Leaving EVE for another game? (June 2011)

**xutech** · 2011-06-29

A lot of people, it's claimed, have left EVE in protest over recent problems.

Is this the case with you, and if so, where did you go?

**Zakhodit** · 2011-06-29

I'm undecided at this point. My subs are all canceled but I have 90 days left until the game time expires. Basicly if in 90 days if I don't suddenly enjoy the game more than I used to or some new bright light at the end of the tunnel shows up I think I'm done. Between Battlefield and World of Tanks I have my game fix covered.

**Galtiner** · 2011-06-29

I'm also undecided. I was planning on resubbing my alt with PLEXes but I've canned that for now. If I do quit I will probably move off to WoT (already play it, but without gold). Been feeling like playing a bit of WoW aswell so I'll probably go shit up my brother's account for a few hours while he's at school one day.

**Deniera** · 2011-06-29

I'm going to a new job, so while I'd like to say I was all herp derp over the protests, truth is I had to leave anyway.

Don't worry I'll be back, I don't know wtf I'd moan about day to day if I didnt have eve.

**Don Peyote** · 2011-07-07

I left because I was bored, no longer had the time, and needed to take drastic action to prevent myself becoming further addicted. It had no bearing on the protests whatsoever, didn't really care (I feel if someone is stupid enough to pay $70 for a virtual monocle (DurrHurrDurr I'm looking at YOU(with my perfectly functioning pair of eyes that don't need Monocles))they deserve to lose their money and that's the end of it).

**TheAmazingElk** · 2011-08-14

TBCABFH(to be completely and brutally fucking honest), if you quit eve over this I say good riddance. You have just contributed to raising the average IQ of eve.

**Brooks Puuntai** · 2011-08-14

Originally Posted by TheAmazingElk

TBCABFH(to be completely and brutally fucking honest), if you quit eve over this I say good riddance. You have just contributed to raising the average IQ of eve.

To be fair. A lot that I've talked to didn't leave JUST because of NeX or Incarna. They left because of the continuing direction CCP is taking the game as far as ignoring many features that are broken/needs work and adding useless crap. Incarna was just the breaking point.

**Don Peyote** · 2011-08-14

I left cause I was bored

**TheAmazingElk** · 2011-08-15

Originally Posted by Brooks Puuntai

To be fair. A lot that I've talked to didn't leave JUST because of NeX or Incarna. They left because of the continuing direction CCP is taking the game as far as ignoring many features that are broken/needs work and adding useless crap. Incarna was just the breaking point.

CCP has a long history of ignoring problems... they're not very good handling them either, i.e., recent internal stuffs leaked to public that wasnt even responded to for days.

**true** · 2011-08-15

Don't give much fuck about NeX store as long as it's a vanity items. I'll see what happens to EVE map and wait for a while to check how drastical power monopoly will be if it is what I think it is, we'll see chinaserver on TQ eventually.

As for MMO's there's two of them around EVE for IQ and metagaming and WoW for IQ, reflexes and competitive yet sportsmanlike gameplay. Free games such as WoT are short lived.

**Viribus** · 2011-08-15

I left EVE for EFT a long time ago

**Chipmunk McPaul** · 2011-08-16

X3 Terran Conflict.

yes, i'm serious.

**Praesus Lecti** · 2011-08-16

Originally Posted by Don Peyote

I left cause I was bored

Left months ago for that very reason...but the urge to play EVE again is rising again.

**Don Peyote** · 2011-08-16

Me too, Leetcheese is fucking around in drone space somewhere and I kind of want to get a bomber and go join him, but I'm coping well so far

**Internet Spaceships** · 2011-08-17

I've really been enjoying my unintentional departure from EVE. I miss the people quite a bit though

**Laina Delapore** · 2011-08-17

Originally Posted by Internet Spaceships

I've really been enjoying my unintentional departure from EVE. I miss the people quite a bit though

Isn't that what poasting on Kugu is a substitute for, though?

Originally Posted by Don Peyote

Me too, Leetcheese is fucking around in drone space somewhere and I kind of want to get a bomber and go join him, but I'm coping well so far

Boredom is pretty much the killer of EVE subscriptions. Soon™, I'll be 'deploying' myself to Drone Space to join the small band of FA guys out there and gather some comedy killmails.

There is always an inevitable feeling of ennui inherent to EVE once you reach a certain stage in your progression in the game. I always find that I hit a particular EVE low whenever I'm training long skills, or have no particular goal to make ratting a case of "I have this much ISK and I want/need this much more so I can buy X," rather than "Fuck me, shooting these red crosses in space is dull as fuck, aarrrgh

!" At least when you're training week-long and shorter skills, you get a sense of progress; or when you train a new racial frigate/cruiser to 5 and get a bunch of shiny new ships you can play with, set the buying of as your new ISK-acquiring goal or whatever. Maintaining a sense of personal achievement gets harder and, hand in hand, so does the motivation to enter password and hit return.

**Phineas Freak** · 2011-08-17

once there will be a working jagged alliance online out there i might even quit RL completely and devote myself to hosing down deidranna's minions.

**true** · 2011-08-17

jagged alliance online

Wait what?!

**vexter** · 2011-08-17

Originally Posted by Chipmunk McPaul

X3 Terran Conflict..

I spent alot of time "beating" this game. Its really open, and never really seems to end. CCP would be served well if they purchased this game company outright to acquire their talented group of developers. Great Game, but it can RUNS LIKE SHIT on most PCs if you dont adjust some settings.. Tons of online faqs as well, and you will need them.

**Deniera** · 2011-08-17

Originally Posted by vexter

I spent alot of time "beating" this game. Its really open, and never really seems to end. CCP would be served well if they purchased this game company outright to acquire their talented group of developers. Great Game, but it can RUNS LIKE SHIT on most PCs if you dont adjust some settings.. Tons of online faqs as well, and you will need them.

Also you need to learn german, because all the video tutorials are in german.

**Phineas Freak** · 2011-08-17

Originally Posted by true

Wait what?!

E3 2011 announcement by bitcomposer/gamigo, there seems to be a browser based mmo with 3d round-based combat in developement. first beta announced for the last quarter 2011, but i would not count on that.
http://www.gamigo.com/next_g/ edit: aw fu facebook link. fappers. did i say fap yet?

**true** · 2011-08-17

Originally Posted by Chipmunk McPaul

X3 Terran Conflict.

Does it require joystick? From what I read about it it's p cool

**Chipmunk McPaul** · 2011-08-18

I'm fine with mouse and keyboard, just make sure to install the XTended mod, it makes the game more awesome in every aspect. and all the patches.

besides, after the first 10h or so, once you have some unitraders set up for yourself, it's just fun.

besides, huge spaceshipbattles.

**Vinata** · 2011-08-19

I tried playing it but I pretty much entered game and then was met with space and no idea what to do or how to do it.

**Kevin** · 2011-08-29

Played X2 and X3 (Not terran conflict) and both were pretty good, those are what encouraged me to eve. Incredibly open ended, and you can see a lot of Eve in it (or X in eve?). The only issue I had was it got to a very complicated level where you had to run scripts and mods to keep your empire functioning, and the market/trading seemed to go a bit weird towards the end. Wished it had multiplayer, you get to a point where you're so bored with your massive empire you try to take over a species space, succeed, and then you've got no net income since you can't sell to yourself.

**Iseeyouseemeseeyou** · 2011-08-29

Stopped playing Eve.
Played MineCraft for 1.5 Months.
Re-DL'd X3. Played for a while until I maxed it out.
[spoiler=FORGIVE ME PLEASE FORGIVE ME][Spoiler=Please][Spoiler=Forgive][Spoiler=Me]Noticed an MMO thread on SA about Runescape. Have been playing it with fellow goons for a few weeks now. FORGIVE ME.[/spoiler][/spoiler][/spoiler][/spoiler]

**Vonqueesha Shenaynay** · 2011-08-29

I've been wanting to quit eve for a bit, but finally decided to do it. You have to spend 90% of your game time doing boring shit that you don't want to do / isn't fun, so I don't get the point anymore. The pvp isn't worth it because fun pvp is hard to find these days.

LoL is a much better game.

**true** · 2011-08-29

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**Grarr Dexx** · 2011-08-29

Originally Posted by Vinata

I tried playing it but I pretty much entered game and then was met with space and no idea what to do or how to do it.

Same. I really can't bring myself to enjoy X3.

**Deniera** · 2011-08-29

I actually went through a SS13 phase after stumbling across it on SA, but dear god their admins are bad.

SS13 is a sort of 2D round based RPGish Space Station simulator. Point of the game is to eh... do whatever it is youre class is, or in some cases be randomly chosen to be a "traitor" aka griefer, who has to complete certain secret objectives without the other crew realising that he is the traitor. The objectives dont usually include - cause as much damage to the station as possible, but more often than not, that's what the traitor does. There other gametypes, like aliens and wizards, changeling etc. The game wont tell you with mode is active. Theres lots of cool stuff like, air and power systems that can be blown up (well everything can be blown up) and a stationwide AI, which has to be played by person. There robots, cloning, pipebombs, weed, viruses, self-destruct codes, crowbars, and poo. Lots and lots of poo.

It's basically the Spanish inquisition in space, with poo.

Like I said tho, the admins are very heavy handed. You can be banned for accidently lynching the wrong person... or defending yourself from some crazy dude trying to bash your head in with a fire extinguisher and a whole load of other stuff.

Some dude spelt out FAG in poo in the corridor, and a goon admin permabanned him.

The game is addictive as hell once you get into it tho.

**Iseeyouseemeseeyou** · 2011-08-29

Tried SS13 I got trpped in the Janitors closet for like 13 hours

**Ymir** · 2011-08-30

Originally Posted by Don Peyote

I left cause I was bored

C/C

**Chipmunk McPaul** · 2011-08-30

Originally Posted by Grarr Dexx

Same. I really can't bring myself to enjoy X3.

I played the "normal" X3 too, and it's kinda bad compared to X3:TC

If you have just trouble starting the game, there's tons of guides and maps to use.

or just buy the Borderlands GOTY edition it's :awesome:

**Rer** · 2011-08-31

Originally Posted by Vonqueesha Shenaynay

I've been wanting to quit eve for a bit, but finally decided to do it. You have to spend 90% of your game time doing boring shit that you don't want to do / isn't fun, so I don't get the point anymore. The pvp isn't worth it because fun pvp is hard to find these days.

LoL is a much better game.

In all seriousness you should ask Securitas to be our guest on a roam, maybe just come have some fun with a few of us dumbasses.

**somedude76** · 2011-08-31

Sometimes I wish I could walk away. But when you are the guardian of a massive T2 library it is pretty much impossible to walk away from the game.

Careful what you wish for!

**Deniera** · 2011-08-31

Originally Posted by Iseeyouseemeseeyou

Tried SS13 I got trpped in the Janitors closet for like 13 hours

Asking the AI usually works. When in doubt, hold your breath until you die works best.

**Don Peyote** · 2011-08-31

Originally Posted by somedude76

Sometimes I wish I could walk away. But when you are the guardian of a massive T2 library it is pretty much impossible to walk away from the game.

Careful what you wish for!

Give me your account and I can help you steal this T2 Library from your alliance, which would grant your name notoriety and e-fame, and help you to become a truly respected Kugu bittervet

**somedude76** · 2011-08-31

Originally Posted by Don Peyote

Give me your account and I can help you steal this T2 Library from your alliance, which would grant your name notoriety and e-fame, and help you to become a truly respected Kugu bittervet

LOL, I wouldn't need any help. It would be sooo easy. My e-honor prevents me from doing so anyhow. Besides what would I do with hundreds of billions in ISK?

**Don Peyote** · 2011-08-31

Originally Posted by somedude76

LOL, I wouldn't need any help. It would be sooo easy. My e-honor prevents me from doing so anyhow. Besides what would I do with hundreds of billions in ISK?

Vuk Lau got a new house. What will RMT buy you?

**somedude76** · 2011-09-01

Originally Posted by Don Peyote

Vuk Lau got a new house. What will RMT buy you?

He's Serbian ya? I'm guessing the exchange rate there would make it much more profitable. RMT is so east European. I'm an American, we have no black market skills.

A nice aluminum fishing boat would be cool though.

**Don Peyote** · 2011-09-01

Ah well if RMT doesn't float your boat you could always buy a few titans or freighters, load them up with Exotic Dancers, and crash them into something

**true** · 2011-09-01

X3

Installed with x-tended addon it keeps freezing dead about one minute into game. Had to unistall it unfortunately.

Currently enjoying Europa Universalis III: Divine Wind it's an indie political sim strategy pick any country in the world from 1399 to 1821. It's pretty nerdy game but difficulty can vary greatly, it's easy if you pick a giant such as Castilie (with following re-uniting Spain) or France and can be extremely hard if you pick some of the minors like tribal Zimbabwe or Arab minors with following anal enslavement and abyss of butthurt from pretty much everyone.

Besides countries there are also influence powerblocks such as Holy Roman Empire, Divided Japan (pre-uniting by single Shogun) or Vatican wich while having little resources on it's own can influence catholic countries into doing p much anything. Spais, royal marriages, trade leagues, french revolution, spread of protestantism, colonising USA with following wars for independence and civil, calling Jihad on infidels if you're muslim etc etc.

http://www.paradoxian.org/

**Chipmunk McPaul** · 2011-09-01

Originally Posted by true

Installed with x-tended addon it keeps freezing dead about one minute into game. Had to unistall it unfortunately.

happend to me too when i accidently installed the Xtended mod for X3 onto X3:TC

**somedude76** · 2011-09-01

Originally Posted by true

Installed with x-tended addon it keeps freezing dead about one minute into game. Had to unistall it unfortunately.

Currently enjoying Europa Universalis III: Divine Wind it's an indie political sim strategy pick any country in the world from 1399 to 1821. It's pretty nerdy game but difficulty can vary greatly, it's easy if you pick a giant such as Castilie (with following re-uniting Spain) or France and can be extremely hard if you pick some of the minors like tribal Zimbabwe or Arab minors with following anal enslavement and abyss of butthurt from pretty much everyone.

Besides countries there are also influence powerblocks such as Holy Roman Empire, Divided Japan (pre-uniting by single Shogun) or Vatican wich while having little resources on it's own can influence catholic countries into doing p much anything. Spais, royal marriages, trade leagues, french revolution, spread of protestantism, colonising USA with following wars for independence and civil, calling Jihad on infidels if you're muslim etc etc.

http://www.paradoxian.org/

I recommend EUIII highly.

**Grim** · 2011-09-01

Originally Posted by somedude76

I recommend EUIII highly.

This game owns.

Unfortunately I always get bored towards the end when my human waves of Russian cannon fodder conquer the world.

**Carebears** · 2011-09-01

Originally Posted by Grim

This game owns.

Unfortunately I always get bored towards the end when my human waves of Russian cannon fodder conquer the world.

This has always been my problem with the Europa Universalis games. I find the beginning/middle part of the game the most exciting but quickly lose interest once things approach any sort of end game. At that point I usually just make a save and promise myself to pick it up later, but all I do is start over again as a different country.

**Jovan Geldon** · 2011-09-14

Same problem here. Whenever I play any sort of long-term-strategy-esque game, I find the most interest at the start, setting shit up and getting my footholds in. Once I achive such dominance that me winning is just a matter of time, I just think, "Fuck that noise, I'ma play World of Tanks for a while"

**Manfred Hideous** · 2011-09-15

I've tried other MMOs and thought 'meh'. Only Eve has been fun enough to stick with. Fun meaning it can frustrate the hell out of me as much as reward me.

The problem is the game also sucks. If someone were to come out with a similar spaceship based game with the same level of cruelty but mechanics that work and with less time sinking, I'd likely be gone on a heartbeat.

ProcDiadochu · 2012-01-21

I've quit Eve so many times before. Not to protest or anything, but usually get too involved, burnt out, leave, come back, re-involve, rinse and repeat.

**Gordon Cain** · 2012-01-25

The above is the way eve works. But when your friend stop playing plz make sure to tell not to dump their first char or main.

Fucking took me close to a year getting mine back again.

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