Originally by: Tuscun Nebular

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CCP, I know I'm probably wasting my time here, but I just wanted to ask anyway. I was watching some vids on you tube and I just don't understand the concept of your definition in regard to PVP.

Here's a guy in a video mining in an area which is considered unsafe for his level, (short version) and is ship blown up. He tried to explain to the pirates that he's there not to fight but to make more money mining, he's told oh well too bad, and BAM! The attitude of the aggressors, Oh well too bad, he didn't belong there in the first place. Ha! Ha! Some other videos show the same thing.

Now, my brother is 1/3 owner in an Internet cafe that has 70 computers in a very busy neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. I was visiting my family there for the Thanksgiving holiday. While visiting my brother at the cafe, A conversation came up after I mentioned to some players that I was playing Eve for almost 2 months. I found that in my brother's cafe, he doesn't have Eve Online on their computers because there's not a demand for this particular game.

While conversing with some other player's of mmo games, I was told that they have in fact tried to play Eve, but discontinued the game because of and they used words like "frustrating" Because of the game is "hard to learn" and for the most part they have felt that eve online was a "waste of time" " with no up front or immediate gratifications"

Then we came to the pvp topic in regard to Eve Online, they and I all agree that the playing field isn't even when it comes not only to pvp, but to new players in general. Shouldn't pvp be exactly that? What if a player doesn't want to become involved in pvp action? Why should a player who just started out in the game mining with one little ship have his ore stolen while transporting a load to a station? Why are seasoned players able to extort new players? (Give me isk or I'll destroy your ship) Why does a non willing pvp player have to answer to another player should be ashamed of calling himself a gamer because he destroys a noobs ship. Why are seasoned players who obviously out gun a noobs ship by a million to one able to destroy that ship for no reason? It takes months to learn Eve online, and obtain the mass amount of isk to buy not only the ship, but all of the other required items to run that ship.

Wouldn't it make sense to level the playing field a little? If pvp is to remain as is, why not at least let a new players get to a certain level, or enable that new player to obtain a certain status and equipment equivalent to another more seasoned player, so the noob doesn't lose all that he/she's worked for in seconds? Why can't a player warp to a location for space exploration, or maybe to view a battle without getting blown to bits? Let's see just how tough those bully's are when the noobs are able defend themselves! Let's see if those tough guys laugh in videos like seen on you tube when the playing field is leveled!

There is a consensus out in the gaming world (Like in my brother's cafe) as well as with some of the players of Eve Online that the playing filed isn't fair to all players. Why does eve online have a "dishearten" word of mouth among players who stop playing Eve? Why can't CCP make it so that they have millions of subscribers like in other mmos? Heck even within the fan fest one of your ccp reps stated that Eve isn't for everyone. Well, why not make it for everyone to enjoy? Why not take a player's vote, and let the chips fall? I and other players believe that eve is a good game, (I have 3 payee accounts and also subscribe to Eon's yearly subscription, shows how much I like this game) and Eve has the potential to be a great game. Make the game less frustrating, and watch how many people join.

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