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Tippia
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Posted - 2010.11.07 18:13:00 -
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No.
First of all, "catching up" is a non-existent concept in EVE. The game simply doesn't work that way.
Second of all, they tried your approach in the beginning, but ditched it because it promoted the wrong kind of game behaviour. Any solution to this "problem" will do the same.
There are plenty of incentives to play beyond ISK ù it's just that it's up to you to discover them and figure out which ones work for you. If you can't think of a single one, then you might want to consider the odd chance that the game simply isn't for you.
The feeling you describe will not go away if there is no useful difference; if there is a useful difference, it will be a bad thing. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say that the cause for the feeling is based on a flawed perception of how the game works and what it is about. You can't solve that through game mechanics.
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Tippia
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Posted - 2010.11.07 19:02:00 -
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 Originally by: Arnakoz
on the "catching up" note. i'm talking about giving new players reason to kjeep playing. the SP amount i'm talking are low enough that they would really only be a big incintive for newbs.
I'm not entirely sure that teaching the new players the wrong lesson and lying to them about how the game works is a good way of providing incentives.
It seems to be far better to try to explain to them that their perception is quite incorrect and that they're worrying about a non-issue. If, after that, they keep fretting about it and can't find a good incentive for themselves, then again: this just might not be the right game for them. So why trick them?
The fundamental question, though, is: why aren't you suggesting that they simply speed up training?
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Tippia
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Posted - 2010.11.07 19:43:00 -
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Originally by: Arnakoz
what does speeding up training do?
It solves the (supposed) problem of skills taking too long to trainà
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plus, this way even multi-year old chars that one decide to finally go for caps dont have to just sit idle for a couple more months before they can finally do get in that nyx. making this a feature for eveyone.
They don't have to now either. They can, if they choose to, but no-one is forcing them. Speeding up training is a feature that benefits everyone as well.
àso why not simply do that?
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Tippia
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Posted - 2010.11.07 22:39:00 -
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Originally by: Jiggly Jita
Details can be discussed, but I hope I made the general idea clear at least. 
How do you apply it to non-mission activities?
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Tippia
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Posted - 2010.11.07 23:34:00 -
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Originally by: Jho Ran
Originally by: Tippia
How do you apply it to non-mission activities?
I don't. The very nature of a "daily" sort of requires it being a mission.
Then it's no good. 
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