Rexthor Hammerfists
Caldari
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
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Posted - 2010.08.03 10:37:00 -
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Killing time until the rice is cooked ;) :
"18 Months" is a long time for a game, even for eve. There is a long list of cornerstones that hold eve together, such as 0.0 sov warfare, lowsec piracy and faction warfare, empire production but also wars etc. etc.
But many of these cornerstones still need work or could just be so much more enjoyable if they were improved. Ill start with the obvious,
0.0 Sov warfare, it was a big mistake to implement a system that requires the attacker and defender to be in one system. A better system wouldve been based of occupance instead of shooting structures, it would have also supported new groups moving into 0.0 as most alliances hold large areas of space but use little of it.
It wouldve also made industrialists more supportive to 0.0 alliances.
Lowsec, it needs a purpose that is different to empire and 0.0, currently it cannot compete to either. Forcing 0.0 dwellers to cross lowsec when moving to/from empire is a start, but also a bounty hunting system and pve content that kills your security status.
Faction warfare, consequences for won and lost systems is a start, also balanced npcs, more interesting missions and complexes that spawn over the day and not mostly after downtimes. This is a major stepping stones for newbies, how you just leave it unattended is a mysterie to me.
Empire, wars need an overhaul, from costs to neutral logistics but also a proper blackmail system that works for both sides.
Various others would be:
- capital movement changed so that capfleets cant be moved throughout eve as easily as it can be done now.
- Many mods and ships only purpose in eve is to be used in t2 production, whole roles are inaccessible to new players as the ships for those arent worth bothering.
- UI needs improvement in many areas, often small things which are a nuisance, but still..
- Mining as a profession has a hard time to compete with others in terms of isk but is also hardly fun. Improvements have been shown in fanfests but nothing followed. Many Newbies try mining out, not the best first impression they can get from eve.
These and many other things would make eve shine were they worked on, some are easily done i suppose some would be major expansions - but eve is worth it to you, isnt it?
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