A Random Static

What is it about Eve-Online that drags me back, sometimes kicking and screaming, to New Eden and all it entails?

I was browsing some old RSS feeds and stumbled upon this post by KrazyKinux. I read through it and was prompted to consider my own answer to the question: What brought you in to Eve, what keeps us playing and what brings us back if we leave? (continue reading…)

I found a use for my java programming instruction from the past year: small Eve-Online apps that do calculations I’m not interested in repeating each time I need them done. The first such program is a Jump Bridge fuel calculator.

Quick Background: a jump bridge allows for the instantaneous movement of a ship from one point in space to another. This requires fuel depending on the mass of the ship and the distance to the other side of the jump bridge. Think of it as a wormhole except you have to fuel it.

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I was quite fond of AvP 2 when it came out several years ago. One of the few games to really give me a frightful experience. Crawling through air ducts and having xenos running at you from different locations can be quite disconcerting.

This new title looks promising and I’ll be paying more attention to it as its release date approaches. Just watch the video and enjoy.

Ok, maybe a little dramatic but it does communicate the wide open universe and the number of choices available to the average pilot.

Honestly? I have very rarely been in a situation where another pilot has required my assistance as I was passing by. Not like other MMOs that I’ve played in the past. Games like Everquest, WoW and LOTR:O have all given me situations where I’ve been able to help another player in a virtual life or death scenario. It’s a good feeling to be able to help another player out but it happens very rarely in EVE unless you join a player alliance with 1000′s of other players. Then virtual life or death happens all the time and you need the assistance of all your buddies to survive.

If the video intrigued you, try out the 14 day free trial available off the Eve-Online website.