tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942059813481083566.post9175780861093195073..comments2023-10-25T07:19:08.019-05:00Comments on The Nosy Gamer: Was Inferno An Incarna-Level Event?NoizyGamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315716516032999133noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942059813481083566.post-79587351845643700842012-06-27T10:10:20.894-05:002012-06-27T10:10:20.894-05:00I'm a new player so I don't know what summ...I'm a new player so I don't know what summers are like for EVE, but it *is* summer. The weather is nice, people have holidays, and while I might use those to play games, shockingly most people do not.wartzillahttp://twitter.com/wartzillanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942059813481083566.post-85100141027742016702012-06-27T10:08:15.157-05:002012-06-27T10:08:15.157-05:00I'd point out that not concurrent users pay $ ...I'd point out that not concurrent users pay $ to CCP but active accounts. For example I run 6 accounts. 4 of them don't play more than 3-5 minutes/week (just refresh training queue for Archon, Rorqual, Ragnarok, Nyx), so their contribution to the concurrent users is zero. Yet they pay just the same amount as the guy who is cloak-AFK in enemy space 24/7.<br /><br />The very idea that Inferno CAN have any effect like Incarna is weird. Incarna thrown a philosophical change to the players, one that many refused completely. People do unsubscribe games if they go pay-to-win (I did with World of Tanks). However I've never heard anyone who unsubscribed over an UI annoyance.<br /><br />Also, consider the possibility that the lost accounts belong to the botters, possibly because the character standing in one place for hours, attempting to put an item into a non-existing container is a very easy sign for CCP that he was botting. If they negwalleted a botter, he is unlikely to buy PLEX legit to un-negwallet (he started botting exactly to avoid paying), he probably just stopped playing or in best case PLEX-ed up his main and dropped his botter accounts.Gevlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072766785893313616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942059813481083566.post-13572498913979069192012-06-27T06:23:53.286-05:002012-06-27T06:23:53.286-05:00You might also give some credits to the well known...You might also give some credits to the well known "summer hole" which appears regularly in this time and won't change for some weeks.<br /><br />Diablo 3 is a remaining factor as some are still playing it but I've seen many returning from it and the TS3 Channel for diablo is empty most of the time.<br />I don't think that CCP Unifex would be unhappy if so many eve players are sitting in the dust beta. Haven't seen an interview with him where he's not praising it in highest tunes.<br /><br />All those "unhappy players" who threaten with "I cancel all subs" are just those who want attention. I'm sure the great majority that unsubed during incarna didn't went to forum and wrote they are leaving they just did it. Some went to forum but not the majority.<br /><br />For myself, I like the changes made and most of my corp mates like them too. The remaining ones are at least not upset about it and don't think about quiting the game.Chaninanoreply@blogger.com