Eve’s Certificate System and other shiny improvements

None of this will be new to current Eve players, or those of you who keep up on Eve developments.  I’ve never intended this site to be a news blog, so take my oh-so-late comments with that in mind.
I unsubscribed from Eve last fall, just about a year ago. There have been quite a few [...]

Really, Sony? Order 66?

In the month of October, I’ll be giving money to two MMO companies that worked hard to regain my attention and my business. Both CCP and Turbine have excellent marketing plans designed to entice former players into resubscribing.
Sony Online Entertainment, on the other hand, basically just gave former players the finger. Instead of taking a [...]

Return to Eve

It’d be wrong to say that I resubscribed to Eve Online just mention CrazyKinux’s Eve Online Fanfest schwag contest, but the contest is a good reason to link to a great blog. Plus, who wouldn’t want a fistful of Eve goodies?
I resubbed because I realized there are things in Eve that I haven’t accomplished. I [...]

And the winner is…

Instead of jumping into Darkfall or Fallen Earth, I resubscribed to Eve Online last week. Three things influenced my decision. First, I already own Eve, and my wife and I went out on the $50 I would have dropped on a new game. Second, the videos from the Alliance Tournament on CCP’s Youtube site made [...]

Restless gaming

I’ve been spending a lot of time reading lately, instead of playing games. I thought I was just burned out on MMO’s, but single player games are causing the same restless feeling I experienced with MMO’s. I’ll sit down at night to play, and no matter what game I choose, I don’t want to play [...]