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EVE Online: CCP Unveils Monument to EVE Online

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129

When an MMO creeps from the virtual world into the real one, it’s usually in the form of t-shirts, fiction and other must-haves for the dedicated fan. Which is what makes the latest project by CCP Games even more unusual - a five metre tall monument to EVE Online.

Positioned on the Reykjavik seafront and a stone’s throw from CCP HQ, “Worlds Within A World” is formed of two pillars that face each other, with a polished slab of aluminium standing between them. Fixed to the concrete base are a number of metal tiles, etched with the names of hundreds of thousands of player characters that were active at the time. A tool has also been provided for those hunting their own name.

Designed by artist Sigurður Guðmundsson with input from CCPs own art directors, the monument was formally handed over to the city, with mayor Jón Gnarr being presented with a ceremonial knife to cut away the twine that bound it. After claiming that he “doesn’t believe in reality”, he finished a short speech with a single word: “Beautiful.”

With EVE FanFest 2014 opening tomorrow, it’s likely that players will now be scouring those tiles in search of their own mark on the universe of New Eden. Speaking of which, it’s about time I found my own.

~Filed by MMORPG.com's Gareth Harmer

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Comments

  • UhwopUhwop Member UncommonPosts: 1,791

    It's nice to see meaningful content being added to the game.  

    If only my sub was still active.  

  • Dreamo84Dreamo84 Member UncommonPosts: 3,713
    No wonder they had to lay off employees. I suppose monuments are better than jobs though.

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  • RoinRoin Member RarePosts: 3,444
    Your Eve subs at work lol

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    In Peace - Vigilance.
    In Death - Sacrifice.

  • PrecusorPrecusor Member UncommonPosts: 3,589
    They probably needed a pat on the back after their 2 major gaming flops
  • kosackosac Member UncommonPosts: 206
    its grave for CCP? last year red numbers $25 mil. who cares.. no walking station.. no dust for pc.. no WoD.. CCP realy going to die?
  • KilrainKilrain Member RarePosts: 1,185
    ccp isnt going anywhere and Eve will never die. I don't even play and I can tell you that for certain.
  • toasty420toasty420 Member Posts: 4

    Found my name, really cool CCP! Zipran will live on forever...now to make a trip to see it in person

     

  • Agent_JosephAgent_Joseph Member UncommonPosts: 1,361
    Originally posted by kosac
    its grave for CCP? last year red numbers $25 mil. who cares.. no walking station.. no dust for pc.. no WoD.. CCP realy going to die?

    ccp should to stick only with great EVE,dust is crap shooter , valkyre 'll be crap space ship shooter,they simple cant make another good game.

    Who care for walking in stations? wasted money & resources for nothing useful in game,

    EVE is game who making money ,ccp spending money  in bad &  failed project.Time is to stop with wasting eve money.They learn it with  harder way.

     

    Thank you CCP !

     
  • Solar_ProphetSolar_Prophet Member EpicPosts: 1,960

    Meanwhile, people in the Atlanta area are desperately looking for new jobs to feed their families... but SCREW them, right?

    Funny thing is, if this were Ubisoft or EA doing this, the hate on this board would reach ridiculous levels. But because it's CCP, it's perfectly okay.

    AN' DERE AIN'T NO SUCH FING AS ENUFF DAKKA, YA GROT! Enuff'z more than ya got an' less than too much an' there ain't no such fing as too much dakka. Say dere is, and me Squiggoff'z eatin' tonight!

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  • toxicmangotoxicmango Member UncommonPosts: 119
    Symptomatic of all that is wrong with CCP.  Their other projects are flops or are cancelled and staff laid off right before Christmas, their financials show loss or write downs, meanwhile they dump effort and money into pointless bling projects that generate no income and which serve no purpose other than to bolster their own egos.  
     
    That whole "I don't believe in reality" quote shows how far gone they are when they think this is a good thing.  Companies that lose touch with reality go bankrupt.  Individuals who lose touch with reality end up in psychiatric institutions.  
  • ChramChram Member Posts: 91
    Originally posted by Solar_Prophet

    Meanwhile, people in the Atlanta area are desperately looking for new jobs to feed their families... but SCREW them, right?

    Funny thing is, if this were Ubisoft or EA doing this, the hate on this board would reach ridiculous levels. But because it's CCP, it's perfectly okay.

    The cost of this monument (~20 000 USD) could probably pay for something like three months of a single developer's time. There were around 100 employees at Atlanta before the first rounds of lay offs and around 50 before the latest (and, sadly, last) round of layoffs. It's pocket change really compared to the cost of running a developer studio. CCP isn't that dumb. 

    I find this monument rather cool. Will definitely check it out when I finally get to go on a hiking trip to Iceland.

  • JeroKaneJeroKane Member EpicPosts: 7,105
    Originally posted by Agent_Joseph
    Originally posted by kosac
    its grave for CCP? last year red numbers $25 mil. who cares.. no walking station.. no dust for pc.. no WoD.. CCP realy going to die?

    ccp should to stick only with great EVE,dust is crap shooter , valkyre 'll be crap space ship shooter,they simple cant make another good game.

    Who care for walking in stations? wasted money & resources for nothing useful in game,

    EVE is game who making money ,ccp spending money  in bad &  failed project.Time is to stop with wasting eve money.They learn it with  harder way.

     

    Thank you CCP !

     

    If, instead of wasting Resources on DUST, WoD and now Valkyre, they actually DID fully develop the Walking in Stations Add-on!

    Then it would have actually been a smashing success with increased subs!

    I played EVE Online for years and was greatly looking forward to Walking in Stations! And many along with me!

    But when they just dumped the first iteration in the game, like so many other stuff they dumped ingame unfinished and then didn't bother to continue working on it and finish it.... dropped the Monocle gate (MT) on top of it as is it wasn't already enough....

    ... that was the final drop for me (and many) to say farwell to CCP and EVE Online. Not turning back.

    CCP has lost their Magic long ago. Sadly.

  • Mors.MagneMors.Magne Member UncommonPosts: 1,549
    I'm a critic of CCP, but I must admit it was awesome to read my name "Mors Magne" on that monument.
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