{"id":753,"date":"2011-05-01T13:21:32","date_gmt":"2011-05-01T12:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sobaseki.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/01\/bb26-sometimes-the-sum-of-the-parts\/"},"modified":"2011-05-04T20:20:37","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T19:20:37","slug":"bb26-sometimes-the-sum-of-the-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sobaseki.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/01\/bb26-sometimes-the-sum-of-the-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"BB26: Sometimes the sum of the parts …"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the twenty-sixth installment of the EVE Blog Banter<\/a>, the monthly EVE Online blogging extravaganza created by CrazyKinux<\/a>. The EVE Blog Banter<\/a> involves an enthusiastic group of gaming bloggers, a common topic within the realm of EVE Online, and a week or so to post articles pertaining to the said topic. The resulting articles can either be short or quite extensive, either funny or dead serious, but are always a great fun to read! Any questions about the EVE Blog Banter<\/a> should be directed to crazykinux@gmail.com<\/a>. Check for other EVE Blog Banter articles at the bottom of this post!<\/p>\n

This month’s topic was proposed by @KatiaSae<\/a> of the much praised “To Boldly Go<\/a>” blog. Katia asks: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. As an astrophotographer, I’ve found it in the stars and planets of New Eden. Where have you found it? Perhaps you’ve found beauty in the ships we fly? Maybe it’s the sight of profits being added to your bottom line? Or maybe it’s the pilot portraits you see in the comm channels? Where ever you’ve found it, write about it and post an image.” Don’t be afraid go beyond the simple visual aspects of EVE as well. Is the EVE Community in itself a thing of beauty? What makes EVE the game, the world, the Community, so appealing to you?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a tough one ! Where to start ? I decided to pick three<\/p>\n

First of all there is the graphics, just a pic here from a while ago which also appeared in one of the earlier episodes of EON. Don’t think I need to add more explanation :). It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a joy to fly around in Eve.\"Manticore\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Second of all is the community. Eve\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s community is different from a lot of other MMOs. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s difficulty and steep learning curve attracts different people. Yes we too have the forum warrior \/ whiners, but overall it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a much more tight knit community. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know of any MMO that has something comparable to #tweetfleet for example. Or just an active blog community. People might be fighting each other in game but still be very friendly outside of it.<\/p>\n

Third of all is the progression you make. Although this sort of fades a bit when you have been playing for a long time, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just a joy when you can finally fly that ship you always wanted. Or to finally be able to do exploration properly, or use those tech II crystals (for the miners amongst\u00c2\u00a0 us). The time based skill system is very friendly to those who can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t spend 23\/7 in the game. You always progress (as long as you keep paying), you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to kill 10 space pirates.<\/p>\n

Last but not least: all of the above (and many more) combined in one game. Sometimes the sum is more than it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s parts ! And that for me is the beauty of Eve.<\/p>\n

Participants for Blog Banter #26 :<\/p>\n

  • CrazyKinux’s Musing: Beyond nebulas and shiny ships<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Freedom: the beauty in EvE \u00c2\u00bb A Mule In EvE<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Achernar: The bike and the barbecue<\/a><\/li>\n
  • where the frack is my ship?: Blog Banter 26: Love at first sight<\/a><\/li>\n
  • BlogBanter 26: EVE \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 beautiful \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 \u00c2\u00ab One capsuleer against all<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Blog Banter 26 \u00c2\u00ab Mad Haberdashers<\/a><\/li>\n
  • \u00c2\u00bb Blog Banter 26: Beauty of EVE \u00e2\u20ac\u201c To Boldly Go To Boldly Go<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Down By Law: Blog Banter #26: “The Beauty of EVE” (OOC)<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Blog Banter #26 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Beauty \u00c2\u00ab Roc’s Ramblings<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Banter #26: Beauty is in the eye of the markets | Diary of a Garbageman<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Progression’s Horizon: Blog Banter 26- Carry It With Us, Or We Find It Not<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Blog Banter 26: The Beauty of Eve \u00c2\u00ab A Scientist’s Life in Eve<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Freebooted: BB26: The Beauty Between the Lines<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Eve Opportunist: EBB #26 : Beauty is destruction.<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Blog banter #26: EVE shines, and not just visually \u00c2\u00ab Diary of a Pod Pilot<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Learning to Fly – Spinning ships since 2003<\/a><\/li>\n
  • BB26: Beauty, in certain conditions | A Missioneer in Eve<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Dying in Lowsec (One Hauler at a time)<\/a><\/li>\n
  • EVE Blog Banter #26 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Beauty \u00c2\u00ab Evehermit’s Blog<\/a><\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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