New Eden Banter #2 — Topic Announcement: You Are the Executive Producer

Every player has opinions about how EVE Online should be run. Most of us mutter them into comms after a bad patch, or rant about them on Discord, Reddit, or even a blog post for the old timer like me!

In this second New Eden Banter, you get to put those opinions on the record.

This month's topic

CCP just handed you the keys to EVE Online. You're the new Executive Producer — full authority over development, technology, marketing, monetization, and community. The only mandate: make EVE thrive. What's your vision? What do you prioritize, what do you cut, and what sacred cow do you slaughter first?

What do you do?

Maybe you burn the new player experience to the ground and rebuild it from scratch. Maybe you pour resources into lowsec and watch nullsec howl. Maybe you finally kill off a mechanic everyone's been complaining about for a decade. Maybe you leave the game mostly alone and overhaul how CCP talks to its players.

There are no wrong answers here — only choices and trade-offs. Every decision you make as EP means something else doesn't get done. So what's your priority? What's your vision? And what sacred cow are you willing to slaughter to get there?

How to participate

1. Write a blog post responding to the topic above (any length, any style).
2. Publish it on your blog Wednesday, April 15th.
3. Drop your link in the comments of this post (or share it on Bluesky and tag me: @crazykinux.bsky.social). I'll be updating the roundup throughout the week of April 15th, as links come in.
4. I'll do the roundup linking all entries at the bottom of my banter, and you should as well.

Deadline

Once again, posts go live Wednesday, April 15th. That gives you two weeks from today to write, argue with yourself, and rewrite.

Drop your link in the comments below anytime that week (April 15–21) and I'll add you to the roundup. You can leave a link in the comments below, in the comments of my NEB#2 post on the 15th, or over on Bluesky (@crazykinux.bsky.social).

(Late? Post anyway. I'll add you to a "late arrivals" update — no gnashing of teeth required.)