Mallak Azaria wrote:Jaques Cousteau Gemulus wrote:I think you might have misunderstood the goal for this thread.
You see, it is not about me, I know plenty stuff to do and do them.
I think if there is one thing seriously lacking than it would be the visibility of valid game play.
Lets make it visible.
The option I offered is completely valid.
And if destruction is to big a thing, people will probably also realize that they can obstruct mineral income just by being at the location in a cloak
Most mining ops will dock up, an occasional bomb will amplify any fear when needed.
Common lets give these people something to look at.
In which I would have to agree, google does do wonders when planning your operations as a new entity.
If any new players are getting interested, Just mail Tiger Would. Maybe I can help some of you new guys along a bit!
The solution I offered is completely valid. If people are too lazy to do a couple of quick searches to find the plethora of information available then odds are that they're too lazy to try any of that stuff anyway. It's not like this information is hidden from public view.
But answer me this:
If you do not know the entire scope of EvE yet.....and lets be honest, who did when they subscribed?
If I look at me personally, sure I read the guides back than, figured out the mechanics.....but thats just such a small part.
I dare to say, many do not have a clue what so ever in regards to depth, politics and propaganda....
I think it is this that make to many people think that EvE should be played as it is played now. Hereby obstructing the visibility of the fact that anything goes, it is a sandbox.
And why is it exactly that EvE has trouble keeping subscribers.....I mean, controlling your spaceship, fitting it out, those are not hard parts.
I say it is this:
You see this advertisement of emergent gameplay. one day you join.
You think....I am going to be a big industrialist. (for example)
Than it does not look like that gameplay at all. It looks like there is no room for you. It looks like you can only join larger entities but never become one. Which in a large part is fueled by propaganda and trolling (like in this thread)
You do not get the feeling you can actually become anything you want.
I dare to say that hurts the number new subscribers actually having a stab at it.
I am not saying, make it easy.
I say, lets make it visible.
Now instead of responding saying nay again, do you have anything to add in this regard?
If not, it would be better not to post, since it would be topic.