EVE Online Starting to Look Intriguing
Saturday, December 17th, 2005
In less than 24 hours I have read about half a dozen stories about the MMO EVE Online and I have to say that this game is starting to pique my interest. First, they have a 14-day free trial, which is always a good thing.
Second, there is the amazing story of how a small “corporation” (AKA player guild) spent months infiltrating another corporation all the way up to the highest levels. And once all operatives were in place, the spy corporation assassinated the leader of the target corporation, stole their extremely rare and valuable spaceships, and then completely liquidated the assets of the target corporation which were valued at around $16,500 in real dollars.
Third, they just released their second huge free expansion pack for the game, which is always a good sign — it’s important to see that the developer is continuously updating and improving their game.
And finally, the next expansion will allow you to own and fly some ridiculously large ships. And when I mean ridiculously large I mean like Super Star Destroyer large. That is just too freaking cool (look at the EVE picture carefully and you’ll see the Eiffel tower in the bottom left corner for size comparison).