Anyone here play EVE online?

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Is this game any more exciting to play yet?

Last I tried this game, was a few months after Earth & Beyond was shut down. (which was years ago). From what i could tell, it was an economy simulation in space where you did one of three things. Run repedative missions from some stupid NPC, mining, or gank the people doing either of those activities.

I played it for 2 weeks before the boring monotony took the upper hand, and i canceled my account before my first 30 free days had expired. I'ts not like E&B was any less repedative, but at least in that game you could explore some planet surfaces, dock at space stations and get out of your ship and walk around, and stuff like that. Eve had NONE of that. Just rock pounding in space or mindless errand boy missions.

i know the feeling. ive tried to get into eve online twice now, the last time i was playin was april last year and it was 6 months or so before i got fed up again. thing is, there looks to be a great game in there somewhere but i still havent been able to find it.

i initially went into it hopin for a elite/wing commander type experience but that didnt happen.

ive never done any pvp yet and ive been told that adds a new dimension, it is a multiplayer game after all. but the whole game seems a very hands off experience.

the winner of any pvp battle will be who has the best/relevant ship fittings and even then all your doin is clicking a button to attack.

i think it would be much more engaging if you could actually fly the ship, like in X3 for example. the way i see it, x3 does everthing eve online does + no monthly sub.

but every now and again though i get the urge to try it again, thinkin maybe this time it will stick.