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Topic: Trial player, at a crossroads

Okay, I really, really like this game. It feels the way Anarchy Online and EVE felt when I first started playing both games.

Full of wonder at the new surroundings and things to learn. (AO was my 1st mmo though, so that's a hard feeling to capture) The whole atmosphere of the game is really engaging. I've loved scifi since I was born!

But, there's a problem. I'm not here because I hate CCP or EVE Online. I'm here because a new potential scifi MMO is here and it looks like it could be the next niche king next to EVE. The problem is, I still really like EVE too. I have 2 accounts and I'm still working toward goals, making ISK and increasing the amount of SP I have.

Yet, I find myself opening PO to make more usage out of my trial. (Although, I can't login right now. Apparently the server is at max!) And I just don't know what to do. I don't think I want to cancel my EVE accounts but I would like to subscribe to this game, even if I find it hard to justify paying for 3 different MMO accounts.

It's a struggle for me because I also have to consider the fact that I have my actual life to worry about as well and it almost makes me feel irresponsible considering subbing to another game while also currently playing another.

So I guess I'm just looking for something that can really tip the scale for me. Why should I make the jump, aside from the fact that I would save tons of money a month by having just 1 accounts and subbed to this game? tongue

2 Reply by Gasoline (edited by Gasoline 2011-06-29 21:36:42)

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Re: Trial player, at a crossroads

It is only 9€ a month and by the looks of it, I got an extra gift month when I subbed. So it was 9€ for two months. If you can't justify re-newing the subscription after 2 months of playing then this game might not be for you.

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Hmm, that's really cool.

Another thing that has me hung up on all of this... Space is a really big thing for me. I've always dreamed of it since I was a kid and EVE sort of piques that piece of me that has always wanted to go to Space.

Now, as far as I know right now, there is no space flight or combat in PO. If you can tell me that, at some point, there will be, that might be the scale tipper.

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Honestly, I've had a similar thought when I pick this trial up instead of resubbing to EVE. I already have some investment in EVE, why should I pick up another game?

I decided I'd pick up perpetuum and drop EVE... Here's why.

1. Sunk cost: My EVE account costs more and I get less out of it, even If I played for a couple of good months.

2. Development: Perpetuum is a new game with active devs who still have that spark of wonder and touch of humility that is so absent in current MMO devs.

3. Ground floor: We are jumping in, quite appropriately, at a crossroads. The next updates should shake up the system and give new blood a chance at true power in game. You could be a CEO in six months here, with real power, instead of owning a tiny ____-ing corp and getting dissolved after a war-dec.

4. Cost: You pay for 2 EVE accounts... THat can be up to 30 dollars a month... You could run two Perp accounts for 20 or less, and even buy a third for the same cost. You get similar gameplay and the politics you know and love, in return, you give up a superfluous 3rd dimension.

Honestly, I'm just waiting for my next paycheck to get my trial upgraded.

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There may not be space exploration, but there are giant robots shooting lasers.
I also don't think that there will ever be a space aspect to PO, it'll all just be Sci-Fi, but on land.

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Also, I can't get in! sad

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Yes, that is the problem right now. I am finished with eve and PO looks promising (allthough the devs have alot of work to do imo). But the current situation really bores me to death. I wasn't able to log in once today until like 5 minutes ago.

And now that I logged in, I got kikced out and the client repeatly trying to log back in. Needless to sqay I will not restart the client. This situation has a better chance to log in...

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I'm in IRC and I think they're about to deploy a fix for the limit. I could be wrong.

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Dante Marcellus wrote:

I'm in IRC and I think they're about to deploy a fix for the limit. I could be wrong.

Comfirmed. 1 hour from now.

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Thought I'd update this thread again. I subbed for 2 months! big_smile

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Congrats smile

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Took the plunge and jumped from trial to subscription.   And it feels great!  Loved Eve and lots invested there but honestly it feels good to put down roots here.  I know I'm still in the honeymoon time with the game and still lots to learn about it, but I like the SciFi setting here better than Eve.   It's very much like a Mechwarrior game MMO.  Wonder if they'll have a Titan robot? big_smile

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The game has so much potential, and big bots are something we are all looking forward to; but it will be a while due to some technical issues and just letting the game mature.

Big bots are going to be a huge (pun intended) addition for a future expansion!

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Just to put this info on big bots for new guys - currently the engine has issues with allowing robots larger than 1 tile. This has to be fixed before truly large bots can be introduced. According to a Dev chat in-game a while ago we'll first be seeing things like constructables and terraforming, but it's definitely on the list.

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Re: Trial player, at a crossroads

One of the things I also like with Perpetuum is that is newer and therefore it feels like you can have much more of an impact on the game itself. Somehow, I end up feeling a bit small in the grand things in eve...

Also, clearly with such an awesome surname Perpetuum is the obvious choice.