EVE General Discussion

Sooo much bias in this thread from people that never touched any of the hard content in WoW...


I play both WoW and EvE.

I really like the "perma death" aspect of EvE and it's implications to PvP and the economy.
However what I really miss in EvE is hard PvE content. Perma death kills this off completely because there is no way people would engage into PvE combat when they know that they will loose a couple hundred ships before they manage to defeat it.
The feeling you get when your group finally manages to kill an extremely challenging boss after several weeks is the main reason I still play WoW.


So basically I play WoW for the PvE and EvE for the PvP.

Are there WOW threads where they sit around talking about how much more hardcore they are then eve players?

Actually, plex makes them worthless.

It is by far cheaper to buy a plex as opposed to mining for 30 hours a week.

After reading all these posts and getting tired of replying and adding my own comments (yes I know I gab) I'm starting to see where people think the game makes the game.



It's the players that make the game.

Eve’s economy is much more entertaining to study and participate in than Wow’s…but that’s kind of the point. You don’t play WoW for its economy or intricacy. I played WoW for a while and had a great time with it, especially when playing it with friends. I don’t like seeing people discount the game because it’s “soft,” “simple,” or “unrealistic”. It’s not meant to be. It’s meant to be light-hearted fun, and it is, and I think the internet snobbery leveled against it is unfounded. The game -is- fun to many intelligent people, but also has a great appeal to the masses through its simplicity, so you'll find many more...undesirables...in its playerbase. In the end, though, it just became boring for me, and that’s where Eve wins in my mind. There is no end to Eve because of the fact that so many have already mentioned; -anything- can happen, and you can do almost anything you want. The two games are just very different kinds of rides. I had some wonderful experiences with WoW, particularly with the Arthas’s storyline, that I’ll never forget, but to be able to go out in Eve and just…-act-…that’s the best game-feeling in the world.

That's why I (if I could) would advise CCP to be careful in it's pursuit of more money via EvE. Games that cater to casuals do well at 1st but have no staying power, whereas a great niche game won't make you the same bucket loads of instant cash but will develop a loyal following that will stick with you (i'm reminded of the Mechwarrior/Battletech game community, the Friefly community, and all the Wing commander/Freelancer fans waiting for SC).

WoW is still the powerhouse, but it's shrinking catering to the ADHD crowd isn't the best long tern business plan lol.

Not really. Would be nice if there was like a 5 v 5 HAC's only or something like that arena.

Hell, Eve is already turning into a massive arena with the make isk in hisec, have gudfytes for lulz in low/nullsec game design.

The only reason this game is still around is because pvp is open-ended and loss is meaningful. Turn it into an arena, and it will all be over in a year tops as everyone gets bored and moves on to the next flashy shiny thing.

I wonder why all messages about SC are getting wiped from GD, but a whole thread dedicated to wow is okay?

I unfortunately have to agree with this... But i quit a while back for EVE. I dropped GW2 and SC2 just to play EVE as well. It is truly a unique experience, being in New Eden.

I will, however, try EQ Next and see how that goes for me