I could spend hours defending EVE, discussing how it isn't any more cliquish than any other MMO I've played (including this one), and how CCP is not lazy with their development. Instead, I'll break it down into the simplest form. EVE Online is a sandbox game. In a sandbox game, you are the story. These games are designed to be as open as possible and give players as much freedom to as they desire as possible. The vast majority of MMOs on the market are not sandbox, but theme park games. In theme park games, you play the story, quest for NPCs, grind for gear, etc. You don't develop the same way for a sandbox that you do for a theme park because you don't try to control what your players are doing or what they're creating.
As I've stated before, EVE Online is not for everyone. It is not a game that favors people who lack critical thinking. It is not a game in which you can just outfit a ship with the coolest gear and run around kicking butt. EVE requires skill, strategy, cooperation, patience, and an understanding that you're going to lose your shiny gear eventually. The developers will not entertain you in this game. You are the content and that's what makes the game great. Last night there were over 35,000 people on the game at once. Everyone in the same environment. How many people can be simultaneously logged into the same world in FFXIV?
Theme park games and sandbox games are for people with different preferences. That's all this really comes down to. The largest alliance in EVE has over 35,000 members. Here you can't even have 130 in a Free Company. Different games with different purposes. I like both. Twilight sucks. Peace.
As I've stated before, EVE Online is not for everyone. It is not a game that favors people who lack critical thinking. It is not a game in which you can just outfit a ship with the coolest gear and run around kicking butt. EVE requires skill, strategy, cooperation, patience, and an understanding that you're going to lose your shiny gear eventually. The developers will not entertain you in this game. You are the content and that's what makes the game great. Last night there were over 35,000 people on the game at once. Everyone in the same environment. How many people can be simultaneously logged into the same world in FFXIV?
Theme park games and sandbox games are for people with different preferences. That's all this really comes down to. The largest alliance in EVE has over 35,000 members. Here you can't even have 130 in a Free Company. Different games with different purposes. I like both. Twilight sucks. Peace.
