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What would keep you playing for another 10 years?
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Chinwe Rhei
Syn Interstellar
#81 - 2014-04-17 08:26:20 UTC
A major expansion every two years that significantly refreshes the game so it doesn't get stale.
No one thing will keep me interested for 10 years.
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#82 - 2014-04-17 09:05:40 UTC
Bunnie Hop wrote:
Jenn aSide wrote:
Gabriel Z wrote:
The only thing that would keep me playing is a complete lack of progress in real life. Hopefully, marriage, children, and, you know, real life are more engaging over the long term than pixellated bullshit.


OMG , is this what we sound like before getting married and having kids ? lol.

Hint, when you reach my age, married (and in my case remarried) for years with teenaged children (and in my case, grown step children who themselves have children) and well established in a demanding career field, the even odds are you will just LOVE/CRAVE/NEED a distraction like EVE Online, if for nothing else but the maintenance of sanity.


Exactly! I didn't use to say 'bunny' in everything or be mind numbingly silly....but having two daughters did that to me. Now its all bunnies and unicorns and.....ahhhhhh. Thank goodness for games like Eve to escape into, though I am still a bunny knight Roll

i find myself going "WOW A DIGGER/crane/big truck!" whenever i see one, despite neither of my boys being aroundWhat?.
as you said
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Thank goodness for games like Eve to escape into

Murderers of Negotiable Motivations

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Eugene Kerner
TunDraGon
Goonswarm Federation
#83 - 2014-04-17 09:32:29 UTC
Station walk and strip bars owned by players

TunDraGon is recruiting! "Also, your boobs [:o] "   CCP Eterne, 2012 "When in doubt...make a diȼk joke." Robin Williams - RIP
Jeremiah Saken
The Fall of Leviathan
#84 - 2014-04-17 09:44:36 UTC
Eugene Kerner wrote:
Station walk and strip bars owned by players


with bar fights.

"I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas..." - Herman Melville
Talia Prime
Imperial Militia
#85 - 2014-04-17 10:03:32 UTC
Personally I think it's heading in the right direction now. Ship rebalancing is awesome, I'm training for ships I've never wanted to in the past and having a riot flying them (not very well admittedly, but whatever). Fix the broken stuff, then concentrate on more content.
Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#86 - 2014-04-17 12:17:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Jenn aSide
Bunnie Hop wrote:
Jenn aSide wrote:
Gabriel Z wrote:
The only thing that would keep me playing is a complete lack of progress in real life. Hopefully, marriage, children, and, you know, real life are more engaging over the long term than pixellated bullshit.


OMG , is this what we sound like before getting married and having kids ? lol.

Hint, when you reach my age, married (and in my case remarried) for years with teenaged children (and in my case, grown step children who themselves have children) and well established in a demanding career field, the even odds are you will just LOVE/CRAVE/NEED a distraction like EVE Online, if for nothing else but the maintenance of sanity.


Exactly! I didn't use to say 'bunny' in everything or be mind numbingly silly....but having two daughters did that to me. Now its all bunnies and unicorns and.....ahhhhhh. Thank goodness for games like Eve to escape into, though I am still a bunny knight Roll


It is because of my girls (now teenagers) that I sometimes fly around and scream "MUFASA!!!" and singing this song over and over on comms. If I ever got dragged into a bonus room, I was going to be ready!.
Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#87 - 2014-04-17 12:19:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Jenn aSide
Infinity Ziona wrote:
Get rid of the scum in EvE. I'll stay.


I'm not the only one here who thinks an EVE without Infinity Ziona is something that would truly be worthy of another 10 years of Subs.

I mean, sure, your (incredibly hypocritical) mental breakdown on the forums as of late has had a pretty high entertainment value, but we're now experiencing a diminishing returns situation regarding said entertainment value.
Masuka Taredi
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#88 - 2014-04-17 12:38:00 UTC
Constant updates, improvements and revisions to the game. Without change there is just stagnation and entropy. Especially so where MMO's are concerned.
Luwc
State War Academy
Caldari State
#89 - 2014-04-17 13:56:08 UTC
Infinity Ziona wrote:
Get rid of the scum in EvE. I'll stay.


so why dont you start by deleting your account ?

do yourself a favor.

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Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#90 - 2014-04-17 14:14:43 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
Infinity Ziona wrote:
Get rid of the scum in EvE. I'll stay.


I'm not the only one here who thinks an EVE without Infinity Ziona is something that would truly be worthy of another 10 years of Subs.

I mean, sure, your (incredibly hypocritical) mental breakdown on the forums as of late has had a pretty high entertainment value, but we're now experiencing a diminishing returns situation regarding said entertainment value.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1phuqxy7lpvkpj8/grrrr.jpg

Murderers of Negotiable Motivations

=]|[=
Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#91 - 2014-04-17 14:18:09 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Jenn aSide wrote:
Infinity Ziona wrote:
Get rid of the scum in EvE. I'll stay.


I'm not the only one here who thinks an EVE without Infinity Ziona is something that would truly be worthy of another 10 years of Subs.

I mean, sure, your (incredibly hypocritical) mental breakdown on the forums as of late has had a pretty high entertainment value, but we're now experiencing a diminishing returns situation regarding said entertainment value.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1phuqxy7lpvkpj8/grrrr.jpg


LOL, with all the money he's gonna save from unsubbing he can afford to go to fanfest to deliver his stern talking to of people!
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#92 - 2014-04-17 14:24:37 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Jenn aSide wrote:
Infinity Ziona wrote:
Get rid of the scum in EvE. I'll stay.


I'm not the only one here who thinks an EVE without Infinity Ziona is something that would truly be worthy of another 10 years of Subs.

I mean, sure, your (incredibly hypocritical) mental breakdown on the forums as of late has had a pretty high entertainment value, but we're now experiencing a diminishing returns situation regarding said entertainment value.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1phuqxy7lpvkpj8/grrrr.jpg


LOL, with all the money he's gonna save from unsubbing he can afford to go to fanfest to deliver his stern talking to of people!


Obligatory

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There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Yim Sei
Ontogenic Achronycal PLC
#93 - 2014-04-17 14:50:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Yim Sei
Cheaper subscription costs would help.

I mean really the game is made to be played more effectively with alts (proof in CCP condones using Isboxer by their inaction) and alts really help to be effective in game, therefore if the subscription price was lowered per account you would get:

More new players
More players willing to buy a subscription rather than pay month by month, or have rolling payment (hence less accounts would lapse)
More players willing to get that 2nd or 3rd alt account.


Nothing has to be pay 2 win BS as getting that extra account is effectively pay 2 win (kind of), but this shouldn't anger the community too much.

So at the moment 2 accounts (effective gameplay) is £20 per month (£9.99 for one account) - why not take a gamble and reduce this to £6 - £7 per month (2 accounts = £12 - £14)

Far more would be happy to pay for 2 at that rate.


ALSO... we need more space

Power projection, blah blah, blue donut, blah blah = simple solution give us moar systems, more regions and extend actual distance to make power projection across the whole universe impossible (maybe slight nerf to jump ranges or just make it too damn expensive).

...of course this may mean recreating the database structure so why not use different databases for say Assets + personal status, New Eden, Jove space and whatever is beyond the Eve Gate.

(please note Trolls - I was not suggesting using current eve database tech)

Post with my main? This is my main - I just overtrain and overplay my alts.
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#94 - 2014-04-17 14:59:38 UTC
Yim Sei wrote:
Cheaper subscription costs would help.
So at the moment 2 accounts (effective gameplay) is £20 per month (£9.99 for one account) - why not take a gamble and reduce this to £6 - £7 per month (2 accounts = £12 - £14)


protip:

Companies that write off millions and soon afterwards a big portion of their workforce are typically not looking to intentionally reduce their revenue even further.

☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#95 - 2014-04-17 15:01:34 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
Jenn aSide wrote:
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Jenn aSide wrote:
Infinity Ziona wrote:
Get rid of the scum in EvE. I'll stay.


I'm not the only one here who thinks an EVE without Infinity Ziona is something that would truly be worthy of another 10 years of Subs.

I mean, sure, your (incredibly hypocritical) mental breakdown on the forums as of late has had a pretty high entertainment value, but we're now experiencing a diminishing returns situation regarding said entertainment value.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1phuqxy7lpvkpj8/grrrr.jpg


LOL, with all the money he's gonna save from unsubbing he can afford to go to fanfest to deliver his stern talking to of people!


Obligatory



This is what crazy looks like.
DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#96 - 2014-04-17 16:15:56 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
Bunnie Hop wrote:
Jenn aSide wrote:
Gabriel Z wrote:
The only thing that would keep me playing is a complete lack of progress in real life. Hopefully, marriage, children, and, you know, real life are more engaging over the long term than pixellated bullshit.


OMG , is this what we sound like before getting married and having kids ? lol.

Hint, when you reach my age, married (and in my case remarried) for years with teenaged children (and in my case, grown step children who themselves have children) and well established in a demanding career field, the even odds are you will just LOVE/CRAVE/NEED a distraction like EVE Online, if for nothing else but the maintenance of sanity.


Exactly! I didn't use to say 'bunny' in everything or be mind numbingly silly....but having two daughters did that to me. Now its all bunnies and unicorns and.....ahhhhhh. Thank goodness for games like Eve to escape into, though I am still a bunny knight Roll


It is because of my girls (now teenagers) that I sometimes fly around and scream "MUFASA!!!" and singing this song over and over on comms. If I ever got dragged into a bonus room, I was going to be ready!.



Yea, my son has me going 'big rig truck! it got stuck in the mud (thank you bubble guppies ugh) and I sign the 'outside' from bubble guppies and the 'cleanup' song in my head every damn day. Thank gods for eve, where I don't need to hear 'I want to watch George!" or "I'm just a kid who's 4..." (yea parents of little kids will understand my pain)

OMG Comet Mining idea!!! Comet Mining!

Eve For life.
Sexy Cakes
Have A Seat
#97 - 2014-04-17 16:19:58 UTC
Cake of some sort.

Not today spaghetti.
Ekaterina 'Ghetto' Thurn
Department 10
#98 - 2014-04-17 17:43:45 UTC
Fix broken elements of the game rather than break unbroken parts of the game. I know fixing broken parts of the game is more difficult.....

My number one topic: Fix Corporation/Alliance Roles & Permissions in conjunction with POS use to enable safe use of all POS arrays by multiple eg five to ten capsuleers.

I get the feeling something like this is on the cards in the near future with the forthcoming 'Teams & Industry' dev blog on the horizon but it doesn't hurt to hammer the point home. Big smile

" They're gonna feel pretty stupid when they find out. " Rick. " Find out what ? " Abraham. " They're screwing with the wrong people. " Rick. Season four.   ' The Walking Dead. ' .
Jim Era
#99 - 2014-04-17 18:44:01 UTC
As long as EVE never goes ftp or ptw I'll stay here.

Wat™
Myxx
The Scope
#100 - 2014-04-17 18:53:38 UTC
Felicity Love wrote:
INCARNA / WIS... fully and completely... no dicking around because somebody suddenly wanted to go off and waste resources on some silly idea...

Yeah, not holding my breath.

Evil


This, pretty much. CCP has until Star Citizen comes out with its social/planetside modules to do it. If Star Citizen is first, CCP loses my business.