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CCP Zymurgist
Gallente C C P
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Posted - 2010.07.14 18:13:00 -
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Hell yeah I play EVE. I've been addicted since 2006. One of the reasons I came to CCP was because Fallout threatened me with bodily harm if I didn't, er I mean because I love playing the game . I usually spend a few hours after dinner in front of the PC probing down exploration sites or running through low sec running away from fights I go there to find.
<shamelessplug>I don't know if you are on Twitter but you can follow me there, http://twitter.com/CCP_Zymurgist, as I will sometimes tweet about my adventures while playing the game.</shamelessplug>
Zymurgist Community Representative CCP Hf, EVE Online Contact Us |
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CCP Fallout
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Posted - 2010.07.14 20:56:00 -
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I've been playing EVE since before boot.ini.
If you do Twitter (@CCP_Fallout) you can see me sometimes mention some of the stupid things I do. Because I'm a complete idiot.
I suck at ship fittings, so I usually go to Zym and Nav for tips or check BC or our forums for ideas.
A few months ago I decided to start a completely fresh character and did all the tutorials. Before that, I was mission running and mining, but now I do mostly exploration, and I complete admit I'm still terrified of the idea of Sleepers, so I've not explored WH space.
I'm also a well-known carebear, however, I'm not anti-PvP, it's just in EVE any mistake I make that gets me killed, whether through PvE or PvP means so much, so I tend to hide out in high sec.
Fallout Associate Community Manager CCP Hf, EVE Online Contact us |
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CCP Fallout
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Posted - 2010.07.14 21:00:00 -
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Originally by: Helicity Boson Confirming that Zym plays. He's terrible though ;) ...
but not as terrible as a certain badger-mining forum mod I know of ;)
Hey!!!! Don't talk about Shadow like that!
(and I only do that when I'm working. Otherwise I'm in my Thrasher :))
Fallout Associate Community Manager CCP Hf, EVE Online Contact us |
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CCP Explorer
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Posted - 2010.07.14 21:08:00 -
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Yes, I play EVE. I'm a carebear.
Erlendur S. Thorsteinsson Software Director EVE Online, CCP Games |
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GM Xamother
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Posted - 2010.07.14 21:12:00 -
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Yup, I play. I've been playing since 2003 and never stopped. I do invention/manufacturing, Wormholes, Factional Warfare, missioning, exploration (really depends on the mood). Not very good at any of these though. :)
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GM Spiral
Game Masters
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Posted - 2010.07.14 21:13:00 -
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Been playing since 2004, still am.
Tried many things; piracy, nullsec gruntwork, mission farming, building things and selling them. Currently mostly focused on maintaining a steady production of stuff to keep my wallets full so I can continue losing ships to running into gatecamps while not paying attention.
Been a purebred blaster ship pilot since day one. Can fly other races but never actually do. -------------------------------- Senior GM Spiral EVE Online Customer Support Team |
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CCP Lemur
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Posted - 2010.07.14 21:22:00 -
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Edited by: CCP Lemur on 14/07/2010 21:22:36
Originally by: CCP Explorer Yes, I play EVE. I'm a carebear.
I can confirm that. Once got a defect that veldspar mining amounts don't add up. Got fixed though
I've been playing since early 04 and done everything like corp and alliance management, 0.0 invasion and defence (always having to bring a cap if you own them is annoying), mining, logistics, manufacturing, FW, missions. Nowadays I do mostly industry and trading after reaching all the goals I set for me. Planning on trying to live in a WH for a bit.
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CCP Stillman
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Posted - 2010.07.14 21:33:00 -
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Originally by: PCaBoo there's a distinct lack of pirates in ccp. <
Ex-pirate checking in .
Though the truth is that I also had a giant carebear alt with a high-sec POS, which made me sweet, sweet ISK to allow myself to fly all the cool T2 ships.
Been playing since late-2005, and have played ever since basically.
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CCP Fallout
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Posted - 2010.07.14 21:43:00 -
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Originally by: Henri Rearden Dear God.
You're me!
Me of a few weeks ago, that is. It all changed once I got a blockade runner. Train up something that cloaks and you'll never look back to highsec again. :-)
Shadow has suggested I try covert ops, actually.
Fallout Associate Community Manager CCP Hf, EVE Online Contact us |
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GM Zhainius
Amarr Game Masters C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.14 21:47:00 -
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I've been playing since 2003, and have 5 active accounts.
I've done alliance life, piracy, etc.
Currently I mostly play the market, and run missions, with the occasional wormhole excursion thrown in.
Also, Amarr ftw! --- GM Zhainius EVE Online Customer Support CCP Games |
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CCP Ginger Beard Guy
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Posted - 2010.07.14 21:48:00 -
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I'm a carebear.
I will admit that I haven't been as devoted for the past year or so, but I started in late beta and have been going strong for quite some time, these days I just Ice mine while at work.
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CCP Masterplan
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Posted - 2010.07.14 21:58:00 -
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2004 player reporting in. Big fan of pew-pew, especially low-sec piracy, exploring wormholes, and running around 0.0 dodging camps. In a former life, I've worked the markets, made and lost a fortune, ran a corp, done several tours-of-duty in 0.0, built POSs, destroyed POSs, and done lots of other fun stuff. Still play the game, still love the game. |
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CCP Chiliad
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Posted - 2010.07.14 22:12:00 -
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I started EVE some time early 2004. Tried most MMOs that have come out since, but I keep coming back to EVE. These days I tend to play some two, three nights a week. I very much prefer 0.0 and especially small roaming gangs in good company. When things get busy at the office I usually pull back to casual carebearing in high sec for a while.
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CCP Molock
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Posted - 2010.07.14 22:16:00 -
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In since 2006. Mostly just play the market these days - buy low, sell high - and I've always tended toward solo play, though I have had a bit of small-gang low-sec fun over the years.
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CCP Masterplan
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Posted - 2010.07.14 22:17:00 -
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Originally by: Brennivargur
Originally by: CCP Masterplan 2004 player reporting in. Big fan of pew-pew, especially low-sec piracy, exploring wormholes, and running around 0.0 dodging camps. In a former life, I've worked the markets, made and lost a fortune, ran a corp, done several tours-of-duty in 0.0, built POSs, destroyed POSs, and done lots of other fun stuff. Still play the game, still love the game.
Ever lost it?
You just did.
Grrrr Ok, I just lost the game...
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CCP Manifest
C C P
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Posted - 2010.07.14 22:17:00 -
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I've been playing since 2006. Just got my 5th account (and went through the tutorial) about a month ago to re-experience the fragility of noob frigates.
You can find me flying in... hah hah I can't tell you that.
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CCP Unifex
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Posted - 2010.07.14 22:32:00 -
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Been playing since 2005 and am currently logged in with my main, in 0.0, killing things with my small corp whilst under the beady eye of IA to make sure everything is above board
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CCP Explorer
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Posted - 2010.07.14 22:43:00 -
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Originally by: Ran Khanon Nice to read all these dev and mod replies :-) Almost all the walks of life are represented. Except for ... ... scamming and corp theft Are the CCP posters staying clear of this?
As a part of our internal rules then CCP staff is not to engage in grief play of any kind and stay firmly away from any 'gray areas' in their game play.
Erlendur S. Thorsteinsson Software Director EVE Online, CCP Games |
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GM Grave
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Posted - 2010.07.14 22:44:00 -
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I've been playing since 2004 & all I've ever done is kill people, sell them new ships then travel to EVE parties. This landed me a job at CCP so I highly recommend killing your fellow players and having a beer with them afterwards.
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GM Spiral
Game Masters
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Posted - 2010.07.14 22:45:00 -
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Originally by: Ran Khanon Nice to read all these dev and mod replies :-)
Almost all the walks of life are represented. Except for ...
... scamming and corp theft
Are the CCP posters staying clear of this?
Me likes to know :)
This is something that is not permitted as a CCP employee. Same with insider trading to attempt to make ISK on changes that have not been announced yet. All assets have to be earned the hard way.
You can trust Arkanon and Morpheus from IA to watch over this quite carefully indeed. -------------------------------- Senior GM Spiral EVE Online Customer Support Team |
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GM Spiral
Game Masters
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Posted - 2010.07.14 23:01:00 -
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Originally by: Jack Dant If I may ask, what constitutes "grief play" for these purposes? Are devs allowed to take part in lowsec piracy, highsec wars, can flipping or ninja salvaging?
Arkanon would arguably be the best person to answer this in proper detail. I know that piracy, high or low sec is not a problem, neither is salvaging (it is possible to be polite about it). -------------------------------- Senior GM Spiral EVE Online Customer Support Team |
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CCP Dropbear
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Posted - 2010.07.15 01:11:00 -
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Religiously.
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CCP Casqade
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Posted - 2010.07.15 03:14:00 -
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I've been playing since 2004 everything from mining to get everyone in my corp into a battleship to alliance warfare, merc alliance/corp running empire contracts, running my own corporation. Recently I have been running reaction POSs.
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CCP Adida
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.15 03:31:00 -
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I do find it valuable to play so I can keep up with all your shenanigans. Care Bear Stare checking in
Adida Community Rep CCP Hf, EVE Online
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CCP Zulu
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Posted - 2010.07.15 06:15:00 -
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Been playing since early 2004. Small, medium and large scale PVP (from pirating to fleet battles and everything in between). I've never done any industry stuff though so between my 3 characters I have 750sp in industry total, out of a total of approximately 200mil sp.
I don't really have the time to actively play anymore but I do keep up with skilltraining religiously and once in a while I'll go and roam a bit, but not as much as I'd want to.
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CCP Vertex
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Posted - 2010.07.15 09:16:00 -
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I've been playing since early alpha, some 10+ years without a break. I've tried almost every aspect of the game and love to chop and change my play styles when I get bored. I've done the whole large Corporation/Alliance 0.0 stuff and the Empire Missions/Industry, so yeah I play ;) every day with my 3 accounts.
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CCP Navigator
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.15 09:35:00 -
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Started playing in May 2004 mostly just doing carebear stuff before moving to Curse and beginning life in 0.0.
Former CEO of two large corporations which were both pretty much 0.0 entities and part of big alliances. My main was retired when I joined CCP in 2007 but since then I have trained three other characters to 40-50 mil SP and nowadays I hang around low sec areas or run an odd mission in Empire when needs must.
I much prefer going around in smaller ships (Curse, Ishtar, Vagabond) and seeing if I can have a bit of fun. Win sometimes and lose other times but that is the way of the world.
I still log in pretty much every day.
Navigator Senior Community Representative CCP Hf, EVE Online
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CCP Konflikt
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Posted - 2010.07.15 09:53:00 -
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I've been playing since 2006, I do wormhole exploration, nullsec PvP and then earn all the ships I lost back with my carebear chars. I love small fleet fights in nullsec.
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CCP Diagoras
C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.15 09:58:00 -
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Beta 5 player, been playing ever since.
I've done everything from mining Veldspar to remote-doomsdaying a fleet of Goons (prior to my employment) and everything in between. Large scale industrialist and PVPer. _______________ CCP Diagoras Research and Statistics |
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CCP Sputnik
C C P
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Posted - 2010.07.15 10:01:00 -
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Summer 2005 __________________________ CCP Sputnik CCP Core Engineering Software Engineer
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CCP Alice
Caldari C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.15 11:24:00 -
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Another carebear checking in! I've been playing since 2005, ran my own corporation for a while and did mostly missioning, industry and small gang pvp. Took a break in 2008 when I joined an awesome company called CCP and played on/off since then.
Just recently started playing more seriously again, have joined a small corporation and I'm currently training up skills for PI, then I plan to work on my pvp skills and get myself back up to speed on how best to blow stuff up
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CCP Purple Tentacle
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Posted - 2010.07.15 11:44:00 -
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Playing the game since May 2003, also participated in the beta. I am a hardcore 0.0 guy, I was involved in high level politics as a CEO of decent 0.0 corp before I joined CCP.
I have 3 active accounts atm, all 3 mains located in 0.0. Playing pattern varies, depending on what's going on in the area of space I am living in. I love CTAs and pew pew.
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CCP Habakuk
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Posted - 2010.07.15 12:13:00 -
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I started to play 2003 in the last 2 months of the Beta. I tried nearly all parts of the game (except piracy), was in several alliances, ... At the moment I don't manage to play as much as in earlier (student-)days, but I'm still active and kicking.
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GM Orfeus
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Posted - 2010.07.15 12:26:00 -
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I've been playing EVE longer than I've worked for CCP.
Started in '05. Mostly PVP, low sec pirating, guerrilla warfare. But lately looking into industry and trading.
I think it's pretty safe to say, although I don't have any data on it, that most CCP employees and probably all that are involved with the development of EVE, play EVE and the majority probably did so before joining CCP.
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GM Homonoia
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Posted - 2010.07.15 13:34:00 -
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Yep, since almost 5 years now (was it that long? Damn). The only things I have not done as a player is T3 production, fly Supercaps, Faction Warfare and pirating (something I am seriously considering doing next). Everything else, from running missions in high sec, mining everywhere I could find rocks, to being part of alliance leadership and conquering regions.
Sadly, despite all this, I am still completely broke in game. I need to start making ISK again. /me boots up the client. |
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CCP Navigator
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.15 13:54:00 -
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Originally by: Ishina Fel
Originally by: CCP Navigator My main was retired when I joined CCP in 2007 but since then I have trained three other characters to 40-50 mil SP and nowadays I hang around low sec areas or run an odd mission in Empire when needs must.
I've actually always wondered about this.
Is it customary or required to retire your current character(s) when you join CCP, or do you get to keep them if nobody knows there's a dev behind it?
I can only imagine what happens to the mail inbox of a known dev alt...
It was my decision to retire my character permanently while I am employed by CCP. I will not go into too much detail as this is something decided between new employees and Internal Affairs
Navigator Senior Community Representative CCP Hf, EVE Online
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CCP Fallout
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Posted - 2010.07.15 13:57:00 -
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Originally by: Dr Cron Wow you all sound really out of touch as far as combat goes tbh.
Not necessarily :D
Fallout Associate Community Manager CCP Hf, EVE Online Contact us |
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CCP Fallout
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Posted - 2010.07.15 14:13:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Alice Another carebear checking in! I've been playing since 2005, ran my own corporation for a while and did mostly missioning, industry and small gang pvp. Took a break in 2008 when I joined an awesome company called CCP and played on/off since then.
Just recently started playing more seriously again, have joined a small corporation and I'm currently training up skills for PI, then I plan to work on my pvp skills and get myself back up to speed on how best to blow stuff up
I seriously would never have pegged you for a carebear!
Fallout Associate Community Manager CCP Hf, EVE Online Contact us |
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CCP Fallout
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Posted - 2010.07.15 14:16:00 -
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I'm not sure how many posters/lurkers attend Fanfests, but we do hold a Player v Dev event that's a lot of fun to watch.
I'm not sure of his overall playstyle, but this is my favorite Yokai story. He wasn't working for us then. But as a player, he was on the pickup team Bubblegum that made it all the way to second place in the FF08 PvP tourney. It was amazing to watch this batch of strangers play amazingly well.
Fallout Associate Community Manager CCP Hf, EVE Online Contact us |
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CCP Alice
Caldari C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.15 14:25:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Fallout
Originally by: CCP Alice Another carebear checking in! I've been playing since 2005, ran my own corporation for a while and did mostly missioning, industry and small gang pvp. Took a break in 2008 when I joined an awesome company called CCP and played on/off since then.
Just recently started playing more seriously again, have joined a small corporation and I'm currently training up skills for PI, then I plan to work on my pvp skills and get myself back up to speed on how best to blow stuff up
I seriously would never have pegged you for a carebear!
It's a TARP! Muhahaha
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CCP Explorer
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Posted - 2010.07.15 14:53:00 -
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Originally by: Liang Nuren Can we ask if its MANDATORY to play Eve for a certain amount of time each day/wk/month?
It's not mandatory.
Erlendur S. Thorsteinsson Software Director EVE Online, CCP Games |
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CCP Explorer
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Posted - 2010.07.15 14:54:00 -
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Originally by: Herzog Wolfhammer So CCP does play their own game... what does a frozen corpse from CCP go for these days?
We can't reveal our identity so how would you know?
Erlendur S. Thorsteinsson Software Director EVE Online, CCP Games |
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CCP Explorer
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Posted - 2010.07.15 14:57:00 -
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Originally by: Thoraxe Rig Do you guys have to pay for your EvE account, or do you guys get like 1 freely subscribed account for as long as you are a CCP employee?
We get up to 3 free accounts, have to subscribe beyond that.
Erlendur S. Thorsteinsson Software Director EVE Online, CCP Games |
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CCP Explorer
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Posted - 2010.07.15 15:07:00 -
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Originally by: Terrigal Still pretty poor CCP now your up to 24/250. You all on holidays
Yes, we are all on holiday.
Erlendur S. Thorsteinsson Software Director EVE Online, CCP Games |
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CCP Solomon
Minmatar C C P
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Posted - 2010.07.15 15:58:00 -
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Since 2005 - Carebear and proud.
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GM Pyro
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Posted - 2010.07.15 16:31:00 -
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IÆve been playing since late Æ05 and enjoyed every minute of it. IÆve moved through various alliances and had lots of fun out pirating in low sec and 0.0. IÆve done my fair share of carebear stuff as well, though itÆs more fun to be out in the thick of things.
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CCP Jasonitas
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Posted - 2010.07.15 20:02:00 -
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I started playing EVE after I started working for CCP in 2008. Now I have three accounts, with my main and another alt in lowsec. If I'm not fighting in Factional Warfare, I'm out doing exploration sites in lowsec and nullsec. (I'm trying to get into booster production.) And sometimes I gear up for a night of fighting, when I'm in the mood.
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CCP Dropbear
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Posted - 2010.07.15 20:18:00 -
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Originally by: Jove X I'd love to see a CCP employee with a standing of 8 with the Guristas or Serpentis.
Well, Cartel here (9.0+). Same principle applies though, even if you're running out of Serpentis Prime or some other horrible clusterf...
Step 1: Grab a Tech III. Tengu is arguably the best for this job. Step 2: Fit MWD/Impro Cloak + Interdiction Nullifier Step 3: Learn how to evade camps using MWD/Improved Cloak. Get it down to an art form, so that when you jump into that gatecamp from hell, you can keep it together. Step 4: Pray to your God that you never land <3,000m from something else in a gatecamp. This is, in fact, the only real risk. Step 5: Profit!
Other points...
Escape gatecamps: Use MWD/Impro cloak trick to turn 0.0 into the equivalent of lowsec. The only difference - when it comes to gate camping - between 0.0 and lowsec is that bubbles work in one, and not in the other. Interdiction nullifiers change this, and effectively turn 0.0 into lowsec. Ergo: You don't need to fit that Covert reconfiguration that horribly gimps your DPS (and consequently your mission-running capabilities). Just fit an I.N and pretend you're in Ammamake, not Serp Prime.
Avoid station camps: Instantly undock with an off-station bookmark. For added safety, at the cost of added logistics, fleet up with a second character and have them get the missions. I'm guessing this is what I'd want to do at Serpentis Prime, rather than undocking my 3b ISK Tengu in front of a hungry fleet. A second character also adds to your safety in that you can cloak one of them outside the station, and have them insta-warp your other mission-grabbing character out, quite a few seconds before you can actually control that character's client and tell them yourself to warp to the "undock" bookmark. It also helps to have a sacrificial lamb you can jump into systems you suspect are being camped.
Avoid mission disruption: Make your Tech III impossible to probe down. Don't launch drones. Kill target painting NPCs first. Usual drill here. If you fit faction modules in the right places, you can squeeze on the required ECCM/Backup Array configuration of your choice.
Add it all together and you can travel where you want, dock/undock at any station you want, and run missions for the pirate faction of your choice with almost complete impunity. It may be slower than taking a Maurauder in there, but it's of course, an order of magnitude more safe, and to me at least, far more interesting.
NinjaPvE best PvE.
P.S. On a technicality...getting Guristas faction would have become much less difficult since the advent of the pirate faction arcs.
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CCP Kepler
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Posted - 2010.07.15 23:49:00 -
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I've been playing since 2007-ish. Mostly pvp (and getting blown up....a lot), but I have been known to dabble in industry. I have a deep affection for mining, but I'm not sure why... It's calming...meditative almost.
To answer someone else's question: As far as I know, I don't play with any other CCPers; however, we often talk about our EvE experiences in the office.
See you in space....
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CCP Manifest
C C P
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Posted - 2010.07.16 00:33:00 -
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Originally by: g 402a
Originally by: GM Spiral You can trust Arkanon and Morpheus from IA to watch over this quite carefully indeed.
But who watches THEM!?!!!??!?!?!
Glad to see most of you still play tho :)
They watch each other like two Illuminati bent on controlling the world. Like Randolph and Mortimer from Trading Places.
Or, kinda like Night Owl worries about Rorschach and Rorschach worries about everyone else. Yes, they are definitely like Rorschach...
In all seriousness they are super professional Tech 4 warriors for the sanctity of EVE's sandbox. They have the respect of everyone around them for a reason. --CCP Manifest-- |
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CCP Shadow
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2010.07.16 04:21:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Fallout
Originally by: Helicity Boson Confirming that Zym plays. He's terrible though ;) ...
but not as terrible as a certain badger-mining forum mod I know of ;)
Hey!!!! Don't talk about Shadow like that!
(and I only do that when I'm working. Otherwise I'm in my Thrasher :))
Lies.
I do not mine.
-- Shadow
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CCP Nepthys
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Posted - 2010.07.16 08:07:00 -
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Since 2003. I lose way to many ships when I try to be a pirate
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CCP Yokai
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Posted - 2010.07.18 10:58:00 -
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Everyone has their own opinion of "Really Playing" EVE. But I like to PVP, so I try to sneak on one a week and blow stuff up. I have an alt in 3 corps and try to log in to lose a ship when someone has an op planned.
Also, a few weeks back the entire Ops team did lose a bunch of T2 ships on a quicky lunchtime roam :) My poor Vaga never had a chance!!
Hugs and Kisses CCP Yokai
P.S.
Been playing since 2004... had 6 accounts at one point... Saving lots of money now that I work at CCP... and my top toon is somehere just shy of 100Mil SP.
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CCP Incognito
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Posted - 2010.07.19 09:07:00 -
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Been playing since Beta, one of the reasons I sought out this job was that I love what EvE is and what it can become! ----- I am a programmer, not a designer, all design comments are just speculation and have no grounding in fact! |
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CCP Xhagen
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Posted - 2010.07.19 15:32:00 -
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I play and have been doing so since late Beta.
When I was working as a GM I took great care of trying every single play style out there and I've been trying to maintain that attitude even after I moved over to the CSM.
The last few months I've not had as much time to play as I would have liked so I'm down to missions and manufacturing only with the odd looking-for-trouble in lowsec. ____________________________
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GM Horse
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Posted - 2010.08.17 18:36:00 -
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Originally by: James Lyrus
Whilst I understand and appreciate why that's so, I do sort of wonder at times - how much does IA inhibit the 'free enjoyment' of playing EVE?
Honestly, not at all. IA has absolutely no effect on my gameplay, and I doubt it's a big issue for anyone at the company.
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CCP t0rfifrans
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Posted - 2010.08.20 00:00:00 -
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Originally by: Mara Rinn I wouldn't be surprised to find that the folks at CCP who are in null sec alliances are not in the same set of CCP employees who regularly read the forums.
There's a very broad spectrum of playstyles within CCP between the employees that do play. Some of us do a lot of killing, some get killed a lot and some take out their anger on innocent Veldspar. Grrr, Veldspar.
I do play but had a hard time playing for the first years after EVE came out, as I had been so involved with the graphics that they didn't seem "real" to me. When I started playing later, I got totally sucked in. Most times I play though, I must admit, I rage and write scribbly notes on my "must fix this" list, which is growing ever longer. A lot of it are the same things the CSM brings up, forum threads go on about and our staff talks about on in-house forums and e-mail threads. Generally the developers on EVE are very passionate about the game and a large portion of them have been with the game for a very long time, and we do our best to make it such that we can stay with it for a long time as well and it will keep entertaining and inspiring all of us that play it for years to come.
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CCP Atropos
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Posted - 2010.08.22 12:24:00 -
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Originally by: CCP t0rfifrans
Originally by: Mara Rinn I wouldn't be surprised to find that the folks at CCP who are in null sec alliances are not in the same set of CCP employees who regularly read the forums.
There's a very broad spectrum of playstyles within CCP between the employees that do play. Some of us do a lot of killing, some get killed a lot and some take out their anger on innocent Veldspar. Grrr, Veldspar.
Confirming I have CCP t0rfifrans' corpse.
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CCP Greyscale
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Posted - 2010.08.22 13:06:00 -
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Originally by: Mara Rinn I wouldn't be surprised to find that the folks at CCP who are in null sec alliances are not in the same set of CCP employees who regularly read the forums.
"The first rule of alliance club is that you don't talk about alliance club."
Staying anonymous in a large alliance is difficult at the best of times, and giving away any hints or details at all on the forums is only going to make that job harder.
It is honestly a pretty weird experience anyway. There are so many times where you have to bite your tongue about correcting someone because you don't want to risk a "well, how come YOU know everything?", or you deliberately do something you know is dumb because you figure a normal player probably wouldn't know enough about the inner workings of the game to know that it was stupid, or you're listening to someone complaining about a feature you worked on because they completely don't understand how it works (and didn't read the relevant blog or do the tutorial), or hell, you're listening to someone complaining about a feature while thinking "yes, that's dumb, we're going to fix it as soon as we have time" (or, even worse, "yes, I fixed that last week but it won't be deployed until next patch"). I also find myself thinking "no, it- oh, yeah, we did do that" fairly regularly... I do have a list of things I want to fix that could fill a small book, built up solely of things I've written down while playing, but it's always a matter of fitting them into the schedule.
You can still get a lot of fun out of the game, of course, but it's a rather more bizarre experience than the one most of you enjoy
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CCP Yokai
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Posted - 2010.12.14 19:49:00 -
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Originally by: Naxias A fun thread. Thanks. So I'm really curious: Any of you CCP pvpers ever kill me in a small-scale engagement? I've lost more than 500 ships so there are some pretty good odds that any given pvper in the game has killed me. I hope I gave a good fight.
I found one of you... but I was in a fairly large fleet at the time... Don't think you had a chance in that one but that's how life goes when you jump through a gate.
And yes, some of us actually PVP... but like many vets take some breaks now and again. I've recently gotten back into PVP and am considering losing some sec status to go play on gates for a while too :)
Great thread... I need more lunch time PVP budies :)
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CCP Spitfire
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Posted - 2010.12.17 13:54:00 -
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Me and my friend stumbled upon EVE Online in autumn 2006, and I never stopped playing since (apart from a few minor burnouts, but at least, technically speaking, I never stopped training skills ). I spent most of my EVE career in various 0.0 alliances (most of which have spectacularly failcascaded since), and also dabbled in science and industry, pirate missions, mining *ahem* and other stuff. Probably the only thing I never did seriously was wormhole exploration, which I regret to this day.
Right now, between work and family, I donÆt have much time to play, although I try to engage in FW on a more or less regular basis.
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