I'm afraid I won't tell you much about my Eve
activity. The nature of this strange MMO requires one to maintain
a level of confidentiality. The more info you give out about
your Eve persona, the more a target you make yourself.
Did you
blink in surprise? Then you don't know Eve. And that's OK! It's not your mainstream MMORPG. It serves a niche.
Eve
is a pervasive PvP environment. By that I mean: no matter where
you go in the Eve universe, you face danger. Yes, there are areas
where you're less likely to be a victim and others where you take great
risk. That's part of the fun. When you play Eve, you constantly
balance Risk and Reward. How well you do that determines your
effectiveness in the Eve universe.
Eve is a complex game. You never master it. If you believe you have, then it's only a matter
of time before Eve smacks you down. Hard. And as you lie there,
trying to get back up, Eve will demand to know by what right you attempt to
rise again. Such moments will define you. I know of no other MMO on the market that gives you that depth of
experience.
Which is not to say it's perfect. No MMO is and Eve
has a lot wrong with it. And a lot right. So I play. Perhaps I'll elaborate on that more at some time, but this intro suffices
for now.
If you are FOL (Friend of Liv) and you have a genuine
interest in Eve, then contact me. You know how.
Update 19.09.2018
This month, CCP (The Eve Admins) announced that Pearl
Abyss, the publisher of "Black Desert Online" (BDO), will acquire them. In
the official announcement, CCP is all about "similarities, synergies,
DNA-matches" and other typical stuff you hear at acquisition time. What
I'm focused on: just this month, Pearl Abyss made BDO a pay-to-win
(P2W) game, something that I never condone and never support with my
subscription euros. You may point out that this doesn't necessarily
mean Eve will become so and you'd be right. But if you believe that a Large
Corporation that absorbs a Small Company will not eventually
change how the Small One runs their business, then you're not paying
attention to what happens in the world.
But hope springs eternal, so
I'll continue to play Eve for now. I did, however, change my recurring
subscription from 1-year to 6-month.
Update 23.07.2019
I cancelled my sub. It's not PA's fault
(yet) -- I simply lost my motivation to continue because my corp
leader passed away in Real Life. Our corp was small and, for the last six
months, he and I were the only active members. He was a wonderful guy and I
sorely miss him. Perhaps in time, I'll get over it and rediscover my desire
to play. In the meantime, there are so many good games and so little time,
so I'm going to focus on others for a while.
Fly safe, choose wisely
in battle and be strong.
Update 30.10.2023
Over the last month or two, I've been thinking more and more about
getting back in. I believe that's normal. If you stay away from something long
enough, you'll eventually miss at least certain things about it and, as
imperfect as Eve (or any game) is, I do miss certain things about it.
There's only one thing holding me back: Eve's price policy has changed
and not for the better. Yes, Eve is also free-to-play, but if one is
serious about a game (which I always am or I don't play), one subscribes.
Here is a summary:
| Months | Cost in Euros | Cost per Month |
| 1 | 19.99 | 19.99 |
| 3 | 47.98 | 15.99 |
| 6 | 86.95 | 14.49 |
| 12 | 149.90 | 12.49 |
| 24 | 270.99 | 11.29 |