I'm withholding judgement on this MMORPG because it's slow to start, which I'm glad I knew about when I decided to give it a shot. All reviews I read mentioned that there is a learning curve, but also a pacing issue surrounding the game. It doesn't exactly hit the ground running.
But the most impressive thing about the game is simple: I'm updating this blog right now while playing it.
Remember the ghastly flight times in Warcraft? Well, Eve takes place in a massive, single shard universe. So you can only imagine the travel times there! However, Eve includes an in game browser, which strikes the perfect balance for play.
Warcraft has a warning sign that few people talk about. It's so common to have players buy gold or achievements that it is (and has been) a huge industry. Now when you are actually PAYING someone else to play your game for you, so you don't have to, that's a warning sign.
Eve realizes that there is some down time specifically because the universe is huge, and ALL players are on the same server. So to counteract this, it includes management tools to make it easy to have the game running in the background, while you work. So instead of bouncing between windows, you can actually browse and use your system tools within the game, and then moke and prod your spacecraft when it needs it.
And you don't suddenly come back to your game and find yourself ganked. Which is nice.
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