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Do People At Work Know You Play EVE?

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CCP Goliath
C C P
C C P Alliance
#81 - 2014-07-16 17:26:01 UTC
Good lord no. The shame would be unbearable.

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Ima Wreckyou
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#82 - 2014-07-16 17:28:27 UTC
Yeah, and now they are all afraid I will awox them one day...

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Iain Cariaba
#83 - 2014-07-16 17:31:07 UTC
I have 4 people I work with.

The owner can't send an e-mail without help, neither can the manager.
Co-worker 1 speaks english as a 4th language so I have trouble getting him to understand some of the concepts in EvE.
Co--worker 2 is an idiot who barely understands how to turn his brother's computer on so he can LAN a 15 year old crappy RTS.

All know I play EvE, though none understand it.

Still trying to save for a laptop so I can play at work. Currently writing this on my phone at work.
Celise Katelo
State War Academy
Caldari State
#84 - 2014-07-16 17:32:09 UTC
SamuelAdams wrote:
Most of the numptys I work with arent even sure what computer games are. Roll
They play candy crush on their phones and their kids play console games.
When I have tried to explain to them what an open ended MMO is, they look at me like lobsters are crawling out of my ears.


I have the same problem.. Anyways, EVE online is a lie, this post isn't real. Everything is all a lie, i'm still working in my cage.
This is me Beta testing the new WoD, Blizzard Entertainment approves of such actions Blink

EVE online is a MMO ? "gasps" ShockedP

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Ayuren Aakiwa
Shadow Legion X
Seriously Suspicious
#85 - 2014-07-16 20:29:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Ayuren Aakiwa
Being a twenty something American male I frequently end up in conversations about video games, and seeing as how I only play eve, well, I'll talk about it. Admitting you play a mmo doesn't instantly make you a pariah to the rest of the world, believe it or notBearCoolBear
Jags
UK Corp
Goonswarm Federation
#86 - 2014-07-16 21:02:33 UTC
Most are aware and convinced I am mad in the head :D had a good few conversation with a few of them about gaming although most of them are console jockeys and barely get past FIFE or Madden.

Had one colleague who really got into the game then he went AWOL completely
Nexus Day
Lustrevik Trade and Travel Bureau
#87 - 2014-07-17 03:19:58 UTC
Yes. Even recruited one who played off and on for a year. We still laugh about the ships we lost trying to get him his first kill mail.
Anna Karhunen
Inoue INEXP
#88 - 2014-07-17 05:30:10 UTC
No, they do not know.

As my old maths teacher used to say: "Statistics are like bikinis: It's what they don't show that's interesting". -CCP Aporia
CCP Guard
C C P
C C P Alliance
#89 - 2014-07-17 09:38:37 UTC
Chribba wrote:
After someone stumbled over and sent out the link to my youtube presentation from eve vegas... yes they know now...


They're all like... "HOLY %($"!" I WORK WITH CHRIBBA??1"

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Marcus Gord
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#90 - 2014-07-17 09:46:20 UTC
a few do, but none of them play themselves, as far as i know.

only two of them even know what it is though, due to being gamers themselves. the others just know it as a game i play on my computer.

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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#91 - 2014-07-17 10:12:51 UTC
CCP Guard wrote:
Chribba wrote:
After someone stumbled over and sent out the link to my youtube presentation from eve vegas... yes they know now...


They're all like... "HOLY %($"!" I WORK WITH CHRIBBA??1"

I think it only boosted the geeky along with the tattoo haha. But they enjoy to mention I'm some famous gamer whenever the topic arise lol

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Diva Ex Machina
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#92 - 2014-07-17 10:24:42 UTC
I had my desktop set to a drawing of a Rokh during a customer presentation. One of them asked if it was from Star Wars.Shocked

So no.

Closest was a guy who played Dust for a while, but he left the company.
Ra' zutao
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#93 - 2014-07-17 13:31:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Ra' zutao
I live in a tiny rural community where being a reclusive gamer type is frowned upon, so no I will never tell my co-workers I play Eve much less let them know I spend time on video games. Thank goodness I am naturally athletic so I can participate in Basketball/Softball leagues in the area or my wife and I would be ostracized :D


I had to edit this twice.. Stayed up till 2am mining and my coffee hasn't started working yet! CHEERS
Benar Ellecon
Card games on MOTORCYCLES
#94 - 2014-07-17 17:32:15 UTC
I started playing a year and a half ago and got two co-workers and my boss to play. Unfortunately one coworker could not get into it (but at least tried it out) and the boss did not have enough time to spare. As for the other friend at work, he still plays to this day and is a whiz at manufacturing.
So we get to talk EvE all the time. Good to have someone you can tell all the good stories to and listen to their exploits as well; makes the day go by faster!

Fly with your hair on FIRE!
BeBopAReBop RhubarbPie
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#95 - 2014-07-17 17:56:04 UTC  |  Edited by: BeBopAReBop RhubarbPie
Michael Ruckert wrote:
And if so, how did you bring it up in the initial conversation? How do you describe the game to them? And what reactions do you get when people find out you play EVE?

The rifter figurine hovering over my name on my desk is usually a giveaway. If they somehow miss that, the fact that I never shut up about the latest kills gets the message through. Also, the head of development, and one of the senior managers used to play.

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Stanislaus Kretschmann
Null Device
#96 - 2014-07-18 22:45:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Stanislaus Kretschmann
It just so happens that my cubical neighbor worked in the game development industry for 10 years before coming to the company I work for now, and he had played EVE on and off since beta (it's nice to be able to spout off and have someone understand me). I was also able to talk one of the other guys in my department into trying it, but he got bored very quickly and quit without making it through the trial.

I have a big EVE bumper sticker on the back of my car, and no one has ever really noticed. I was expecting honks on the highway and heaps of accolades at the bar, but no dice.
Dunpeal Hunter
Zervas Aeronautics
#97 - 2014-07-19 21:31:09 UTC
Work? i am unfamiliar with that word. What?

I dont know if this is important or not, but i have chickens.....
Azgard Majik
Ilium Skies
#98 - 2014-07-19 23:19:05 UTC
Must be joking! 130 ish colleagues and not one plays PC games or even how to install one. IT assist is not my job but, over the years, I find their lack of IT skills to be sad and disturbing. A couple of managers couldn't figure out why a new PC wasn't working - it wasn't plugged in! I'm seriously not kidding, and most my fellow EVEies will know what I'm talking about.

Have mentioned EVE to colleagues but they look at me as if I've spoken an ancient language. They would rather watch hours of Big Brother, There are some console gamers but they play CoD or BF.."yea, was wicked, got some points man!". One guy has actually said he wont play EVE because there are no PS4 Trophies.

So yes, some know but I may as well have told them that Cloud storage is actually in a cloud.
Arkady Romanov
Whole Squid
#99 - 2014-07-20 00:20:43 UTC
When you leave that job, torch the building.




















































































































Just in case; I'm joking.

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Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#100 - 2014-07-20 06:09:13 UTC
Mike Azariah wrote:
speaking as a guy about to turn 55 this year, don't sell us old '50 year olds' off so quickly

they might have the patience to actually appreciate a game that is not based on reaction time

m



The older I get the more twitch gaming strikes me as silly.

Even in an FPS game it becomes more entertaining to sneak up on them and hit them in the head with a rifle butt.

Bring back DEEEEP Space!