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First, I woke up at 8am this morning and weather.com says it's -14F/-25C (-41F/-41C windchill). I plan on staying inside today.
Second, I blame![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
dr_scott for this post. He mentioned something many days back about EVE Online gameplay. And I was sucked back into it. *sigh* I cancelled all of my online game subscriptions months ago in an attempt to save money during my (seemingly endless) jobhunt. But I splurged and spent the $15 to get back into this one. Part of the reason was also simple curiosity. They released in December an update to the graphics and I wanted to see how shiny my old spaceship was. (It's very shiny!) And the game is still consistently rated as one of the best-liked at mmorpg.com user ratings. Unlike other games that have been out for 5 years, this one is still setting new records for users simultaneously logged in.
On the plus side, it's a less invasive time sink than other games. Since I focus on the low-stress mining aspect of the game, I can actually mine and do other things on my computer at the same time. (Like this livejournal post. Like the continual job hunting.) I just play in windowed mode and then swap quickly between various applications, waiting for my cargo hold to fill up in EVE so I can haul it back to station. Frankly, though, that's what I think a good game should offer as part of its lineup: non-stressful activity. :)
Look at this photo. Each of those colored dots is an entire solar system, each with stuff to do in them. That's how big this game is. (Click the image for the interactive version of it.)
Second, I blame
dr_scott for this post. He mentioned something many days back about EVE Online gameplay. And I was sucked back into it. *sigh* I cancelled all of my online game subscriptions months ago in an attempt to save money during my (seemingly endless) jobhunt. But I splurged and spent the $15 to get back into this one. Part of the reason was also simple curiosity. They released in December an update to the graphics and I wanted to see how shiny my old spaceship was. (It's very shiny!) And the game is still consistently rated as one of the best-liked at mmorpg.com user ratings. Unlike other games that have been out for 5 years, this one is still setting new records for users simultaneously logged in.On the plus side, it's a less invasive time sink than other games. Since I focus on the low-stress mining aspect of the game, I can actually mine and do other things on my computer at the same time. (Like this livejournal post. Like the continual job hunting.) I just play in windowed mode and then swap quickly between various applications, waiting for my cargo hold to fill up in EVE so I can haul it back to station. Frankly, though, that's what I think a good game should offer as part of its lineup: non-stressful activity. :)
Look at this photo. Each of those colored dots is an entire solar system, each with stuff to do in them. That's how big this game is. (Click the image for the interactive version of it.)