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DUST 514: DUST514 Playable at EVE Fanfest This Month
News Discussion « General Discussion 3/05/12 2:10:18 PM
Sony have nothing to do with DUST 514 except for the fact that it is a PS3 exclusive for the time being. CCP have full control over everything. |
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DUST 514: DUST514 Playable at EVE Fanfest This Month
News Discussion « General Discussion 3/05/12 12:41:19 PM
DUST 514 will no require a sub, and will be completely free to download and play. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-01-ps3-mmo-dust-514-will-now-be-free-to-download-and-play |
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EVE Online: Winter Expansion and the Future of EVE
News Discussion « General Discussion 9/10/11 3:20:07 PM
Seems like there is a need to clear up what Time Dilation really is. And no, it's not Bullet Time or anything like that. Time Dilation is a way to combat the effects of lag when a node gets overloaded i.e. the server is running full throttle at 100%, but still can't keep up with the commands coming in. What Time Dilation does is slow down the simulation of the game in the affected node just enough so it have enough time to process all the commands in. Normally the game 'ticks' every second, but if the server is overloaded this will be increased slightly, giving the node more room to breathe so to speak. The effects of Time Dilation are felt in all systems the node currently handles. So if a node handles system A and B, and a fight that causes the node to be overloaded happens in A, B will also feel the effects of time dilation as it is the entire node that is slowed down. The result of Time Dilation will be that the bad effects that normally happen when a node gets overloaded will disappear, and be replaced with the game just running a little bit slower instead. So hopefully the days are gone of black screening after jump, guns that don't cycle for 15 minutes, unable to log back in if disconnected, ghost ships etc. |
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Your best Customer Service experience or favorite Customer Service Support?
The Pub at MMORPG.COM « General Discussion 6/16/11 4:30:30 PM
This isn't my own experience, but a guy I know, when dealing with EVE Online customer support. He have played EVE quite a bit before, and at times he get the urge to resubscribe, so this time he resubscribed both the accounts he have for a month. What happened then was that he never actually logged in at all aparrently, he had other stuff to do. Jump forward to after the time have run out on his accounts, he gets a mail from EVE customer support. Because he hadn't actually logged in at all to his accounts during the activated time, they decided to refund for both accounts with the full amount for the month.
That is what I call customer support. Other companies would have just taken the money and laughed all the way to the bank. |
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Activision Blizzard makes 10 year deal with Bungie.
The Pub at MMORPG.COM « General Discussion 4/29/10 3:19:14 PM
Originally posted by firefly2003 The problem for Activision in this case would be that this is just a publishing deal. They haven't bought Bungie or anything and as such should have no control over who gets the boot. |
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EVE Online: New Expansion "Tyrannis" Announced!
News Discussion « General Discussion 2/20/10 5:46:01 PM
Originally posted by Ozmodan
EVE fanfest 09 planetary interaction presentation
Watch their presentation. They specifically say that they will make the barrier of entry low so someone that joins because of it can try it out right away. |
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I'm a magic person, so I usually take a healer/caster as priority in any rpg. |
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Originally posted by WurstiWhen did you try EVE? A lot of things a have changed in recent times, so if you tried it a long time ago I would say that you should try it again. |
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Looking for a new MMORPG and need help.
The Pub at MMORPG.COM « General Discussion 4/20/07 5:11:32 PM
Originally posted by ShoalI thought it was common knowledge that CCP never charge anything for the extra content in EVE Online. And it's actually €19.95 to buy the game with one month included for free. EVE Online have quite a bit of what you wanted. 1) It does cost €15 per one month, but if you're successful in the game and earn a nice bit of money, it is allowed by CCP to buy time cards from other players using the in game currency. Essentially making it free 2) EVE Online uses a real time advancement system, which means that you select a skill that you have which you want to train and it it will train that skill until it completes. And it will do that even if you're not logged on to the game. 95% of all the skills in EVE online is on the market and avalible for purchase. 3) The graphics engine in EVE is not very demanding, which make sit possible to play it on very low end computers with decent graphics. They are also making a totally new engine that will be optional to use and improves almost everything in the game. Target for it was early 2008 last I heard. 4)I think a quote is in order here: "Learning curve? It's a damned brick wall!" It might take a bit to get used to the interface and remember where stuff is, but once that's done there won't be too much else to bother you. 5)There are a lot of players in that want to help newer players. There is a corporation called EVE University that focuses on training new players and also giving them some pvp experience early on. There is also always the 14 day trial that you can try out. Hope this helps any. |
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Eve Online Developer Confirms: World of Darkness MMO!
The Pub at MMORPG.COM « General Discussion 2/10/07 6:04:27 PM
Originally posted by Lasraik He would have been fired if it wasn't for the fact that 6 months ago when it was discovered by CCP, "the majority of the senior staff was on vacation", as to quote Kieron. From what I get, Hilmar was one of the people on vacation and those that was in charge at that point didn't want to do something too drastic. " Those left at the helm chose to react cautiously, as sometimes is appropriate under these circumstances, leading to more leniency and understanding than we are used to in these matters. Upon review I personally would have chosen to act differently, but what's done is done. " |
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Quick linking to the drivers and direct X for you.
ATI/AMD Video drivers: Catalyst 7.1 directX: Microsoft directX homepage As said, having the latest drivers usually fixes problems, as it could be a bug in the driver that causes the error. Also, if you haven't cleaned your computer from dust in a long time, you should do that first. A can of compressed air is a very useful tool in that process. |
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Originally posted by smartkidzI have to disagree with both of you. The Warcraft lore comes from over a decade of games and books, which makes it very rich. But the problem with WoW is that you are just flowing with the story which is controlled by Blizzard. Your actions in the game does not influence the story of the world. It is out of the controls of the player. While EVE does not have the massive amount of lore that Warcraft have, it is still more than just "a couple of stories". You only need to start browsing www.eve-online.com/background/ to realize that. In addition to that, CCP hold storyline events that players participate in. An example of that is the Amarr emperor succession in which the major houses in the Amarr empire each selected one player to be the fighter representative for their house. The players than battled in together. The outcome of the battle would decide from which house the new amarrian emperor would come from. That is what I call players influencing the story. Also add in the history of all the player alliances existing in, and controlling, the outer reaches of the EVE galaxy. You can easily do a sizable wiki about the rise and fall of the player alliances in EVE history. And this is also something CCP has stated that they will work on to create. As to quote Nathan Richardsson, senior producer of EVE: " We'll be adding that at some point, a kind of encyclopedia. You'll be able to look up an item and it'll be cross linked with other items like it. Also, there'll be a lot of the game's history in there, both player-created politics and the lore of the game itself. It'll have the whole lot in there, like Wikipedia on steroids... " So that means that you can both influence the story of EVE and have the possibility of placing yourself in the EVE history books. That is my reason to why the EVE rivals and even surpasses WoW in the story aspect. |
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General: 2006 Reader's Choice Awards: Nominations
News Discussion « General Discussion 11/22/06 8:58:36 AM
It's stuff like that which throws eve players in a bad light and creates stereotypes.
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