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Will this game be shut down soon?

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Raleit
Galactic Deep Space Industries
Brave Collective
#41 - 2016-12-30 17:31:42 UTC
There they go again......................

FAKE NEWS!
Akali Mid
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#42 - 2016-12-30 17:42:30 UTC
yes next march
Vale Maleic
R E L L I K
#43 - 2016-12-31 07:54:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Vale Maleic
As someone who has worked (now retired) in the video game industry specifically in MMOG's, I would speculate that CCP is still making good profit from EVE Online. As I have zero insight into their business (operating costs, investments, loans, etc), that's just my industry experience guess.

I only say that because CCP is running a one-universe type game here that actually shows their numbers. While it's surely lower from back in the day when I used to play, it's still solid numbers for a niche MMOG that many didn't think would succeed. There are other online games that were subscription based that went F2P with speculated much lower player numbers who are still around today. There are also those with much lower that have sold off to other companies or completely shut down.

Being they have had some cuts and whatnot--which always happens in this industry to keep the game profitable--I have no doubt they would ever be in a position to not sustain EVE, at least not anytime soon. If they are looking to sale, it's likely not because of player numbers. It's likely do to something else. Afterall, CCP Games is still a business and likely still aiming for being a for profit business regardless of any emotional or other attachment we have.


Just my 2 cents anyways.
Max Fubarticus
Raging Main
Bullets Bombs and Blondes
#44 - 2016-12-31 15:37:43 UTC
Etain Darklightner Agittain wrote:
^ above question. Just getting back into it and friends that have left the game due to real life issues have speculated CCP may be selling the game? I hope not. I really like this game and the hilarious local chat when you pop people on gate camps....



Yes, it will be shutting down shortly...
As soon as I can find which one is the Off/On switch.

Civil discourse is uniquely human. After all, when is the last time a pride of lions and a herd of water buffalo negotiated SOV over a watering hole? Never. Someone either gets their ass kicked or eaten. At the end of the day someone holds SOV.
lolia Fumimasa
Titan core reborn alliance united
#45 - 2016-12-31 16:42:27 UTC  |  Edited by: lolia Fumimasa
Its my opinion and hope that EVE will not die soon because I think that there's so much new technology coming out sooner or later there will be strong enough server to overcome tidi and have a real time pleasant capital fight with 10k+ people in eve with no lag at all.Because eve player base is not so large this moment is not so far away in time, and once tech catches up the game will be given new life because finally eve videos will resemble what's going on in game. Smile
Sark Nosha
Nosha Trading Empire
#46 - 2016-12-31 21:15:53 UTC
Eve has been around a long time and I have seen a significant change in the player numbers since around 2012 - and the f2p aspect appears to be providing a bit of an injection over the last month or so of new players - if half of them stay around then eve will have picked up some reasonable numbers - and with the way alpha accounts are restricted many of those will either buy plex or a subscription- there is little incentive to stay free once a player has learned the basics of eve- but it means players can learn the game without putting a 3 or 6 month subscription down- this way new players can make an informed decision to pay for the game or not. This could work for ccp and I hope it does. Still lots to work on - but all the graphics improvements in the last two years have sharpened up the game nicely. I think eve has a big future ahead at this point.
Jenn aSide
Soul Machines
The Initiative.
#47 - 2016-12-31 21:20:35 UTC
Malcanis wrote:


PS given that eve has had no compromise on all-zones non-consensual PvP for 14 years now, I think it might be time for you to accept that there won't be much shift on that point in the next 14.


LOL , Oh Mal, ever the optimist .
Charley Varrick
State War Academy
Caldari State
#48 - 2016-12-31 22:47:45 UTC
Malcanis wrote:
Charley Varrick wrote:
I been seeing these "EVE is dying" threads for a long time now but I think it may be for real this time. EVE has lost a lot of players due to changes over the last year and while they have gained some, most of the gains will be short lived. Free to play brings in a different type of gamer, not the subscription type players that have keep things going for 10 years. In the end, I doubt they will pick up very many subscriptions. The player base is slowly getting smaller and smaller and new threads pop up on a daily basis with complaints of greefing and forced PVP. Not saying I agree with them...EVE is EVE....just saying that the player base has become like a snake eating it's own tail. Everyone who likes the darker side of EVE is already playing or has played. All the new players coming in for free who are used to games basically handing them everything they need with no chance of losing it, well, I just can't see them subscribing for any long period of time. Just my 2 cents! I hope I'm wrong.


I read basically this exact post in 2008. Again in 2010, 2011, 2014 and... Well, you get the point.

PS given that eve has had no compromise on all-zones non-consensual PvP for 14 years now, I think it might be time for you to accept that there won't be much shift on that point in the next 14.


As I said... EVE is EVE. I didn't say I agreed. I know it wont change nor do I want it to. I do believe it will be the downfall of this game though.
Sobaan Tali
Caldari Quick Reaction Force
#49 - 2016-12-31 23:03:55 UTC
You mean you haven't heard? They're shutting down the servers in less than an hour!

SCATTER! PANIC! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! FLEE NOW AND SAVE YOURSELVES!

...oh, and have a happy New Year!

"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."
Leucy Kerastase
650BN
#50 - 2017-01-01 00:48:20 UTC
Soon"TM"
Somehow
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#51 - 2017-01-01 01:02:26 UTC
Yeah, EvE will close soon and forever. In the meantime... can I have your stuff?
(No one posted this yet? Please!)

Somehow
Vortexo VonBrenner
Doomheim
#52 - 2017-01-01 01:35:47 UTC
Etain Darklightner Agittain wrote:
Will this game be shut down soon?


no



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Aaaarrgg
Epic Ganking Time
CODE.
#53 - 2017-01-01 01:56:06 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
Malcanis wrote:


PS given that eve has had no compromise on all-zones non-consensual PvP for 14 years now, I think it might be time for you to accept that there won't be much shift on that point in the next 14.


LOL , Oh Mal, ever the optimist .


have to admit the way CCP is heading, things are changing and not for the good
Captain Tardbar
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#54 - 2017-01-01 09:25:12 UTC
Well now that the year is over, can anyone post how much CCP made or lost in 2016?

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Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#55 - 2017-01-01 11:08:45 UTC
Aaaarrgg wrote:
Jenn aSide wrote:
Malcanis wrote:


PS given that eve has had no compromise on all-zones non-consensual PvP for 14 years now, I think it might be time for you to accept that there won't be much shift on that point in the next 14.


LOL , Oh Mal, ever the optimist .


have to admit the way CCP is heading, things are changing and not for the good


I don't think Jenn was referring to my optimism about CCP.

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
Verlyn
Windhau
#56 - 2017-01-02 05:56:06 UTC
Eve is the only organic, massive, one server game/economy out there. It will keep interest and transcend throughout generations.
Robert Lefcourt
BigPoppaMonkeys
E.B.O.L.A.
#57 - 2017-01-02 14:19:51 UTC
MadMuppet wrote:
I bailed three years ago because I had been hit with the nerf bat so many times I was going blind with rage


That's what usually happens when you jump on every fotm train there is. In terms of rebalancing the guys at CCP got way better over time.
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#58 - 2017-01-02 18:58:48 UTC
Robert Lefcourt wrote:
MadMuppet wrote:
I bailed three years ago because I had been hit with the nerf bat so many times I was going blind with rage


That's what usually happens when you jump on every fotm train there is. In terms of rebalancing the guys at CCP got way better over time.



yay for cross-training!

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
Abyss Azizora
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#59 - 2017-01-02 22:24:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Abyss Azizora
Will it be shut down, absolutely 100% guaranteed, yes. Do any of us have a friggin clue when that will happen? Nope, but not likely for a few more years at least given CCP's public financials. Especially since this is the only game keeping CCP afloat cause they keep making moronic decisions about their other game attempts. (lol a console-only fps... brilliant.)
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#60 - 2017-01-02 23:02:46 UTC
Abyss Azizora wrote:
Will it be shut down, absolutely 100% guaranteed, yes. Do any of us have a friggin clue when that will happen? Nope, but not likely for a few more years at least given CCP's public financials. Especially since this is the only game keeping CCP afloat cause they keep making moronic decisions about their other game attempts. (lol a console-only fps... brilliant.)


Uh it's not 2008 any more. Valkyrie and Gunjack have done pretty well.

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016