EVE VEgas 2024 Reminded Me Just How Important Player Gatherings Can Be
This past weekend, capsuleers descended on the Las Vegas valley for the 2024 edition of EVE Vegas, a player-organized EVE Online player gathering where players from all walks of life in EVE eat, drink and talk about their favorite internet spaceships. It's an event with a wild history, starting as a player-organized event years past only to be taken over by CCP Games for many years, and then brought back as a player-ran gathering after the pandemic.
I've attended multiple EVE Vegas events, thanks in no small part to the fact that I live here, from the large gatherings hosted by CCP on the Las Vegas Strip to the more muted events ran by players in an off-Strip banquet hall. This year's event flew almost under the radar for me given the event has felt a bit shaky over the last few years thanks to the original organizer moving out of the city.
Yet this year's EVE Vegas, organized chiefly by a Horde pilot named Graydor, felt like a return to form, and it was phenomenal to see my favorite MMO nerds in person — some flying from as far as Europe to spend some time with their friends in meatspace.
Heading up to the Millennium FANDOM bar in Downtown Las Vegas Friday night and seeing this bar crawling with EVE players brought a huge smile to my face, despite not knowing anyone there that evening. There is something magical about meeting up with people who all play the same game, speak that game's language, and get to know each other outside of a screen that is infectious.
<p dir=«ltr» lang=«en» xml:lang=«en»>We're looking back at an unforgettable EVE Vegas 2024! From the Pandemic Horde & Frenemies BBQ to CCP Swift's keynote, and all the moments in between, this op was a huge success. What was your highlight of the weekend?#EVEOnline #Tweetfleet pic.twitter.com/Dg3EMHX3io — EVE Online (@EveOnline) October 13, 2024The next morning, I would find myself in a familiar strip mall off the iconic Las Vegas Strip, known more for its ever-changing dive bars and pool halls than a
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