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CCP Games Announces Former EA Executive Sean Decker as Senior Vice President

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Tyrendian Biohazard
The Bastards
Sedition.
#41 - 2013-07-02 14:08:52 UTC
Andrea Griffin wrote:
I always believe in giving someone a shot so I'm not going to flame the guy right off, but coming from EA I'm on a "zero tolerance policy" for bovine excrement.




Now that I've calmed down and glued the pieces of my head that 'sploded off, I read his gaming history. While I don't care about anything from EA (even if its good, its crap with that label on it) I see he had a lot of experience at SSI back in the day. So that does show some promise.

I will offer one piece advice to this man: Just as we tell people to forget everything you knew about MMOs before trying to play Eve, you need to forget everything you learned/experienced at EA before you attempt anything that will affect your playerbase.

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Kyt Thrace
Lightspeed Enterprises
Goonswarm Federation
#42 - 2013-07-02 14:11:29 UTC
Thorn Galen wrote:
Threadnaught by ?

My guess - Wednesday morning 06h00 server time, if this thread does not get locked.




It will not just get locked, but this thread will be removed from the forums, just like CCP did with the thread about Mintchip becoming an employee.

CCP hates threads that give bad (but deserved) press to their employees.

R.I.P. Vile Rat
Linna Excel
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#43 - 2013-07-02 14:16:32 UTC
All non-caladri races have just been removed from the game for not being profitable enough.

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Zah Damaja
Reveka.
Bad-Touch
#44 - 2013-07-02 14:22:43 UTC
DEAR CCP,

I AM OUTRAGED

How can we allow this person of MORALLY QUESTIONABLE STANDING taint the good name of Eve Online: Spaceship Universe.

I will not stand for this CCP.

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#45 - 2013-07-02 14:23:05 UTC
I just thought. What if Frank is leaving EA because he hates it too?
Kyt Thrace
Lightspeed Enterprises
Goonswarm Federation
#46 - 2013-07-02 14:25:08 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
I just thought. What if Frank is leaving EA because he hates it too?



Another thought, What if EA asked Frank to leave because he screwed up EA even more than it was?

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Jake Warbird
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#47 - 2013-07-02 14:25:52 UTC
Kyt Thrace wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
I just thought. What if Frank is leaving EA because he hates it too?



Another thought, What if EA asked Frank to leave because he screwed up EA even more than it was?

Nah, that's not even possible.

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Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#48 - 2013-07-02 14:27:20 UTC
Kyt Thrace wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
I just thought. What if Frank is leaving EA because he hates it too?



Another thought, What if EA asked Frank to leave because he screwed up EA even more than it was?

either way, grab yer guns. we've got a monument to warm up.

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Tasha Saisima
Doomheim
#49 - 2013-07-02 14:28:37 UTC
First Mintchimp, then this EA guy. Who is next? Adam Orth?
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#50 - 2013-07-02 14:30:13 UTC
Kyt Thrace wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
I just thought. What if Frank is leaving EA because he hates it too?



Another thought, What if EA asked Frank to leave because he screwed up EA even more than it was?


Not sure if that means he did things the playerbase liked or things they hated...

EA do wan't to be the most hated company in the world right?
Verunae Caseti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#51 - 2013-07-02 14:36:49 UTC
Tavin Aikisen wrote:
even tried to re-brand Maxis. X


Yeah! They totally should have left Maxis alone. It's not like they had gone completely and totally bankrupt after a long series of awful games that were poorly-designed financial failures or anything. It was totally EA's fault. If only they had left Maxis alone!
Winter Archipelago
Autumn Industrial Enterprises
#52 - 2013-07-02 14:38:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Winter Archipelago
First Mintchip, and now an EA VP? And in only a matter of weeks? We're going to have to start raising zombies to get much worse.

Considering the type of person you would have to be to get a position as a Senior-VP at EA, my sincerest hope is that CCP is planning on doing the OPPOSITE of everything he suggests.

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Sturmwolke
#53 - 2013-07-02 14:41:07 UTC
Definitely not a reassuring news for EVE.
Coming from EA, I can't help but wonder what sort of culture this person will bring for CCP.
Elvis Fett
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#54 - 2013-07-02 14:43:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Elvis Fett
Grim news, grim news indeed. This is quite possibly the first General Discussion thread that has ever induced real life emotion. I read that title and got a sinking sick feel in my stomach. If they ever start pimping out EVE online like a $2 street walker in typical EA fashion I am out. I am not the contents of my wallet.

I don't really know much about this Sean Decker personally, but I know I don't approve of the company he keeps. If you were hiring a babysitter for your child and their past references where the mafia and the Church of Satan you probably wouldn't hire them, right?
Ifly Uwalk
Perkone
Caldari State
#55 - 2013-07-02 14:47:17 UTC
This is the end of :freeexpansions:

Every expansion will now be branded as DLC, which...
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... you won't be able to buy with dollars, euros, yens or dirhams, oh no. You'll have to pay for them with Aurum; and each DLC will cost less than a certain multiple of AUR. So you'll always have to buy more AUR than you actually need.

Oh, and for all those "hisec is a carebear wonderland wah wah" nullbears? Just you wait - in two years time activating weapons on a player in hisec will be impossible and wardecs will be abolished. You know, to attract more newbies/money.

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Turelus
Utassi Security
The Curatores Veritatis Auxiliary
#56 - 2013-07-02 14:47:27 UTC
Zane Tekitsu
The Munitions Miracle Network
#57 - 2013-07-02 14:50:04 UTC
So... Does this mean that EvE will turn into an over simplified arcade-mode space game? Shall Dust become a generic fps title? Will The EvE universe now be targeted to an even lower common denominator than WOW?
Manic Velocity
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#58 - 2013-07-02 14:52:19 UTC
CCP, wat r u doin?

CCP... stahp.

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Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
#59 - 2013-07-02 14:52:43 UTC
Calm down people. No EA person will be able to survive the rotten shark parties, he'll be gone in three months....Cool

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#60 - 2013-07-02 14:53:00 UTC
Ifly Uwalk wrote:
This is the end of :freeexpansions:

Every expansion will now be branded as DLC, which...
.
.
.
... you won't be able to buy with dollars, euros, yens or dirhams, oh no. You'll have to pay for them with Aurum; and each DLC will cost less than a certain multiple of AUR. So you'll always have to buy more AUR than you actually need.

Oh, and for all those "hisec is a carebear wonderland wah wah" nullbears? Just you wait - in two years time activating weapons on a player in hisec will be impossible and wardecs will be abolished. You know, to attract more newbies/money.

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Great now I'm covered in vomit.