The Economy of EVE Online

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EVE Online is a massively multiplayer online game that is probably best known for articles about massive space battles with tens of thousands of players, or stories about in-game con men screwing over their allies after years of friendship. BUT! EVE online is interesting for a bigger reason though that is often overlooked, and that is its amazingly realistic economy. In this video, we explore one of the player nation-states and see how crazy realistic the economy of a video game about spaceships can be.

This is not sponsored by the Imperium, EVE online, or its developer, CCP games (but they are more than welcome to send me a cheque!).

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[riseofkings]

I like the idea of EVE online more than I actually like playing the game

[mreyeball]

When you want to become a space pirate but end up dealing with logistics and getting shouted at for messing up

[gorgono]

I tried to play EVE, but I already have a second job ...

[chauhai]

Tbh tho. I've spent 200 hours on this game but it's seem like i barely finished the tutorial.

[drewberry]

I was speaking to someone at my work who played this game religiously and he was saying a lot of the people who he is in command over. Are Ex military personal and they left the Military and found this Eve to continue the lifestyle of sorts. Like routine and following orders.

[RogueRAZR]

I have always thought of Eve Online not as much a Video Game, but as more of an Economy Simulation.

[kothar]

Eve is complexed it took us around 2 to 3 years to get the people and skills to make titans, we spent many months developing spreadsheets and finding a home, after 16 years the core group is still active in eve and outside.

[joe.h-]

This is the kind of thing you do when you win the lottery and don’t need to work anymore

[schlirf]

Surprised that nobody has done a Phd thesis about this, and other games.

[jianxingli]

When I was in high school, I played this game. I bought ships with ISK first and disassembled them into minerals. Then sold the minerals to ISK. My first ever successful business model, Hahaha.

[Baleur]

I love when you said the most surprising thing is that these alliances have Social Security xD
But frankly, the most surprising thing is that they have CIA (central intelligence agencies) within each alliance... Literally players that spend all their time doing BACKGROUND CHECKS on members and ensuring no scams or ingame theft / spy sabotague is going on. Isnt THAT insane xD

[bubblebreak]

It’s likely that the EVE economy is larger than several countries.

[headache]

I played that game for roughly 600 hours and still had no idea what i was doing.

[AbdulGoodLooks]

Algorithms dont run this economy,
Player demand and supply do.

[yuhan]

Interviewer: so do you have any experiences before we hire you?
Me: I played Eve Online
Interviewer: Sir we got the man!

[geniemiki]

I was once intrested in EVE. Then I saw the spread sheet of diffrent professions. I already have a job. I wasn't intrested in EVE anymore.

[epicmickey]

How tf do you live in real life if you have a game like this?

[jiffylou]

What is that stock footage you used for "hardcore space accounting?"
That shit had me dying.

[layitupdown]

This game is more interesting to be heard about than actually playing it