This Year in RPGs: December

Okay, so the year isn't quite over with yet, and December is looking like pretty slim pickings as far as RPGs goes. In fact, Eve Online: Retribution is the only RPG release I'm seeing, and that's an expansion to an MMO. Anways, I guess it wins by default.

Eve Online: Retribution (released 12/04/2012)

Pew pew! Spaceships!

EVE Online is a MMORPG, but unlike most MMOs that are fantasy-themed, EVE Online is set in deep space. Another difference that sets EVE apart from its competitors (if it can truly be said to have any) is that all of EVE's players are connected to the same server (or rather, set of servers). In most MMOs, players are placed on distinct servers, but due to the size of areas in EVE, overcrowding isn't really an issue, and so the 60,000+ players all can potentially interact with each other. Neat.

EVE is said to have a steep learning curve, and is known to be a cutthroat game. Players can freely attack one another, leading to player frustration as everything they've worked to achieve is taken from them.
Several players throughout EVE's history have made headlines in the real world from actions taken in game to defraud players. In a world that is becoming increasingly more hand-holding every day, it's nice to see some games still employing a high risk vs reward ratio. It may be frustrating to lose everything you've acquired, but that makes acquiring new things (new ships, the currency of the game ISK, etc) all that more reward-able.

TBH, no idea what's going on here.

I don't know anything about Retribution, but if you're playing EVE, chances are you're picking it up no matter what I say.