Eve Online

[Spooky]

A well liked EVE player died in the San Bernardino shooting. o7


R.I.P. in peace Photon Torpedo.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/3vclpv/rip_in_peace_photon_torpedo/


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Robert Adams, 40

As an environmental health specialist with San Bernardino County, Robert Adams often inspected pools and food facilities during the construction phase.

Adams, 40, and his wife grew up in the Inland Empire and were high school sweethearts, said family friend Jenni Kosse. They had tried to have kids for some time, she said, and he adored their 20-month-old daughter, Savannah. He loved taking her to the park and uploaded new pictures of her to Facebook almost every night.

"When you saw the three of them together," said a distressed Kosse, "you just wanted to jump in the middle and think, 'I want to have fun too.'"

He always looked out for others. He could sense when someone was angry or frustrated, she said. He'd smile at them and ask, "How can I help you?" Almost always, Kosse said, the person's anger would melt away.

Adams — who wore bright ties and his beard in a goatee — also spent time helping his parents, who donate doves to Inland Empire families who have lost a loved one, Kosse said. They give them away for free, she said, so families can release them at ceremonies.

"To be supportive," she said, her voice quivering. By Thursday night, a fundraising page set up by friends, who said they were struggling to "make sense of what makes NO sense," had raised more than $20,000 for the widow and young daughter.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-bernardino-shooting-victims-htmlstory.html

[Spooky]

Big war has been going on in Eve. This give a little background.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/04/21/eve-online-world-war-bee-mittani/2/

[Spooky]

EVE is going to a model where they will have FTP and subs.

https://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/introducing-clone-states-and-the-future-of-access-to-eve-online/

I think it is interesting. I have let my subs lapse, but once they enable the FTP, I will be able to log in and play, but with a smaller set of skills. Thing is, those characters have all the FTP skills maxed out, so I will still be able to enjoy the game without paying.

[Eric]

Nice!  Sounds like they just need bodies--both paying and not.

[Spooky]

You can have fun with the ships and skills in the FTP model, but the envy of people flying better ships will get a lot of the FTP players to sub.