# AMA - CCP Acquisiton by Pearl Abyss! Starts at 16:30 UTC! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** official, ama\ **Created:** [September 7, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473 "2018-09-07T13:03:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Kaila\_Shihari](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kaila_shihari/32/217125_2.png) [@Kaila\_Shihari](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kaila_Shihari)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/504 "2018-09-07T18:28:42Z")
Now the favorites come out! šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ šŸ˜ƒ Ooh, I thought of a question! How many drinks and pieces of pizza have you had already? ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Guard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_guard/32/16499_2.png) [@CCP\_Guard](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Guard)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/505 "2018-09-07T18:29:34Z")
> [@Russia](#): > > What can CCP Games learn from Pearl Abyss in monetisation mechanics, and apply it in EVE without turning New Eden to ash? From the top of my head I can imagine things like flow, ease of access, mobile store optionsā€¦I think we understand our product options pretty well already although I still think there are untapped possibilities there that players would take well to (Alliance/corp identity stuff maybe) ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Falcon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_falcon/32/143229_2.png) [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/506 "2018-09-07T18:29:38Z")
> [@Tenaya\_Masai](#): > > @CCP_Falcon are you sure u not a machine. You do a AMA AND released September Deployment notes > > šŸ» šŸ» šŸ» šŸ» šŸ» here a beer šŸ» Itā€™s a tough job, but someoneā€™s gotta do it ā¤ ---
**Author:** ![Reginald\_Plum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/reginald_plum/32/95363_2.png) [@Reginald\_Plum](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Reginald_Plum)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/507 "2018-09-07T18:29:38Z")
the answer is always, never enough ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Falcon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_falcon/32/143229_2.png) [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/508 "2018-09-07T18:30:01Z")
> [@Evelyn\_Saffron](#): > > Iā€™m hooked in this game and would like to continue in its current form for the long run, what do you think this acquisition will bring to the actual game? More of the same - Awesome spaceships. ---
**Author:** ![Boris\_Agnon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/boris_agnon/32/156623_2.png) [@Boris\_Agnon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Boris_Agnon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/509 "2018-09-07T18:30:27Z")
> I still think there are untapped possibilities there that players would take well to (Alliance/corp identity stuff maybe) I would totally pay $$$$ to have custom alliance/corp skins. pls? ---
**Author:** ![Chainsaw\_Plankton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/chainsaw_plankton/32/256180_2.png) [@Chainsaw\_Plankton](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Chainsaw_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/510 "2018-09-07T18:30:53Z")
Sounds almost too good, sure they say they will leave you alone for the ā€œforeseeable futureā€ but what happens after that when some suit from above pressures you to pull a lever or turn a knob to increase that you knew not to move to increase profitability? ---
**Author:** ![Zachri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zachri/32/69948_2.png) [@Zachri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zachri)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/511 "2018-09-07T18:30:59Z")
> [@Princess\_KrabAlot](#): > > NONE of those reasons plays well with the line ā€œPA is letting CCP be CCPā€ We know. But hereā€™s the gist of it. In terms of scope, perspective and aims, CCP and PA are a good match indeed. Now PA is a publicly traded investment management company, their prima focus is on the gaming industry, and for that reason they thusfar have put development to studio levels and branched out through publishers. They have done so on the basis of their operational principles. These are in no way a match with CCP. Not in terms of mindset, not in terms of practices, in no way. But this simply lies outside of the scope of CCP staff. Which is fine. It has no relevance as long as CCP functions well according to directives and strategic as well as product level objectives. Thereā€™s multiple levels in this kind of thing, and as long as CCP do their job, PA will just stick to one of those. Leaving the rest to CCP. It really is a bit unfair to put such questions to staff members. This is the kind of angle you put in front of a ceo, a cfo or a shareholder šŸ˜› But, one thing Falcon is right on. It is a nice payday. Or rather, it will be. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_U\_SoFail](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/why_u_sofail/32/26288_2.png) [@Why\_U\_SoFail](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Why_U_SoFail)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/512 "2018-09-07T18:31:01Z")
This PLEASE ---
**Author:** ![Zachri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zachri/32/69948_2.png) [@Zachri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zachri)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/513 "2018-09-07T18:31:45Z")
> [@CCP\_Falcon](#): > > Plus, what would I do without my @Jin_taan? Work? šŸ˜› I could not resist that one šŸ˜› Back to ignore mode šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Falcon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_falcon/32/143229_2.png) [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/514 "2018-09-07T18:32:04Z")
> [@Xaraman\_Machusla](#): > > I noticed in the interview with Robin Jung, that he mentioned he was at the last fanfest. Did he get into the middle of things and walk the floor talking to people or was he just VIPā€™d around and didnā€™t get to interact directly with the players? Yes, he was walking around, but he was mega sneakyā€¦ hahaha From what I gather, he wanted to experience how we run events like this and see how we engage with our players. Fanfest is always a gret venue to do that šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Falcon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_falcon/32/143229_2.png) [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/515 "2018-09-07T18:32:34Z")
> [@hyprviper1](#): > > @CCP_Falcon on a scale of 1-10 how much do you love answering the same question over and over again? lol Itā€™s just part of the job, Iā€™ve been doing it for 6 years haha šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Petrified](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/petrified/32/243936_2.png) [@Petrified](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Petrified)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/516 "2018-09-07T18:33:27Z")
> [@CCP\_Falcon](#): > > > [@hyprviper1](#): > > > > @CCP_Falcon on a scale of 1-10 how much do you love answering the same question over and over again? lol > > Itā€™s just part of the job, Iā€™ve been doing it for 6 years haha šŸ™‚ You donā€™t know how tempting it is to ask that question again then. ---
**Author:** ![Princess\_KrabAlot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/princess_krabalot/32/95338_2.png) [@Princess\_KrabAlot](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Princess_KrabAlot)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/517 "2018-09-07T18:33:40Z")
> [@Zachri](#): > > > [@Princess\_KrabAlot](#): > > > > NONE of those reasons plays well with the line ā€œPA is letting CCP be CCPā€ > > We know. > > But hereā€™s the gist of it. In terms of scope, perspective and aims, CCP and PA are a good match indeed. > Now PA is a publicly traded investment management company, their prima focus is on the gaming industry, and for that reason they thusfar have put development to studio levels and branched out through publishers. > > They have done so on the basis of their operational principles. These are in no way a match with CCP. Not in terms of mindset, not in terms of practices, in no way. > > But this simply lies outside of the scope of CCP staff. Which is fine. It has no relevance as long as CCP functions well according to directives and strategic as well as product level objectives. Thereā€™s multiple levels in this kind of thing, and as long as CCP do their job, PA will just stick to one of those. Leaving the rest to CCP. > > It really is a bit unfair to put such questions to staff members. This is the kind of angle you put in front of a ceo, a cfo or a shareholder šŸ˜› > > But, one thing Falcon is right on. It is a nice payday. Or rather, it will be. Yeah I donā€™t give a crap about how much CCP employees make in this deal, or who profits. I play Eve for the fun of Eve and I have serious, legitimate doubts that the game will be the same in a year, two, five with this acquisition as it would have been without it. I donā€™t play this game to suck up to devs and shareholders, I play it for fun. ---
**Author:** ![Why\_U\_SoFail](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/why_u_sofail/32/26288_2.png) [@Why\_U\_SoFail](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Why_U_SoFail)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/518 "2018-09-07T18:34:49Z")
Well if they do something that makes it unfunā€¦you know what to do ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Falcon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_falcon/32/143229_2.png) [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/520 "2018-09-07T18:35:21Z")
> [@Jallukola](#): > > Yet. You CCP guys really have no first hand experience at actually playing BDO extensive enough, do you? Iā€™ve actually been playing BDO for a short while now to familiarize myself with it. Itā€™s kinda cool, but I feel like Iā€™d need way more experience to judge it. Some aspects of it are uhā€¦ mesmerizingā€¦ others are exciting. Fantasy MMOs arenā€™t really my thing, but the one thing that really stood out to me was holy ā– ā– ā– ā–  is that game engine beautiful. A bit too much glare on some surfaces (I think because of the recent introduction of PBR), but holy crap itā€™s a pretty game. ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Falcon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_falcon/32/143229_2.png) [@CCP\_Falcon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Falcon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/521 "2018-09-07T18:35:36Z")
> [@Jask\_Askari](#): > > Can you approximate what level of new investment will come to EVE with the acquisition? > > Will we see more development, art, etc, as a result of the acquisition? Itā€™s too early to say, really. ---
**Author:** ![Zachri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zachri/32/69948_2.png) [@Zachri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zachri)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/522 "2018-09-07T18:35:55Z")
> [@Princess\_KrabAlot](#): > > I donā€™t play this game to suck up to devs and shareholders, I play it for fun. Naturally. But thatā€™s the thing. Everyone has his or her own choice in something like this. And that is fine. EVEā€™s always been changing. If a change suits you, perfect. If it doesnā€™t, choose. If it sucks you back in again, also good. It is a game of fun. Eat, sleep, kill, repeat. ---
**Author:** ![CCP\_Guard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ccp_guard/32/16499_2.png) [@CCP\_Guard](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/CCP_Guard)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/523 "2018-09-07T18:36:28Z")
I agree with Falcon that itā€™s hard to say or know too much detail about future projects or development at this point (not like we ever see too far into the future anyway), but I do see benefits of being owned by a company that is very financially strong and has a common passion for MMOs. Iā€™m very optimistic theyā€™ll understand the value of having a healthy mix of long term improvement plans and short term engagement plans for a game like EVE. ---
**Author:** ![Zachri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zachri/32/69948_2.png) [@Zachri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zachri)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473/524 "2018-09-07T18:36:52Z")
> [@CCP\_Falcon](#): > > but the one thing that really stood out to me was holy ā– ā– ā– ā–  is that game engine beautiful. Function \> Form. Not the other way around for emergent gameplay šŸ™‚ [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473.md?page=24) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ama-ccp-acquisiton-by-pearl-abyss-starts-at-16-30-utc/104473.md?page=26)