EVE General Discussion

um they have?
please show me that graph...
surprise layoffs doesnt scream "back from the brink" to me

If you can't afford it, you can't buy it.
Don't spend what you don't have
Don't count your chickens (golden goose?) before they hatch.


I think CCP violated all the above 3 principles of saying in business :)

Crushed, so sorry. One door close and another one opens. Life goes on. Live it :) well.

Having been through a similar experience this year to those who have been "let go" I would like to pass on my sincere thanks for all they have done to try and move Eve online forwards and my best wishes that whatever comes next for them and their families is good and ends up being a step forward in life. Good Luck guys.

Anyone who has seen the Eve accounts will know that this period was always going to be key in the eyes of those who invest in the business and that any decline in subscribers (frankly for whatever reason ~ it doesn't matter) would put the next round of funding in a different light. Failure to effectively monetize RMT at the first attempt has possibly left CCP facing the need to cut back costs significantly in the short term. In a business like this (check the staff cost ratios) the quickest way to bleed cost is to lay off salaried employees.

Like many subscribers I am excited by the opportunity ahead for CCP to focus on the core game play and in equal measure am encouraged by the new openness in communication we are seeing. There isn't enough room here to cover the detail of what (in my opinion) needs to be done but somehow the changes which are made need to capture the original spirit of the game;

> Anything is possible ~ Alliance blocks and game balance do not prevent a subscribers freedom to explore the game, albeit with risk.
> There is a level playing field ~ If subscribers believe that other subscribers are cheating for advantage, then they will leave.
> We help build the game ~ Subscribers should meet CCP in space sometimes and chew the fat, yep in a belt. Don't solely rely on the player forum.

I don't play as much as I once did but I really don't want this game to die, no that's wrong, I want this game to succeed and for the dreams of its founders to be fulfilled.

Good Luck CCP and in your journey Hilmar, for steel is forged in great heat.

I actually read a job advert today... it had every programming language under the sun listed, plus art packages, and customer relations all rolled up into one... the only thing that was missing was musical instruments... drums and maybe the pan pipes and a clown suit with cymbals.

Maybe they could apply for that one :) I mean, with job requirements like that, its sure a winner!

Perhaps they had the wrong job title, it meant to read "Entertainer"

Hey, where are the CSM in all this? I havent seen them post today

Yet another CCP PR... Yet another crash dive in the online player count :)

Nothing a few more blog's won't fix!

I have heard some Disturbing news from someone inside CCP that they are planning to change the game
to a F2P and multi tier premium Accounts

I would like to get some insight on this as a GM in game refused to answer on that matter and asked me to post it on the forums

CCP is it true that this are your plans or are you just again "just talking about it"

what i have heard is this

F2P can train T1 Ships up to a BS no T2
From there on you have to purchase a premium tier to continue to train to a certain point
All old chars will keep the SP they have but have to subscribe to one of the premium tiers to keep training.

this is part of what came to my attention from the inside but i will address other parts at a later time .

I would appreciate i response from you guys in this matter (a honest one)

thnx

This is very likely to happen especially as subscriber numbers PLUMMET.

In fact I would expect this to happen if not by this Christmas, early next year at the latest.

Now, do PLEX subscribers get classed as premium or free to play? :)