Well, it's true, but it's not nearly as bad as whatever you're thinking. I considered toning down that headline, but in terms of EVE Online's game mechanics, essentially you can engage in (or choose to reject) such practices. You see, in EVE Online people can be considered commodities and are used as mission items: marines; exotic dancers; slaves; and perhaps the lowliest of the low -- tourists. In fact, anyone who's been running missions in EVE Online for a while likely has many of these commodities sitting in their hangars unused. EVE player Siri Blue decided to run an unusual contest of sorts, the "People for Stuff" Raffle where players can convert their "people" into a chance of winning prizes.
What do EVE players need to do to enter? Siri Blue writes, "In order to participate you contract 1000 people to me (location or type does not matter - homeless, slaves, exotic dancers, tourists, marines - everything is ok.)" For those easily confused, Siri adds, "Cows do not count as people!"
Siri Blue explains what players are getting out of the deal. "Prizes range from ammo, T1 and named modules to Faction modules, implants, hardwirings and spaceships - including a Fleet Issue Tempest, an Navy Issue Megathron and several T2 ships!" she says.
The player-written report from ISD Tosakan Lanka that tipped us off to this rather unconventional contest states that "there are 9,900 items which serve as consolation prizes, making this one of the largest competitions ever organized [in EVE]. There is a prize for every contestant, and the participating pilots get a randomly drawn prize contracted to them as soon as possible."
Lanka adds, "The reasons why Siri is collecting all these passengers remains a mystery but she is still looking for sponsors to help her expand the competition even further [...] There is no official closing date for the competition."
For more on the "People for Stuff" raffle, check out Siri Blue's announcement on the official EVE Online forums.
[Via Interstellar Correspondents]
