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Hilmar Pétursson: Making CCP tech open source will enable Eve Online to live forever

www.gamesindustry.biz Hilmar Pétursson: Making CCP tech open source will enable Eve Online to live forever

CCP Games, the Icelandic developer behind long-running MMO Eve Online, is gearing up to share the keys to its universe.…

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tldr; the developer of Eve ("CCP") is going to open source their engine
- Their engine, not the game or server code? How does the engine help their game live forever?
  
  Probably hoping to crowd source the engine development to reduce costs, but honestly no idea.
  
  Not just the engine, no.
  
  the company is planning to make its proprietary Carbon Development Platform – which encompasses the studio's Carbon Engine and other technology – an open source property
- Confusing dev name
  
  Nyet, comrade, the transitionary state is complete, now they program in communism.
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No thanks.

I wonder which license they are going to use. Is it gonna be just an open source one or full-on FOSS?
- Is it gonna be just an open source one or full-on FOSS?
  
  Um, open source is FOSS, I'm not sure what you're getting at. Maybe you're talking about source-available?
  
  No it isn't. Open Source is not inherently Free and Open Source. This is the whole point of licensing agreements.
So … what about the abusive pay for play system hidden in a free to play , were you need to spend hundred of dollars to be hable to have some decent content?. Making it open source is just a strategy add content … Without spending a penny .
- 100 bucks is nothing for the amount of time eve players play.
  
  Edit Isk for $ has been in the game for years and years, it's no secret.
  
  In my experience it has also never been necessary to engage in the microtransactions to have fun.
  
  I played EVE for years in the 2010s. Amazing game. I just don't have enough time for it anymore.
- Eve is a Screensaver where you spin your ship.
  
  Best description ever
- you're really going to criticise the game that lets you earn IRL money by obtaining in game currency and selling it by saying it's an "abusive pay for play system"
  
  yeah, eve is pay to play alright. Get paid to play that is.
  
  I played eve online for 500 hours while actively playing in nullsec on highest earning content for my current skill points (which are IRL timegated for those who dont know) and never managed to pay the premium subscribtion with the in game currency I made. (I could afford at the very least like 7 days) Paid to play is for like less than a percent of players
  
  Yeaaaahhh… sure…

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