Posted September 05, 2023
I've always been drawn to MMOs, and until recently I didn't understand why. Every time I was somehow drawn to the next MMO again, I tried to evolve as an ordinary player: figure out about main mechanics, explore my skills, go through the story, chatted, looked for like-minded people, gathered partys in instances, but always this process was interrupted after reaching the cap, I got bored with the process itself, I couldn't find a reason to continue. But everything changed when I found EVE, there I really found what I enjoy doing despite everything else, namely trading.
You might now think that trading is the basic mechanic of any MMO, but no, that's not the case. Trading in EVE is much more extensive than anything I've seen in other projects. An impressive number of goods, the absolute majority of which are produced by ordinary players. Small commissions for the order and an incredible number of them compared to other titles. Extensive statistics with the ability to track price fluctuations over the last period of time. Personally, I've noticed that some positions have consistent swings throughout the week, so I've been buying at the bottom and selling at the top. Tried to monopolize some positions, unsuccessfully, lol. In this way, I spent more than 500 hours without leaving the trading station. I am simply mesmerized by the idea that the module I made and sold will be installed by an ordinary player on his ship and he will fly far away to look for adventures, later, maybe lose it and come back to me for the next one.
Playing this way made me feel like a more meaningful part of the community than a healer rescuing party from a wipe. I wonder if anyone has had a similar experience? Can you recommend any projects that can give, at least in some sense, compatible emotions?
You might now think that trading is the basic mechanic of any MMO, but no, that's not the case. Trading in EVE is much more extensive than anything I've seen in other projects. An impressive number of goods, the absolute majority of which are produced by ordinary players. Small commissions for the order and an incredible number of them compared to other titles. Extensive statistics with the ability to track price fluctuations over the last period of time. Personally, I've noticed that some positions have consistent swings throughout the week, so I've been buying at the bottom and selling at the top. Tried to monopolize some positions, unsuccessfully, lol. In this way, I spent more than 500 hours without leaving the trading station. I am simply mesmerized by the idea that the module I made and sold will be installed by an ordinary player on his ship and he will fly far away to look for adventures, later, maybe lose it and come back to me for the next one.
Playing this way made me feel like a more meaningful part of the community than a healer rescuing party from a wipe. I wonder if anyone has had a similar experience? Can you recommend any projects that can give, at least in some sense, compatible emotions?
