game. Might have been the last part of recon.

Space weather would be awesome, even if it's not quite realistic. It makes the universe feel less static and predictable.

That's where the fi part of sci-fi comes into play. This is allowed.

And its not as though groundwork was not laid out previously and aptly abandoned, in typical CCP fashion.

"Region: Trace Cosmos

The fields of Trace Cosmos hold miniscule black holes and weird spatial rifts, making it much too dangerous to traverse. It is widely believed that the fields are the remnants of a massive collision between two galaxies millions of years ago. The colossal occurrence permanently altered the areas most affected, turning them into barren death traps."

"Region: The Cauldron

In the Cauldron the remnants of several supernovas render the space unstable and treacherous. Filled with volatile gravity currents and large chunks of stellar debris the whole area is much too dangerous for space travel. The Cauldron lies between the Amarr Empire and the Khanid Kingdom and acts as a convenient natural barrier between the two hostile factions. "

"Region: Core of the Elements

Winding through the Syndicate region is a natural phenomenon that has baffled scientists for centuries. The phenomenon, a super-dense dark cloud, bends time in such a way that all space-travel in or close to the phenomenon is impossible, or at least extremely hazardous. Most scientists believe that the Cord is the remnant of collision between two black holes millions of years ago that permanently 'scarred' space. Others believe the Cord to be the result of a science experiment, possibly conducted by alien life forms, that went seriously awry eons ago."

"Region: Vapor Sea

Vapor Sea, also known as Crib of Stars, is a melding pot of gaseous clouds where new stars are being born. Although new stars and solar systems are still millions of years away the area is of great interest to scientists. The lack of gravity wells makes it impossible to create stargates anywhere near the area."


There's all the justification you need for crazy ass space weather.