I'm not playing EVE, mainly because I don't like point-and-click space combat (and there's no Linux version) but I am playing Vendetta Online, as that does feature twitch-based controls and a Linux (and Mac) version.

What're twitch controls?

The game still interprets your movements after 48hours solid gameplay when all you can do is make twitching stabbing movements at the keyboard..

My weapon of choice at the mo is WoW.. I'm on the Arathor Europe server, playing the horde side as Balkron and Isadrel (if anyone else here is mad enough to play it )

Twitch controls means you directly control your character, requiring fast reflexes and such, as opposed to most mmorpgs, where you just click on the enemy and you character moves itself.

ahh, WoW is twitch controlled to a certain extent

Yeah, but it's still a dice-roll wether or not you hit... no real skill involved in that.

not really an rpg then is it - more of an fps/tps ?

More a space/flight sim with rpg elements

But it's still fun!

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(and there's no Linux version)

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Eve is the place I've been hiding for the past 5 months. It's an absoloutly amazing game for many reasons, basically it has everything that World of Warcraft and Everquest etc. don't: Sci-Fi setting; Player Driven economy; one single unsharded world; politics; an amazing PvP system; complete lack of experience grind - real time training ftw (for the win, an Eve-ism that's spreading to other MMOs); freeform characters - no classes; the ability for a newbie to stand on par with a 3 year vet - none of this wait until you're level 60 then compete; endless ways to improve your character - the equivalent of lv 60 is some ten years trainingand much more.

I'd write up a real review but quite frankly I wouldn't know where to start, Eve is something that has to be experienced. If anyone wants either me or Alan can send you a free 14 day trial key and I'd be able to give you some general pointers to starting up in Eve.

Oh, by the way, if you spot a slightly opinionated poster on the forums by the name of Kaalise that's me.

(Edited by Havoc 14/07/2005 01:16)

(Edited by Havoc 14/07/2005 01:17)

Here's a few videos that would give you an idea of Eve (and hopefully make you want to play). Note that the first is CGI, all others however are in game footage:

Evolution Trailer
Dueling Cruisers
What if Eve was a movie pt. 1
What if Eve was a movie pt. 2
Chapter 1 - Vanguard
The JaegerBomb I
The JaegerBomb II