Eve Online fans cheer Microsoft Excel features at annual Fanfest

Post by slightwinder » Tue, May 10, 2022, 9:12 PM UTC

fbcpck wrote: post #134

martincmartin wrote: post #52

What are some other games where spreadsheets help? I'll start: - Kerbal Space Program. Figuring out the sizes of different stages, how many solid boosters to add, etc. - Factorio. Ratios of different factories, mostly for creating science packs. - Cookie Clicker. Figuring out what to buy to get the best marginal cookies per dollar.

Any games that have competitive, collaborative multiplayer aspect I think! Especially Google Spreadsheets ; perhaps not math/computation-heavy like EVE, but it's one of the best tools to organize data in a collaborative manner online. An example: Inventory management/dashboard of a clan of 30 members: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tpbLmB4Fha_0TpMd4h3d... I also see it (ab)used frequently as a mediawiki/onli…

Post by russh » Tue, May 10, 2022, 10:43 PM UTC

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kuroguro wrote: post #13

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I used to just solo explore nullsec. Found something very zen about planning routes, scanning and sneaking past players to not get blown up (still happened a lot). Ended up joining a newbie corp as the return trip to sell stuff often wasn't worth it. They had a hauling corp that offered buyback for most items. Still played solo for the most part. People kept telling me that I'm playing the game wrong FWIW but not par…

I was mainly attracted to the game for the economic simulation but also thought I would enjoy solo exploration based on watching such gameplay on Youtube. I wanted to do PvE and interact with the community in other ways than fighting, but EVE Online is a PvP game at heart. I left because all I found while exploring were other players eager to murder me.

Post by cridenour » Tue, May 10, 2022, 11:31 PM UTC

gtaylor wrote: post #64

martincmartin wrote: post #52

What are some other games where spreadsheets help? I'll start: - Kerbal Space Program. Figuring out the sizes of different stages, how many solid boosters to add, etc. - Factorio. Ratios of different factories, mostly for creating science packs. - Cookie Clicker. Figuring out what to buy to get the best marginal cookies per dollar.

X4 and any other titles in the X series. It’s single player spreadsheets in space.

Post by mr_toad » Wed, May 11, 2022, 12:03 AM UTC

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I played it from launch until around 2010 or so. Is it worth it? No. Is there a good alternative? No. EVE Online always had an element of spreadsheets to it. It was designed that way. The original game design was done inside excel. Personally I find it fascinating that CCP didn’t build their own spreadsheet functionality into the game considering how many players used spreadsheets to calculate mining yield returns, i…

So one thing I've always wondered about EVE. We all know about the "corporations" in the game and they seem to be ingrained in the culture of EVE. Were those "corporations" started by the creators (like the Alliance and Horde in WoW), or are they purely player created?

Post by yvdriess » Wed, May 11, 2022, 8:56 AM UTC

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Interestingly, I've also seen a lot of EVE friends that have gotten jobs because of their EVE connections (logistics, computer security, state dept, ...)

One of the diplomats killed in Benghazi 10 years ago was also a diplomat for one of the major EVE alliances (and a moderator on the forums from which they draw their members) and was on alliance comms the night when it happened. Very nice guy who led an interesting life. https://www.wired.com/2012/09/vilerat/