Eurogamer:
"The latest update to the EVE universe has arrived in a blaze of in-game fiction and an ensuing bout of carnage that put the player-versus-player realms of other games to shame. The big change for this expansion is the faction warfare, which creates zones of conflicts between the four main non-player races, and allows players to fight across the border regions via new "militia" missions.
This is a patch for the framework of the game world, as much as anything else, and lacks the big New Stuff content additions of previous patches. There are only a couple of new ships, lots of fixes, and not much in the way of new toys. This is, however, one of the biggest alterations to how we play EVE that's been seen since Day One, and it's a great time for habitual players to change their habits, or lapsed players to return. Before we get to that, however, I want to do a little recap of EVE's PVP play, and talk about why the Empyrean age is an important step in rounding out that impossibly challenging aspect of the game."
Seminal space sim Eve Online built a game economy so intricate it has been responsible for the most elaborate player run scams in gaming history. But in the game's infancy before the EBANK embezzlement, before the BoB takedown or the GHSC Heist, there was Nightfreeze.
So he was smart enough to coax these ppl out of all this money, but not smart enough to use another character to do it? I understand it may have been more difficult, but we are to believe he just gave it away.
In another major case of corporate espionage, embezzlement, and political deceit, an EVE Online player has stolen $13,110 dollars worth of in-game corporate assets.
I wish I could get into this game.. That learning curve though... Too much for me to want to spend the time... Star Citizen will likely be the game I go to since most people will be brand new as well.
My concern with Star Citizen (which I have backed) is that it seems clearly Pay to Win to a certain extent, with the additional ships they've been selling. So some people will get a huge jump start.
Also, I assume there will be a beta access, and if it follows Elite Dangerous, they won't do a final wipe before launch.
On topic: I played EVE for about 2 years. It is awesome, but the reputation for being a 'Spreadsheet simulator' is not far wrong. I love these stories about corporate espionage.
why not elite dangerous? i suppose it isnt money based enough, and you can't transfer credits between players
Star Citizen will absolutely be more accessible from a player standpoint. It's just a simpler game, by design. I love EVE to death, but that is literally a spreadsheet simulator. :P
Exactly the same for me ,the learning curve with EVE blew me off and now with Star citizen it feels like a new slate for everyone including me ,so we all have a chance from scratch
Wish i had the money to buy the mining ship Orion though :(
Fair play to that dude and cunning and well executed plan ,bet alot of mountain Dew was drank lol
It was a pretty damn good choice when the devs decided to let these kinds of things happen in the universe and go unpunished. There are some pretty cool stories about events that have happened in EVE.
CCP Games has announced that its UK players are now able to pay for their monthly EVE Online subscriptions in pounds sterling. This alternate payment method was introduced to accommodate requests by the UK community to pay in British Pounds rather than in Euros, which results in an approximate 20% price reduction for them to access to the immensely popular, award-winning massively multiplayer online sci-fi videogame.
What it's taking them this long to allow UK members to pay in their native currency? That's pretty poor imho considering many banks charge over £1 to do transactions in other currencies.
