Voodooextreme (slick new design, I really like that one) has published a behind-the-scenes video from Eve Online. 40 or 80 MB to download, and a nice article to read (including screenshots). Here's an excerpt:
Eve differs from other MMORPGs by offering a much larger diversity of skill choices and developments for your character. Combat, exploration, commerce, mining, and even factory management are just some of the skills that will be available to the player, and each one offers a huge assortment of sub-skills to choose from. Using skill points, you choose which skills you want to have, and then later during the game you can install (learn) new ones. Skills are not applied instantly; it takes a certain amount of real time to learn one. More complicated skills may take days to learn, compared to basic ones that may only take a few minutes. Fortunately the skills are learned in the background, so while you are logged off, the skills are still being applied. |