I had my eye on EVE Online for quite a while now, always fighting with myself whether I should try it out or not. For those who don’t know what it is: EVE Online represents the largest gaming universe on the planet, and is a MMORPG. Much like World Of Warcraft - except that this is set in space. So something more for my taste. Don’t get me wrong, WoW is pretty cool and neat and all - but I’m just not the fantasy guy you see.
EVE takes place in a time after mankind left Earth, and was able to traverse the vastness of the universe with Stargates first. Later, a wormhole was discovered, which could take us into even greater distances, we had so much more to explore. However the wormhole collapsed, and man was eventually split into four races. Each of them now has their own characteristics, weaknesses, strengths… you name it. The EVE universe is the universe in which the four races stayed after the collapse of the wormhole.
I have had a go for only two days, and all I can tell you is that it is incredibly vast, you can become who ever you want to be. There are entire corporations run by players, organizations, and military arms.
My tiny ship on its way to another Stargate, employing the Warp Drive
I wasn’t sure if my iMac (which is the new one, 20 inch) would be able to withstand the demand of the game in terms of graphical juice. Well so far it looks pretty damn awesome, and it runs in full native resolution with a great amount of detail. I’m sure when I upgrade to a paid account I will have more settings available.
All in all, give it a go. You can fly free for two weeks and honestly, you won’t be disappointed.
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