that article embodies pretty much why I hate MMOs quite well throw in spotty teens telling you how to play and time wasted that about covers it.

got into this more than 12 months ago.enjoyed it enough to sub for 3 months more.cancelled as I couldn't afford to keep paying.played every day.miner.Haha.had been hoping to earn Enuf plex to have game pay for itself but wasn't to be. the only mmo I've actually paid for.very enjoyable timesink

I'm still waiting for the single player version. ;-)

I played the trial a while ago and while I enjoyed it more than I thought I feel like I wouldn't have the energy to continue, I've a hard time with loss even in games so if I can't keep some kind of control the game becomes a catch 22 for me. I'll probably try again in the future if I get time and energy.

A friend of mine is a serious player - always trying to get me into it, but I just dont enjoy online games - sadly as EVE is definately the kind of theme I like. I just stick to a bit of X3 when the mood takes me.

May 6th, new build with a lot more depth and many gameplay/stability fixes. It does still need improvements to advance beyond it's beta form but it's come a long way from the builds that were out a few months ago.

I have an EVE 30 day extended trial code if anyone wants it:
8K4AM-KLD3C-W3HMB-KAB2L-USYR4-SAZDU-8E009

http://eveonline.com/activate

It's from a brochure my wife got from PAX east, most of which was torn away to become a pinwheel with spaceships on it. Help yourself.

It's called X3 Terran Conflict/Albion Prelude :P

I should also mention that I usually don't go in for multi or online much these days. I've been pretty burned out by the frequent nature of most online games and the way their creators (usually more publishers than Devs but either way) tend to milk things and provide weak support etc.

For me EVE is different, it's a true sandbox where what you do isn't constrained by pre-scripted events.
I find that it's a very easy game to play solo, but also becomes more fun with friends because (unlike my experience of so many other online games) you don't have to be locked into the same play times or specific player numbers to collaborate. I enjoy sharing projects with friends who are in vastly different time zones. We're hardly ever on at the same time but we can still work together. In addition the diversity in possible options is pretty solid (I'm about a year in and still have things that I haven't even tried yet).

For a mostly offline single player guy like myself EVE is a great online experience because it allows me to play when I want as long as I want and the social aspect is (with the right group of people) a take or leave it aspect which can be added to what I'm doing on my own. Plus I have to admit I really enjoy sandbox game play.


Dust on the other hand is still a beta but as it continues to become more complex and diverse (as well as actually getting it's core game play down and squashing bugs) it's pretty appealing for a free to play game. I usually despise "microtransactions" but so far the way they're present in Dust isn't 'pay to win' and doesn't seem like straight up money grubbing so I've been pleasantly surprised there. And the real cheery on top is how the two games are taking place in real time within a single player driven universe. Granted Dust is only taking its very first steps regarding a meaningful presence there but full integration is slated and if done well will really provide a very fun long term game that can be played free (assuming you have a PS3). And much like UT2004 it's also pretty solo for an online game, you can hop in play and log off without any other strings. There are advantages to having a group that you work with in a tactical way but playing solo is also possible (I do mostly solo myself and haven't run into any heavy barriers to that play style).

I have to admit however that as much as I'm more single player oriented I still think it would be nice to get some GOG folks into a game together at some point =) (which is why I resurrected this thread)

Cheers,
Legion

Ive been playing for what, 2 years now.

Reaver and RoseLegion, if I only knew you back then when I played eve, things would be different. I started several times from 2004 and always got burned by lack of friends who want to play it :( FIrst time though I was in a small corp and with people I liked but it was 2004 and eve was really hard these days. I remember we worked for days mining just to buy one member's Apoc. When I later joind I discovered you could pretty much do missions for day or two and buy that same ship with ease :(
I'm hoping Dust will be different than it is today, it seems like a fun game but controls and gameplay is lacking now. I tend to play that mode with mcv's, skirmish is too random for me.

Played it back at release, sometimes it felt like I was just looking at a pretty screensaver, I just didnt take to it at all :(

Developer Q&A - The DUST - EVE Link
http://www.twitch.tv/ccp/b/385675642

Developer Q&A - DUST 514 Development
http://www.twitch.tv/ccp/b/394708149

Just a couple examples, mucking about in New Eden is what I get up too when not chewing through my massive GOG backlog (currently focused on nwn2 as my gf is playing it heavily). So, if any of you decide to put a toe in the water, or are already splashing about and want a bit of company at some point, feel free to give a shout :)

Cheers,
Legion

New build is out, live release comes on the 14th of this month (how clever lol)
Really liking what they've done so far, especially making all voice communications in game free now.
Ok back to playing Dust and looking at Torment posts =)