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| [Feb 06, 2009, 02:17 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments |
Eurogamer outlines the perks to be included in the upcoming retail boxed
version of EVE Online, CCP's science fiction MMORPG. The bonuses,
available to existing subscribers as well as newcomers, include a 60 day
subscription, a special ship, a head start in faction standings, an insider
career guide, and the ability to gift friends with extended VIP trials in the
game that can earn bonus time if the friend subscribes. The boxed version is
expected in stores next month.
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Re: EVE Online Retail Bonuses |
Feb 6, 2009, 17:34 |
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Nonetheless, there's a lot of freedom to do what you want. Just remember that all the good quality stuff comes from 0.0 areas on the map, and to get there and use those resources, you'll want to get in to a good corp/alliance.
I could tell you myself what bull that is, however this guy from the eve-o spells it out for what happens in 80% of all cases.
1. 0.0 is hard work, I already have job I don't need a second. I play EVE for fun.
2. 0.0 Alliance stuff is only worth it if you are the boss. (apologies to Alliance leaders who say it's hard work, I'm not doubting that it is but you chose your role).
Everyone else is an S.E.V. You do what they tell you to do, fly what they want you to fly, often at your own expense, (so your fail fit doesn't make the alliance Epeen shrink on CAOD or SHC). Run the plexes only when they tell you. Add in all mandatory gate camps, POS seiges, Bubble camps, dictors, Alarm clock ops, etc. and you basically are slave to Sov. If you don't like it go back to Empire. OK I did and with FW I'm having fun again.
3. Metagaming is not a social activity.
I understand the attraction but frankly I don't want any part of it. Hacking TS, crashing forums, all that "must do anything to win @ internet spaceships" out side of actually just playing the game is just sad imho.
4. Freedom
Its Ironic that 0.0, the player's high end heaven has less freedom than Empire. Oh sure there is no Concord and you dont have to worry about Sec status but outside that who cares? 0.0 is about "Go Big or go home". With Faction Warfare I can travel less than 5 or 10 jumps get pew pew, not worry about Sec hits, have fun with my friends AND enemies(who I actually get know and EGADS form relationships with even if they are adversarial).I can then Logoff and not have to worry about whether or not someone in State Protectorate is going to defect to the Goons, disband the alliance and lock me out of my stuff. I can make my money, (enough to satisfy my needs), buy whatever I want, I can even mine if I want to! As a matter of fact I can do most anything I want, when I want and how I want in Empire. Can I build Capships and Titans? Well no, but they are a hassle to use and maintain so I have no use for them. What about moon mining? Dysprosium is good I hear...no hassles with that amirite?
Quite frankly, in my experience there is far more social interaction in FW than there is in the metagaming madness that is 0.0. I can fight Guys like Val Erian, or Friedrich's FOOM without all the hate and animosity so common in 0.0 culture.
So CCP I ask you, please reconsider this attitude that 0.0 is the be all and end all of the game.
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