http://jumponcontact.com/2010/01/the-single-universe-problem-part-one/ The fascinating world of EVE Online, explored and explained. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:57:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://jumponcontact.com/2010/01/the-single-universe-problem-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Jump On Contact | Links: Politics, Fleet Skills, & Piracy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:22:49 +0000 http://jumponcontact.com/?p=174#comment-148 [...] works in practice. In World of Warcraft, role players get segregated onto their own servers, but in EVE’s single shard, role players have to coexist with everyone else. What complicates this role-playing perspective is [...] [...] works in practice. In World of Warcraft, role players get segregated onto their own servers, but in EVE’s single shard, role players have to coexist with everyone else. What complicates this role-playing perspective is [...]

]]> http://jumponcontact.com/2010/01/the-single-universe-problem-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Jump On Contact | The Single Universe Problem, Part Two Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:15:04 +0000 http://jumponcontact.com/?p=174#comment-61 [...] is the (belated) second part to my earlier article about how (and why) MMOs using sharding. New Eden, with systems sized (and colored) based on the number of pilots in system in the last 24 [...] [...] is the (belated) second part to my earlier article about how (and why) MMOs using sharding. New Eden, with systems sized (and colored) based on the number of pilots in system in the last 24 [...]

]]> http://jumponcontact.com/2010/01/the-single-universe-problem-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Jump On Contact | Anomalies in the Magic Circle Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:08:23 +0000 http://jumponcontact.com/?p=174#comment-25 [...] For 0.0 pilots, the boundaries of the magic circle break down most obviously when the node (a part of a server, basically) powering their system crashes. The frequency of these crashes has generally gone down over time as CCP finds and fixes bugs in the node software, but the latest major expansion pack – Dominion – seems to have dramatically increased the rate of node crashes. Crashes are nearly always the result of lots of people being in one system at the same time. These crashes often short-circuit large fleet battles. (Much more on this issue of lots of players being in the same place here.) [...] [...] For 0.0 pilots, the boundaries of the magic circle break down most obviously when the node (a part of a server, basically) powering their system crashes. The frequency of these crashes has generally gone down over time as CCP finds and fixes bugs in the node software, but the latest major expansion pack – Dominion – seems to have dramatically increased the rate of node crashes. Crashes are nearly always the result of lots of people being in one system at the same time. These crashes often short-circuit large fleet battles. (Much more on this issue of lots of players being in the same place here.) [...]

]]> http://jumponcontact.com/2010/01/the-single-universe-problem-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Jump On Contact | Miners’ Tears Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:46:36 +0000 http://jumponcontact.com/?p=174#comment-17 [...] Jan 9, ’10 The Single Universe Problem, Part One [...] [...] Jan 9, ’10 The Single Universe Problem, Part One [...]

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