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Zarnak Wulf
In Exile. Imperial Outlaws.
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Posted - 2014.02.26 11:51:00 -
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ALUCARD 1208 wrote:Zarnak Wulf wrote:I've heard the same 'CCP will lose money!' argument right before the last nano nerf and ECM nerf. Yawn. yawn ya cos those nerfs are somehow connected to a second account???
So were all the Falcon alts that were going to cancel after they killed the 200km + Falcons. Or the Vagabond pilots who had invested billions in implants and faction gear. CCP didn't suffer financial collapse then and the game is better for it. |
Baali Tekitsu
Daktaklakpak. Red Coat Conspiracy
626
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Posted - 2014.02.26 13:29:00 -
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To answer the thread title question: YES LINKS ARE WAY TOO MUCH. I trained my alt for more than 6 months and hes still not perfect, seriously what the hell. And now I need to buy and train a set of T3s and faction mindlinks which are 1bil a pair. Make them cheaper and get easier into, I painfully miss a second booster alt so Im more flexible about the location of my engagement and the ships/mindlinks should get cheaper too. RATE LIKE SUBSCRIBE |
Princess Nexxala
Quantum Cats Syndicate Samurai Pizza Cats
644
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Posted - 2014.02.26 15:55:00 -
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Actually that's slightly incorrect. It's me that watches your plex gates, and that's simply so I can warp to the gate and kill things before they welp into you and your HG snakes and perfect boosts. I am doing Eve noobs a service forcing them to engage me instead, thus giving them a shot at winning. You just make people rage quit. I am all about the fair fight. Really...I am.
chatgris wrote:Gully Alex Foyle wrote:90% of EVE PVP is ganking, isn't it? Or do you instruct half of your fleet to go afk when you stumble upon an enemy fleet half your size? Actually, I try to hide from my fleet unless it starts getting 3-4:1. My corpmates have taken to putting cloaked alts outside my plexes so they know when targets come my way so they can rush in to try and ***** on the kills.
I'm CEO *****.
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Teh Nurffe
Nasranite Watch
3
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Posted - 2014.02.26 17:45:00 -
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Baali Tekitsu wrote:Honestly off grid links also bring many disadvantages that people seem to ignore. Admittedly they are practically invulnerable, but being off grid means also they cant switch between systems freely as other force multipliers which are on grid. This forces the guy using links to fight in a fixed system which more often than not completely diminishes the link benefits. Of course this is less of an disadvantage in (faction warfare) lowsec where most fights dont happen on gates but in deadspace and over a strategic objective. Faction warfare lowsec seems also to be the source of most of the tears so the solution in my opinion would be a incursion like system which forces links on grid in faction warfare lowsec and leave them off grid anywhere else.
Honestly you should have links in all systems you fly, then you just switch between wings/squads. Easy.
Single link alt is so 90s |
Taoist Dragon
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
874
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Posted - 2014.02.26 20:39:00 -
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Bad Messenger wrote:
If CCP some day forces links on grid they should bring frigate size boost ships too.
Make dessies have a link ability. So small and up plexs would be able to field them but novice is still free from boosts. That is the Way, the Tao.
Balance is everything.
http://taoistdragon.blogspot.com.au/ |
Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders
25
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Posted - 2014.02.27 00:39:00 -
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Here's another idea: Link Vending Machines!
100% safe indestructible structures, you'll find 'em in each and every system, conveniently anchored on grid with the sun.
Just 1 mil isk for every +1% boost to any stat, up to +30% each.
Warp-in, pay up, enjoy your boosts kind sir. Links for all!
You would also need to subscribe to this nifty service: fee is just 1 plex / month for Link Vending Machine access in all New Eden.
Yeah I know, silly game mechanic. Kinda reminds me of training & plexing an alt just to park it in safespots... |
IbanezLaney
The Church of Awesome Caldari State Capturing
961
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Posted - 2014.02.27 02:37:00 -
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Gully Alex Foyle wrote:
Yeah I know, silly game mechanic. Kinda reminds me of training & plexing an alt just to park it in safespots...
IKR.
Or buying one to park in Jita. a supercap an indy pos a bear park in null sec a Falcon
Cause they give their owners no advantage in eve at all............. which is why people buy them............ oh wait.
BAD PEOPLE HOW DARE YOU SUPPORT THIS GAME FINANCIALLY MORE THAN SOMEONE ELSE DOES. IT'S NOT FAIR.
If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me. Now don't judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do. (Opiate - Tool) |
Freako X
Doom Inc
122
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Posted - 2014.02.27 03:59:00 -
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Taoist Dragon wrote:Bad Messenger wrote:
If CCP some day forces links on grid they should bring frigate size boost ships too.
Make dessies have a link ability. So small and up plexs would be able to field them but novice is still free from boosts.
Yes to this!
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Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders
31
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Posted - 2014.02.27 04:14:00 -
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IbanezLaney wrote:People pay for links to get an advantage.
Yup, I didn't say it's silly to use a silly mechanic if it gives you an edge.
But you know what's really unfair? That CCP forces us to go through all the hassle of subbing an alt, training skills and buying ships when they could really just implement these Link Vending Machines, with no significant difference vs current link gameplay. Or am I missing something?
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IbanezLaney
The Church of Awesome Caldari State Capturing
962
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Posted - 2014.02.27 04:57:00 -
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Gully Alex Foyle wrote:IbanezLaney wrote:People pay for links to get an advantage. Yup, I didn't say it's silly to use a silly mechanic if it gives you an edge. But you know what's really unfair? That CCP forces us to go through all the hassle of subbing an alt, training skills and buying ships when they could really just implement these Link Vending Machines, with no significant difference vs current link gameplay. Or am I missing something?
Agreed.
I should also be able to fly a Falcon and Moa on the same toon at the same time and not need a 2nd account for it.
DAMN YOU CCP - SO UNFAIR.
Dude - I get what you are trying to say. But my point is that the advantage of a 2nd account is there no matter what it is doing.
Do market people complain that the next guy has 2 market toons and can double their turnover? Do the miners complain that another dude has mining boosts or 2 hulks and is getting a bigger profit for his time?
Sometimes it feels like I am in the mission runners forum section but - they complain less about things being unfair. If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me. Now don't judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do. (Opiate - Tool) |
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Kagura Nikon
Mentally Assured Destruction The Pursuit of Happiness
1315
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Posted - 2014.02.27 10:57:00 -
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Gully Alex Foyle wrote:IbanezLaney wrote:People pay for links to get an advantage. Yup, I didn't say it's silly to use a silly mechanic if it gives you an edge. But you know what's really unfair? That CCP forces us to go through all the hassle of subbing an alt, training skills and buying ships when they could really just implement these Link Vending Machines, with no significant difference vs current link gameplay. Or am I missing something?
Dedication and commitement. You want a lazy ass approach that is magical and screw up all the mechanics of the game.
This is NOT WOW!!
You want something? You have to spent time, money and dedication or human skilsl to achieve it! "If brute force does not solve your problem..... -áthen you are -ásurely not using enough!" |
Gully Alex Foyle
Black Fox Marauders
34
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Posted - 2014.02.27 16:11:00 -
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Ok guys, if you interpreted my post as 'QQ links are soooo unfair' I guess I gotta train my satire skills some more.
Gully Alex Foyle wrote:Seriously now, it never is about 'fairness'. It's about making things more interesting, dynamic, fun. To me, the main issue with OGBs atm is dull-ish gameplay, not OP-ness.
^^ This is what I replied to a QQ post just a page ago. Yeah, I don't like whiners either.
So to be clear: I'm strongly in favor of any change in links mechanics that would result in booster ships being more INTERACTED with. Such as bringing them on-grid (as CCP Fozzie suggested) or keeping them off-grid but making them easily scannable.
But hey, if some of you really prefer booster ships to continue being just an expensive and fairly safe deployable structure (hence my failed 'Vending Machine' satire attempt) instead of - you know - ships that people would actually fly, I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna change your mind.
Finally, if you're just trolling me, 10/10 I fell for it |
Milton Middleson
Rifterlings Point Blank Alliance
463
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Posted - 2014.02.27 16:41:00 -
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Zarnak Wulf wrote:I've heard the same 'CCP will lose money!' argument right before the last nano nerf and ECM nerf. Yawn.
I don't think a lot of these people understand the notion of improving your product leading to better sales. |
Teh Nurffe
Nasranite Watch
3
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Posted - 2014.02.28 00:23:00 -
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Gully Alex Foyle wrote:Ok guys, if you interpreted my post as 'QQ links are soooo unfair' I guess I gotta train my satire skills some more. Gully Alex Foyle wrote:Seriously now, it never is about 'fairness'. It's about making things more interesting, dynamic, fun. To me, the main issue with OGBs atm is dull-ish gameplay, not OP-ness. ^^ This is what I replied to a QQ post just a page ago. Yeah, I don't like whiners either. So to be clear: I'm strongly in favor of any change in links mechanics that would result in booster ships being more INTERACTED with. Such as bringing them on-grid (as CCP Fozzie suggested) or keeping them off-grid but making them easily scannable. But hey, if some of you really prefer booster ships to continue being just an expensive and fairly safe deployable structure (hence my failed 'Vending Machine' satire attempt) instead of - you know - ships that people would actually fly, I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna change your mind. Finally, if you're just trolling me, 10/10 I fell for it
They are easily scannable. CCP already changed that. If you don't have correct equipment to scan down those t3 cruisers it's once again different QQ |
IbanezLaney
the church of awesome Caldari State Capturing
978
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Posted - 2014.03.02 22:10:00 -
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Milton Middleson wrote:Zarnak Wulf wrote:I've heard the same 'CCP will lose money!' argument right before the last nano nerf and ECM nerf. Yawn. I don't think a lot of these people understand the notion of improving your product leading to better sales.
Eve is a niche with such a small audience that to gain enough new permanent players to make up for people unsubbing alts would be difficult.
How many 'players' do you think there really are when you consider most people have 2 accounts and I know many with 5+ and even a few who claim 9+.
So when it says 50k people online - how many people do you think are sitting at keyboards and sending CCP money each month?
Deduct 2-3k from the online figures for dust. Safe to assume 40% of the people online have 2 accounts logged in. (Likely more but being generous here) Applying common sense and rough math tells you that if there are around 22K individual players online at best. The rest are their alts.
I left my dusty logged in most of the weekend - So I alone was counted as 3 people on TQ. On that average there are 16K people when 50K are logged in.
Doesn't leave many single account holders even if you are generous with the figures.
The hard truth is: Eve is not popular with the general gaming community. It is just too hard for them and that's why they don't play. 99% don't even know what boost alts are and have never heard of them.
Are new players magically staying away from eve due to something they have never heard about? Obviously not. So it's not boosts stopping the game growing.
If CCP make the Eve more 'popular' - it will need to be so dumbed down so much for the general gaming population that its current player base will leave.
Not many individual people play this game. Keeping people with alts happy is where the $$$ is. The single account holder who complains about alts is not someone who keeps the $$$ rolling in for CCP.
If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me. Now don't judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do. (Opiate - Tool) |
Milton Middleson
Rifterlings Point Blank Alliance
466
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Posted - 2014.03.03 01:05:00 -
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Do you have any numbers that aren't made up or anecdotal?
Quote:Eve is a niche with such a small audience that to gain enough new permanent players to make up for people unsubbing alts would be difficult.
When people quit in disgust or frustration, sales are typically worse than when they don't. Furthermore, Eve is a game predicated on player interaction. Pandering to multi-account players in light of that is phenomenally short-sighted. |
IbanezLaney
the church of awesome Caldari State Capturing
980
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Posted - 2014.03.03 01:44:00 -
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Milton Middleson wrote:Do you have any numbers that aren't made up or anecdotal?
No I have common sense and the ability to ask people how many accounts they have. If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me. Now don't judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do. (Opiate - Tool) |
Crosi Wesdo
War and Order Samurai Pizza Cats
836
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Posted - 2014.03.03 01:45:00 -
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Milton Middleson wrote:Do you have any numbers that aren't made up or anecdotal? Quote:Eve is a niche with such a small audience that to gain enough new permanent players to make up for people unsubbing alts would be difficult. When people quit in disgust or frustration, sales are typically worse than when they don't. Furthermore, Eve is a game predicated on player interaction. Pandering to multi-account players in light of that is phenomenally short-sighted.
I think the short way of putting what laney said, is;
The number of people who would be interested in a space submarine MMO or economy sim who have not already tried it and liked/disliked, it is very small.
Also, if were talking about made up numbers, your perceived new pool of players who would join because a mechanic they have never heard of in a game they dont have any interest in has been removed, is a prime example.
The minority of players in eve who seek solo pvp should not be catered to beyond their own ability to assess any situation they are getting into. Eve is hard yo. If you chose hard mode tru-solo then whining on the forum that other people dont is really quite sad. |
Milton Middleson
Rifterlings Point Blank Alliance
466
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Posted - 2014.03.03 06:34:00 -
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IbanezLaney wrote:Milton Middleson wrote:Do you have any numbers that aren't made up or anecdotal?
No
Alright then. No further questions.
Quote: Also, if were talking about made up numbers, your perceived new pool of players who would join because a mechanic they have never heard of in a game they dont have any interest in has been removed, is a prime example.
The minority of players in eve who seek solo pvp should not be catered to beyond their own ability to assess any situation they are getting into. Eve is hard yo. If you chose hard mode tru-solo then whining on the forum that other people dont is really quite sad.
Are you responding to someone else? |
Lloyd Roses
Blue-Fire
532
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Posted - 2014.03.03 08:13:00 -
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Complaining about links in lowsec is really top-notch. When are implants scheduled for dispute, like slaves?
It's one thing to fly with an OGB that can easily be probed down and killed, or to fly with a pirate-imp'ed pod that no one can ever touch. "I honestly thought I was in lowsec"
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Colt Blackhawk
Amarrian Vengeance Team Amarrica
272
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Posted - 2014.03.03 09:05:00 -
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Lloyd Roses wrote:Complaining about links in lowsec is really top-notch. When are implants scheduled for dispute, like slaves?
It's one thing to fly with an OGB that can easily be probed down and killed, or to fly with a pirate-imp'ed pod that no one can ever touch.
BLAH. You know what? You don-¦t even need to probe ogb down. They mostly sit on station and if you agress them you will get blobbed to hell (+station guns, what means that you need to reship to kill it) or the ogb docks and the pilot belonging to it too because he has no clue how to fight without or even funnier: His ship fit would never wok without ogb. Implants on th other side are fine. Pods are very vulnerable. Ask Santo Trafficante :D Plus instalock dessies in a fight or intys are pods worst nightmare. [09:04:53] Ashira Twilight > Plant the f****** amarr flag and s*** on their smoking wrecks. |
IbanezLaney
the church of awesome Caldari State Capturing
982
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Posted - 2014.03.03 21:24:00 -
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Lloyd Roses wrote:Complaining about links in lowsec is really top-notch. When are implants scheduled for dispute, like slaves?
It's one thing to fly with an OGB that can easily be probed down and killed, or to fly with a pirate-imp'ed pod that no one can ever touch.
^^ This man gets it.
If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me. Now don't judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do. (Opiate - Tool) |
IbanezLaney
the church of awesome Caldari State Capturing
982
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Posted - 2014.03.03 21:25:00 -
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Milton Middleson wrote:
Grasping ......................................................... at......................................................Straws
We know man, we know. If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me. Now don't judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do. (Opiate - Tool) |
Zarnak Wulf
In Exile. Imperial Outlaws.
1549
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Posted - 2014.03.04 01:00:00 -
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As you see peeps using boosters add them and said alts to your watch list. If you see them come into your local, only ask two questions:
Can I get a blob together? Do I have my own links?
If the answer to both questions is no - dock up or get to a POS and wait for them to leave the system. Do not put any faith in having an encyclopedic knowledge of ship fits and resist holes and counters - it really doesn't matter. |
Milton Middleson
Rifterlings Point Blank Alliance
466
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Posted - 2014.03.04 01:47:00 -
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IbanezLaney wrote: We know man, we know.
I'm not the guy who made a length post composed of numbers pulled directly from my anus. |
IbanezLaney
the church of awesome Caldari State Capturing
983
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Posted - 2014.03.04 02:58:00 -
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Milton Middleson wrote:IbanezLaney wrote: We know man, we know.
I'm not the guy who made a length post composed of numbers pulled directly from my anus.
I will help you. You know the old 'Give a man a fish .....' saying.
Here is your homework: Try asking people how many toons they have.
Look at corps you know - how many toons are in those corps and what % of those are alts. Magic right??? Who knew maths could work stuff/averages out???
I do not need figures from CCP to get a good ballpark average. You might not be capable of this - understandable.
But the irony here is - What you are accusing me of is actually what you yourself are guilty of. Your entire point is based on pure speculation about people who haven't even played eve yet that might play eve if something they don't know about isn't in the game they haven't played.
Crosi said it very well.
From your quoting of his post and your response, it is clear you did not comprehend what he posted either. Maybe read his post again and you will maybe, just maybe be able to work out who is pulling the most out of their anus.
If you want to get your soul to heaven, trust in me. Now don't judge or question. You are broken now, but faith can heal you. Just do everything I tell you to do. (Opiate - Tool) |
Milton Middleson
Rifterlings Point Blank Alliance
466
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Posted - 2014.03.06 20:17:00 -
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Quote:Try asking people how many toons they have.
Look at corps you know - how many toons are in those corps and what % of those are alts. Magic right??? Who knew maths could work stuff/averages out???
My god. It's like several years of development in statistical science never happened. Your suggested methodology is incredibly poor and suggests you are either dishonest or don't understand rudimentary sampling principles.
By your methods, I conclude that only a bare handful of Eve players have multiple accounts and almost all of them are industrialists or alliance leaders, with >90% of Eve's pvpers having a single account and a maximum of three characters. It turns out that if you ask people you know how many alts they have, your sample is neither random nor representative and is highly unlikely to generalize. Who knew (aside from anyone who understands basic stats)?
Quote:From your quoting of his post and your response, it is clear you did not comprehend what he posted either
Crosi responded to claims I never made and was dismissed appropriately.
Quote:Your entire point is based on pure speculation about people who haven't even played eve yet that might play eve if something they don't know about isn't in the game they haven't played.
I never claimed anything of the sort. On the other hand, Crosi made a rather extraordinary claim about the untapped market for eve online. Perhaps you ought to direct your criticism of speculative remarks towards him. |
Crosi Wesdo
War and Order Samurai Pizza Cats
838
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Posted - 2014.03.06 21:45:00 -
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Milton Middleson wrote: I never claimed anything of the sort. On the other hand, Crosi made a rather extraordinary claim about the untapped market for eve online. Perhaps you ought to direct your criticism of speculative remarks towards him.
Not speculation, eve retention rate is famously low. Its widely known that this is due to a poor/difficult new player experience where people struggle to make new friends or realise they are so far behind older players they incorrectly assume they cannot compete.
Far more people have tried eve than currently play it. Given that most of these players were new an probably didnt engage in any consensual pvp, its a fair assumption they were generally unaware of the existence of boosts.
ts hard to imagine there is a huge potential audience that just wont try the game because of a end game buff mechanic lol. |
Zarnak Wulf
In Exile. Imperial Outlaws.
1562
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Posted - 2014.03.07 00:07:00 -
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Imagining that new - or veteran - players are turned off by OGB is no more preposterous then stating that a few dozen special snowflakes will make or break CCP. In business - for every person who is vocal and complains there are at least nine more who vote with their wallets and simply don't return. Why would this be different? CCP should always be looking to broaden the player base. Eve is difficult and yada yada yada - but it's better to have 50 people with 2 accounts each then 25 with 4 each. As they've spent quite a bit of time on the tutorial - it's safe to say they do care.
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Crosi Wesdo
War and Order Samurai Pizza Cats
838
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Posted - 2014.03.07 00:36:00 -
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Zarnak Wulf wrote:Imagining that new - or veteran - players are turned off by OGB is no more preposterous then stating that a few dozen special snowflakes will make or break CCP. In business - for every person who is vocal and complains there are at least nine more who vote with their wallets and simply don't return. Why would this be different? CCP should always be looking to broaden the player base. Eve is difficult and yada yada yada - but it's better to have 50 people with 2 accounts each then 25 with 4 each. As they've spent quite a bit of time on the tutorial - it's safe to say they do care.
I agree. Maybe someone quit eve because of boosts. I disagree that it is a statistically significant occurrence. |
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