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SWTOR killing EvE?

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kenxi
The Green Dollar
#21 - 2011-12-21 15:54:51 UTC
I ROFL that someone thinks swtor could kill eve! If you want another wow clone feel free to leave --------> This game doesn't need or want you. And feel free to send me your stuffs as u feel the swift kick out the door!

The % of morons is always greater than what you would expect it to be unless you always assume 100% of people are morons
Prince Kobol
#22 - 2011-12-21 15:57:05 UTC
played SWTOR in beta.. was bored after 20 mins
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#23 - 2011-12-21 15:58:51 UTC
Quit Whining wrote:

How many people do you think will be playing Skyrim for as many years as they've maintained their EVE characters?

Weeeell… people are stil plating Morriwind, but that's probably because it's the best in the TES series. P
Castor II
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#24 - 2011-12-21 16:00:56 UTC
The only thing TOR is killing is the KOTOR franchise
Jack Traynor
Doomheim
#25 - 2011-12-21 16:09:59 UTC
Yeah, Eve is dying, blah blah blah... If I'm going to spend money on a game subscription it better be worth it (ie, intelligent design and gamplay). SWTOR is a joke.

Next topic.
John Nucleus
24th Imperial Crusade
Amarr Empire
#26 - 2011-12-21 16:17:21 UTC
I doubt SWTOR will affect Eve. Once you tasted the emergence of a sandbox MMO, the experience you get out of a very linear themepark MMO is lackluster to say the least.

Take Eve's sandbox and put a StarWars skin onto it and I'm in. Take WoW and put a StarWars skin onto it and I'm out.

Been there done that, now I'm looking for more.
Terrorfrodo
Interbus Universal
#27 - 2011-12-21 16:21:34 UTC
Skyrim is clearly the larger (temporary) threat to EVE. I play it, some devs play it, even the boss of Goonswarm does.

That said, at least one of my corp is inactive at EVE because of SWTOR.

It only becomes dangerous when games as good and friggin big as Skyrim start appearing regularly every few months... which is not going to happen.

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Sam Bowein
Sense Amid Madness
#28 - 2011-12-21 16:28:58 UTC
Shinshi Casoyako wrote:
SWTOR is totally different and absolutely not comparable to EVE. SWTOR looks more like Tabula Rasa and WoW mixed together.
EVE misses stuff that SWTOR has and SWTOR misses stuff that EVE has.

Exactly, the two cannot be compared. EVE has 9 years of existence, and a huge depth of gameplay. SWTOR is just another refreshing break, one you play two months then quit…
Wacktopia
Fleet-Up.com
Keep It Simple Software Group
#29 - 2011-12-21 16:33:23 UTC
NickyYo wrote:
I don't know about you lot but ALOT of our corp has gone inactive to play SWTOR.
Am i delusional or is this affecting eve population seriously?


What, a game that is totally different from EVE in almost every single way apart from the fact it is a) online and b) multiplayer. You may have well said "My corp left to play football in the park".

Kitchen sink? Seriousy, get your ship together -  Fleet-Up.com
Dorian Tormak
RBON United
#30 - 2011-12-21 16:41:33 UTC
Tippia wrote:
Weeeell… people are stil plating Morriwind, but that's probably because it's the best in the TES series. P

You've got to be kidding. Oblivion was soooo much better

Holy Satanic Christ! This is a Goddamn Signature!
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#31 - 2011-12-21 16:51:45 UTC
Dorian Tormak wrote:
Tippia wrote:
Weeeell… people are stil plating Morriwind, but that's probably because it's the best in the TES series. P

You've got to be kidding. Oblivion was soooo much better

…aside from the simplistic game play, the idiotic NPCs, the smallness (yet emptiness) of the world, the lack of quests, the pointless storylines, the hilariously bad minigames, the console-ised UI, the reduced options, the horrendous character designs and voice work. But yes, I suppose the grass looked nice.
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#32 - 2011-12-21 16:53:20 UTC
btw: is there any news from WorldOfTanks? I remember days when our corp was spending 80% of a time in WoT instead of Eve..... Esterday i asked about WoT in corp chat.... Didn't get any answers..... Looks like not one person remembers it Shocked

The Mittani: "the inappropriate drunked joke"
Tore Vest
#33 - 2011-12-21 16:57:45 UTC
Was about to play SWTOR....
but got a arror in my knee

No troll.
CCP Guard
C C P
C C P Alliance
#34 - 2011-12-21 17:11:47 UTC
We respect your choice to play whatever game makes you happy. We just want you to know that you are always welcome to stay and run a few missions while you wait in the log in queue. <3

Roll

CCP Guard | EVE Community Developer | @CCP_Guard
Kelsi Corynn
Doomheim
#35 - 2011-12-21 17:14:48 UTC
Tried some SWTOR during beta. You'd have to pay me to keep playing that. Skyrim on the other hand...

EVE is at a point where the only thing that could (currently) kill it is its own players or CCP, or some convoluted combination of both. The game market has yet to produce a suitable substitute for this niche.
Jack bubu
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#36 - 2011-12-21 17:18:36 UTC
well my alliance mates who went to try out SWTOR made a thread "how to grief SWTOR pubbies"

they figured out its no fun to grief in SWTOR, so they went back to eve

end of story

:B
Wacktopia
Fleet-Up.com
Keep It Simple Software Group
#37 - 2011-12-21 17:20:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Wacktopia
Kelsi Corynn wrote:
EVE is at a point where the only thing that could (currently) kill it is its own players or CCP, or some convoluted combination of both. The game market has yet to produce a suitable substitute for this niche.


True. True.

“The salient feature of the games is that, as violent as they are, the player is removed from any actual physical threat. This has a profound influence on a player's tactical decision making. What cover does a soldier/player take, what rate of fire do they select, and at what range do they engage with the enemy when their avatar never "fatigues, never runs out of ammo, and simply "re-spawns" if killed?”
~ linky

Kitchen sink? Seriousy, get your ship together -  Fleet-Up.com
oldbutfeelingyoung
Perkone
Caldari State
#38 - 2011-12-21 17:23:04 UTC
CCP Guard wrote:
We respect your choice to play whatever game makes you happy. We just want you to know that you are always welcome to stay and run a few missions while you wait in the log in queue. <3

Roll




care to get some devs in and answer some more threads? pls

R.S.I2014
Wacktopia
Fleet-Up.com
Keep It Simple Software Group
#39 - 2011-12-21 17:31:14 UTC
oldbutfeelingyoung wrote:
CCP Guard wrote:
We respect your choice to play whatever game makes you happy. We just want you to know that you are always welcome to stay and run a few missions while you wait in the log in queue. <3

Roll




care to get some devs in and answer some more threads? pls



No! We want moar raps. HTFU is years old now and I wanna see Guardy bouncing around rapping again! :)

Kitchen sink? Seriousy, get your ship together -  Fleet-Up.com
Soi Mala
Whacky Waving Inflatable Flailing Arm Tubemen
#40 - 2011-12-21 17:44:34 UTC
Most of my corp (comprised of mainly 2003-2004 players) stopped playing just before the incarna thing, not sure if it was because of that, or just a case of burning out. Either way, they're now all on SWTOR and loving it. Personally, i will never allow origin on my machine, so i'm playing skyrim for now.

Eve is slowly fading to a memory for me at the moment, though as stated above, you never really quit. I guess i'm just hibernating for a while.