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Started by Derek Smuck
Sun, 21 May 2006 11:36
EVE Online?
Author: Derek Smuck
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 11:36
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 11:36
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Any of you playing? Is it worth the money? Got any interesting stories from your game playing experiences.
Re: EVE Online?
Author: John Secker
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 20:17
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 20:17
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In message <8hYbg.4429$_04.1057@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, Derek Smuck <ds@aol.com> writes >Any of you playing? Is it worth the money? Got any interesting stories >from your game playing experiences. Yes (since March '05) Yes (I have only bought one other game since, and I don't play that, so Eve has saved me a huge amount of cash). Yes - but they are probably a lot less interesting to other people than they are to me. Mining in my sleep (I hate rock chewing). Hunting pirates with the Molden Heath vigilantes. My first PvP victory. Getting out of a mission with 4% of my hull left intact. Inviting friends along to help me with a mission and watching them lose their ships. My first destroyer - ditto my first cruiser, BC, Inty, AF, Battleship, HAC. Stripping a belt in a Corp mining op, and flying cover for a fleet op. I could go on, but I won't. Lots of stuff - but I suggest that you read a few of the forums at eve-online.com and see if you like the sound of what is going on. One other point that I really like - skill learning goes on at a steady rate whether you are in-game or not. So people who spend 167 hours a week in game don't have that much advantage over those who have little spare time - compared with games where you have to grind the skills out (more fun, too). -- John Secker
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Derek Smuck
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 08:42
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 08:42
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Thanks John I took the plunge and signed up to the 14 day trial. Initial thoughts: this thing is huge! I'm really looking forward to some PVP and finding some buddies to hang with. Cheers John Secker wrote: > In message <8hYbg.4429$_04.1057@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, Derek Smuck > <ds@aol.com> writes > >> Any of you playing? Is it worth the money? Got any interesting stories >> from your game playing experiences. > > Yes (since March '05) > Yes (I have only bought one other game since, and I don't play that, so > Eve has saved me a huge amount of cash). > Yes - but they are probably a lot less interesting to other people than > they are to me. Mining in my sleep (I hate rock chewing). Hunting > pirates with the Molden Heath vigilantes. My first PvP victory. Getting > out of a mission with 4% of my hull left intact. Inviting friends along > to help me with a mission and watching them lose their ships. My first > destroyer - ditto my first cruiser, BC, Inty, AF, Battleship, HAC. > Stripping a belt in a Corp mining op, and flying cover for a fleet op. I > could go on, but I won't. > > Lots of stuff - but I suggest that you read a few of the forums at > eve-online.com and see if you like the sound of what is going on. > > One other point that I really like - skill learning goes on at a steady > rate whether you are in-game or not. So people who spend 167 hours a > week in game don't have that much advantage over those who have little > spare time - compared with games where you have to grind the skills out > (more fun, too).
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Ceowulf
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 05:04
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 05:04
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"Derek Smuck" <ds@aol.com> wrote in message news:ThUdg.4097$O7.939@newsfe5-win.ntli.net... > Thanks John > > I took the plunge and signed up to the 14 day trial. Initial thoughts: > this thing is huge! I'm really looking forward to some PVP and finding > some buddies to hang with. Hey Derek, can you give some first impressions? What your liking about it, what your finding annoying about it? Cheers! Ceo-
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Memnoch
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 11:34
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 11:34
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On Mon, 29 May 2006 13:04:27 +0800, "Ceowulf" <ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet> wrote: >"Derek Smuck" <ds@aol.com> wrote in message >news:ThUdg.4097$O7.939@newsfe5-win.ntli.net... >> Thanks John >> >> I took the plunge and signed up to the 14 day trial. Initial thoughts: >> this thing is huge! I'm really looking forward to some PVP and finding >> some buddies to hang with. > >Hey Derek, can you give some first impressions? What your liking about it, >what your finding annoying about it? Derek, I hope you like mining also. You'll be doing a lot of it!
Re: EVE Online?
Author: John Secker
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 18:29
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 18:29
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In message <ojml72popj9mt0n1odqfn6u23dmq9vt3o1@4ax.com>, Memnoch <memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> writes >On Mon, 29 May 2006 13:04:27 +0800, "Ceowulf" <ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet> wrote: > >>"Derek Smuck" <ds@aol.com> wrote in message >>news:ThUdg.4097$O7.939@newsfe5-win.ntli.net... >>> Thanks John >>> >>> I took the plunge and signed up to the 14 day trial. Initial thoughts: >>> this thing is huge! I'm really looking forward to some PVP and finding >>> some buddies to hang with. >> >>Hey Derek, can you give some first impressions? What your liking about it, >>what your finding annoying about it? > >Derek, I hope you like mining also. You'll be doing a lot of it! Why should he? I have never done much mining, there are easier and more fun ways to make money (IMHO). -- John Secker
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Erland Andreassen
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 22:02
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 22:02
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">>Hey Derek, can you give some first impressions? What your liking about it, >>what your finding annoying about it? > > Derek, I hope you like mining also. You'll be doing a lot of it! Let me guess, you didnt find anything else to do than mining to get isk when you tried it ? Other and faster ways to make isk than mining. The only thing holding you back is yourself.
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Derek Smuck
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 06:07
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 06:07
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Memnoch wrote: > On Mon, 29 May 2006 13:04:27 +0800, "Ceowulf" <ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet> wrote: > > >>"Derek Smuck" <ds@aol.com> wrote in message >>news:ThUdg.4097$O7.939@newsfe5-win.ntli.net... >> >>>Thanks John >>> >>>I took the plunge and signed up to the 14 day trial. Initial thoughts: >>>this thing is huge! I'm really looking forward to some PVP and finding >>>some buddies to hang with. >> >>Hey Derek, can you give some first impressions? What your liking about it, >>what your finding annoying about it? > > > Derek, I hope you like mining also. You'll be doing a lot of it! I've been running agent missions.
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Derek Smuck
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 06:08
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 06:08
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Ceowulf wrote: > "Derek Smuck" <ds@aol.com> wrote in message > news:ThUdg.4097$O7.939@newsfe5-win.ntli.net... > >>Thanks John >> >>I took the plunge and signed up to the 14 day trial. Initial thoughts: >>this thing is huge! I'm really looking forward to some PVP and finding >>some buddies to hang with. > > > Hey Derek, can you give some first impressions? What your liking about it, > what your finding annoying about it? > > Cheers! > > Ceo- > > Will do. Watch this space.
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Ceowulf
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 09:33
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 09:33
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"Derek Smuck" <ds@aol.com> wrote in message news:9jReg.4652$zv2.607@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net... > Ceowulf wrote: >> "Derek Smuck" <ds@aol.com> wrote in message >> news:ThUdg.4097$O7.939@newsfe5-win.ntli.net... >> >>>Thanks John >>> >>>I took the plunge and signed up to the 14 day trial. Initial thoughts: >>>this thing is huge! I'm really looking forward to some PVP and finding >>>some buddies to hang with. >> >> Hey Derek, can you give some first impressions? What your liking about >> it, what your finding annoying about it? >> > Will do. Watch this space. Thanks, will do :) Ceo-
Re: EVE Online?
Author: i own a yacht
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:38
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:38
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Memnoch <memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> wrote: > Derek, I hope you like mining also. You'll be doing a lot of it! or you can run missions. or trade. or become a pirate. an effective ship for pirating is very cheap to put together and only takes about a week to build the skills. -- "Please excuse my posts in this thread this morning, I had not yet taken my meds." -Jim Vieira
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Ceowulf
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:47
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:47
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Derek, just curious, where did you find the sign up page for the 14 day trial? Ceo- "Derek Smuck" <ds@aol.com> wrote in message news:ThUdg.4097$O7.939@newsfe5-win.ntli.net... > Thanks John > > I took the plunge and signed up to the 14 day trial. Initial thoughts: > this thing is huge! I'm really looking forward to some PVP and finding > some buddies to hang with. > > Cheers > > John Secker wrote: >> In message <8hYbg.4429$_04.1057@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, Derek Smuck >> <ds@aol.com> writes >> >>> Any of you playing? Is it worth the money? Got any interesting stories >>> from your game playing experiences. >> >> Yes (since March '05) >> Yes (I have only bought one other game since, and I don't play that, so >> Eve has saved me a huge amount of cash). >> Yes - but they are probably a lot less interesting to other people than >> they are to me. Mining in my sleep (I hate rock chewing). Hunting pirates >> with the Molden Heath vigilantes. My first PvP victory. Getting out of a >> mission with 4% of my hull left intact. Inviting friends along to help me >> with a mission and watching them lose their ships. My first destroyer - >> ditto my first cruiser, BC, Inty, AF, Battleship, HAC. Stripping a belt >> in a Corp mining op, and flying cover for a fleet op. I could go on, but >> I won't. >> >> Lots of stuff - but I suggest that you read a few of the forums at >> eve-online.com and see if you like the sound of what is going on. >> >> One other point that I really like - skill learning goes on at a steady >> rate whether you are in-game or not. So people who spend 167 hours a week >> in game don't have that much advantage over those who have little spare >> time - compared with games where you have to grind the skills out (more >> fun, too). > >
Re: EVE Online?
Author: TheSmokingGnu
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:39
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:39
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Ceowulf wrote: > Derek, just curious, where did you find the sign up page for the 14 day > trial? Try here: https://secure.eve-online.com/ft/?aid=100378 TheSmokingGnu
Re: EVE Online?
Author: groups
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:48
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:48
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Ceowulf wrote: > Derek, just curious, where did you find the sign up page for the 14 day > trial? > > Ceo- http://www.eveonlinefreetrial.com - 14 day free trial (no credit card required)
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Ceowulf
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:18
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:18
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<groups@eveonlinefreetrial.com> wrote in message news:1150807722.699257.20110@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com... > > Ceowulf wrote: >> Derek, just curious, where did you find the sign up page for the 14 day >> trial? >> >> Ceo- > > http://www.eveonlinefreetrial.com - 14 day free trial (no credit card > required) Thanks fellas :) Ceo-
Re: EVE Online?
Author: DocScorpio
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:03
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:03
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"Ceowulf" <ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet> wrote in message news:449b95da$0$6613$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > <groups@eveonlinefreetrial.com> wrote in message > news:1150807722.699257.20110@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com... >> >> Ceowulf wrote: >>> Derek, just curious, where did you find the sign up page for the 14 day >>> trial? >>> >>> Ceo- >> >> http://www.eveonlinefreetrial.com - 14 day free trial (no credit card >> required) > > Thanks fellas :) > > Ceo- > I'm on day 3 of my 14 atm; lots of fun.
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Ceowulf
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:39
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 09:39
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"DocScorpio" <DocScorpio@strupra-spammeros.com> wrote in message news:XI3ng.3313$Yk.3042@trnddc06... > > "Ceowulf" <ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet> wrote in message > news:449b95da$0$6613$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >> <groups@eveonlinefreetrial.com> wrote in message >> news:1150807722.699257.20110@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com... >>> >>> Ceowulf wrote: >>>> Derek, just curious, where did you find the sign up page for the 14 day >>>> trial? >>>> >>>> Ceo- >>> >>> http://www.eveonlinefreetrial.com - 14 day free trial (no credit card >>> required) >> >> Thanks fellas :) >> >> Ceo- >> > I'm on day 3 of my 14 atm; lots of fun. I will be giving it a go soon! Wher are you located? US? Whats the lag like? Ceo-
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Peter Huebner
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:33
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:33
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In article <449d0871$0$6655$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet says... > > I will be giving it a go soon! Wher are you located? US? Whats the lag like? > > Ceo- > I'm in NZ, lag is not normally a problem. Gets a bit sticky when you are flying from one system to another while loading a database on commodity prices at the same time :-\ but lag isn't a problem with combat etc., not like it would be in Freelancer or fps type games (say in Guildwars lag is much worse in terms of survivabilty). Not an issue for me at all. I just handed over my money to extend the 14 day free trial by another 30 days. -P. -- ========================================= firstname dot lastname at gmail fullstop com
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Ceowulf
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:37
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:37
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"Peter Huebner" <no.one@this.address> wrote in message news:MPG.1f07dc21c44e5bc89899f4@news.individual.net... > In article <449d0871$0$6655$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, > ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet says... >> >> I will be giving it a go soon! Wher are you located? US? Whats the lag >> like? > > I'm in NZ, lag is not normally a problem. Gets a bit sticky when you are > flying > from one system to another while loading a database on commodity prices at > the > same time :-\ but lag isn't a problem with combat etc., not like it would > be in > Freelancer or fps type games (say in Guildwars lag is much worse in terms > of > survivabilty). Not an issue for me at all. Hey Pete! Thanks for sharing that, I'm in Perth (Aus) so the ping will either be around +200 or -200 depending on which way the data goes :) What is combat like if it's not ping orientated? Turn based style? Ceo-
Re: EVE Online?
Author: John Secker
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:39
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:39
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In message <449d23e1$0$6661$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, Ceowulf <ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet> writes >"Peter Huebner" <no.one@this.address> wrote in message >news:MPG.1f07dc21c44e5bc89899f4@news.individual.net... >> In article <449d0871$0$6655$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, >> ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet says... >>> >>> I will be giving it a go soon! Wher are you located? US? Whats the lag >>> like? >> >> I'm in NZ, lag is not normally a problem. Gets a bit sticky when you are >> flying >> from one system to another while loading a database on commodity prices at >> the >> same time :-\ but lag isn't a problem with combat etc., not like it would >> be in >> Freelancer or fps type games (say in Guildwars lag is much worse in terms >> of >> survivabilty). Not an issue for me at all. > >Hey Pete! Thanks for sharing that, I'm in Perth (Aus) so the ping will >either be around +200 or -200 depending on which way the data goes :) > >What is combat like if it's not ping orientated? Turn based style? > No, it's real time, but the design reduces the effects of lag. You pick a target and hit the trigger (all client-side) and after that the weapon keeps firing (server side) until you or the target is destroyed or it runs out of ammo. So one "click" accounts for many attacks. Lag is annoying, but it doesn't often affect the result of a fight. -- John Secker
Re: EVE Online?
Author: DocScorpio
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:35
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:35
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"Ceowulf" <ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet> wrote in message news:449d0871$0$6655$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > "DocScorpio" <DocScorpio@strupra-spammeros.com> wrote in message > news:XI3ng.3313$Yk.3042@trnddc06... >> >> "Ceowulf" <ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet> wrote in message >> news:449b95da$0$6613$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >>> <groups@eveonlinefreetrial.com> wrote in message >>> news:1150807722.699257.20110@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com... >>>> >>>> Ceowulf wrote: >>>>> Derek, just curious, where did you find the sign up page for the 14 >>>>> day >>>>> trial? >>>>> >>>>> Ceo- >>>> >>>> http://www.eveonlinefreetrial.com - 14 day free trial (no credit card >>>> required) >>> >>> Thanks fellas :) >>> >>> Ceo- >>> >> I'm on day 3 of my 14 atm; lots of fun. > > I will be giving it a go soon! Wher are you located? US? Whats the lag > like? > > Ceo- > I'm in SoCal on a hi-speed connection. I haven't really experienced any noticeable lag.
Re: EVE Online?
Author: Peter Huebner
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:38
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:38
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In article <449d23e1$0$6661$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>, ceo@NOSPAMii.ATALLnet says... > > Hey Pete! Thanks for sharing that, I'm in Perth (Aus) so the ping will > either be around +200 or -200 depending on which way the data goes :) > > What is combat like if it's not ping orientated? Turn based style? > > Ceo- > It's realtime. I pick my targets when I am 40-50 km out. I release my semi- autonomous drone fighters. (You can sick them on to a specific target, but they look after themselves also). I assign weapons to fire on targets, depending on range ... weapons have ranges in this game which you can fine tune by what ammo you load ... then I forget about it, start locking other targets, maybe re- assign the drones to take down the most damaged ship first - it's a lot more like a general standing on top of a hill giving commands than like a fps, moving the targetting cursor around with your joystick. So you have time to think, plan and make decisions. Lag doesn't really come into the equation. -P. -- ========================================= firstname dot lastname at gmail fullstop com
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