Thanks for the hard work and the update.

Also: don't be embarrassed. Complex systems are called that for a reason after all. Anyone with even a limited amount of IT experience should know that and have a great deal of understanding for your situation.

Doubling the amount of players in a single day is a pretty damn good "excuse" imo. I'd like to see EVE handle that or even WOW.

Keep fighting the good fight!

- Melor

Of course it's a shame that the first few days have been so unstable for me and the other EVE refugees. However, any long-term EVE players will be more then used to some slight instability and server issues here and there. I personally have no problems with server issues as long as the communication between the Devs and customers remains so good.

A quick "Damn guys, server is dying, we're limiting logins for a while" is worth way more to me then some slick Dev Blog written by some PR-bastard.

It shows me that the Devs are basically just cool internet geeks that want to create a cool game and know what their players are also just internet geeks that prefer being talked to like normal people and none of this "Dear Customer" bull.

So take your time to fix the issues - we'll still be here when you're done.

And to my fellow EVE refugees I'd like to say: be gentle and think back to EVE a few years ago. Yes it was a little more unstable but it was a game made by gamers for gamers (instead of what it is today - a cash cow for ex-CITIBANK investment bankers to maintain their undeserved high living standards on our backs).

Personally I'll choose the server issues any day!

Cheers
Melor

PS. Yes, I know I'm bitter. I'm already visiting a shrink for it!

Personally I HATE micro transactions in none f2p games. I pay the devs my hard earned cash (3 accounts atm) so they make the game better. Not so they can cherry-pick every new feature that I paid for with my sub and then sell it too me a second time if it can be "monetarized" (spelling?).

That is simply wrong in my eyes. Either my sub pays for the game (including all the features that my sub was used to develop) or you should change your pricing model. Either that or don't waste my sub on developing stuff that I have to pay for a second time.

However, I can live with RMT as long as it's VANITY only and does NOT influence any player driven markets (such as ammo/ships/mods created out of thin air for RL $$$).

I still find it unfair to let me pay your graphics dudes for new skins and then I still have to pay them a second time for every new skin. But I guess I can accept you wasting my money to sell it back to me again as long as I don't feel like i'm being scammed (70$ for a monocle) or as long as I'm not forced to double pay you to remain competitve.

Imho I'd rather pay 3$ more for sub but then get the entire game (and not finance projects/features that i won't benefit from).

Just my 0.2 NIC.

I am one of those EVE refugees and let me tell you that I'm not here out of protest. I'm here because I'm looking for a fun game experience without the bitter corporate-y aftertaste and being made to feel like a cash cow to be milked.

I can understand your frustration over not being able to log in (I even share your frustration) but I would ask you not to direct your internet anger at the new guys, even if it is technically our fault for migrating here and revealing a hidden bug in the process (and tbh, get used to it... EVE players are good at revealing hidden dark things).

Also: monocles.

Cheers
Melor, a genuine refugee!