Tag Archives: Exploration

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 2011-07-17 by Ecliptic Rift

CSM May 2011 analysis

The minutes for the CSM Summit in May 2011 have lots of useful and interesting information. Most of this impacts the larger issues of the game, of course, but some of it has specific application to roleplay. Here, I’ll review … 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 2011-03-06 by Ecliptic Rift

Two and a half years ago…

Today, I dug out my old iPod Touch. My seven-year-old daughter wanted to use it more often, so I figured I’d clean off some old stuff and let her play Angry Birds or something. When I went through my old … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-02-23 by Ecliptic Rift

A New Direction in EVE: 0 in a series

I want to enjoy EVE again, of course. The community and issues surrounding the game keep me occupied and unable to walk away without completely severing my connections. Unless major life events come up to get in the way of … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-02-15 by Ecliptic Rift

Design touchstones and the ‘rules’

I recently posted on my EVE tumblelog a response to a quote from Greg Zeschuk, one of the founders of Bioware, about SWTOR and World of Warcraft. The central quote: Every MMO that comes out, I play and look at … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-02-06 by Ecliptic Rift

Escape back into meatspace

Do we play games (like EVE) to escape from what we could do in “real life”? Escapism and recreation play valuable roles in keeping ourselves sane and relaxed. If I spend all my time doing Stuff That Matters and thinking … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-01-25 by Ecliptic Rift

What works in EVE production and trade

I want to focus for a bit on what does work in EVE trade and industry. Analyzing that should tell us something about compelling game design for non-combat gameplay. I haven’t attempted to rank the below items in any particular … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-01-23 by Ecliptic Rift

Toward a new play style: PWP

I think I either need to find a new game or a different way to play EVE. This isn’t working well anymore for me. Perhaps I should better explain my statement on Twitter. EVE primarily centers on competitive gameplay, largely … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-01-17 by Ecliptic Rift

Should EVE use the word “expansion”?

This Tuesday, EVE Online will get its latest update: Incursion 1.1. We’ll get a new character creator, a redesign of the planetary management interface, and the new Sansha incursions. CCP has not yet made the patch notes available for our … Read the rest of this entry →

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