tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post3062363280118223103..comments2024-03-28T07:16:05.720-07:00Comments on Experience Points: Traversing the BlackJorge Alborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-1054322973630650322011-07-18T13:25:21.692-07:002011-07-18T13:25:21.692-07:00@ Krystian
Yea, it didn't turn out well. I en...@ Krystian<br /><br />Yea, it didn't turn out well. I ended up limping in, but it was worth it.Jorge Alborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-50214228194836793172011-07-18T12:40:44.788-07:002011-07-18T12:40:44.788-07:00You came in that thing? You're braver than I t...You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought.Krystian Majewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575248324136515649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-5334125487531034552011-06-21T12:56:42.325-07:002011-06-21T12:56:42.325-07:00EVE is a game I'd be playing if it didn't ...EVE is a game I'd be playing if it didn't demand a subscription. I like what they are doing with the game, so thanks for the articles on it!Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-91795447505416664222011-06-15T17:52:19.294-07:002011-06-15T17:52:19.294-07:00Thanks, Josiah! The 'geography' of the gam...Thanks, Josiah! The 'geography' of the game, as you aptly called it, is precisely what I didn't quite grasp.<br /><br />I have read much about the politics, etc. that goes on in the game and have always found that utterly fascinating. But yeah, how the game 'works' I never quite got. So thanks!<br /><br />It is getting harder and harder to stay away from it...Brendan Keoghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772283679871140397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-54098102859273806932011-06-15T16:38:49.412-07:002011-06-15T16:38:49.412-07:00I really, really love the sound of EVE. But as an ...I really, really love the sound of EVE. But as an ex-WoW raid player, I fear it. It sounds much, much better than WoW, and I spent 5 or 6 years playing WoW and almost nothing else. The notion of an authentic 'build up' of your power, ISK by ISK and ship by ship is an absolute fantasy of mine :P The authenticity of the experience is exactly down to that possibility of meaningful failure, something Warcraft never even gets close to. <br /><br />Maybe after my thesis is written...Adam Ruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14585041571411058225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-88592834984491999942011-06-15T10:43:39.734-07:002011-06-15T10:43:39.734-07:00You seem to be describing pve. Pvp can be pretty d...You seem to be describing pve. Pvp can be pretty darn frenetic, though there's a lot less button-mashing than, say, WoW.Josiahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-30444931732826713252011-06-15T07:06:28.494-07:002011-06-15T07:06:28.494-07:00Yea, that is a pretty accurate description. Actual...Yea, that is a pretty accurate description. Actually, a lot of time in-game is spent planning. Combat itself is not too frenetic, at least not that I have experienced yet. It actually feels a bit like a strategy game. You try to maximize your ship's fitting for the tasks ahead and execute combat with your allotment as strategically as possible. And if you fail, like I have a few times, you run away.Jorge Alborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-76266947975940477052011-06-14T23:41:41.913-07:002011-06-14T23:41:41.913-07:00There are roughly 5000 stellar systems. You can wa...There are roughly 5000 stellar systems. You can warp around between different celestial objects within one system, and can engage with other players when you're "on grid" with each other on a scale of one kilometer on the small side to a few hundred kilometers on the far side. When you're warping, you see your ship align to its destination, accelerate to a max speed, then you see your surroundings whiz by as you leave the area. When you're not warping from place to place within the system, you can fly around your ship in real-time and choose any direction. Or you can choose behavior that your ship will follow, like "orbit that other ship at maximum speed at a distance of 5000 meters" with one or two clicks of a button.<br /><br />In order to get into a different solar system, you need to warp your ship to an object called a stargate, that leads to one other stellar system with its own host of asteroid belts, planets, artificial stations, etc. And then "jump" through that gate, which will take you to that solar system next to a stargate leading to the one you just left.<br /><br />So systems are connected by this web of stargates. You can see how they're connected to each other on maps like this one: http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Fountain#sov<br /><br />That describes the geography of the game, but there's a whole lot more. Trade, politics, construction, espionage, stealth, deception, conquest... It's one of those games where you can play it however you want to play it and it just gives you the tools to do so.Josiahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-73803253082367597592011-06-14T22:43:00.014-07:002011-06-14T22:43:00.014-07:00Fascinating. I am one of those many people who has...Fascinating. I am one of those many people who has never played EVE and is equal parts intrigued and intimidated by it. Posts like this make it harder to stay away from it, though.<br /><br />One thing I have never understood, though. How does EVE... work? I mean, in game terms. Do you actually fly around the universe in real-time? Or is it a kind of a map system where you jump between planets? Or something else? Everything about the game is so fascinating but I still don't grasp how the game itself works.Brendan Keoghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772283679871140397noreply@blogger.com