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Was there any decent/useful christmas/new years gift this year?
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Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#41 - 2016-01-04 05:44:03 UTC
Avvy wrote:
Still wondering what the Xmas gifts were as I've not logged in since before Xmas.

Also wonder if I'd actually get them now if I did login.



As for presents, doesn't matter if they're not useful. It's the thought that counts.

Here's an explanation of the meaning of each of the gifts:

http://crossingzebras.com/seasonal-secrets/

More details here of what you'll find in your redeeming system:

http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/happy-holidays-launchers-snowballs-trinkets...-oh-my/
Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
#42 - 2016-01-04 08:56:32 UTC
Mr Epeen wrote:
Cometopappa wrote:
waste hangar space.
That's quite an accomplishment considering hangar space is virtually unlimited.

Mr Epeen Cool


Well, there is that 1000 item stack limit. Hoarders like me who use Corporation Hanger as their sick little secrete stash chest hate that with a passion.

And, yes, Blizzard can go 'f themselves by tying stash space in D3 to seasonal rewards.Evil

"Tomahawks?"

"----in' A, right?"

"Trouble is, those things cost like a million and a half each."

"----, you pay me half that and I'll hump in some c4 and blow the ---- out of it my own damn self."
Solecist Project
#43 - 2016-01-04 09:06:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Solecist Project
1000 per stack? Hu?

I've seen screenshots of stacks of minerals up to signed 32bit ...
... which is 2 billion+.

I have several stacks of ammo, 10k+.

What do you mean?

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Bringer of BadNews
Doomheim
#44 - 2016-01-04 11:07:15 UTC
Bumblefck wrote:
Unfortunately, CCP didn't hand out any grammar reference books this year. :(


thanks for lubricating my eyes and making my day.
Lan Wang
Princess Aiko Hold My Hand
Safety. Net
#45 - 2016-01-04 11:25:11 UTC
Cometopappa wrote:
All I can find is these novelty items that do nothing except waste hangar space. Was there any useful gift this year?


did you give ccp anything for xmas this year or just a moan thread?

Domination Nephilim - Angel Cartel

Calm down miner. As you pointed out, people think they can get away with stuff they would not in rl... Like for example illegal mining... - Ima Wreckyou*
Sgt Ocker
What Corp is it
#46 - 2016-01-04 12:03:01 UTC
Esrevid Nekkeg wrote:
Cometopappa wrote:
...Was there any useful gift this year?
Yes. All of them.

What exactly are they useful for?
Can't put them into ship cargo holds, can't put them into cans for storage, they have no real market value, as they can't be transported from where they are redeemed.




My opinions are mine.

  If you don't like them or disagree with me that's OK.- - - - - - Just don't bother Hating - I don't care

It really is getting harder and harder to justify $23 a month for each sub.
Solecist Project
#47 - 2016-01-04 12:04:54 UTC
Sgt Ocker wrote:
Esrevid Nekkeg wrote:
Cometopappa wrote:
...Was there any useful gift this year?
Yes. All of them.

What exactly are they useful for?
Can't put them into ship cargo holds, can't put them into cans for storage, they have no real market value, as they can't be transported from where they are redeemed.

Yes, they can.

Can. Get it? Haha so bad -.-


You can put them, according to people, into a secure can and then into your hold.

That ringing in your ears you're experiencing right now is the last gasping breathe of a dying inner ear as it got thoroughly PULVERISED by the point roaring over your head at supersonic speeds. - Tippia
Esrevid Nekkeg
Justified and Ancient
#48 - 2016-01-04 12:26:30 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
Sgt Ocker wrote:
Esrevid Nekkeg wrote:
Cometopappa wrote:
...Was there any useful gift this year?
Yes. All of them.

What exactly are they useful for?
Can't put them into ship cargo holds, can't put them into cans for storage, they have no real market value, as they can't be transported from where they are redeemed.

Yes, they can.

Can. Get it? Haha so bad -.-


You can put them, according to people, into a secure can and then into your hold.
Any container will do, not necessarily a secure one.
Beside that, the gifts usefulness lies not in their movability or monetary value....Roll

Here I used to have a sig of our old Camper in space. Now it is disregarded as being the wrong format. Looking out the window I see one thing: Nothing wrong with the format of our Camper! Silly CCP......
Sgt Ocker
What Corp is it
#49 - 2016-01-04 23:33:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Sgt Ocker
Esrevid Nekkeg wrote:
Solecist Project wrote:
Sgt Ocker wrote:
Esrevid Nekkeg wrote:
Cometopappa wrote:
...Was there any useful gift this year?
Yes. All of them.

What exactly are they useful for?
Can't put them into ship cargo holds, can't put them into cans for storage, they have no real market value, as they can't be transported from where they are redeemed.

Yes, they can.

Can. Get it? Haha so bad -.-


You can put them, according to people, into a secure can and then into your hold.
Any container will do, not necessarily a secure one.
Beside that, the gifts usefulness lies not in their movability or monetary value....Roll

Message when trying to put "Capital Parking Ticket" into, cargo hold of ship, giant secure container, freight container.

Information - This item cannot be put into cargo containers

**Strange, after clearing my Cache and relogging, it seems these things can be put into a freight container..

They can not however be put directly into a ships cargo hold - The misleading "Information" popup still appears.

What is their usefulness?
My understanding of "useful" is something that serves a purpose, something that can be used to carry out a task. A Picaso is nice to look at but aside from its resale value is not useful (unless it is covering bad wallpaper).
None of the "trinkets" from CCP have any "useful" purpose. For example, the Max Amarria scriptures, don't actually contain any scriptures, in fact they have no attributes at all - So how is it useful? What does it do that makes it useful?

My opinions are mine.

  If you don't like them or disagree with me that's OK.- - - - - - Just don't bother Hating - I don't care

It really is getting harder and harder to justify $23 a month for each sub.
Hasikan Miallok
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#50 - 2016-01-05 01:16:08 UTC
It is simply really.

When children are ungrateful and do not appreciate their parents presents, they stop getting presents.

When CCP gave Holiday Gits that were useful people whined and wanted ridiculous stuff like free Battleships instead. Sooo ... now you only get presents that have no mechanical benefit in game. Get over it.
Gerald Taric
NEO DYNAMICS
#51 - 2016-01-05 02:01:09 UTC
There's always a boy/girl complaining ... *sigh* Roll

I discovered the items today in the redeeming system, i like the gesture and say "Thank you".
It's strange that people complain about a non-harming gift.
If you like the gift, redeem it. If you don't like it, trash/ignore it silently. "Problem" solved.
Cometopappa
Doomheim
#52 - 2016-02-02 12:52:33 UTC
Hasikan Miallok wrote:
It is simply really.

When children are ungrateful and do not appreciate their parents presents, they stop getting presents.

When CCP gave Holiday Gits that were useful people whined and wanted ridiculous stuff like free Battleships instead. Sooo ... now you only get presents that have no mechanical benefit in game. Get over it.


Except for the children analogy is wrong. We are subscribers, and they are a business. Children have little choice when it comes to parents. Subscribers can and will leave if they decide to.
Frostys Virpio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#53 - 2016-02-02 13:16:13 UTC
Gregor Parud wrote:
Riot Girl wrote:
Well I've decided if i can date/marry or have an affair with as many CCP staff as possible, my chances of getting a Polaris will increase exponentially. Whose the easist to start off with?


Guard, low hanging fruit.


If you put him in a tree, he won't hang that low...
Lan Wang
Princess Aiko Hold My Hand
Safety. Net
#54 - 2016-02-02 13:22:26 UTC
talk about ressurecting an old shiptoast

Domination Nephilim - Angel Cartel

Calm down miner. As you pointed out, people think they can get away with stuff they would not in rl... Like for example illegal mining... - Ima Wreckyou*
Frostys Virpio
State War Academy
Caldari State
#55 - 2016-02-02 13:25:48 UTC  |  Edited by: Frostys Virpio
Cometopappa wrote:
Hasikan Miallok wrote:
It is simply really.

When children are ungrateful and do not appreciate their parents presents, they stop getting presents.

When CCP gave Holiday Gits that were useful people whined and wanted ridiculous stuff like free Battleships instead. Sooo ... now you only get presents that have no mechanical benefit in game. Get over it.


Except for the children analogy is wrong. We are subscribers, and they are a business. Children have little choice when it comes to parents. Subscribers can and will leave if they decide to.


You're gonna leave over x-mas free stuff?

Lan Wang wrote:
talk about ressurecting an old shiptoast



Dear god. I totally missed the dates... I somehow didn't think to check because I though it could happen that someone rant about x-mas gift.
Shiloh Templeton
Cheyenne HET Co
#56 - 2016-02-02 14:51:13 UTC
No.
Major Trant
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#57 - 2016-02-02 15:18:15 UTC
Solecist Project wrote:
1000 per stack? Hu?

I've seen screenshots of stacks of minerals up to signed 32bit ...
... which is 2 billion+.

I have several stacks of ammo, 10k+.

What do you mean?

He means the number of stacks allowed in your hanger, not the amount you can get in a single stack. There is a soft limit of 1000 stacks. You can get more by playing trading them in or redeeming items, but then can't do much else in the hanger such as repackaging mods, repairing them or moving other items from you ships or containers into the hanger in question, until you get the number of stacks below 1000 again.
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
#58 - 2016-02-02 15:50:37 UTC
May I sequester your SP, OP?

Perfection is a dish best served like wasabi .

Bumble's Space Log
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#59 - 2016-02-02 15:57:56 UTC
Cometopappa wrote:
Hasikan Miallok wrote:
It is simply really.

When children are ungrateful and do not appreciate their parents presents, they stop getting presents.

When CCP gave Holiday Gits that were useful people whined and wanted ridiculous stuff like free Battleships instead. Sooo ... now you only get presents that have no mechanical benefit in game. Get over it.


Except for the children analogy is wrong. We are subscribers, and they are a business. Children have little choice when it comes to parents. Subscribers can and will leave if they decide to.
Do you know what most businesses give their customers for Xmas? A shite calendar and a generic card.

Stop acting like a 6 year old little brat who opened his presents to find novelty socks instead of the laser toting badass robot he wanted.

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

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Jacques d'Orleans
#60 - 2016-02-02 16:33:37 UTC