Comments on: EVE Online: Pirates of the Constellation

By: Eve Online « Exploring War Like Worlds.

Eve Online « Exploring War Like Worlds. — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:59:40 +0000

[...] Download the 14 day trial for Eve Online. I like Taikodom and all the posts at West Karana is breaking me. I want to try it and see if I like [...]

By: Shamutanti

Shamutanti — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:17:01 +0000

It’s those little moments like that which make Eve bloody brilliant in my eyes. You just need people to cruise around with and as of yet I can’t get into it because i’m missing that. Nice to see you’ve found some companions to share some time with and have got some real aim within the game.

By: Pete S

Pete S — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:54:15 +0000

Thank you, Saylah, that’s very encouraging!! I might have to give it a try. I did play back at launch but that was years ago and I didn’t last very long, so essentially it’ll be a brand new game to me. Neat!!

By: Saylah

Saylah — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:47:01 +0000

@Pete – One of the things Tipa and I discussed before logging last night, is that EVE is one of the few games where because there is no ending, there is not concept of “getting behind” other players. In level based games like WOW, there comes a time when most of the player base has hit max level. If you’re not there, you can feel like you’re missing out. That doesn’t exist in EVE. There are always players at your level with whom you can interact. This game can be as hardcore or as casual as you choose. The only limitation is that if you’re casual, don’t expect to compete with hardcore – you don’t have to and would be at a disadvantage in some ways.

I’ve had an EVE acct off and on for about 4 years but don’t think I’ve spent one year total in time-played. I don’t feel behind anyone other than my own personal plans which I’ve shifted each time I come back to play for a while. For the aspects of the game I play, PVE & Salvaging with an eventual move into manufacturing, there is no getting behind. The unique economy in which players manufacture all items is m means that even for the lowbie stuff I hope to manufacture there’s always a market. Worst case, I can make stuff for myself if I can’t sell for a profit. This is not like crafting in other games where you make a bunch of junk until you are allowed to make what you need. Here you start with making exactly what you want as soon as you can get your hands on the recipe (blueprint) and the components. The prerequisite skills are minimal.

There’s always PVE again, no way to really get behind there. PVP, corp intrigue and large scale industry are the things where going for long spells might find the terrain changing up under you while your gone but it’s still nothing that can’t be managed or recovered from.

I won’t see all the cool new things added exactly when they hit. I might not have time or the skills to take advantage of them but I also don’t care. LOL I like to do what I like to do in EVE and it fits my come and go as I please philosophy for this game. That’s my 2cents.

By: Letrange

Letrange — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:47:46 +0000

@HZero
It’s been done for comedy. The effect of jettisoning a hold full of shuttles has to be seen to be believed. (Interesting factoid for orca pilots: it IS possible to haul a battleship and it’s fittings to destination – you just need to do it packaged, then eject the bs and the mods/ammo so the pilot can jump in the newly auto-assembled ship and fit everything using the orca’s maintenance bay. You just can’t do it with a pre-assembled BS).

By: HZero

HZero — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:29:46 +0000

So does this mean your the EVE version of Helen of Troy? Are you the pilot that launched a thousand ships? (-:

By: Pete S

Pete S — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:28:13 +0000

I always enjoy reading about EVE, and wish I could take part, but I don’t think I can. However I’d love to be shown the error of my ways. I’m mostly an infrequent solo player. I’d be happy to join a Corp but I can’t see why a Corp would want me. I tend to play my MMOs on weekends only, for the most part. I just don’t have time during the work week, with 2 jobs and the desire to spend *some* time offline with family.

So can a person like me enjoy EVE, or is it just not really doable? It seems, from the outside, to be a game more for pretty serious players who can log in quite regularly. Am I right in that?

By: Saylah

Saylah — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:42:02 +0000

oops, sometimes = somehow as in, more than the one night a week we currently have scheduled.

By: Saylah

Saylah — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:41:09 +0000

I had a very good time last night. Sorry you missed the upset win on American Idol. I’m not sure if it’s the sensitivity of my headset or what but it just comes at the end of words which is what lead me to believe it was a “too close to mouth” situation.

I so shouldn’t be playing EVE right now – working on other thangs. However, the chance to have a little static group with a couple of ladies I enjoy speaking with was too good to pass up. I’ll have to fit this in sometime. It was fun doing just the piddly things we had going last night, I’m sure we’d have amazing fun in more sophisticated and challenging situations. You were more than welcome to the Vexor. The multiple copies were born out of the drama I had last time in a PVP corp. Once I got on my feet again I purchased several at a great price but unsubscribed shortly after so they’ve been just sitting there. It’s why I’m salvaging in one because – well, I have several. LOL But I’m going to go ahead a buy a Destroyer for salvaging since I’m going to move forward with some manufacturing plans.