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Oam Mkoll
The Legion of Spoon Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2009.07.07 07:01:00 -
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I agree. Yet another stupid attempt to make EVE identical for everyone. ---
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Oam Mkoll
Caldari The Legion of Spoon Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2009.07.07 09:10:00 -
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Originally by: Jarne Not supported.
You're talking all about choice, but the truth is: Currently you do not have the choice to fit rigs on frigates, except for those who have too much money.
This change gives me and other, who are always looking for ISK-efficient ways into PVP, the choice to fit rigs on frigates.
Also, as has been remarked: Prices of BS rigs might as well rise with the change, due to the higher demand for smaller sized rigs.
When everyone has identical fitting everything gets boring. We might as well all fly T1 ships with T1 fittings. Rigs were those "extra effort" slots, anything but mandatory. Now everyone will rig all ships. This isn't about elitist rich jerks versus poor average players. A set of rigs wouldn't kill anyone finacially but it was expensive enough to warrant a decision about risk and reward. Now that entire aspect of the game is gone. Everyone has rigs, people stop caring about them. Rigs become yet another logistic nuisance for ALL players. ---
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Oam Mkoll
Caldari The Legion of Spoon Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2009.07.07 10:57:00 -
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Originally by: Kaito Haakkainen Reducing prices allows greater variety for people whose current options are A: Not fitting rigs and B: Not fitting rigs.
Yes, it's why we have T1, T2, T3, faction, deadspace, officer.. To make sure that different people have different stuff. If the majority can't afford premium then the math is solid.
The problem here is that rigs are no longer premium that way. So there's really no middle-ground when it comes to giving your ship an extra kick. It's either million-ISK T2 mods or the billion-ISK deadspace mods. Rigs were the option in between, with moderate expense and a tangible reward.
In a game like World of Warcraft everyone can wear everything, the problem is getting it (i.e. directly depends on time spent playing). In EVE you can have anything off the market. It's beautiful because there are so many ways of earning money and so many 'premium' items threatened by permanent loss that people actually think not only WHAT but IF they should fit something.
Bulldozing the rigs takes a part of that away. I know I'm pretty vocal on the issue but in the end I understand CCP's decision. I'm a videogame marketing specialist, I have seen CCP's stats on player wealth and 0.0 versus empire population. Dumbing down EVE is profitable. This doesn't make me happier about the whole thing. |
Oam Mkoll
Caldari The Legion of Spoon Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2009.07.07 16:17:00 -
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Originally by: Dala Kya Not everyone can make tons of billions every week. PVP should not be for rich people only (and don't talk me about tackling in a t1 frig, becouse nobody wanna do that forever).
This patch will be a good one, there is no reason for having only large rigs.
Exactly the type of whining which brought this change upon us. Rigs. Are. Not. Mandatory. Now. Stop making everyone who is not a loser look like an elitist rich jerk.
Currently the price of rigs means that you actually have a CHANCE of getting a small but meaningful advantage from fitting them. When EVERYONE can afford them, you just pay less but get much less in return. ---
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