Eve Online Dominion update

moshpit · Dec 1, 2009, 09:19 AM

I just started playing Eve Online a few weeks back fully expecting to be unimpressed because the game dates all the way back to 2003. I happily admit I was wrong, the game looks very good even now. Of course, this game gets regular graphics updates to improve the visual quality of the engine, but I honestly hadn't realized just how far Eve has come. It's now using a Dx10 engine and looks every bit as good as X3 The Reunion and almost as good as Terran Conflict.

Well, it's getting another huge face lift right now. The Dominion update is replacing all the planets and star backdrops with new highly detailed textures that will make the planets look more realistic. Also, there's apparently plans to go even further with the graphics according to a good interview I read this morning : http://frontpage.mmozone.nl/content/view/1835/165

So this game is really growing up with the times. I'm impressed and enjoying myself quite a bit with it.

Heres a taste of where the current graphics are at before the Dominion update:

My Hyperion Battleship leaving dock to go rat hunting. 1920x1080 8xSSAA 16xAF (rescaled down by Tinypic to 1600x900)

Preview pane view of Hyperion

Nosferatu · Dec 1, 2009, 10:21 AM

*User mumbles something something about Gallente...

Also, keep EVE-on-crack away from me, please...

sittal · Dec 1, 2009, 10:22 AM

No! Not again!
Leave me alone! I'm gonna go back to Aion.

moshpit · Dec 1, 2009, 10:23 AM

It's getting prettier though! Come on, you KNOW you want to be sucked back in

moshpit · Dec 1, 2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu

*User mumbles something something about Gallente...

Not too fond of armor tanks?

Nosferatu · Dec 1, 2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by moshpit

Not too fond of armor tanks?

Putting it mildly...

moshpit · Dec 1, 2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu

Putting it mildly...

That particular boat is great for PvE, but it's no PvP boat. Myrmadon is the preference there, a nice Battlecruiser with quicker turret reaction times. The thing I really like about the Hyperion for PvE though, is it tanks both armor AND shields together nicely. Great for level 4 missions.

s0meguy · Dec 1, 2009, 10:52 AM

eve online was way too repetitive for me.

Nosferatu · Dec 1, 2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by s0meguy

eve online was way too repetitive for me.

Fail.
EVE is what you make of it.
If anything, it's more open than other MMOs...

moshpit · Dec 1, 2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by s0meguy

eve online was way too repetitive for me.

Did you find a decent corp to join? Merchant Knights of Eve has regular weekly events that are a blast to participate in.

Nosferatu · Dec 1, 2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by moshpit

That particular boat is great for PvE, but it's no PvP boat. Myrmadon is the preference there, a nice Battlecruiser with quicker turret reaction times. The thing I really like about the Hyperion for PvE though, is it tanks both armor AND shields together nicely. Great for level 4 missions.

Don't you be talking sweet things to me, ya hear!!!
To stop myself from going back to EVE like a boomerang, I had to sell entire account last year.

s0meguy · Dec 1, 2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by moshpit

Did you find a decent corp to join? Merchant Knights of Eve has regular weekly events that are a blast to participate in.

such as? shoot rats? mine? camp gates?

moshpit · Dec 1, 2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by s0meguy

such as? shoot rats? mine? camp gates?

Well, the mining part was part of it, but that kind of grinding is common to any MMO you play. At least this time I'm not chopping trees or swing yet another bloody pick axe. But on the other stuff, shooting the rats wasn't a random affair like you make it out to be, it was more structured patrols to protect miners. And we don't gate camp, we bust gate campers, that was the other part of it

sittal · Dec 1, 2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by moshpit

...we bust gate campers...

horray.

though, after getting my battlecruiser, gatecampers decided not to attack me anymore

moshpit · Dec 1, 2009, 03:32 PM

The Merchant Knights of Eve are a benevolent corporation with community in mind. Gate campers are bad for commerce, so we pod them on site.

s0meguy · Dec 1, 2009, 04:15 PM

carebear POWAARRRRRR

i wonder how often you actually bust gate camps though, because you need a group of people to do that. when i was in corps, people pretended to be very active corps while they actually werent at all and there was barely any cooperation.

CoolNitro · Dec 1, 2009, 06:19 PM

I love this game and what they are doing with it but after playing it for 6 months without a good corp it became very slow I mainly did solo lvl 3 - 4 missions in an Amarr BS but after I lost 2 Apocalypse's in a row from pesky flys with warp jammers I became too afraid to leave the station.

EvE is one of the only mmo games that I have played so far that made me get hyped up on adrenaline though when you get blown up and lose over 200 mil worth of ships and items and don't have a corp to support you it really really sucks.

As for the update patch I wonder how the mechanics work for taking and holding planets if done right it could really move things towards more fleet combat.

Crisler · Dec 1, 2009, 08:17 PM

Forget that big ship crap, frigates for the win.

CoolNitro · Dec 1, 2009, 08:56 PM

I was working my way up to use a marauder by the time my account time ran out I was just finished BS rank 5, I can already use stealth bombers but because I have never been in a good corp so there was never a need to use such a ship but my anathema covert ops was handy in tracking down deadspace complexes that is if the first 20 finds where not wormholes.

moshpit · Dec 1, 2009, 09:14 PM

Love the new Dominion stuff! Planets are very sweet looking now. Also, the browser kicks butt as well, I'm typing this from inside the game right now

moshpit · Dec 1, 2009, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s0meguy

carebear POWAARRRRRR

i wonder how often you actually bust gate camps though, because you need a group of people to do that. when i was in corps, people pretended to be very active corps while they actually werent at all and there was barely any cooperation.

Our corp is pretty active. And we're working on proper team tactics. In fact, we do quite a bit of ship sparring for training as well. The only ones who whine about carebears are the ones who alt-trick noobs into attacking them so they can jump in with their main sitting next belt over because that's how they get their jollies. Some of us are more community minded then that.

Nosferatu · Dec 2, 2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Crisler

Forget that big ship crap, frigates for the win.

Rocket Kestrel FTW!!!

ZodiacDaR · Dec 2, 2009, 08:44 AM

Oh man, I've been on and off with EVE more than any other MMO. I've slowly made my way into kicking ass with Gallente Cruisers and Gallente Interceptors. I think I was working with Drone Momma V (name for my Vexor, fifth ship) and Toe Jam III (name for my Taranis, third ship). The Taranis is just way too expensive to lose anymore of, so when I get back I'll be running the Vexor, because I can usually buy and outfit one of those for near nothing unless I lose my T2 stuff.

My buddy asked me a couple weeks ago if I would go back to it with him. We played during my last stint together and he was like 9 days away from the top ORE Mining ship when his account cancelled. I told him maybe next semester of college, since I'll only be teaching early evening and not late evening like this semester.

Everyone have fun for me until I get back. I seriously miss my Taranis.

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moshpit Resident Mac Hater Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: PIT, PIT, PIT, in the PIT!!! Posts: 16,806	Eve Online Dominion update I just started playing Eve Online a few weeks back fully expecting to be unimpressed because the game dates all the way back to 2003. I happily admit I was wrong, the game looks very good even now. Of course, this game gets regular graphics updates to improve the visual quality of the engine, but I honestly hadn't realized just how far Eve has come. It's now using a Dx10 engine and looks every bit as good as X3 The Reunion and almost as good as Terran Conflict. Well, it's getting another huge face lift right now. The Dominion update is replacing all the planets and star backdrops with new highly detailed textures that will make the planets look more realistic. Also, there's apparently plans to go even further with the graphics according to a good interview I read this morning : http://frontpage.mmozone.nl/content/view/1835/165 So this game is really growing up with the times. I'm impressed and enjoying myself quite a bit with it. Heres a taste of where the current graphics are at before the Dominion update: My Hyperion Battleship leaving dock to go rat hunting. 1920x1080 8xSSAA 16xAF (rescaled down by Tinypic to 1600x900) Preview pane view of Hyperion __________________ Ci7 860/8Gb Patriot Viper/EVGA P55 SLI/2x HIS Radeon HD 5870 CrossfireX/2x Patriot Torqx 128G/750Gb Seagate ES.2 Ci7 920@3.6Ghz/6Gb Corsair DDR3 1600/GA-EX58-UD3R/ATI Radeon HD 4870/4x 750Gb Seagate ES.2 (Media Center) C2Q Q6600/4Gb G.Skill Pi Black DDR2 800/IP35 Pro/EVGA 8800GTS 640/2x 200Gb SATA Caviar (wife's rig) If you feel like I'm hurting your wittle feelings too much, refer me to this thread : A new nicer moshpit??? "Go screw yourself Apple." Last edited by moshpit : Dec 1, 2009 at 09:24 AM.

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Dec 1, 2009, 10:21 AM	#2
Nosferatu Hasta la victoria siempre Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Yer olde EU Posts: 5,138	*User mumbles something something about Gallente... Also, keep EVE-on-crack away from me, please... __________________ :runaway:

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Dec 1, 2009, 10:22 AM	#3
sittal Rage3D Spammer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 18,127	No! Not again! Leave me alone! I'm gonna go back to Aion. __________________ This post automatically contains the phrases "Awesome artwork Jonz" and "LOL gencii88 posted that pic of g-a-m-e again!" where appropriate.

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Dec 1, 2009, 10:23 AM	#4
moshpit Resident Mac Hater Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: PIT, PIT, PIT, in the PIT!!! Posts: 16,806	It's getting prettier though! Come on, you KNOW you want to be sucked back in __________________ Ci7 860/8Gb Patriot Viper/EVGA P55 SLI/2x HIS Radeon HD 5870 CrossfireX/2x Patriot Torqx 128G/750Gb Seagate ES.2 Ci7 920@3.6Ghz/6Gb Corsair DDR3 1600/GA-EX58-UD3R/ATI Radeon HD 4870/4x 750Gb Seagate ES.2 (Media Center) C2Q Q6600/4Gb G.Skill Pi Black DDR2 800/IP35 Pro/EVGA 8800GTS 640/2x 200Gb SATA Caviar (wife's rig) If you feel like I'm hurting your wittle feelings too much, refer me to this thread : A new nicer moshpit??? "Go screw yourself Apple."

Dec 1, 2009, 10:52 AM	#8
s0meguy Radeon HD 5570 Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 34	eve online was way too repetitive for me.

Dec 1, 2009, 03:32 PM	#15
moshpit Resident Mac Hater Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: PIT, PIT, PIT, in the PIT!!! Posts: 16,806	The Merchant Knights of Eve are a benevolent corporation with community in mind. Gate campers are bad for commerce, so we pod them on site. __________________ Ci7 860/8Gb Patriot Viper/EVGA P55 SLI/2x HIS Radeon HD 5870 CrossfireX/2x Patriot Torqx 128G/750Gb Seagate ES.2 Ci7 920@3.6Ghz/6Gb Corsair DDR3 1600/GA-EX58-UD3R/ATI Radeon HD 4870/4x 750Gb Seagate ES.2 (Media Center) C2Q Q6600/4Gb G.Skill Pi Black DDR2 800/IP35 Pro/EVGA 8800GTS 640/2x 200Gb SATA Caviar (wife's rig) If you feel like I'm hurting your wittle feelings too much, refer me to this thread : A new nicer moshpit??? "Go screw yourself Apple."

Dec 1, 2009, 04:15 PM	#16
s0meguy Radeon HD 5570 Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 34	carebear POWAARRRRRR i wonder how often you actually bust gate camps though, because you need a group of people to do that. when i was in corps, people pretended to be very active corps while they actually werent at all and there was barely any cooperation.

Dec 1, 2009, 06:19 PM	#17
CoolNitro Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,545	I love this game and what they are doing with it but after playing it for 6 months without a good corp it became very slow I mainly did solo lvl 3 - 4 missions in an Amarr BS but after I lost 2 Apocalypse's in a row from pesky flys with warp jammers I became too afraid to leave the station. EvE is one of the only mmo games that I have played so far that made me get hyped up on adrenaline though when you get blown up and lose over 200 mil worth of ships and items and don't have a corp to support you it really really sucks. As for the update patch I wonder how the mechanics work for taking and holding planets if done right it could really move things towards more fleet combat. Last edited by CoolNitro : Dec 1, 2009 at 06:21 PM.

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Dec 1, 2009, 08:56 PM	#19
CoolNitro Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,545	I was working my way up to use a marauder by the time my account time ran out I was just finished BS rank 5, I can already use stealth bombers but because I have never been in a good corp so there was never a need to use such a ship but my anathema covert ops was handy in tracking down deadspace complexes that is if the first 20 finds where not wormholes.

Dec 1, 2009, 09:14 PM	#20
moshpit Resident Mac Hater Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: PIT, PIT, PIT, in the PIT!!! Posts: 16,806	Love the new Dominion stuff! Planets are very sweet looking now. Also, the browser kicks butt as well, I'm typing this from inside the game right now __________________ Ci7 860/8Gb Patriot Viper/EVGA P55 SLI/2x HIS Radeon HD 5870 CrossfireX/2x Patriot Torqx 128G/750Gb Seagate ES.2 Ci7 920@3.6Ghz/6Gb Corsair DDR3 1600/GA-EX58-UD3R/ATI Radeon HD 4870/4x 750Gb Seagate ES.2 (Media Center) C2Q Q6600/4Gb G.Skill Pi Black DDR2 800/IP35 Pro/EVGA 8800GTS 640/2x 200Gb SATA Caviar (wife's rig) If you feel like I'm hurting your wittle feelings too much, refer me to this thread : A new nicer moshpit??? "Go screw yourself Apple."

Dec 2, 2009, 08:44 AM	#23
ZodiacDaR Viper Pilot Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pope's Hat Posts: 846	Oh man, I've been on and off with EVE more than any other MMO. I've slowly made my way into kicking ass with Gallente Cruisers and Gallente Interceptors. I think I was working with Drone Momma V (name for my Vexor, fifth ship) and Toe Jam III (name for my Taranis, third ship). The Taranis is just way too expensive to lose anymore of, so when I get back I'll be running the Vexor, because I can usually buy and outfit one of those for near nothing unless I lose my T2 stuff. My buddy asked me a couple weeks ago if I would go back to it with him. We played during my last stint together and he was like 9 days away from the top ORE Mining ship when his account cancelled. I told him maybe next semester of college, since I'll only be teaching early evening and not late evening like this semester. Everyone have fun for me until I get back. I seriously miss my Taranis.

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