Tag Archives: CSM

Posted on 2011-07-26 by Ecliptic Rift

CSM Crowdsourcing Votes

The CSM needs our help for the July 2011 prioritization crowdsourcing. This means, essentially, you go through the list and vote for items you want CCP to prioritize. You can also vote against certain items, though I chose not to … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-07-02 by Ecliptic Rift

CSM Emergency Summit Wrap-up

CCP and CSM wrap up their emergency summit, the CSM wing their way back home, and the players keep wondering what happened… Now we know. First, watch the video. It makes it clear to me that, while CCP might have … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-06-27 by Ecliptic Rift

Provisional arrest

Based on today’s response from CCP, I have put my plans to leave EVE on hold for now. But I’ve also put my plans for my corp on ice. The rest of this post just has a brief analysis of … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-04-17 by Ecliptic Rift

Broken excellence

(I invite CCP Sreegs and any members of the web or community teams to an interview to discuss these matters further. I can certainly promise friendliness and professional courtesy, but I also promise that I will ask questions in line … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-04-02 by Ecliptic Rift

Four levels of EVE players

Like most games, EVE has a number of levels of play. I’d like to delve into this line of thinking over several posts, as much to figure things out as to discuss it with others. Feel free to agree, disagree, … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-03-27 by Ecliptic Rift

CSM 6 Announced

During Fanfest today, CCP announced the results of the CSM 6 elections. Congratulations to all of the players chosen, and a special congratulations to the candidate I supported, Trebor Daehdoow. Notably from what I’ve read 5 of the 9 come … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-03-08 by Ecliptic Rift

Will Incarna be another NGE?

A number of players have tried to draw comparisons between CCP’s development direction with EVE Online and the now-infamous NGE that SOE implemented with SWG back in November 2005. As somebody who played SWG avidly before, through, and after that … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-03-07 by Ecliptic Rift

CSM6 Opinion

The election period for the Sixth Council for Stellar Management (CSM6) begins this week. While some players don’t believe that the CSM matters, the previous council put paid to that argument. Let’s not forget that the huge uproar in July … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-03-05 by Ecliptic Rift

Weekend reading from around the EVE Blogosphere

Weekends seem like a great time to catch up on blog reading. I’ve picked out a few posts that stood out to me, but feel free to link any other EVE posts (including your own) that you think really stood … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-02-21 by Ecliptic Rift

Missing the social component

Captain’s Quarters So last week, CCP announced the Captain’s Quarters (CQ). Lots of blogosphere reaction ensued. I still stand by what I told Manasi, reposted here: I love the visions of Incarna we saw several years ago, before they disappeared … Read the rest of this entry →

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