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I really hope that Edwards doesn't completely write off the community as a whole after this whole debacle, and you lot can come back to him with a rejiggered kickstarter. I don't care if it takes two years instead of one, I really want to see this book (preferably, for less than 150k).
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Theres 100% easier ways to make money than from a dumb video game and anybody who plays that card is just straight retarded. On the other hand its nice to see my posting featured on TMC, shareholders can contact me to work out compensation for any future posts 
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Nov 24, 2015 21:43
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GaussianCopula posted:BR-5 was the Halloween War which was later. The Fountain war had the one battle, in which CCP fat-fingered the system thingy which would otherwise have been a cap bloodbath and the battle of 6VDT-H, which is probably still the largest battle in EvE history measured by player count, even though it was more a victory parade than a real battle. For me that timeline is all "fountain war" and a long loving 8 month slog because the enemies didn't really change so I was hearing about the same crew of people the entire time with, largely, the same sets of problems. (ie goons being massively incompetent.)
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Nov 24, 2015 21:45
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Numismancer posted:Since it was published an hour ago, we've gotten six new backers. One doesn't wilt in the face of unhinged attacks: one attacks back, harder. gently caress'em. The ultimate problem here is one of perception, when people who are nominally on your side of the fence are saying "The language of this looks more like sour grapes" it means the message didn't really fire off the way you intended it to. Or maybe I just read it wrong. Or maybe I'm just not emotionally invested in this. All of these are possible.
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Nov 24, 2015 21:47
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Citizen Rat posted:For me that timeline is all "fountain war" and a long loving 8 month slog because the enemies didn't really change so I was hearing about the same crew of people the entire time with, largely, the same sets of problems. (ie goons being massively incompetent.) Kinda yes. Basically N3 "Third Partied (I.e. fought only us)" in a war that had nothing to do with them when it was us vs TEST. So when it was N3 vs Russians we returned the favor.
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Nov 24, 2015 21:50
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FruitNYogurtParfait posted:sorry, i was quoting you and also talking to mittaniwife at the same time you mean sion?
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Nov 24, 2015 21:51
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Frozenpussy posted:you mean sion? this is funny on so many levels
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Nov 24, 2015 21:53
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Nov 24, 2015 21:53
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Frozenpussy posted:you mean sion? Are you implying that I should have a stern talking to with Sion? Rhymenoserous posted:Kinda yes. Basically N3 "Third Partied (I.e. fought only us)" in a war that had nothing to do with them when it was us vs TEST. See those all sort of rolled together for me into one long thing--and the principles were all the same--that I forget that there's a Halloween War.
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Nov 24, 2015 21:54
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From a PR perspective is there a reason that the decision to make a story about Eve that didn't focus on something as exciting as B-R? (I assume this has been answered already, but i might have missed it). Outside of possibly aiming to try out the writer, engage the community, and built up to the B-R fight I fail to see the excitement of the fountain war when you ignore the pure meta-gaming fuckery and political scandal of the conflict. With that note, for most players that drama was boring, I can't imagine how non-players would perceive it.
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Citizen Rat posted:Are you implying that I should have a stern talking to with Sion? imagine the voice of ben stein whispering sweet nothings into mittens ears.
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Nov 24, 2015 21:55
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Biaga posted:From a PR perspective is there a reason that the decision to make a story about Eve that didn't focus on something as exciting as B-R? (I assume this has been answered already, but i might have missed it). I feel like writing about B-R would be jumping the shark with the first book. I mean, I don't think Eve gets much better than that, at least not as far as I've played.
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Nov 24, 2015 21:57
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Biaga posted:From a PR perspective is there a reason that the decision to make a story about Eve that didn't focus on something as exciting as B-R? (I assume this has been answered already, but i might have missed it). Honestly his style of writing could build a whole novel out of BR- alone. ChickenWing posted:I feel like writing about B-R would be jumping the shark with the first book. I mean, I don't think Eve gets much better than that, at least not as far as I've played. Not really. Some of the best stories I've ever read started with the climax, us knowing how it all ended. Then subsequent books in the series showed how we got there from here. Basically you build a pool of "Investment" early on, then you can slog through more distasteful stories that eventually build to that crescendo. I'd start at BR-, then write prequels. During all of this provided that BR- book has legs, you write anthologies from a selection of lower grade authors that skirt around the edges of stories: Even have stories that are unrelated. Rhymenoserous fucked around with this message at 22:02 on Nov 24, 2015 |
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Nov 24, 2015 21:57
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Rhymenoserous posted:imagine the voice of ben stein whispering sweet nothings into mittens ears. Better than the Remedial/Mittens fic that was written. That thing was legit alarming.
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Nov 24, 2015 21:57
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ullerrm posted:this is funny on so many levels do..does mittani get pegged by sion too 
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Nov 24, 2015 22:01
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Citizen Rat posted:Better than the Remedial/Mittens fic that was written. That thing was legit alarming. speaking of alarming   https://wiki.goonfleet.com/Mittens_and_DBRB:_A_love_story_in_one_act
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Nov 24, 2015 22:02
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No.
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Nov 24, 2015 22:02
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That is a fantastic troll e: forgot the link https://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/3u4jty/endie_speaks_his_mind/
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Nov 24, 2015 22:03
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Wolfy posted:That is a fantastic troll That's one hell of a pastebin, if it's real it's confirmed stuff I've already suspected. Not that I'm all angsty about it or anything.
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Nov 24, 2015 22:11
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I tried using the registration tool, and it's asking me for a vCode or something. Where can I get one? I haven't played eve in like 5 years, was thinking of getting back in.
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Nov 24, 2015 22:14
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There may be a lesson here for all regarding the wisdom or otherwise of talking to Xander Phoena.
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Nov 24, 2015 22:16
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Rhymenoserous posted:That's one hell of a pastebin, if it's real it's confirmed stuff I've already suspected. Not that I'm all angsty about it or anything. Endie confirmed it's real in another thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/3u47vd/sion_kumitomos_article_on_the_fountain_war_book/cxbr9qj
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Nov 24, 2015 22:16
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Wolfy posted:That is a fantastic troll  That is spectacular, true or not. edit: Endie posted:There may be a lesson here for all regarding the wisdom or otherwise of talking to Xander Phoena. 
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Nov 24, 2015 22:16
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Endie posted:There may be a lesson here for all regarding the wisdom or otherwise of talking to Xander Phoena. gotta admit, if true, what the gently caress were you thinking
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Nov 24, 2015 22:16
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The stuff about HARAT and Esildra's corp as a secret finance RMT gambit is extremely well done, though Aryth openly broadcasting for coders for months and finance putting the TMC startup in the public audit thread for years hardly fits the ~hidden conspiracy~ angle. A+
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Nov 24, 2015 22:17
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Endie posted:There may be a lesson here for all regarding the wisdom or otherwise of talking to Xander Phoena. Oh good you are following the thread. Are they strangling you in illum yet? EDIT: Nope looks like you are getting back pats which makes this even funnier. I mean either way it was going to be funny.
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Nov 24, 2015 22:17
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Citizen Rat posted:Honestly, I worry more about one of the little passive-aggressive shits trying to poison the dog or something. Because Sitka has yet to meet a treat from a stranger she won't take. This would require said passive-aggressive shits to 'go outside', and we all know that ain't happenin'. Unfunny Poster posted:The freaking out over it being "another way for Mittani to make money" is as dumb as Gevlon's recent article. That is to say, very. "Mad because incapable of monetary gain from video games".
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Endie posted:There may be a lesson here for all regarding the wisdom or otherwise of talking to Xander Phoena. That's a shame, but not all too surprising.
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Rhymenoserous posted:Oh good you are following the thread. Are they strangling you in illum yet? I'm not in illum I walked out on it some time ago.
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Xolve posted:"Mad because incapable of monetary gain from video games". If I was going to get mad about goons getting financial gain/other forms of RL compense from other goons I'd have jumped over the moon for overfunding the GSF servers and feeding solo scotch, or goons giving money to avalloc who doesn't send them t-shirts, or possibly giving boat plex to whelp bomber fleets. I mean one alliance at one point was ponying up like 1000 bucks a month to pay some dude to FC/run their fleets. Poorly.
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Nov 24, 2015 22:23
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Why are EVE nerds to unqiuely pissed about people making money playing this game? Like SA has been the breeding ground for people making money of Video Games since the beginning of time. Yogscast, Pewdiepie, ect.
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Rhymenoserous posted:If I was going to get mad about goons getting financial gain/other forms of RL compense from other goons I'd have jumped over the moon for overfunding the GSF servers and feeding solo scotch, or goons giving money to avalloc who doesn't send them t-shirts, or possibly giving boat plex to whelp bomber fleets. I meant the average r/eve mongoloid, not you. Not supporting the book because you think Fountain was a boring war is one thing, but if it's because Mittens might make money off it- that's a whole new level of stupid. Venom Snake posted:Why are EVE nerds to unqiuely pissed about people making money playing this game? Like SA has been the breeding ground for people making money of Video Games since the beginning of time. Yogscast, Pewdiepie, ect. Autism.
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Endie posted:I'm not in illum I walked out on it some time ago. Dammit Endie, you were our voice.
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Xolve posted:I meant the average r/eve mongoloid, not you. What if we just think it was only interesting if you were emotionally invested in it?
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Venom Snake posted:Why are EVE nerds to unqiuely pissed about people making money playing this game? Like SA has been the breeding ground for people making money of Video Games since the beginning of time. Yogscast, Pewdiepie, ect. metastasized, stage four jealousy
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Rhymenoserous posted:What if we just think it was only interesting if you were emotionally invested in it? That's EVE in a nutshell. If you weren't there it's just an isk figure and 'we annihilated their fleet' met with a few head nods unless you pull a B-5 or an Asakai.
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Rhymenoserous posted:If I was going to get mad about goons getting financial gain/other forms of RL compense from other goons I'd have jumped over the moon for overfunding the GSF servers and feeding solo scotch, or goons giving money to avalloc who doesn't send them t-shirts, or possibly giving boat plex to whelp bomber fleets. I remember an RNK guy saying their guys do 3D mark tests for their computers if they plan to run Triage. If they fall below a certain standard, they buy the guy all the parts for a better computer. Venom Snake posted:Why are EVE nerds to unqiuely pissed about people making money playing this game? Like SA has been the breeding ground for people making money of Video Games since the beginning of time. Yogscast, Pewdiepie, ect. What?
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I honest to god hope this turns into an EVE versus the Imperium showdown (well not all of EVE since the Russians won't hit us) because the inevitable Imperial Victory would be so, so sweet. Mittens has my approval to keep putting gas into this fire.
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Venom Snake posted:I honest to god hope this turns into an EVE versus the Imperium showdown (well not all of EVE since the Russians won't hit us) because the inevitable Imperial Victory would be so, so sweet. Mittens has my approval to keep putting gas into this fire. It won't, because effort and the probability of loss.
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