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Originally Posted by Calindor
unfortunately you can play EVE for weeks and not see another single player other than a name on your hud, or maybe someone camping a gate.
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I know that this isn't what you meant, but your statement reminds me of a common complaint. I have oftentimes heard complaints about certain areas being "abandoned." People say, "You'll only find people in the major cities." Perhaps I expect too much reality in my mmorpgs, but this congregation of players to certain hot spots is natural. Complaining about this phenomena is like complaining about the lack of people hanging out in the backwoods of Idaho. Eve is unique in many ways, and I'm not sure how much I like it it, but the key feature I did enjoy was the single server concept (granted, it's not actually a single server but rather a large cluster). My main issue is an issue I've experienced in WoW for awhile. I'm constantly meeting people in RL and making new friends. I am now left with dozens of alts an various realms just so I can play with those other people. It's a pain. It would be much nicer if there was merely a single realm or if you could easily switch (like the channels in Guild Wars). I recently spoke out against channels in the game, but I should add that if there was a single server/realm/shard/whatever that channeling would be OK and probably necessary.