EVE Online Summer Buddy Program concluding, chance to win a trip to Fanfest
by Lesley Smith 
Aug 24th 2009 at 9:00AM
Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Contests, Events, real-world, News items
Two return flight tickets from any destination that Icelandair flies to for you and your EVE Online buddy.
Hotel Accommodation in Reykjavik from Sept, 30, 2009 to Oct, 04, 2009
Airport – Hotel transport in Reykjavik
Two Fanfest VIP passes
Organized visit to CCP HQ offices in Reykjavik
All you need to do is have an active EVE account and start spreading the word, just get them signed up with a buddy account and then cross your fingers. If you do win, you can choose who you take with you, either a friend you introduced to the game or any of your online pals on Tranquility. So enter now before it's too late!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andrew said on 9:59AM 8-24-2009
Three of the last four articles are EVE Online-related. This is getting a bit ridiculous... there ARE other MMOs out there, you know! And some really good ones.
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Xennith said on 10:44AM 8-24-2009
So, what MMO story do you think should have been reported instead of the three EVE stories?
If things happen in EVE (and lets face it, more happens in a week of EVE than a year of WoW), then reporting it seems to be an OK use of time. Purposefully not reporting EVE stories because there have been too many of them according to an arbitrary count wouldnt be very good journalism.
Andrew said on 10:53AM 8-24-2009
Oh don't get me wrong, I enjoy reading about EVE, but Massively has an annoying habit of focusing way too much on the game. Considering two of the three stories that led to something in my brain snapping are distinctly NOT news in any meaningful sense (this one, plus the call out for EVE bloggers for some 3rd party site), it just gets tiring.
As for what I'd rather see? Well how about some analysis/sneak peaks from the Fallen Earth open beta? Maybe a comparison of CoH and CO that's a little deeper than the typical nonsense? Perhaps some information on the less mainstream MMOs that are out there? An examination of the innovations - or lack thereof - in the upcoming crop of games? Etc.
So by all means post about EVE when something awesome happens - but stop making it the focus so bloody often. It's a great game to be sure - but this isn't EVE Insider.
muddy said on 10:03AM 8-24-2009
Actually I was thinking there was to much news about crappy mmo's and not enough EvE news, but to each his own. ;)
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Jalann said on 10:46AM 8-24-2009
If you want articles for other games, perhaps you should have applied to be a blogger.
Also, Eve is different since most of the news and content are player driven. Players can create more events and drama faster than a development team.
Also, CCP engages heavily with their players. Unlike other Companis, who have Community Managers that simply monitor forums.
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Andrew said on 10:54AM 8-24-2009
I blog enough on my own, and I've seen too many good bloggers really limit writing on their own sites once Wow.com or Massively picked 'em up. Thanks though =)
Jalann said on 12:21PM 8-24-2009
Andrew, your other response is much better and something I can really agree on.
I have been waiting for a big writeup from Shawn regarding Fallen Earth and I haven't seen it.
He spoke about it at length on the Massively podcast, but not everyone listens to that. By the way, I highly recommend everyone do listen to it if they can.
Sometimes, it is much better to see things written out.
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mnnick331 said on 3:58PM 8-24-2009
This sign is infamous for posting way to much stuff about Eve. Eve has a relatively low populations also and couple that with the fact that most people who play Eve have 2-3 accounts which further blur how many players they actually have. More people play Dofus then Eve, how about some dofus articles? How about some WoW, CO, Runescape, Lineage, final fantasy hell anything other then the gazillion eve articles.
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