Not been playing all that long, but I would say the population was growing and not shrinking.

People everywhere.

Best mmo I have played to date.

I just love it to bits.  It's everything I have always looked for in a mmo.  Everytime I play it I have a great time, never a dull moment.  GW2 should have blown the compatition out of the water including the mighty WoW.  Maybe one day soon it will, who knows.

Yep, SWTOR made me wary of puting my money up front.  What a rip-off.

What I don't like is how ncsoft USED us for publicity, by sending us emails asking us to sign up for the beta, when they had no intention of giving us access unless we give them a **** load of money.

I will wait, I am not going to get screwed again.

Originally posted by ElderRat

Been putting this off.  Played EQ2 again... ugh. Played Rift, not a bad game but certainly the easiest and most soloable WoW clone I've found.  Considered the original WQ but meh.  Considered LOTRO again but between f2p and the last expansion I have no hope for it anymore. Guess it is time to dust off my old accounts and retire to EVE.  At least I know it is fun, and challenging, and frustrating and dangerous and.. well a damn good MMO.  See ya in there.

It doesn't matter where ever I wander, or what every I do, I always end up back playing Eve.  It sticks to you like b****y super glue.

Originally posted by xion12121

        I really wanted to like SWOTR so much I subbed for a month to get high level to see how it is and to me the game feels more like a single player rpg with pets that follow you. I mean where is the multiplayer component, and the linear paths and instances takes away from the depth of it as an mmo. After so many failed MMO's warhammer, aion, etc. and now SWOTR I subbed back to World of warcraft. I just couldn't take it anymore and i have to say despite the next expansion unless something awesome comes out soon I will continue to sub to World of Warcraft!! The game is open to explore and feels more multiplayer than anything else out here. 

Thanks to SWTOR I am now back playing Eve.  The one thing that SWTOR has going for it is that it shows you how good the game you left for it, really was. :D

It's true.  CCP's turn around has players flooding back, our corp has new player join near every day.

I started playing again with the intention of giving it only a month, but I am having such a good time I now intend to stay.

Not sure if its the offline stand alone installer you are after, if it is then try this link.

http://community.eveonline.com/download/?fallback=1&

Originally posted by russellb1975

I was always afraid tto try eve.  Alsways told if you join now, you won't get anywhere because it's been out so long.  Man, I am never listening to people.  I should of just tried it myself back then.  I wouldn't of wasted money on all those themepark boring MMOs.  I love the control of the game.  And real time skill learning is awesome.  So this is my new game.  If you haven't tried it, go for it.  It's not as hard to learn as I thought it would be.

 

 

QFT.  Eve is the only MMO that I always come back to.  It is just the best there is, and the only one that is worth the sub.

If you take your time with the tutorials and let all of that info sink in, it will all come clear to you quick enough.

The greatest mistake a lot of new players make, is jumping into the game wanting a battleship and to kill everything that moves on their first day. :)

Join a corp.

Incarna was nearly the death of eve. CCP done the right thing by shelving it.

Eve is a space game all about space ships, and a awful lot of eve players don't want this to change, I don't want this to change.

There is a bucket load of MMO's out there were you can dress up your character and take them for a walk, and thank God, eve is not one of them.

Things seem to have become much better with the release of the Crucible update and CCP returning to the basics of eve.

Over all I have noticed a increase in new players and interest in the game.

I have one 21 day trial left.

When/if the player subs to the game, makes the account active. I will give them 250 million isk to get them started.

PM me with your email address and I will get the trial account invite sent out to you.

I voted for Eve simply because it's the best MMO there is, at this present time.  Nothing else comes close.

I too have noticed a large influx of new players

Strange, I don't think that even Trion have a clue to when it's suppose to start. :)

Originally posted by Alyvian

will ask on the official forums and report back if i get an answer then :)

That would be cool, ty

Originally posted by Alyvian

small question, did you guys/gals change your password recently after the database got compromised?

 

Yes, changed it twice still cannot get in.  What is going on?