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EVE Online Records 45,000 Simultaneous Players
by Nick Breckon, Jan 05, 2009 2:10pm PSTDeveloper CCP today announced that its spaceship MMO EVE Online recently reached a peak of 45,000 concurrent players.
The impressive number tops the previous record of 35,000 simultaneous users.
Unlike most MMOs, EVE Online is operated as a single instance, allowing every player to communicate and meet up within the massive universe of New Eden.
The game has been a technical challenge to maintain, with users often testing the limits of CCP's technology by swarming single systems en masse.
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When you get further into it you realize how stupid that system is. When you get to the point where you're sitting here waiting literally months for 1 skill to train you know something is wrong with the game.
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I gave it a try multiple times - but it all boils down to one simple factor - EVE is the only MMO on the market that plays itself. No matter how much time or effort you devote, you will never be on par with those that started before you due to the gimmicky "real-time" skill timer.
To each his own I guess. If people want to fork over there hard earned cash and stare at a count-down timer for days/weeks/months/years - more power to them.
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I gave it another try but I feel so disconnected to the world when I dont have an avatar and space simply doesn't have much to explore with either.
Since I primarily Socialize and Explore in MMOs that's a problem for me.
I would love to join a corp and thus enter that fascinating social sphere I hear so much about but without a hook into the game I don't think I'd last. Each time I give it a try I hope to find that hook and one day I might do, perhaps walking in stations will do the trick.
We need more EVEs, i.e smart, mature and understanding the power of community so I am glad this game continues to grow.
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The time and depth involved in this game mean the rewards go much deeper than simple " I win " moments and after almost 3 years of playing i still reap those rewards.