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BaselineBaseline Member Posts: 503
in EVE Online

First, I'll say that I am the mega-cynic about the game industry, particularly MMO's. I flame the hell out of all of this crap that is coming out nowadays, and I've been banned/warned on this site multiple times for my abrasiveness.

 

So, for once, in a long time, probably since SWG pre-cu, I'm happy to say I'm enjoying an MMO again, as much as a veteran gamer probably can.

 

I gave EVE a shot about a week ago, after countless trials over the years. It was always my ideal game, but I knew it took a strong investment in time, not only to play but to acquire the knowledge to be effective. It is, after all, one of the few remaining true sandbox MMO's.

 

And, now it is a week later, I'm finally really getting my teeth into it, and I'm enjoying it enough that I subbed for 3 months (added on to my 21-day trial).  I intend to play the game heavily through the winter hear in the northeast US. A real thrill of the possibility of actually losing your gains and gaining someone elses. It's great! Risk/reward is terribly absent from most modern games.

 

I have to say that the EVE community is perfect. You have the people who are gritty, the scammers, the immature, the "pwn you nubs" PvP'ers, and in the middle you have that balance, you have really organized players who like to sometimes be serious and sometimes be immature, and all the way at the other end of the scale you will find the most helpful people for new players more than any other MMO on the market. I started playing this week with an interest in exploration, and not only did my thread on the new players forum get rapid replies (https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=4059858#post4059858), but one player also e-mailed me with detailed tips and was willing to answer all of my questions. For what? For what incentive? He did not ask me for ISK, he did not ask me to join his corp (what value am I as a noob?).

 

I'll tell you why. It's a game where there are a lot of players who know EVE is the type of game the industry isn't willing to make anymore, and they want to keep it going and growing by helping all they can.

 

I can already tell that even though I'll probably cut down my play time during the summer, I'll definitely not unsub or stop training.

Comments

  • RocknissRockniss Member Posts: 1,034
    Rice is sometimes good cold, but most of the time I like it cooked.
  • DamonVileDamonVile Member UncommonPosts: 4,818
    Did the other thread really make such an impact that the reciprocal was needed ?
  • Solar_ProphetSolar_Prophet Member EpicPosts: 1,960
    It's a good community if you're willing to put up with how bull headed & narrow minded it is as a whole about certain issues. Plus there's a lot of [mod edit]trash to sift through sometimes before you find the truly good people.

    AN' DERE AIN'T NO SUCH FING AS ENUFF DAKKA, YA GROT! Enuff'z more than ya got an' less than too much an' there ain't no such fing as too much dakka. Say dere is, and me Squiggoff'z eatin' tonight!

    We are born of the blood. Made men by the blood. Undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open. FEAR THE OLD BLOOD. 

    #IStandWithVic

  • HarikenHariken Member EpicPosts: 2,680
    Originally posted by Solar_Prophet
    It's a good community if you're willing to put up with how bull headed & narrow minded it is as a whole about certain issues. Plus there's a lot of [mod edit]trash to sift through sometimes before you find the truly good people.

    This is true

  • JakdstripperJakdstripper Member RarePosts: 2,410
    Originally posted by Baseline

    First, I'll say that I've been banned/warned on this site multiple times for my abrasiveness.

     

    I have to say that the EVE community is perfect. 

     

     

     

    i'm really not trying to be a smart ass, but did you just imply that EvE's community is a perfect for an abrasive personality? 

     

     

     

     

  • JorlJorl Member UncommonPosts: 257

    Depends which sectors you're in, I was station camped for 5 hours. It wasn't fun, and even tried reasoning with one of the campers but didn't succeed. After 5 hours of waiting them out I was able to quickly jump out the system. There are decent players in the game but becareful in low sec zones, people will camp you for hours just for sake of making a player's life difficult.

    I was in Sisters of Eve system -0.2, it's a popular system due to having 1 station and Missions. If you want the name of the system I'll give you it.

  • hammarushammarus Member UncommonPosts: 196
    Originally posted by Jorl

    Depends which sectors you're in, I was station camped for 5 hours. It wasn't fun, and even tried reasoning with one of the campers but didn't succeed. After 5 hours of waiting them out I was able to quickly jump out the system. There are decent players in the game but becareful in low sec zones, people will camp you for hours just for sake of making a player's life difficult.

    I was in Sisters of Eve system -0.2, it's a popular system due to having 1 station and Missions. If you want the name of the system I'll give you it.

    Yeah, but this is the kind of shit you remember about a game.  Think about the last 5 years of gaming and tell me of one significant event you remember from a game like SWTOR, Aion, etc.  I've played every major release there is and it is less than a handful where I remember an event, raid, or encounter whether that be pve or pvp.  Games that come to mind are of course EvE, WoW, Everquest I, II and UO.

  • EvgireonEvgireon Member Posts: 71
    Originally posted by Jorl

    Depends which sectors you're in, I was station camped for 5 hours. It wasn't fun, and even tried reasoning with one of the campers but didn't succeed. After 5 hours of waiting them out I was able to quickly jump out the system. There are decent players in the game but becareful in low sec zones, people will camp you for hours just for sake of making a player's life difficult.

    I was in Sisters of Eve system -0.2, it's a popular system due to having 1 station and Missions. If you want the name of the system I'll give you it.

    Which part of "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" you don't understand?

  • HulluckHulluck Member UncommonPosts: 839
    Originally posted by Robokapp
    Originally posted by Jorl

    Depends which sectors you're in, I was station camped for 5 hours. It wasn't fun,

    for you or the camper?

     

     

    I'd wager neither honestly.  Jorl was probably the only thing happening at the time.   Do you like sitting and waiting for hours  in hopes of something happening.  It's exciting when something does happen after waiting so long.  When it never does? Which probably happens more often.  I get Eve, though don't make it out like sitting and playing the waiting game is some stellar and enlightening experience. Camping is boring, period. The only thing that can make it entertaining is lot's if targets or great personalities to chit-chat with.

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