EVE General Discussion

I don't know whether you are referring to the OP and the other entitled bunch who really aren't on the bright side of humanity or the knowledgeable yet rude bunch explaining why the OPs complaints aren't justified.

In any event you may behave like 90% of the polulation and leave the forums alon. It is possible to enjoy the game without ever being here.

+ for that!

Of cource the game is "free to try/start" and not "free to play", why would anyone pay a buck anymore when it was?
Pretty much the same limitation as most other "FTP" games have. And you don't believe adverts litteraly, do you?

But from all FTP games I know EVE is the only one you can grind for a full sub in a moderate amount of time. And once you got your first PLEX ist is quite easy to grind more and stay Omega without paying a dime. Would it be easier to just earn a few bucks and pay the sub? YES! Is there an other FTP game you can stay fully subbed for less than 50 hours grind per month? None I can think of.

Where does it say that you are supposed to get enough ISK for a PLEX in a month? What guarantee is there that you are able to do it with alpha or even omega? Unless you get really damn lucky, you don't. You need to learn the game first before you start thinking about that.

The good thing aboug alpha is that there is no time-limit. You can play as much or as little as you want, grind for as long as it takes you to get that PLEX, but remember that it will only last a month and then you got to get the next 1,2-1,3 billion for another one.

While you CAN play Eve for free by buying PLEX, it doesn't mean that you are required to do so. Just mindleslly grinding is not what the game is about and will lead you to be burned out of the game.

Ssshhh, don't ruin the scam :)

Well, it's the opposite ! Eve is free since november, and i was happy to pay 20dollars a month ... because mechanics were working fine !
I'm not unhappy because eve is free to play now ! I'm disappointed because ccp advertise a f2p game when it's obviously only a free to test game and pvp mechanics (between others) have been ruined ! I repeat : eve was the best pvp game imo, but when you introduce a mechanic with ships able to warp faster than a server's tic, it just disable all the fun you can have from the danger of a 0.0 area... it's like introducing a saving system in dark soul, it deletes the essence of the game ! Eve was fun because it was risky (lot of camps in low sec, bubbles and scan res boost's in 0.0, lot of pirates in every region, ...) Now, i can, with a 1month old char, jump in each new eden system without even caring... Where is the fun of that ? You wanna pilot a ship ? Dl flight simulator and buy a joystick, you'll get much more fun... (and i'm just talking about 1 mechanic, i won't talk about sov's changing and jump's nerf). Eve just lost all the fun that made me pay every month ! Eve is lost, and ccp is the reason why ! Not a drama, it's just a waste of potential... Sad as ****!

I do not normally judge people by their economic standing IRL, but calling people who can afford multiple accounts 'hardcore losers' while insinuating paying for even a single account is 'too much' made me laugh.

I'm surprised this hasn't been said yet, which has been said on forums many times before - if a single account subscription fee for EVE is too much of a financial burden for you IRL, maybe it's good that you don't play video games.

I can pay for all my subs with in game earned ISK by buying PLEX easily, but my main Toobo account I always pay with $$$ sub (I do yearly subscription), because it's a bargain when you consider so many other things IRL that can cost you money for fun.

I can understand if you are going through hectic RL schedule then yes, subscription fees can feel expensive, because you are paying but can't actually log on to the game or even get a few hours of play for a month. But CCP's Alpha account is actually very nice option. If you are going through busy RL schedule you can unsub for a month and still get to log on to the game as alpha, so I really can't see how this complain can be justified. :p

Since you cant fly them...can I have them? :)

It's not that simple at all. You actually have access to a full game for free. All the gameplay that is available in EVE is available for free. The fact you can't do things as effectively as people who pay is meaningless. The fact you can do them at all, for free, is what matters. You are getting a whole lot of game for a whole lot of nothing. That is the very definition of free to play. Just because you expect everyone to do it the same way as your favourite free to play game doesn't mean they're not free if they don't do it that way.

Let me reiterate something here, just in case you're ignoring it on purpose.

If you are struggling to find 50c a day for your entertainment, then you have bigger problems than how much gaming costs.

Again, there won't be a 'beta' clone because there's no price niche to fill. There's free, and you get a whole lot more for free than people seem to think, and then there's $15 a month (including whatever that converts to in whatever currency you use in whatever country you're from - seriously, you make that point as if it matters, but it really doesn't). If you don't like it, don't pay it. You have that option, and a whole lot of game to play with the 'I don't want to pay' option.

As for the point made by someone earlier: "they can have $7 a month, or $15 for two months each once a year". Or, they can tell you to grow the **** up and get over yourself. Cuz you know, we all have options.