I started playing EVE online again. Sure this is mostly because I am bored of World of Warcraft, and also because they just released a Mac client, and also because Kevin started and I was able to convince Elliot to play, and because it is in space and because it is really pretty (honestly none of these shots do it justice, I will put up better ones someday).
Though really this is not the best time for me to be playing video games, as I already feel like I have zero time. The good thing is, much of EVE is waiting around and being patient. While this at times can be frustrating ( actually it isn’t at all for me, but I could see how some people expect games to entertain them ) it allows me to get lots of other things done while I am playing EVE. Progress is always, no matter what I am doing.
Another reason that EVE requires lots of waiting is because of they have made their universe really big. And to make things even more realistic they have made travel actually take quite a bit of time (even though you get to travel faster than light, it still takes a while). I personally really appreciate that they did this, travel in WoW is frequently instantaneous or very very quick, with EVE I can leave my computer for an hour and return still not having arrived at my destination (especially if the client has crashed, which currently is frequent, though this may just be because both my computers seem to get bored of maintaining power for more than about three hours). Geography, distance, scale. These things are all coming up because they have been stuck in my head for the better part of a month.
Until then, you can stare at what I am staring at.
comments
Comments closed for this article.