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Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation DemSal Unlimited
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Posted - 2014.02.18 05:58:00 -
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A little under a year ago I posted this platform To save you all from jumpinng back to old posts I will summarize, below.
Since then I have served on the CSM8 and am running again for CSM9.
I have played Eve for enough time to have tried a bit of almost everything. But if you ask me to nail down the style of play I best represent and identify with it would be the Casual Player. The person who has a job, kids, wife, pets and cannot sit at the machine uninterrupted for five hours straight bashing a POS or waiting for a fleet to form. The person who does not want his entire Eve experience to be spreadsheets or clicking to manage PI.
I have spent more than half a year in wormholes, managing the POS there drove me out, in the end, frustration got that bad. I flew with Soco in the south and did manage to get in on fleets now and again but CTAGÇÖs donGÇÖt always jibe up with a limited time availability. If you are nodding right now at this then you know what I mean and you have experienced the same sort of problems. You are the one I want to represent. I fly incursions for my isk and then blow it in places like the Bomber Bar or RvB Ganked or helping out in contests, donating prizes.
I have been active in the community since 2008. I currently am a regular podcast Podside and occasional guest on Eve Radio. I have a blog that I write in character. I have written for Eon and the Eve Tribune, often doing commentary on the CSM. My twitter handle is @mikeazariah.
In the past year of serving on the CSM I have been an active member attending all of the summit sessions (In person for the Summer summit, remotely for the Winter) and most of the scheduled meetings. I participate in the debates we have on proposed changes offering opinions and asking questions when I felt I did not know enough about the subject. It has been a LOT of work.
and for some reason, I want to do it again.
Eve is not a game of right way and wrong way to play. I heard stories of how things went from null, from wormholes. I talked to people in Faction War and in Dust. Some gave me ideas that I could take further, others just wanted to be heard.
I am NOT here to save one portion of space to the detriment of all of the others. I do not propose to drive x y or z feature through . . . that is not what the CSM does. Oh, there ARE things in the game I would love to see fixed. POSGÇÖs and SOV need love, a window in stations so you can look out and see what awaits you. Some sort of automation to save the hardcore industrialists from carpal tunnel syndrome. IGÇÖd like to see more Live Events and Lore and some sort of motivator to break some of the growing inertia in nullsec. More reasons to go to lowsec aside from Faction Warfare.
I have never been afraid to voice my opinion and would love to answer any questions that you have though I donGÇÖt plan on feeding trolls. This is NOT a contest of antagonism but a choosing of a GROUP of people to represent the players to CCP. We have to be able to work together and we must be able to see concepts and ideas from a variety of different viewpoints to do the best for the game and for the players of Eve. CSM is like a parachute. We soften the landings but we are not wings to take the game to new places. We encourage CCP to jump, knowing we will help.
I donGÇÖt have a huge alliance backing me nor a dedicated voting block throwing all their votes my way. I need your votes, each and every one of you, to become your representative. Please, when the voting opens, vote for me, Mike Azariah, to be YOUR rep in the CSM. Look back at what I have done in the past year and decide if you want me to continue.
m Mike Azariah-á CSM8 |
Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation DemSal Unlimited
832
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Posted - 2014.02.18 05:59:00 -
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[reserved] Mike Azariah-á CSM8 |
Schmata Bastanold
Black Rebel Rifter Club The Devil's Tattoo
1433
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Posted - 2014.02.18 07:39:00 -
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+1 Mike :) I am not my skills but... http://eveboard.com/pilot/Schmata_Bastanold |
Alekseyev Karrde
Noir. Noir. Mercenary Group
1387
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Posted - 2014.02.18 08:32:00 -
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Mike stepped up to the role for CSM8. He's running again because he's got more to offer, and I for one am taking him up on it. +1 "Alekseyev Karrde: mercenary of my heart." -Arydanika, Voices from the Void
Hero of the CSM Noir./Noir. Academy Recruiting: www.noirmercs.com |
Sephira Galamore
Inner Beard Society
270
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Posted - 2014.02.18 09:09:00 -
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Mike, how do you deal with the immense pressure of the RMT cartels and their agents? Do you fear for your life when representing pubbie interests in the CSM? |
Freelancer117
So you want to be a Hero
131
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Posted - 2014.02.18 10:06:00 -
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Any CSM member who contributed the most last year AND reruns for election will have my 1st vote, plus we talked earlier by evemail.
I like your stance and I hope that common sense will pre-warn any dumb decisions CCP might make, IF they listen ofc
One question if a feature or iteration you want to see done, but gets side stepped on by another one, will you vote for or against that new one, even if it's moderately good for the playerbase ? (but you will lose your preferred one) Eve rule no.1: The players will make a better version of the game, then CCP initially plans.
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Ripard Teg
Stimulus Rote Kapelle
837
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Posted - 2014.02.18 15:34:00 -
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Mike is funny, intelligent, a good guy to be around, has a really cool perspective on the game, isn't afraid of the work that goes along with being a CSM member, and just generally made the whole process more fun and pleasant by his presence. The CSM should have one mostly-dedicated PvE player on it just to keep pushing CCP on how freakin' BAD PvE is in this game. Mike did a terrific job on that, but also surprises me weekly with his breadth of knowledge of other topics.
I hope that he will be elected to CSM9, and I endorse him for a slot. Jester's Trek: wherein I ramble about EVE Online, gaming, and from time to time... life. |
Xander Phoena
Zebra Corp Gentlemen's Agreement
309
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Posted - 2014.02.18 17:34:00 -
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Mike is a rarity in Eve - a true gentleman with a vast knowledge across a variety of subjects in the game. It is clear that the other members of CSM8 regard him highly and he will will be near the top of my personal ballot www.crossingzebras.com |
Trebor Daehdoow
Dirt Nap Squad Dirt Nap Squad.
3277
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Posted - 2014.02.18 19:04:00 -
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Just a quick note to say I am very pleased that Mike has decided to run again, and am happy to unreservedly endorse him for re-election. I will have more to say later, but the tl/dr is: he worked hard to help improve the game for everyone. Like any honest politician, "My door is always open, and my hand is always out" |
Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation DemSal Unlimited
839
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Posted - 2014.02.18 22:05:00 -
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Sephira Galamore wrote:Mike, how do you deal with the immense pressure of the RMT cartels and their agents? Do you fear for your life when representing pubbie interests in the CSM?
Honestly? I keep laughing every time I read this question. But lets answer it seriously.
I am not a fan of botting or afk play. I want the PvE experience to change in ways that would indirectly make the coding for botting . . . more difficult. I want less predictability in risk and reward. Oh the balance can stay roughly the same but I don't want cookie cutter missions where I can 'set it and forget it' in an afk ishtar.
Some see this is a hisec issue. Nullbears would prefer that their activities were done quietly and nobody came to visit them in their safety of non concord territories.
PvE is all across the game. Null, High, Low, and WH space has it and it is run in all those types of space.
I have done capital escalations in a C5 and rescued the damsel more times than I care to think about. I have been the most expensive ship in a lowsec incursion (the logi, believe it or not) and I have done the tutorial as recently as two months ago.
But for all that . . . do I threaten the legendary Cartels and their agents?
Not enough that they notice me. So, no pressure.
Fear for my life? Fear the threat of torture? I am coming up on 25 years of marriage
This
Thanks Seph, I am still grinning at the question.
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Salpun
Global Telstar Federation Offices Masters of Flying Objects
691
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Posted - 2014.02.18 23:28:00 -
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Mike Azariah wrote:[quote=Sephira Galamore] I have done the tutorial as recently as two months ago.
You done them since the last change? in the 1.1 release? If i dont know something about EVE. I check https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/ISK_The_Guide
See you around the universe. |
Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation DemSal Unlimited
841
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Posted - 2014.02.19 04:33:00 -
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Salpun wrote:Mike Azariah wrote:[quote=Sephira Galamore] I have done the tutorial as recently as two months ago.
You done them since the last change? in the 1.1 release?
No, I believe I ran them in mid Jan, so just before 1.1
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Salpun
Global Telstar Federation Offices Masters of Flying Objects
691
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Posted - 2014.02.19 04:55:00 -
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Mike Azariah wrote:Salpun wrote:Mike Azariah wrote:[quote=Sephira Galamore] I have done the tutorial as recently as two months ago.
You done them since the last change? in the 1.1 release? No, I believe I ran them in mid Jan, so just before 1.1 m take a moment to run thru the slides using the tutorial menu it will be worth your time
If i dont know something about EVE. I check https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/ISK_The_Guide
See you around the universe. |
Dersen Lowery
Laurentson INC StructureDamage
1003
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Posted - 2014.02.19 16:18:00 -
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You had my vote last time, and you'll have it again this time. Proud founder and member of the Belligerent Desirables. |
Zloco Crendraven
BALKAN EXPRESS
568
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Posted - 2014.02.19 16:44:00 -
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What is your point of view about lowsec and force projection in general? BALEX is recruiting -----> tinyurl.com/oscmmlv |
Malcanis
Vanishing Point. The Initiative.
13918
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Posted - 2014.02.19 21:40:00 -
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Mike is so nice that even I couldn't bring myself to troll him. He's calm and he watches out for the little man.
CSM9 would be the poorer without him.
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Issler Dainze
Tadakastu-Obata Corporation The Honda Accord
2440
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Posted - 2014.02.21 01:44:00 -
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For what it's worth he gets my support again this election. This fellow has a bright future in the CSM!
Issler |
Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation DemSal Unlimited
851
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Posted - 2014.02.21 02:18:00 -
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Zloco Crendraven wrote:What is your point of view about lowsec and force projection in general?
I would prefer that you separated that into to distinct issues since they overlap but are not mutually dependent.
Lowsec. We missed having a solid lowsec rep this year and I like that there are some good people running to fill that void in the upcoming election. Not all space is created equal nor should each part of space be equally inhabited or used. That being said, Low could use some sprucing up. The tags for sec WAS a move in that direction and the most overt move for Low in this past year, giving them something that others did not have.
Since you tie force projection onto it I assume you are talking about the cap fleets curb stomping lowsec folks with cynos and forces far far beyond the locals 'punching weight'. I already weighed in on Marlonas thread (hope you have read it, damn good)
Look, let me toss a question back to you with a bit of a preface. I see hisec as civilization, laws etc. Low is the wild west, there are people watching but cannot do much except take the law into thier own hands. Null is the birth of a new civilization, one by the people who take and hold what they have as groups. WH space is small islands with the same idea of safe is what YOU make of it, not what is brought from above. Which way do you want low changed? More tech toys so it can be civilized? More tools so you can own space? Do you want it moved towards High or Null? When you ask what I can do to improve Low I ask YOU, which is the improvement? More law or more ability to take the law into your own hands?
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Mike Azariah-á CSM8 |
Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation DemSal Unlimited
854
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Posted - 2014.02.21 22:41:00 -
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Salpun wrote: take a moment to run thru the slides using the tutorial menu it will be worth your time
Too much reading . . . oh I read it but I am odd that way. You are right the tutorial is better than it was but it still has miles and parsecs and kilometers and the occasional furlong to go
m Mike Azariah-á CSM8 |
Kapytul Gaynez
Hedion University Amarr Empire
0
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Posted - 2014.02.22 07:06:00 -
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Being the unofficial PvE guy on the current CSM and running on a similar platform this time around; What are your feelings in regards to current low-sec PvE and your stance in regards to proposals to gear it more towards using PvP fit ships? |
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Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation DemSal Unlimited
858
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Posted - 2014.02.22 19:24:00 -
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Kapytul Gaynez wrote:Being the unofficial PvE guy on the current CSM and running on a similar platform this time around; What are your feelings in regards to current low-sec PvE and your stance in regards to proposals to gear it more towards using PvP fit ships?
Quote from the August Summit minutes
Quote:Mike Azariah noted that he "was a lazy player" and ran missions in PvP fits; Affinity countered that was possible for experience players but not newcomers. Ali Aras suggested that optimizing fits was important to PvE players because it affects their ease of running the sites and their ISK/hr, which are metrics they use to evaluate their effectiveness
You always have the option to fit the way you like but the min/maxers try for the best fit to get the most isk per tick. As long as missions are 'set pieces' then fits will be made for them, not for pvp.
If you want to stop people from fitting for the job make the job variable enough that you have to fit against all possibilities which is what you do in pvp. You make decisions not knowing who or what you will be facing. I assume that is what you meant (partially) by a pvp fit. That and points.
If I go into lowsec on a mission I fit very pvp not for the mission but for what else I might trip across.
But then I kind of need you to define which lowsec pve for me. Are we talking missions? Incursions? FW? Ratting? Exploration?
Each has its own style and needs, some leave you vulnerable more than others and some allow for the antithesis of pvp fits (I am looking at YOU, warp stabbed FW button orbitting frigs).
Do I still care about PvE? Yes Do I still want to represent PvE to CCP? Hell yes
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Dersen Lowery
Laurentson INC StructureDamage
1010
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Posted - 2014.02.24 14:08:00 -
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If we're talking PVP fits, then there are also a whole host of ships that never see action in PVE because a) they're support ships, and b) the eccentricities (and often, the sheer quantities) of rats make using EWAR against them totally useless, except for the occasional NOS.
There's some high-end PVE that can be done in fleet comps, but not more efficiently than it can be done solo in a Marauder, or dual-boxed Machariels.
So my smaller question is, how much discussion has their been about more fleet- and support-friendly PVE? More broadly, what do you want PVE in EVE to become, what lessons have you learned working with CCP, and how do you plan to work with them more effectively in a second term?
Thanks. Proud founder and member of the Belligerent Desirables. |
Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises Vote Steve Ronuken for CSM
2726
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Posted - 2014.02.24 14:37:00 -
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Dersen Lowery wrote:If we're talking PVP fits, then there are also a whole host of ships that never see action in PVE because a) they're support ships, and b) the eccentricities (and often, the sheer quantities) of rats make using EWAR against them totally useless, except for the occasional NOS.
There's some high-end PVE that can be done in fleet comps, but not more efficiently than it can be done solo in a Marauder, or dual-boxed Machariels.
So my smaller question is, how much discussion has their been about more fleet- and support-friendly PVE? More broadly, what do you want PVE in EVE to become, what lessons have you learned working with CCP, and how do you plan to work with them more effectively in a second term?
Thanks.
A wild CSM candidate attacks!
It's a real shame that PvP and PvE are so very different. There should be more similarities. I've seen people who have said that they're going to start out in PvE, to 'train' for PvP. Sure, some of the (player) skills are transferrable, but not so many. And the ship fittings certainly aren't. Steve Ronuken for CSM 9! https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=4236322 http://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/ Twitter: @fuzzysteve on Twitter |
Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation DemSal Unlimited
859
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Posted - 2014.02.24 21:01:00 -
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Dersen Lowery wrote: So my smaller question is, how much discussion has their been about more fleet- and support-friendly PVE? More broadly, what do you want PVE in EVE to become, what lessons have you learned working with CCP, and how do you plan to work with them more effectively in a second term?
Thanks.
You call that a 'smaller question'? Wow, there is a nest of them in there
Okay, aside from what you can read in the minutes you know I am not going to talk about 'what discussions' because I do keep cards close to the chest.
The broader question is better, what do I want of PvE? Me, I want more dynamic PvE both for individuals and groups. I would like a class of agents that assigns ship specific missions, so you can be an interceptor specialist or get a mission that helps you with bubble mechanics etc. I would like to see incursions by someone other than kukey Kuvekei Sansha. Guristas, Serpentis, hell even Drones could start having 'issues' which would each demand a different response team and doctrine. I love eve-survival but I would like the missions to make it outmoded and suggestions rather than cookie cutter runs.
/me slows down and steps off of the soap box he suddenly found himself on
whew
Look, there are some really simple reasons why pve and pvp are different fits. Rats don't warp away. most ewar is questionable against them (Incursions aside). AI is predicatbale and controllable. If the basics of the pve encounter change then you will see the meta of fiottings follow suit.
but
PvE is for one sort of player, PvP for another. Nobody says that you all have to play one type of game or you are doing it wrong. Fits and doctrines are different? Fine. To get back to the question . . . what do I want?
simple
I want pve to be dynamic, not the grind. I want it to be challenging and get the blood pumping just like a pvp encounter can. I want it to be a growing and nurtured part of the game for the people who want to play that portion of the game.
that is what I want
Second term?
I will continue to try to represent Casual Play, the guys with one account, the people who always feel ignored, like PvE players.
I hope I didn't wander too far off of your small question
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Dersen Lowery
Laurentson INC StructureDamage
1012
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Posted - 2014.02.25 00:50:00 -
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Mike Azariah wrote:Dersen Lowery wrote: So my smaller question is, how much discussion has their been about more fleet- and support-friendly PVE? More broadly, what do you want PVE in EVE to become, what lessons have you learned working with CCP, and how do you plan to work with them more effectively in a second term?
Thanks.
You call that a 'smaller question'? Wow, there is a nest of them in there Okay, aside from what you can read in the minutes you know I am not going to talk about 'what discussions' because I do keep cards close to the chest.
Yeah, sorry about that.
In my defense, I asked how much discussion, not what discussion. I'm not trolling you for NDA violations, promise!
Good answer. Proud founder and member of the Belligerent Desirables. |
Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation DemSal Unlimited
860
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Posted - 2014.02.25 01:10:00 -
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Steve Ronuken wrote:A wild CSM candidate attacks!
Steve, anytime you see an issue you here you want to address, come on over. You're a welcome guest.
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Random McNally
Rifterlings Point Blank Alliance
53120
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Posted - 2014.03.01 15:05:00 -
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+1
Are there any podcasts that are too low for even you to stoop to go on? Co-Host of the High Drag Podcast. http://highdrag.wordpress.com/ Check out the space music at http://minddivided.com In Game Channel HighDragChat |
Mike Azariah
DemSal Corporation DemSal Unlimited
866
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Posted - 2014.03.01 16:15:00 -
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Random McNally wrote:+1
Are there any podcasts that are too low for even you to stoop to go on?
Hell no. I am almost always willing to talk Eve and the only limits on that are the patience levels of 'She who must be Obeyed'
You could alos see it as me continuing the promise of being one of the communicative CSM8 members and my plan to carry it through in CSM9
m Mike Azariah-á CSM8 |
Arafelis Keikira
EVE University Ivy League
8
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Posted - 2014.03.02 12:47:00 -
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How will you work to grow the ability of time-limited players to build new play capabilities or actual things in the world?
You mentioned giving up on a WH POS because of 'frustration.' I'm not sure of the background, or whether or not your corp continues to maintain POSes elsewhere. It's something I'm interested in doing, but the challenges seem pretty overwhelming -- fairly significant cost and something of a risk, as even once I've found a site it would be extremely difficult to defend it (a disassembled and stored POS is the same as no POS at all, and mercs are expensive and reliable only to a point).
So that's actually OK. I'll try my hand at it, eventually, as part of a small or midsize corp. I've even scouted a couple of backwater sites that might work for a solo corp. But if it fails, it's not actually the POS that I'm set on -- it's building, actively growing not just assets but actual capabilities.
The things I can do in the game will rise naturally with my skill points, but I can't (much) interact with or affect that (nor should that change). R&D agents are still around for the time being but they're somewhat limited in what they offer me (a minor revenue stream, without a POS or a very great deal of patience); I can also of course just rep grind... but to what end, competing with EACS someday? Deployable structures are exciting, but I'm not sure they offer a change-in-kind in the 'building' department. (Except Siphon units, which kind of do. Although I'm not sure how I feel about painting that big of a target on my head. Plus it means a good amount of daily chores added to my play time. ...Still, intriguing.)
The staring-me-in-the-face answer is to go be a nullbear, of course. But being a drone in someone else's corp isn't really what I'm looking for either; I don't want to get to build things with the caveat that I'm doing it when and where I'm told -- and facing the constant pressure of my higher-ups to commit more to the task.
So where will you take us in this new frontier CCP is hinting at? A land of opportunity for small business, smugglers, artisans and petty thieves? Or just another field to be conquered and divided by Alexander and Hannibal? |
Dee Carson
Body Count Inc. Pandemic Legion
1
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Posted - 2014.03.02 13:29:00 -
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+1
I've known Mike for many years, back to the time I spent at the helm of Eve Uni. We've trod similar paths both in game and in RL and I have an enormous amount of respect for anyone with Mike's patience, honesty, humility and humor.
I was excited for Mike upon his election because I knew that those who dismissed him were in for a big surprise. Mike walks the walk way before he talks the talk.
If you are new to this whole process, I suggest you pay attention to the endorsements of the other CSM members. These are people who have actively worked with Mike on the game with CCP. That isn't about forum warriors or block candidates, but individual, personal experience telling you about how hard Mike works and how respected his viewpoint is among the team.
Bravo Zulu, Mike!
Dee Carson |
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