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Having played Eve for the better part of 6 years (2003-2009) I can tell you that it's a lot more fun to read about than to play. In some ways the game is way t
by Merad 7y ago
Having played Eve for the better part of 6 years (2003-2009) I can tell you that it's a lot more fun to read about than to play. In some ways the game is way too close to real life. You typically have to put in a lot of work in-game to support your in-game fun time. PvP combat itself is plenty fun, but there were many times I spent all day (18-20 hours straight) logged in and participating in fleet ops in order to get perhaps 15-20 minutes of actual combat.
- SN76477 7y agoI go back and for with MMOs and yes it is too close to real life. So much downtime and waiting around then a burst of excitement. Lots of chasing the carrot in games like WoW. They do have magical qualities though. I look forward to my next MMO addition.
- zrobotics 7y agoI've been enjoying the hell out of elite dangerous, but I play it in full-on space trucker exploration mode. Great for getting in an hour of flying, but I quit EVE because if I'm going to be doing a job I should be paid for it.
- 83457 7y agoJust out of curiosity, do some people actually get paid for work in the game for others?
- Merad 7y agoDepends on how you look at it, but IMO: yes. Eve is one of the few (maybe the only?) MMOs with a direct and legitimate conversion between real currency and in-game currency. You can purchase (with real money) an item called PLEX, which can either be applied to your account to extend your subscription, or sold to another player for in-game currency. There are many players who pay for their subscription by farming in-game.
- PeterStuer 7y agoWow has the same. You earn in game gold convert it to gametime and real money on your Blizard Balance account. With this you can buy stuff from their digital store, both other games or in game goodies. Once setup, making gold is so ridiculously fast and easy that you can buy everything in the store in no time.
- billfruit 7y agoPerhaps designed around similar lines, but enjoyable with spending shorter amounts of time is "Foxhole".
- retzkek 7y agoIt seems you were never on a fleet with Michael Bolton reading fan fiction. Point being, combat is really a small part of EVE. Admittedly I haven't played in a few years, but I don't regret my time spent online, whether grinding missions/anomalies, hitting F1 on-demand after hours of "did FC say jump?", or mining in a ~catalyst~ venture. Having interesting people to talk to, and shared experiences, made it all worthwhile.