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Annette Durado
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2016-11-25 18:49:48 UTC
I'm a former player that has come back because the game is 'free'. I didn't really want to pay as Eve is just one of many games I am interested in (others are single player, one off cost and some MMOs that I bought to play).

So I log into the 'free' Eve and nothing is free. Any skill I need to develop requires a paid sub as I've got the basic ones already. The ships I already own, I can't fly because I need a sub.

So in effect, Eve isn't free to play, it's free to try and when you actually get a few skills, you cannot progress or do anything meaningful until you sub. Why not just extend the trail period for like, a month or two?
Nat Silverguard
Aideron Robotics
Aideron Robotics.
#2 - 2016-11-25 18:51:39 UTC
Annette Durado wrote:
I'm a former player that has come back because the game is 'free'. I didn't really want to pay as Eve is just one of many games I am interested in (others are single player, one off cost and some MMOs that I bought to play).

So I log into the 'free' Eve and nothing is free. Any skill I need to develop requires a paid sub as I've got the basic ones already. The ships I already own, I can't fly because I need a sub.

So in effect, Eve isn't free to play, it's free to try and when you actually get a few skills, you cannot progress or do anything meaningful until you sub. Why not just extend the trail period for like, a month or two?


what's wrong about it being unlimited?

Just Add Water
Annette Durado
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#3 - 2016-11-25 18:57:22 UTC
Nat Silverguard wrote:
Annette Durado wrote:
I'm a former player that has come back because the game is 'free'. I didn't really want to pay as Eve is just one of many games I am interested in (others are single player, one off cost and some MMOs that I bought to play).

So I log into the 'free' Eve and nothing is free. Any skill I need to develop requires a paid sub as I've got the basic ones already. The ships I already own, I can't fly because I need a sub.

So in effect, Eve isn't free to play, it's free to try and when you actually get a few skills, you cannot progress or do anything meaningful until you sub. Why not just extend the trail period for like, a month or two?


what's wrong about it being unlimited?


I just think that saying the game is now 'Free to Play' is a bit misleading, as you cannot do the free stuff for long as you out-skill the free bits and need to sub, realistically.
Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#4 - 2016-11-25 18:57:50 UTC
Did you pay anything to be able to login and play the game?
Soel Reit
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2016-11-25 18:58:48 UTC
yo bro.... it's a scam from CCP... it's pretty obvious, isn't it?
return to play your other games Roll
Annette Durado
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2016-11-25 19:05:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Annette Durado
Ha, good to see the fanboy toxic community hasn't changed. You really cannot say anything negative about the game without people scrambling out of the woodwork in defence of everything. Was to be expected - it's why people don't stick around.

In other walks of life, people can make a comment without being attacked right away, but never in Eve.
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
#7 - 2016-11-25 19:09:29 UTC
Well, when you're wrong you're wrong.

Perfection is a dish best served like wasabi .

Bumble's Space Log
Johan Civire
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#8 - 2016-11-25 19:12:00 UTC
Annette Durado wrote:
Ha, good to see the fanboy toxic community hasn't changed. You really cannot say anything negative about the game without people scrambling out of the woodwork in defence of everything. Was to be expected - it's why people don't stick around.

In other walks of life, people can make a comment without being attacked right away, but never in Eve.


Sounds like your a alt that got brush out. NEXT!
Annette Durado
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#9 - 2016-11-25 19:12:00 UTC
Bumblefck wrote:
Well, when you're wrong you're wrong.


In other people's opinion obviously, but it's how they go about telling you that they think you are wrong. As I said, usually a pretty toxic community and why people come into the game and leave. Numbers dwindling so it would be better to be more adult when responding to people who make a fair observation even if you don't agree with it.
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#10 - 2016-11-25 19:20:11 UTC
Annette Durado wrote:
Numbers dwindling.

You sure about this?

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Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#11 - 2016-11-25 19:21:10 UTC
Annette Durado wrote:
In other walks of life, people can make a comment without being attacked right away, but never in Eve.

Who's attacked you?

I think what you are complaining about is a misinterpretation of what CCP have said, but I wouldn't attack you over it and I can't really see any evidence if attacks in anyone else's posts either. Just having a different view isn't an attack.
Cybrupt YouTube
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2016-11-25 19:24:34 UTC
Well since I came to see the free part of the game I have to admit the first mining ship I looked at to buy required a subscription so I just rolled my eyes and thought about playing Phantasy Star Online for free instead, lol. Pretty sad really, lol. But I have a life these days and don't really play video games. The thing is youre always getting screwed when you play a video game. Paying to waste your time and life is a double slap in the face. and these hardcore losers who have several accounts running at the same time etc have serious problems. i dont have a problem with it having free low level stuff. you can get your fix and leave like I always do and know you can use the same account instead of making another trial account. Even when I paid I didn't really wanna play this crappy game. It's a cool game just crappy.
Cien Banchiere
Extrinsic Arcadia Distribution
#13 - 2016-11-25 19:25:03 UTC
But, it is free? You can play as an alpha for free. And alphas can be pretty effective, and this isnt the one ajd only iteration. Just like RuneScape let you do things without a sub. If you want to do more things you need a sub. It's literally the point of these types of things to dangle the carrot.
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
#14 - 2016-11-25 19:30:42 UTC
Annette Durado wrote:
Bumblefck wrote:
Well, when you're wrong you're wrong.


In other people's opinion obviously, but it's how they go about telling you that they think you are wrong. As I said, usually a pretty toxic community and why people come into the game and leave. Numbers dwindling so it would be better to be more adult when responding to people who make a fair observation even if you don't agree with it.



In that case, may I partake of your possessions and skill points, if the community is too toxic for you to continue here?

Perfection is a dish best served like wasabi .

Bumble's Space Log
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#15 - 2016-11-25 19:34:51 UTC
Annette Durado wrote:
So I log into the 'free' Eve and nothing is free.


Take some time to consider what the free content of EVE is: you get access to every player and every place that you get access to with a subscription, and you get access to a limited subset of equipment with which to challenge your fitting and piloting skills.

Annette Durado wrote:
Why not just extend the trail period for like, a month or two?


CCP extended the trial by more than a month or two. There's nothing wrong with a never-ending trial account.

Annette Durado wrote:
you cannot do the free stuff for long as you out-skill the free bits and need to sub, realistically.


There's no "out-skilling" your network of friends. You can keep working on that as long as you are drawing breath. Friends are more powerful than skill points.

Remember: Friendship, best ship.

Day 0 Advice for New Players
Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#16 - 2016-11-25 19:36:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Scipio Artelius
wrong point. My bad.
Soel Reit
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2016-11-25 19:38:35 UTC
Cybrupt YouTube wrote:
Well since I came to see the free part of the game I have to admit the first mining ship I looked at to buy required a subscription so I just rolled my eyes and thought about playing Phantasy Star Online for free instead, lol. Pretty sad really, lol. But I have a life these days and don't really play video games. The thing is youre always getting screwed when you play a video game. Paying to waste your time and life is a double slap in the face. and these hardcore losers who have several accounts running at the same time etc have serious problems. i dont have a problem with it having free low level stuff. you can get your fix and leave like I always do and know you can use the same account instead of making another trial account. Even when I paid I didn't really wanna play this crappy game. It's a cool game just crappy.



ayyyyyy "I HAVE A LIFE" ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
glad you have one LUL

i have one too, but i'm on the nerdy ones side ughhhhh...........
what you see as slaps in the face i see it like a WALL to leave filthy casuals like you out of "my" precious game.
Hardcore losers... yea call me that way Lol

@OP if you refer to my post as toxic, you may have misread it: i am against alphas clones, just find hilarious that people read about alphas limits and think it's really f2p (it's only an unlimited trial): only fake advertisement by ccp, and i'm more impressed by how many people actually believe that advertisement Blink
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#18 - 2016-11-25 19:40:45 UTC
Cybrupt YouTube wrote:
Paying to waste your time and life is a double slap in the face. and these hardcore losers who have several accounts running at the same time etc have serious problems.


What about the people who spend most of their play time on the forums? I bet they're some kind of super-lowlife nerd, since they waste their lives not even playing the game! Sheesh, it must suck to be them.

Day 0 Advice for New Players
Maekchu
Doomheim
#19 - 2016-11-25 19:41:10 UTC
Scipio Artelius wrote:
Just having a different view isn't an attack.

Dude... it's 2016. Your different opinion is offensive to me!
Soel Reit
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#20 - 2016-11-25 19:42:17 UTC
Maekchu wrote:
Scipio Artelius wrote:
Just having a different view isn't an attack.

Dude... it's 2016. Your different opinion is offensive to me!


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