Re:Eve-Online player loses a $9000 digital spaceship
by FireBeyond on Thursday July 11, 2013 @02:54PM
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EVE: Very true. It's a game that's entirely possible to get involved in to a level that is a different kind of obsessed than, say, WOW.
EVE is all about people, interaction, politics, planning. WOW Raids, however complex thy get at higher levels, just can't ever compare. I've started, and stopped playing, many times, because of it.
Re:Eve-Online player loses a $9000 digital spaceship
by canvia on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @11:17AM
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Money isn't the problem, it's the entire reason the game is so engaging.
If poker wasn't about money it would be a different game. There has to be an element of risk otherwise decisions do not have any consequences. Without consequences there is no incentive to attempt to play in an optimal manner.
The problem is a player's aversion to risk and fear of loss, both of which are important psychological elements when playing the game.
Poker seems fascinating, but the problem is the money.
If poker wasn't about money, the ideal players to play with are a bit better than me. Since it is about money, the ideal players to play with are overconfident drunks/halfwits with money. Just not fun.