Once upon a time, there was a game about internet spaceships set in a vast galaxy, just waiting to be explored and conquered. It wasn't a huge game in terms of subscribers, in fact it was quite niche, but its small following was devoted. The size of the community allowed the developers to really interact with them and refine the game. The devs were approachable, open, and direct. In many respects, the players and developers were friends. All seemed well in the internet spaceships game, until the player base's numbers grew, and so did the collective din of their voices.
The developers soon found they had to be careful about what they said to the players, in case they'd be accused of going back on their word somewhere down the line. At the same time, the game company grew to handle all of these new faces. As with most internet communities, the ever-growing numbers of players became more and more hostile, and the developers grew more and more silent...
Game Rant recently spoke with some long-time EVE Online players who all shared some key advice for any players jumping into EVE for the first time.
Whether they teach you the easy way or the space death hard way remains to be seen.
Eve Online Is A 9 to 5 unpaid job With A Strongly Biased Community Willing To Trap You Into Their Sunk Cost Fallacy.
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Wccftech interviewed CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson at EVE Fanfest to talk about Online, Frontier, Vanguard, and more.
