
insidion
Caldari Last of the Technocracy
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Posted - 2009.05.27 18:45:00 -
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There is nothing wrong with mission running in empire. It is a necessary evil that needs to be available for EVERYONE. When I have no other alternatives, I return to empire to mission run to get back on my feet.
People who whine about risk vs reward always crack me up. To them, jumping a mission fit noob with ten of their friends is somehow 'risk'. There is nothing wrong with piracy. Blobbing and ganking are just ways of life in EVE, and the fact that you've scared all the fish away is your own fault. =)
The problems really are: 1. Between empire carebears and 'ebul pirates' BOTH sides are right and have valid points. Don't try to force your playstyle on someone else and don't get ****y just because they don't want to be your victim. There are PLENTY of targets out there on all fronts, and there's PLENTY of ways to make ISK.
2. PVP and PVE is too dissimilar and don't play well with each other. A PVE fit ship is fit quite differently than a PVP ship and while they are often tricked out nightmares or some such, they don't stand a chance when they get jumped in mission.
3. Pirates have all the tools they need. Wardecs, lowsec, nosec, suicide ganking, probing, etc. They're there for you to use, it's up to you to use them. Having run out of targets in lowsec, I've given up my pirating ways for a while now and returned to empire having fun doing merc work, mission running and empire wardecs. Adapt or die, same as anything or anyone else.
4. Low sec needs a BIG boost, and preferrably something unique, and something that doesn't just attract noobs/industrial alts galore. This was why FW was introduced in the format that it's in I guess, which is ok, but not really what PVPers are ultimately looking for.
5. Null sec needs some serious fixing. Titans, super blobbing, sovereignty, etc. Lots of mechanics that have improved, don't get me wrong, but 0.0 just ain't fun to me anymore and lowsec is even more boring. As Akita T mentioned, things have to be profitable and preferrably not a complete pain in the ass to do in order to attract more people out beyond empire, and it can EASILY be done without interferring with anyone's playstyle.
tl;dr version is that there's no need to be crying for nerfs, you should be crying for boosts and a little more instant gratification from CCP. Boost lowsec rewards, make null sec more fun again (it was once upon a time, I swear), give people a reason to leave empire and everyone will be happier for it.
EVE is turning more and more into a second job rather than 'fun', and that's frankly gotta change.
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