Orcirk wrote:I actually DO think eve would be a much better game without alts. Capitals/supercaps would be more corp-oriented assets spies wouldn't be so absurdly easy to make/plant etc. It will NEVER happen, since eve's playerbase would shrink to about half its current size overnight, assuming people didn't just work their way around whatever blocks get put up, but it's a nice thought at least.
Well said.
Eternus8lux8lucis wrote:
Try MINING without a hauler, back BEFORE the advent of barges. Try finding a FRIEND whos willing to sit there and haul for you cuz you cant multibox it. Someone always willing to be at your beck and call, especially if a can flipper shows up and you NEED that hauler ASAP!! Cuz I know youll get LOTS of those friends and not have to pay to keep them around. And that was HOW many years ago already?
Mmmhmmm.
Now that we've heard from the "I like my EVE on easy mode!" crowd, try imagining the depth and immersion of a game where one of the plausible professions is being a freelance hauler in a busy mining system because all those miners can't just cheese cargo robots. You could even go crooked and occasionally drum up business by paying a can flipper to harass the system occasionally.
Imagine a game where you ACTUALLY can't trust
anyone else because there are no two characters whos motivations come from the same source. There'd always be that twinge of doubt when you jumped to a cyno, or your scout told you the gate was clear, etc.
Imagine a game where a well-oiled mining op or something comperable was a real accomplishment, instead of just a poor fallback if you can't 10-box.
For anyone that
actually appreciates the fact that the harsh environs of EVE lend legitimacy to the completion of even simple tasks, removing multiboxing would create a staggeringly more complex and immersive game. I bet guys like Eternus here like to join in with the "go back to WoW" when someone complains about training times or pirates, but turns around and spews this bunk when making the game more difficult is suggested.
It is sad that this would be nearly impossible to impliment. As it stands, I merely pretend alts are, in fact, programmable androids that very rich capsuleers can afford.