Games

The oh-so-awesome HTFU:

On a more serious note (and Relevant to my Interests):

How much HP damage the fire inflicts to units in the spreading fire
VERY TEMPORARY, I’ll fix when I come back from Boston to make it use the GPDamageModel like ForestFire was using in AoM

That’s why it’s in the shipping game, right?

One of the aspects that sets Eve apart from many other MMORPGs is the scope of player-driven activity, and player corporations are the key driver for that; from small pirate focused operations up to the alliances like BoB, the MC, ISS, and Ascendant Frontier, and their attendant empire building. This means that player-driven corps are a logical destination for players wanting to expand their participation in the game beyond basic shoot-and-loot and mining ops.

This is all very well, but from my limited experience in the game, I can already offer corporate recruiters some advice:

• Illiteracy is not attractive. If I’m replacing the CAS corporate channel with yours I’d like to think my new corp mates would have at least a basic grasp of the English language.

• Numbers are good. I’m sorry, but 2 man corps tend to be unable to defend themselves and are wardecced out of existence real quick. It’s hard to see them accomplishing much, either.

• Goals. If you can’t articulate your corporation’s goals, well, guess what? I can stay in the noob corp, fuck around aimlessly, too. Why should I pay you a corp tax to do the same thing?

The 0.0 Experiment is one of the wittier Eve-related things I’ve enjoyed recently.

I’m not sure I’d characterise the Minmater Gay Rights League as witty, but they are fabulous.

Our hero likes to investigate the cultural high points of EVE:

…now I can kill myself, to paraphrase Picasso. I saw Eve billed as the MMORPG for people with a life, based on the fact that its real-time skill-based character progression, open-ended universe, and general game balance allows one to do useful things and have fun without having to dissapear into the game WoW or EverCrack style. I thought I’d give it a try; so far I’m enjoying it immensely, but given the amount of time I’m putting in, I’m not sure I’m proving the thesis. Give it a month or two, and then I’ll see.

Oh, and this is spot-on. Complaining about Lara Croft’s chest is indeed the new SNAG signifier.