Comments for It's a miner's life for me http://minerslife.wordpress.com If it's a rock, it's being called primary Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:50:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Asking for suggestions on presenting EVE to the masses by Epsilon Kain http://minerslife.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/asking-for-suggestions-on-presenting-eve-to-the-masses/#comment-78 Epsilon Kain Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:50:14 +0000 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-78 Myself, i would open with the market of eve and how it's probably one of the only game that has a market comparable to real life, with supply and demand, and even a real market analyst. That should get you the attention of anyone working marketing or any related field. I'd talk about how Eve runs on a single shard, and that there is both protected space, with concord, and how the nullsec system are up for the taking. How big alliances, made of multiple corporations, battle for that space with intellienge and couter-intelligence. How diplomacy is a huge part of this game and how macro management of corps and individuals make up a huge part of an alliance success. That should get you the attention of anyone working law or working towards policits. And i would end with some videos of pvp, not actual game videos, but some of the machinima that i've seen over the years. that last one should get you the attention of anyone nursing a hangover. Bright and shinny colors do that to me on a hangover morning. Anyways, that's my 2cents. Myself, i would open with the market of eve and how it’s probably one of the only game that has a market comparable to real life, with supply and demand, and even a real market analyst. That should get you the attention of anyone working marketing or any related field.

I’d talk about how Eve runs on a single shard, and that there is both protected space, with concord, and how the nullsec system are up for the taking. How big alliances, made of multiple corporations, battle for that space with intellienge and couter-intelligence. How diplomacy is a huge part of this game and how macro management of corps and individuals make up a huge part of an alliance success. That should get you the attention of anyone working law or working towards policits.

And i would end with some videos of pvp, not actual game videos, but some of the machinima that i’ve seen over the years. that last one should get you the attention of anyone nursing a hangover. Bright and shinny colors do that to me on a hangover morning.

Anyways, that’s my 2cents.

]]> Comment on Asking for suggestions on presenting EVE to the masses by geominer http://minerslife.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/asking-for-suggestions-on-presenting-eve-to-the-masses/#comment-77 geominer Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:04:35 +0000 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-77 wow, putting this much effort into a game, you should actually work at a real life mine...sounds like you'd do a pretty good job in the engieering or planning department. maybe even geology with all the ore you talk about. (I'm a geologist at a gold mine, stumbled on this site by accident) Keep on mining wow, putting this much effort into a game, you should actually work at a real life mine…sounds like you’d do a pretty good job in the engieering or planning department. maybe even geology with all the ore you talk about.

(I’m a geologist at a gold mine, stumbled on this site by accident)

Keep on mining

]]> Comment on Asking for suggestions on presenting EVE to the masses by Thorvik http://minerslife.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/asking-for-suggestions-on-presenting-eve-to-the-masses/#comment-76 Thorvik Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:40:28 +0000 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-76 Show them some of the CCP trailers that show actual ships instead of conceptual art. Or show them this one: http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1017792 There are tons of videos out there. I seem to remember a couple of mining boats fitted for combat that fared well. You can prob seach 'hulk' 'eve online' on youtube or in forums to find them. Show them some of the CCP trailers that show actual ships instead of conceptual art. Or show them this one:
http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1017792

There are tons of videos out there. I seem to remember a couple of mining boats fitted for combat that fared well. You can prob seach ‘hulk’ ‘eve online’ on youtube or in forums to find them.

]]> Comment on Asking for suggestions on presenting EVE to the masses by JoeBear770 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/asking-for-suggestions-on-presenting-eve-to-the-masses/#comment-75 JoeBear770 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:47:37 +0000 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-75 Hey you still mining? Miss the blog entries......just got a Hulk myself :^) Hey you still mining? Miss the blog entries……just got a Hulk myself :^)

]]> Comment on Alts and metagaming by Swift Voyager http://minerslife.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/alts-and-metagaming/#comment-74 Swift Voyager Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:22:01 +0000 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/?p=86#comment-74 I'm still a purist. I have one account, and only one real character. There's another character with zero training time accumulated, but he's only used for filing "stuck" petitions when I can't log in with my main. That hasn't been a problem in the last year, so I haven't used my second character in a long time. I've thought about getting a second account, and I don't have a problem with people who do. Most, if not all, of my friends have at least two accounts. I've just never really been motivated to take the plunge. My daughter is playing MMO's now (the ones aimed and tweens and girls). She's nearly 13 and she's asked about playing Eve. If I ever do get a second account, it'll be mainly for her to try Eve. I predict that she won't like it if/when she tries it, so I'd end up with an alt account. Not sure if I'd want to pay for a second account long-term though. Sure I could use ISK to pay for the second account, but the idea of playing to pay to play sounds like selling crack to fund your crack habbit. :) I’m still a purist. I have one account, and only one real character. There’s another character with zero training time accumulated, but he’s only used for filing “stuck” petitions when I can’t log in with my main. That hasn’t been a problem in the last year, so I haven’t used my second character in a long time.

I’ve thought about getting a second account, and I don’t have a problem with people who do. Most, if not all, of my friends have at least two accounts. I’ve just never really been motivated to take the plunge.

My daughter is playing MMO’s now (the ones aimed and tweens and girls). She’s nearly 13 and she’s asked about playing Eve. If I ever do get a second account, it’ll be mainly for her to try Eve. I predict that she won’t like it if/when she tries it, so I’d end up with an alt account. Not sure if I’d want to pay for a second account long-term though. Sure I could use ISK to pay for the second account, but the idea of playing to pay to play sounds like selling crack to fund your crack habbit. :)

]]> Comment on I was robbed! by Default http://minerslife.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/i-was-robbed/#comment-73 Default Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:11:40 +0000 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-73 My corp was mining one night, I was semi-afk, just browsing the internet when all of a sudden I hear over voice, "GRAB THE CAN, GRAB THE F*KING CAN!" I am in a Retriever and I quickly jump back to my client, there is a vexor sitting right beside me waiting for me to jetcan again. Now, the plus side to the story that made the night fairly amuzing even though my 8 man mining run was being tipped. We have an Orca in our Corp. You can dump straight into it, for those that are new. So wisely we don't attack and all 7 of us just Approach the orca and keep mining away while dumping directly into the Orca. =] The tippers madly just start bumping *the tipper had a friend waiting to jump into the belt*. So as we are all set on to Approach we mine until the tippers leave. And we begin to taunt them in Local chat. A fun night =] Have to love the Orca. =D My corp was mining one night, I was semi-afk, just browsing the internet when all of a sudden I hear over voice, “GRAB THE CAN, GRAB THE F*KING CAN!”

I am in a Retriever and I quickly jump back to my client, there is a vexor sitting right beside me waiting for me to jetcan again. Now, the plus side to the story that made the night fairly amuzing even though my 8 man mining run was being tipped.

We have an Orca in our Corp. You can dump straight into it, for those that are new. So wisely we don’t attack and all 7 of us just Approach the orca and keep mining away while dumping directly into the Orca. =] The tippers madly just start bumping *the tipper had a friend waiting to jump into the belt*. So as we are all set on to Approach we mine until the tippers leave. And we begin to taunt them in Local chat.

A fun night =] Have to love the Orca. =D

]]> Comment on Has skill changing affected your Real Life? by Default http://minerslife.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/has-skill-changing-affected-your-real-life/#comment-72 Default Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:06:49 +0000 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-72 I just text my dad to start a new skill with his laptop. It's helpful to have a friend or someone that you can trust, someone in RL to take a hand in helping out with your account when you can't. Hooray for Babysitting accounts. I just text my dad to start a new skill with his laptop. It’s helpful to have a friend or someone that you can trust, someone in RL to take a hand in helping out with your account when you can’t.

Hooray for Babysitting accounts.

]]> Comment on Asking for suggestions on presenting EVE to the masses by Amenzis http://minerslife.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/asking-for-suggestions-on-presenting-eve-to-the-masses/#comment-71 Amenzis Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:41:40 +0000 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-71 I sort of jumped the gun with that last paragraph, those are the things that made me want to play to begin with... But I sort of suspect theres an amount of MMO Maturity that has to exist in order to play EVE. I'm jaded to TONS OF PEOPLE 1 GAME, having played Ultima since way back in the day. I'm jaded to BIG MASSIVE WORLD THAT I CAN WALK IN!!! OR EVEN FISH IN!!! Having played EQ around 99-00. I'm jaded to OMG I HAVE GUNS I CAN SHOOT! Having played Anarchy Online around 01-02. I can't stand the grind, and the second I got a taste of that in WOW I knew it was already over. I KNOW that I'm never going to be the guy who plays a game for years on end grinding out to the highest levels. That is a feat I've never achieved in all my years of MMO gaming. That's another great thing about EVE - EVE HAS bored me at times with the rate of advancement. What's kept me hooked longe rthan any other game is that I can take a break from it and continue to advance. THAT'S Awesome. ok longwinded I know, sorry I sort of jumped the gun with that last paragraph, those are the things that made me want to play to begin with…

But I sort of suspect theres an amount of MMO Maturity that has to exist in order to play EVE. I’m jaded to TONS OF PEOPLE 1 GAME, having played Ultima since way back in the day. I’m jaded to BIG MASSIVE WORLD THAT I CAN WALK IN!!! OR EVEN FISH IN!!! Having played EQ around 99-00. I’m jaded to OMG I HAVE GUNS I CAN SHOOT! Having played Anarchy Online around 01-02.

I can’t stand the grind, and the second I got a taste of that in WOW I knew it was already over. I KNOW that I’m never going to be the guy who plays a game for years on end grinding out to the highest levels. That is a feat I’ve never achieved in all my years of MMO gaming.

That’s another great thing about EVE – EVE HAS bored me at times with the rate of advancement. What’s kept me hooked longe rthan any other game is that I can take a break from it and continue to advance. THAT’S Awesome.

ok longwinded I know, sorry

]]> Comment on Asking for suggestions on presenting EVE to the masses by Amenzis http://minerslife.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/asking-for-suggestions-on-presenting-eve-to-the-masses/#comment-70 Amenzis Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:33:52 +0000 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-70 I couldn't even imagine trying. EVE Blogs are a good place to start, if not for all the incredible YARRR propaganda I have filtered to me throughout the workplace via Google Reader I'd have probably even called it quits long ago. I think it was the fact that I could do whatever I want, the fact that I have the potential to make the game entirely my own. To not just create my own character class, to BE my own character class. Also the fact that theres no grind, and I can "play" this game while playing others. I couldn’t even imagine trying.

EVE Blogs are a good place to start, if not for all the incredible YARRR propaganda I have filtered to me throughout the workplace via Google Reader I’d have probably even called it quits long ago.

I think it was the fact that I could do whatever I want, the fact that I have the potential to make the game entirely my own. To not just create my own character class, to BE my own character class. Also the fact that theres no grind, and I can “play” this game while playing others.

]]> Comment on I was robbed! by Flavan http://minerslife.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/i-was-robbed/#comment-69 Flavan Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:44:12 +0000 http://minerslife.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-69 I think can-flippers are a risk of jetcan-mining. I've only had it happen to me once in a blatant way like you describe here. I've just added the thief to my list of people I'll shoot at if the opportunity ever arises, and there's not much else we can do I guess. As you state above, there are defences for it, but they're a lot of work, and maybe laziness has a cost, and an occasional flip is the price? I think can-flippers are a risk of jetcan-mining. I’ve only had it happen to me once in a blatant way like you describe here. I’ve just added the thief to my list of people I’ll shoot at if the opportunity ever arises, and there’s not much else we can do I guess.
As you state above, there are defences for it, but they’re a lot of work, and maybe laziness has a cost, and an occasional flip is the price?

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