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Is it worth the money?

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So, I have been playing my trial for EVE Online for the past 2 days. I have to say, it is (so far) pretty cool. I like how you can lock onto multiple ships, thus allowing you to engage multiple enemies simultaneously. I also like how the ammo loading system is set up.

What I would like to know, especially as if EVE continues to impress me very much I have very grandiose (like, take over the gameworld grandiose :grin: :ninja: >_> <_< (crap! how do you make the digicon w/ the tongue hanging out!)) plans for it.

But what I really want to know is: is it worth paying $15 a month, every month, to play.

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Reply #26 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Evil, reply 10
I heard that someone is working on a multiplayer game where you actually get to fly the ships manually, but I don't know the name offhand. Maybe one day there will be a decent space-mmo to replace this overrated "game".

You may be thinking of Jumpgate: Evolution. I haven't kept up with its development, but I played its predecessor for over three years. Jumpgate Classic was, in nearly every respect, the opposite of EVE. It had poor graphics, a small universe, and a simplistic economy, but it also required full manual control of ships at all times. There were no character skills or attributes, either. Just you, a joystick (or keyboard+mouse) and your ship. I've been involved in big (30+ ships) fleet battles, and it's amazing fun.

Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top

I've been involved in big (30+ ships) fleet battles, and it's amazing fun.

I've been in 1000-1200 man fleet battles :P

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Reply #28 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Annatar11, reply 27

I've been involved in big (30+ ships) fleet battles, and it's amazing fun.
I've been in 1000-1200 man fleet battles

Same here :p 30 ships is just a random skirmish :p

Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top

Of course it's not as fun when the node crashes. Dominion made it worse. 49- crashed on Saturday night and Sunday night with ~1100 people in system.

Meh. :P

Reply #30 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Jalicos, reply 26

Quoting Evil Muppet, reply 10I heard that someone is working on a multiplayer game where you actually get to fly the ships manually, but I don't know the name offhand. Maybe one day there will be a decent space-mmo to replace this overrated "game".
You may be thinking of Jumpgate: Evolution. I haven't kept up with its development, but I played its predecessor for over three years. Jumpgate Classic was, in nearly every respect, the opposite of EVE. It had poor graphics, a small universe, and a simplistic economy, but it also required full manual control of ships at all times. There were no character skills or attributes, either. Just you, a joystick (or keyboard+mouse) and your ship. I've been involved in big (30+ ships) fleet battles, and it's amazing fun.

 

There are also Black Prophecy and Infinity. Both are still in development.

Reply #31 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Annatar11, reply 29
Of course it's not as fun when the node crashes. Dominion made it worse. 49- crashed on Saturday night and Sunday night with ~1100 people in system.

Meh.

Yeah, we have had some crashes too in the North defending against TriZoo, Atlas and the russians... It's a pitty, big battles worked much better pre-dominion, I hope they fix all the lag issues soon.

Reply #32 from Sins Forums Top

o7 Also an EVE player and CEO.

My corporation specializes in exploration, wormhole space, tech 3 production, and capital ship production. We are actively anti-pirate, have station facilities, 0.0 access, group activities, an out-of-game support (forum, wiki, loyalty point system...).

Reply #33 from Stardock Forums Top

@LCCX- any chance you could pass along enough money for a PLEX?:')

Reply #34 from Sins Forums Top

Question:

 

Can you buy a PLEX with a trial account and then upgrade using the PLEX?

Reply #35 from Sins Forums Top

You can't make enough money during the trial for a PLEX. Game Time Codes are also sold legit for in-game money, but you have to use the forums and the secure GTC trading system in Account Management for that, not the in-game market.

GTCs however can upgrade a trial account to a full paying one.

Reply #36 from Sins Forums Top

Ah ok. Best to just Pay the first month and then use the PLEX option?

Reply #37 from Sins Forums Top

If you play a fair bit then yes, you should be able to afford a PLEX for the second month. Will be a lot of penny pinching, though.

Reply #38 from Stardock Forums Top

*sigh* I was afraid of such a thing.

Reply #39 from Elemental Forums Top

I got an email saying the free 5-day reactivation offer would expire in a few days, so I went ahead and did it. I noticed they're also offering me a $5 discount on the first month; I don't know if I'll go for it, but at least I can log in and poke around for a bit.

Looks like I have a fair bit of stuff left over from last time. 3 mil isk, 10 mil skillpoints, a mining barge and destroyer, and a whole lot of random loot from who-knows-where scattered across the entire region. I should probably sell or reprocess most of that. I have the skills to fly a Thorax, too, but I'll need more time to figure out if I can use the necessary modules as well.

Unsurprisingly, I also got kicked out of my old corp at some point. I wasn't in it for more than a few weeks, though, so I'm not exactly heartbroken.

Reply #40 from Sins Forums Top

Yeah, a lot of corps will kick for inactivity :x