EVE General Discussion

I first started playing Eve due to it being recommended to me by a friend.

One of the big selling points was the sandbox element of the game, being free to do a multitude of different things without being hemmed in too far.

Since I started playing, it seems to me that this sandbox element has been gradually eroded by small steps.

Things like tying in ships to particular, specialist roles, thus forcing pilots to be limited in their choice of ships they can fly effectively for a particular role.

Another example is the recent changes made to the UI, where before the changes it was possible to personalise elements of it to make for a more individual experience. Now we're limited to predefined schemes that can't be personalised and the experience is just more generic.

Is the sandbox slowly turning in to a quicksand box where freedom of choice is being stifled?

Edit to add a question that puts the question more clearly (hopefully) :

Is this constant shifting of the goalposts in an attempt to channel players towards the developers' visions restricting players choices and having a detrimental effect on the sandbox element of the game, which CCP themselves are rightly proud of?

No.

It's an hourglass, the sand that falls out of your box falls right into my box.

+1 for this

Stealth "Eve is dying" thread?

Also I prefer to compare EVE to a dirty cat litterbox.

Hack enemy pc, change ui to pink, win battle.

L2Meta

EVE is dieing because there is no dak opaque theme!!!!111"!!!

How has this thread not been locked yet? I shall take this opportunity to say:

Your metaphor sucks, just like quicksand. I guess it was difficult to resist - sandbox ... quick...nevermind. It hurt bad enough the first time. Unless of course you consider that quicksand keeps pulling you back in, and in that regard I don't see how that's so hyper-critical an observation, how ever unintentional.

The deeper point this raises is the psychological question having to do with the need to publicly declare one doesn't like something, as if the one declaring amounts to enough for that declaration to be of note. Unfortunately for us all, none of us measure up to that standard where our opinions have become more than just like a-holes (since everybody has one.)

Even so, thanks for sharing whatever it is you thought you shared, OP. It was real, man.

Public 'declarations' become public debate when other parties interact and provide further input.

I see no issue with public debate. Indeed, public debate can sometimes result in positive outcomes, although this often depends on whether those that do engage choose to merely respond with their own public declarations, choose to employ derision as a tool, or maybe even just sit back, say nothing and hope public declarations fades into public apathy and thus, implied public compliance.

Thank you.