Greetings, spacefriends~

On this coming Wednesday (the 24th) at 18:00 UTC (The time on the bottom left in your Neocom) I'll be hosting an Ask-Me-Anything event for a couple hours. During this time, Eve Online and Dust514 players can join the channel "CPM-AMA" and post questions and topics of any nature, and I'll do my best to cover as much as I can, within the bounds of our dreaded NDA and the limits of good taste!

This event is so far just myself, though other CPM members may grace us with their presence if their own schedules permit it! Though, this could be the first of what I hope will become a generalized way for the community to keep in touch with the CPM as a whole on a semi-regular basis, on a more personal scale.


See you guys then!

Thanks for your candidness guys, I appreciate the work and effort that you are putting in. After chatting to you I'm a lot more convinced that you are doing and saying the right things, but CCP is not ready/able to actually yet fully embrace either you, the community or the communication changes required.

Worryingly, Dust is not able to survive a Jita Protest level event which lead to the sea change for EVE between CCP and CSM.

I'm be interested to know how we as a whole can support your efforts - by bringing the numbers/loud voices/intelligent scrutiny/pitchfork where they can be leveraged the most.

Finally, I really got a feel that you are all intelligent, thoughtful, balanced people who have a passion for the game and want it to succeed. Congrats on making it to CPM and continue the great work.

They can't survive an event like that, but it still is a card the community has in it's deck that we could threaten to use.

They can't survive an event like that, but it still is a card the community has in it's deck that we could threaten to use.

We really don't. Threats to boycott/mass quit generally don't do anything. A mass 'protest' isn't really possible within the limits of dust gameplay, either. Besides, it's too easy (and common) for incarna to be brought up regarding any negative criticism to CCP. Like with any sharp object.. the more you use it, it becomes dull and ineffective.

I honestly doubt the word 'incarna' makes CCP flinch nearly as much as the players who try to turn it into a spearhead for their 'cause' would like them to anymore. They've heard it so many times now that I'd be desensitized to it too.


While 'mass quits' generally negatively effect any game... If anyone honestly doesn't enjoy dust.. Threatening to leave is basically just a childish justification to themselves to stop playing, in most cases. People who quit without saying anything generally make more of an impact, because these are the people who probably aren't going to come back unless word of mouth spreads to them that things are a lot better (Which has been a norm for Eve throughout the years)


There's much better and more effective ways to get CCP's attention than by stomping our feet as a community and threatening to take our ball home :P