They really ought to patch that space inventory bug.
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I personally find it simultaneously fascinating and disappointing. I mean, Galactic Stage Capitalism is sort of banal. Iād like to see someone use these massive online worlds to simulate experimental economies we canāt afford to try out in the real world, explore the phase-space of human trade and maybe, just maybe, make a discovery that could revolutionize the real world. Instead they rebuild the Persian Empire with improbable space ships. Seems kind of like a huge wasted opportunity.
has used a tribute system based on ancient Persian tithing to create a galactic empire
Genera nitpick: while the Ancient Persians were the architects of the tribute system of classical antiquity (more or less independently invented by the Han Dynasty as well), tithing was a very specific aspect of English feudalism of which the tax structure imposed by the monarchy was only one element.
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Iād add to that - developers who are generally happy to let the players dictate the game, rather than attempt to force changes if they decide that gamers arenāt playing it properly. Canāt think of any other MMO that really allows that much freedom.
No other game that Iāll never play is as fascinating as EVE.
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A good example of what Eve actually looks like when being played might be this video, but really the best videos about Eve would be by Rooks and Kings:
I will admit that I went down a rabbit hole yesterday while at work and actually watched pretty much the whole thing. Very cool.
But I think Iāve passed the stage in my life where I could ever devote the amount of time that these games require, so Iāll just have to be reminded of them when news items like this appear before me.
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I read this great quote yesterday on Kotaku: I thought I was playing Eve Online but it turns out I just had Nasaās Photo of the Day up and was running Excel.
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http://cdn.overclock.net/d/d6/d6b88f19_EVE_is_srs_business.jpeg
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Also:
Not unlike day trading setups, and indeed, some of the wealthiest (in-game) people are also Wall Street types in real-life. Taking work home with themā¦
In all honesty you can get by with a single account playing whenever you have spare time, especially if you prefer solo or small-group PvP or marketing (and doubly so if you find a good group of players). You have to be OK losing your investments of time/effort, ofc, but the risk of losing stuff to players who outsmart/outplay you is a large part of EVEās appeal.
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I like gaming, itās fun, but this looks like a lot of work to me. Now, if youāll excuse me, I need to get back to my pretend space program exploring fake planets with little green people.
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Fuck you, itās an open chat!
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Whatevs. Fuck this place. Iāll get on a better server.
I figure any RTS player can appreciate this video. The chat section itself is wonderful and over the top ā yet totally believable.
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āWhere are you?ā
āIām at her funeral.ā
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OK just to date myself severely,
Greater waster of personal time:
Eve Online or Civilization (any given version)
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Came to say that XKCD image is spot on. Also, EVE as āspreadsheet game in spaceā is true as well. Between the data overload and constantly getting attacked by randos despite having a ship worth relatively nothing, I made it about three months before throwing in the proverbial towel.
For me, the monumental task of learning EVE overshadowed the exploration and joy of completing a difficult run through harsh territory. Civ, on the other hand, is a I-donāt-care-what-time-it-is-just-one-more-fucken-turn type game (for me at least). So, for me, the more enjoyable time sink was Civ.
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See, this is the exact reason I donāt like to play things like this. I was interested in Dangerous Elite until I found out randos would just wail on you when you wandered into their space when you were just out poking around things. The internet makes people assholes and itās not how I like to play.
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Elite Dangerous is supposed to have a solo play option where there are only AI ships.
Yeah, I know, but even then I want to explore and poke around, not have to deal with combat. I donāt walk around single player in GTA worried that some other AI is going to attack me, I just get to drive fast cars dangerously and jump out of helicopters.
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