Aidan Brooder
Dynasphere Ltd.
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Posted - 2011.09.28 22:08:00 -
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Cannot "like" the CSM post. "Likes" are silly. In my opinion "Likes" are the modern FB generation's fast food no-thought way that replaces a true discussion. Be loud and slightly witty, get likes from all the socially braindead, you don't even have to be right. (It's addictive though, I gave a few myself today...  ))
Personally I think the CSM did a good job during the "no-game-affecting-Items" protests.
On many other topics they do not represent a majority of the playerbase and neither does their crowd control, eh, crowd-sourcing blog, because most of the players could not be bothered to read through or contribute to that.
Face it, most players want to play, not be part of endless discussions.
Also: 0-Sec discussion. I think if anyone is destroying the 0-Sec experience, it is actually the inhabitants of said systems.
I mean, how could CCP find a way to "make it more attractive"?
They can take all the ice away from High Sec - means my Mackinaw will get rusty.
They can nerf WHs - means I still will go there.
I would still not join one of the large Alliances or "rent" space from them.
On the other hand it apparently was all the 0-sec player's decision that it is kewl to be part of a monstrous Alliance. You cannot take that freedom away through artificial ramifications - it would be against sandbox ideals -, so we get the 0-Sec they want/deserve.
WiS should be fully developed. I think it will add to the space simulation experience, but more important: I know it has drawn a lot of (good) new players to EVE. Today I read a post on these forums that began like: "Brave words from a 2008 player". What is this, a gerontocracy gone egomaniac? Some fresh blood is needed and I want WiS & new space content for my part. (without crap like farming emblems and daily missions, etc., like some people suggested recently for "casual" play. WOW/STO != EVE)
As to other games:
I always keep a subscription up for one fantasy MMO and one SciFi MMO. And EVE has been my favorite SciFi game ever since I started.
I'm not a CCP fanboy, but I personally do not know:
a) a better SciFi MMO atm. STO is kindergarten crap. Black Prophecy, Battle Star Galactica: Just shoot the F out of other players. No alternatives, no true losses. Too shallow for my tastes.
b) Why all the hate? Aside from the recent leaks CCP is quite open compared to other studios. Hell, try the same symphony of discord on Craptics, eh, Cryptics STO forum. You get a forum ban faster than CONCORD could warp. Drink a tea, take a valium if need be, calm down, be constructive instead. I sure as hell know, I wouldn't know how to formalize a blueprint for future priotirization of content from the posts here. Even the FiS-Only people aren't unified in their opinions on what they want.
c) SWTOR is/will be a fantasy game in my mind. People playing EVE are either looking for a different and much darker game - even without dark side points - or are in the wrong game to begin with. |