EVE / Current happenings

[cvhack]

So, don't know if anyone plays EVE, personally love the game. Figured I'd leave this here though... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNn3GDBLyFc. For those not familiar with the game, (map) you want to look at the bottom left. Basically, a war is brewing that looks to be one of the biggest yet in EVE. TEST alliance along with most of the North of the map are deploying to the Delve region, and TEST has already stated its intentions to take Delve, Period Basin, and Querious (entire bottom left of the map). Between different features and depending on how dedicated the opposing sides are, this could last for all summer if not longer. This has even attracted PC Gamer and Kotaku's attention, and they got pilots escorted out to livestream parts of it.

If anyone is curious about it or wants more info, let me know and I will be more than happy to help out. Also if interested in testing the game out, can do the free 14 day trial, or hit me up and I can give you a free 21 day trial. They are slightly limited, but still give a good taste of how the game plays and really don't restrict much you will be doing in the first 14/21 days anyway.

[ChickenSoup]

I play, and last summer I was actually part of a corp that was a member of Chaos Theory Alliance, an alliance which held a very tiny part of the bottom left of the map. I quit during the school year, but I heard CTA's space fell without much of a fight, which is unfortunate because the people were really fun to play with. Anyway, I'm glad I got out while I had the chance because things went badly shortly after I left

The point of my story is that I was familiar with that part of space for a little while (not anymore, really) so I am curious as to what is going on with everything there right now. Sounds like a storm's brewin', though.

[cvhack]

I play, and last summer I was actually part of a corp that was a member of Chaos Theory Alliance, an alliance which held a very tiny part of the bottom left of the map. I quit during the school year, but I heard CTA's space fell without much of a fight, which is unfortunate because the people were really fun to play with. Anyway, I'm glad I got out while I had the chance because things went badly shortly after I left

The point of my story is that I was familiar with that part of space for a little while (not anymore, really) so I am curious as to what is going on with everything there right now. Sounds like a storm's brewin', though.

I actually just joined last summer. Didn't really get to paying attention to sovereignty until probably this winter, so not really sure what happened with CTA. As far as this war is going though, TEST certainly has the upper hand right now. Between numbers and I am sure they have larger capital and supercapital support, there is pretty much nothing that the other side can do to stop them successfully right now.

On a related note, it does surprise me how few people know about EVE or just haven't tried it out. I'll admit I haven't played WoW, but played Guild Wars for a bit. Not really my kind of game I guess. EVE's focus on the playerbase and the amount of sway the players have with the developer is awesome. Not to mention the developers themselves are pretty great when you talk with them. I guess it is more of a niche game?

[ArchAngel]

EVE is a game I desperately wanted to love. But I just can't justify paying for it when I almost never get into the game.
Most of the time, I'll just be oogling my ship.

[cvhack]

I can definitely understand that. It is the only game I have paid a subscription for and that's still something that feels strange to me.

Those ships are nice to look at, especially after the most recent changes. I think most of my enjoyment at this point is sitting on the profits of my work and watching the propaganda getting thrown back and forth by the major alliances as they square off. I am constantly impressed by the video editing, songs, and pictures that they come up with. That and the player events that seem to happen fairly often.

[ArchAngel]

The player-centric economy and politics is definitely interesting and enthralling if you're in it, but sometimes a bit difficult to get involved in if, say, you just don't like people.

[cvhack]

I like how you put that. Eve certainly gets boring fast if you don't like who you are playing with, or just don't like that type of game.