Why are you playing EU atm?

Why are you playing EU?

  • you want to make an income

    Votes: 14 7.5%
  • you enjoy the social aspect of the game, different professions, skill system, game economy etc.

    Votes: 68 36.6%
  • you love the exciting missions and revolutionary combat mechanics

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Las Vegas is too far away so it's easier to just login to EU

    Votes: 8 4.3%
  • you are an old player so it's hard to give up

    Votes: 66 35.5%
  • you don't really know why

    Votes: 30 16.1%

  • Total voters
    186

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I know there are quite a couple of discussions on this forum, about overall game improvements but I couldn't find an actual poll with this question which is quite important imo.

I am wondering what is the main reason for which we/you play EU. Is it because:

1. you want to make an income
2. you enjoy the social aspect of the game, different professions, skill system, game economy etc.
3. you love the exciting missions and revolutionary combat mechanics
4. Las Vegas is too far away so it's easier to just login to EU
5. you are an old player so it's hard to give up
6. you don't really know why

I miss the good old days fun and I want to have fun like back then, but i feel that EU is a bit outdated although it has a good concept behind it. So for me would be answer number 2 because that is what makes this game different and what imo offers great potential.

I think MA should be working on what they already have, and improve that; like for example tailoring and beautician professions, the game engine, the UI (which makes it look like a game from the 90's and I am talking about the new interface) and lots of other stuff rather then adding new features or apps which to be honest can wait.

Please vote and feel free to comment :)
 
Not really sure how to vote, so I'll just comment instead.

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I am wondering what is the main reason for which we/you play EU. Is it because:

1. you want to make an income (nope, but I quite like the prospect of being able to withdraw whatever I have left if I do get bored of the game and want to quit.)
2. you enjoy the social aspect (maybe yes to this, but the amount of scammers and players being scammed is disgustingly awful though...and a put-off) of the game, different professions (not quite sure how to comment on this), skill system (not quite sure how to comment on this), game economy (are you sure this even exists now?) etc.
3. you love the exciting missions (yup...very "exciting" indeed. NOT!) and revolutionary combat mechanics (how revolutionary is point and click?)
4. Las Vegas is too far away so it's easier to just login to EU (hahaha...maybe a little bit of this)
5. you are an old player so it's hard to give up (most probably this)
6. you don't really know why (this too I guess)

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Cheerio then. ;)
 
shit options . where is the having fun option , the other games are to easy need a challenge option
 
Voted for #2. Plus, I love my society! The best group of mates a player could have!
 
''you love the exciting missions and revolutionary combat mechanics ''

Not sure if sarcasm.
 
shit options . where is the having fun option , the other games are to easy need a challenge option

well for me the having fun option is the second one.. rather then playing a casino game or making an income for example, which is exactly the point.. although like sawachika said, I do like the option of being able to withdraw..which is a plus.

so it can be multiple reasons on different levels but there is one main reason for which you play, or you would like to play for :)

MrNumnut said:
''you love the exciting missions and revolutionary combat mechanics ''

Not sure if sarcasm.

yes it is sarcasm XD but some might enjoy that
 
This goes for me.
5. you are an old player so it's hard to give up (most probably this)
6. you don't really know why (this too I guess)

But i voted for.
5. you are an old player so it's hard to give up (most probably this)
 
None of the above really. All that stuff is done better in other games I play. Only reason I am playing now is to finish my mining project so I can see if my theory on mining is correct. It is a challenge though. Every time I get a 150+Ped oil or lyst hit I want to beat my face in with my keyboard because I have better things to do with my time than sit there for a hour clicking the mouse button to drill that out. :dunce:

However I find these forums much more interesting than the game itself. Its kind of a sad reminder how money ruins everything. Very interesting to see how RCE effects games and the fallout of the players.
 
I pay because it feels like I am slowly acomplishing something, all other games feel like fun but wasted time.
 
I have some goals I want to achieve is why :)

Along with that though I love the social aspect. Every day I get on to talk to nice people, good friends, and I meet more and more great people every day. If EU didn't have that, I probably wouldn't be here still.
 
None of the above really. All that stuff is done better in other games I play. Only reason I am playing now is to finish my mining project so I can see if my theory on mining is correct. It is a challenge though. Every time I get a 150+Ped oil or lyst hit I want to beat my face in with my keyboard because I have better things to do with my time than sit there for a hour clicking the mouse button to drill that out. :dunce:

I really hope you know about autouse tool! ;)
 
Well bad poll options:

- I am playing for the fun !!!
- I like the open skill system (not much games around that got this
- I like the challange given by the RCE concept (playing daily without huge losses!)
- I like that I can decide if/when and how much I deposit and still can play without depositing (not possible at subscription based games)
- I like the option to withdraw my PED anytime, if needed RL
- I like the option to sell all my skills once I decide not playing anymore
- I like the option to chip in to reach some set goals, if I want to
- I like the investment options given by MA
- I like the method how skilling works, skill by doing exactly what you want to skill (hate it at other games, where you could kill some k mobs to skill crafting, thats so stupid)

Well this list can be continued, all I can say there is not only 1 reason why I am playing EU.
Personally I prefer EU most, because it never gets boring. Most other games I played so far, started to get very very boring at some point, when got every UBER gear, had maxed skills and only thing you could do is farming Gold/ISK/or whatever ingame currency and selling it to othes using EBay, while breaking the EULA and risking a ban.
The good thing at EU is that it is absolutely no problem to sell anything you own ingame and get some real cash for it. Not that this is easy, nor that I ever did it so far, but its possible without breaking EULA/ToU.
Due to RCE EU is totally different from all comon games, and thats what keeps me playing.
Beside that I tried that russion RCE game, but sucks compared to EU!
No other games with RCE exist atm.

EU is the most challanging thing I ever played, and exactly that is why I am still around. Extremly high long time motivation for me.
 
Well bad poll options:

- I am playing for the fun !!!
- I like the open skill system (not much games around that got this
- I like the challange given by the RCE concept (playing daily without huge losses!)
- I like that I can decide if/when and how much I deposit and still can play without depositing (not possible at subscription based games)
- I like the option to withdraw my PED anytime, if needed RL
- I like the option to sell all my skills once I decide not playing anymore
- I like the option to chip in to reach some set goals, if I want to
- I like the investment options given by MA
- I like the method how skilling works, skill by doing exactly what you want to skill (hate it at other games, where you could kill some k mobs to skill crafting, thats so stupid)

Well this list can be continued, all I can say there is not only 1 reason why I am playing EU.
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Well the poll is not really a list of pro's and con's of the game.. it's more of a categorization of certain game features. It might not be the best ever but I think it gives an idea .. :)
 
I really hope you know about autouse tool! ;)
Yea, never been able to get it to work right. Still have to babysit it to make sure it doesn't stop. Just aswell do it myself. The hour is lost either way. :dunce:
 
Yea, never been able to get it to work right. Still have to babysit it to make sure it doesn't stop. Just aswell do it myself. The hour is lost either way. :dunce:

I've never had an issue with autouse tool. Only reason I think it would stop is your extractor was not fully repaired when you took it out mining with you? :scratch2:

See if a miner can help you, you really shouldnt be clicking repeatedly, that stopped with 2012 (or even earlier)

ONTOPIC: I chose option 2.
 
I'm not playing atm lol. Loot is shot, and I've been screwed by lootius for 12 years. It gets old.
 
A thread like this has been long overdue.. I was torn between #1 and the last one.. surprisingly no one has voted for las vegas... aka no gamblers.. at least on forum it would seem.. so why explosives bps?
 
A thread like this has been long overdue.. I was torn between #1 and the last one.. surprisingly no one has voted for las vegas... aka no gamblers.. at least on forum it would seem.. so why explosives bps?

Some of us like real gambling, like card games. But EU doesn't have those :laugh: I happen to have a casino in my city -but- they don't have table games like roulette and craps which sucks. Stupid laws! At least I get my poker and blackjack in there :p
 
Some of us like real gambling, like card games. But EU doesn't have those :laugh: I happen to have a casino in my city -but- they don't have table games like roulette and craps which sucks. Stupid laws! At least I get my poker and blackjack in there :p

You may have struck gold...

Gambling within gambling inside of a virtual universe. MA can open casinos in EU just like banks..

Gamception.
 
Should be why do you CLOCK INTO EU daily at the moment :laugh:

Other games you play here you click and watch, click watch, click watch, all while praying to earn some PED's... Like working to win at a casino or getting work done at work lol....
 
Because it takes twice as many balls as golf?
 
I'm still trying to get an all ATH playing penny slots ;)
 
I'm here because I can, I just don't know and have no other reason.

Maybe the decline of challenge in the mmo industry keep me here, where apart from that "excel style space ship mmo" your decisions count and if you make a wrong one it really hurt. That said there are no wrong decisions, just a learning curve that's more or less steep :)
 
Because it is fun.

I like money, numbers and fun people. EU is full of that.
 
Because I'm having fun and as soon as that stops I'll do what I normally do and log off for a few months and play other games :)
 
Which is what I'm doing at the moment, playing one at the moment and the next game is hopefully released in two weeks so who knows when I'll be back in game longer than a few minutes.
 
shit options . where is the having fun option, the other games are to easy need a challenge option
THIS.

Althou...
Some ppl don't know how to have fun in EU.
Some ppl have different idea about fun.
Some ppl don't know what's fun.

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Because I enjoy flushing 100 dolla bills down the toilet :yay:
 
"you are an old player so it's hard to give up"


And because I like to pee on money!

Game changed so much that it can also be the option: "you don't really know why"
 
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