Except here, CCP has the moderation power.
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Itās really too early to talk about other future projects - weāre still kind of settling into things first 
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And how about Pay-to-Accomodate
More importantly: Will we be getting new material from MC Guard soon?
Again, that is not a plus to doing the AMA here. That is a vote for censorship and the ability to hide behind the forum.
So you just made my point for me
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Heya @CCP_Falcon, @CCP_Guard! Thanks for spending your Friday afternoon with us. 
I donāt really have a question other than saying that Iām impressed at the demeanor you all have, and while Iād love to hear more about what you donāt know (financials, upgrading servers, roadmaps, etc.), Iām happy that you all are happy.
I want to point out that sometimes things are announced and never released, talked about and the opposite happens for one reason or another, and, while it sucks, youāve made the best of it.
Congrats again and hopefully Iāll have the funds sometime to come say hi in Iceland someday.
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Or, you know, it means the mods donāt nuke a question they donāt like before CCP sees it. reddit mods are not less likely to be biased, and the mods of /r/EVE have definitely shown that. But this is horribly off-topic at this point.
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Hope you get something, thinking that Hilmar got 3bil Icelandic krona for his 6% shares if Iām not mistaken.
Bjƶrgvin and his investor had 46%? Not sure
Hilmar going on a long expensive holiday now I bet.
Can i still go ahead with my five year plan and be confident that the game will stay on track?
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That P2W thing may have gotten old, but it ist very relevant and a plausible concern.
Do you have a written statement of PA not ending up tampering with EVE? Cause methinks thatās just sugarcoating.
And no offense or nothing personal, but it is evident that you peeps have no clue just how much of a clusterfuck PAās one and only game, BDO, is in at the moment. PA is expert at preaching one thing then doing another.
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another question
you say you will have 100% control but in pa interview the guy says this
We also hope to further our market growth with Eve Online, plans for which weāre not yet ready to announce.
so they already have plans outside of your 100% control
does this worry you and do you know what the plans are
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Everybody is free to do what they want obviously but I will say that it doesnāt make sense to me to quit something you like doing and care about because you think maybe something will happen later that you donāt like. But I 100% understand the anxiety about something you love and are protective about, I donāt even like to move my desk at work!
I would just advise people to wait and see and keep doing what they enjoy in the meantime. Itās not like a protest is gonna reverse a completed company sale anyway. If we were facing mass cancellations, which we arenāt, they only have the potential to hurt EVEā¦which is the possibility people are afraid of to begin with, right?
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CCP is mostly based in Iceland, but we have staff from all around the world and offices elsewhere. But EVE development will stay in Iceland where itās always been located for the most part.
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Thank you for the AMA and your time to answer all these various questions. I may disagree with you on some topics but that is part of AMA. I very much respect decision of CCP, and wish all the best!!!
After my battery died I write this from my second mobile and leave this AMA for the Friday night.
Cheers,
Yours
Baltic
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- How long did the negotiations last?
Canāt really be too specific, but theyāve been going on for a few months at least. Things like this take time
- Were there things you guys had to do in order to finish the deal? As in: were previous layoffs part of the deal?
We canāt really go into specifics like that here, but not that Iām aware of.
- Was āAbyssal Deadspaceā an insider joke about the upcoming acquisition?
I wish we could claim credit, but it was a total concidence 
- Will we keep having known faces at CCP around or will there be another round of large-scale layoffs?
Thereās no plans for any changes in this respect.
- Is P.A. more interested in CCPās IP, expertise and possible secret projects or do they intent to turn EVE Online into a space-themed BDO clone?
The former, not the latter. theyāve been super direct about this. They want CCP to keep being CCP, and to keep running EVE as we have done successsfully for 15 years.
- Do you consider this to be a good deal for the further development of EVE Online? If so, can you go into some detail? Specifically: will this mean larger operating capital for the development of EVE?
I think this is an amazing deal for the future development of EVE Online. Itās still early days, but all the signals weāre getting from Pearl Abyss are right, and they feel super good.
Iāve been with EVE for 16 years, as a player then as a dev. Iām not worried AT ALL. In fact, Iām super enthusiastic for the future.
- What do you think about player reactions so far?
Personally, I knew itād be pretty negative - our community is super protective of EVE, which is only right given the sheer investment you guys put into it.
Iāve been a player for 16 years - I know how it goes, and for some people, hearing reassurance from us will help, for some it wonāt.
Realistically, time will tell how things go. Iām just looking forward to hopefully looking back on this in a couple of years and being like ālol, you guys.ā
- Will there be any drastic changes to how the game functions? Alphas still being a thing? Will PVP still be fundamental part? Will EVE continue to be single shard?
No, thereās no plans to change anything. Business as usual.
- Finally: what can we expect to happen in the near future, say the next 6 to 12 months?
Thereās no plans to change the current roadmap, youāll hear more at Vegas.
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Iām sorry if this was already asked and answered but, Into the Abyss? Was that a subtle hint?
nevermind. its right above me now.
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Hard for us to answer but those are just two very different business transactions basically. This was deemed the best kind of deal by the parties involved.
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- What plans are in place for maintaining EVEs Business Model of Subscriptions with Cosmetic only Items in the Nex store?
No planned changes in our roadmap.
- What does the acquisition mean for Community and customer support services moving forward?
Itās really to early to tell at this stage - weāre only 24 hours in to this being an actual thing
Pearl Abyss are super interested in how we work with our players though, and how we engage with you guys, so weāll see.
Iām very optimistic about the future.
- What does the acquisition mean for our account data, is it going to be shared with the new owners or will CCP be the sole user and owner of our personal data?
Our privacy policies arenāt going to change.
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No, weāre always kicking bot butt.
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Not according to the bot makers website and forums youāre notā¦
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