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GameSpot has posted up a preview of CCP's space-based MMORPG EVE: The Second Genesis.
Here's an excerpt:Fortunately, it will allow you lots of freedom in this regard. If you wish, you can create friendly-looking, smiling characters or characters with ugly, tattooed faces who peer down their noses at anyone who tries to hail their ships. You can also choose an emblem to appear behind your character's face. EVE will let you play as one of 15 preset character classes, though these classes are really nothing more than different sets of skills, and over the course of your character's career, you'll earn enough money to buy skill packs that can enhance your existing skills and help you learn new ones. Interestingly, EVE won't have any experience points or character levels. Your characters' power and stature will be measured by how developed their skills are, how many ships they own, and how much money they have. Actually installing a skill pack will take several minutes to several hours of real time. The developer hopes that this installation time will actually help casual players with relatively little time to play, since they'll be able to log in for a quick session, start installing their skill packs just before they log off, and have an upgraded character the next time they log in. However, it should be noted that what you know won't be as important as who you know. The key to success in EVE will be joining a powerful player-run corporation--organized groups of players that resemble guilds from other online games but are much more influential, as they can colonize planets, build space stations, and even patent starship designs. |
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EVE Online: Preview @ GameSpot
