Quaaid
ABOS Industrial Enterprises
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Posted - 2012.06.21 16:24:00 -
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Quote:I shall make this real simple: Do not mess with rookies in rookie systems in any way.
There is a coding solution to this issue. Vague rules pushed upon the community via non-in-game medium is not the way to approach this. My ability to gank rookies within the mechanics of your game is your problem, own it. Stop pushing the moderation of that activity back on your end user.
If the game allows it, it will be done. New people try new things every day in this game, which will routinely end in some rookie in some rookie system getting ganked. This is not the problem of either pilot, it is a CCP problem that CCP needs to address via the game and not moderation.
Quote:They are still trying to figure out how to read the overview and how to right click; messing with them at that point in their career is something for bullies who have something to compensate for and only dare to pick on the smallest, weakest boy in kindergarten.
- Sandbox
- Bullies exist in all avenues of EVE, it is foundational for a PvP enviornment. The weak are prey. When they grow strong they will in turn become predators. Why interfere outside of nurturing your own financial interests? If the sole reason is to retain subscriptions, why risk these outcomes on behavioral altering? Simply code a solution and be done with it.
- Rookies can be scammed for all they possess without consequence in Jita (4 jumps from a rookie system) but not have their Free Rookie Ships blown up without someone getting warned/banned. Which is worse? Which is more detrimental? Which behavior is more taboo when compared to all other MMOs on the planet? Recognize this flaw in logic.
- The draw to this game for many (certainly not all) people is PvP with consequence. As you coddle your new player base, the PvP hungry subsect gets a watered down experience. Is this intended?
- Sandbox
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Quaaid
ABOS Industrial Enterprises
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Posted - 2012.06.21 16:41:00 -
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Fractal,
I like your idea of segregated rookie space. It could be approached in a very cool way. Something like 'you have to escape rookie space' via skill and intro events.
Veteran player on alts would be able to navigate that very quickly and it would let every new player ramp up to a base level of skill and knowledge before exposing them to the like of... me.
I'm all for a change like that. But as it sits, I can go to rookie space, bait and kill them and that is exactly what I intend to keep doing. |