DarkZero writes: "I had a hard time deciding if I should actually put a score on this review or not. Calling it a 'review' seems a bit disingenuous, as a full breakdown of EVE Online, and all its pros and cons would take literally years to write up. See, EVE is one of the most incredible games ever built. But there's a 95% chance you'll hate it. This isn't some kind of challenge, or an implication that some people are too stupid to 'get' it. It's just that the game's often snail-like pace, and the amount of reading it requires to fully understand what's going on, require a certain frame of mind to really appreciate it."
Seminal space sim Eve Online built a game economy so intricate it has been responsible for the most elaborate player run scams in gaming history. But in the game's infancy before the EBANK embezzlement, before the BoB takedown or the GHSC Heist, there was Nightfreeze.
So he was smart enough to coax these ppl out of all this money, but not smart enough to use another character to do it? I understand it may have been more difficult, but we are to believe he just gave it away.
In another major case of corporate espionage, embezzlement, and political deceit, an EVE Online player has stolen $13,110 dollars worth of in-game corporate assets.
I wish I could get into this game.. That learning curve though... Too much for me to want to spend the time... Star Citizen will likely be the game I go to since most people will be brand new as well.
My concern with Star Citizen (which I have backed) is that it seems clearly Pay to Win to a certain extent, with the additional ships they've been selling. So some people will get a huge jump start.
Also, I assume there will be a beta access, and if it follows Elite Dangerous, they won't do a final wipe before launch.
On topic: I played EVE for about 2 years. It is awesome, but the reputation for being a 'Spreadsheet simulator' is not far wrong. I love these stories about corporate espionage.
why not elite dangerous? i suppose it isnt money based enough, and you can't transfer credits between players
Star Citizen will absolutely be more accessible from a player standpoint. It's just a simpler game, by design. I love EVE to death, but that is literally a spreadsheet simulator. :P
Exactly the same for me ,the learning curve with EVE blew me off and now with Star citizen it feels like a new slate for everyone including me ,so we all have a chance from scratch
Wish i had the money to buy the mining ship Orion though :(
Fair play to that dude and cunning and well executed plan ,bet alot of mountain Dew was drank lol
It was a pretty damn good choice when the devs decided to let these kinds of things happen in the universe and go unpunished. There are some pretty cool stories about events that have happened in EVE.
I sit, nervously waiting, with my hands on the controls. I listen intently, but all I can hear is my ragged breathing. My head is on a constant swivel, urgently searching the space around me for enemies; searching to make sure I’m in my assigned position. The call goes out, “I’ve got point! Bridge is up! Jump! Jump! Jump!” Hurriedly, I try and follow orders, not knowing what might happen next.
I really want to play EVE but it seems like such a commitment that I wouldn't be able to keep up.
