Eve Online Electing Ombudsmen
CCP, the developer of Eve Online, a very popular MMOG, has revealed through a New York Times article that it will be appointing nine player-overseers who will act as ombudsmen for the game’s players.
“I envision this council being made up of nine members selected by the players themselves, where you announce your candidacy, and if you win the election, they come here to Iceland, and they can look at every nook and cranny and get to see that we are here to run this company on a professional basis,” said Mr. Petursson, CCP’s chief executive. “They can see that we did not make this game to win it.”
This comes after allegations that a CCP employee was giving unfair advantage to his in-game friends. It has affected the company rather negatively, with many subscribers saying that they do not trust CCP anymore. However, this is a good step on part of the company, and is sure to raise some faith in its customers.