Professor XXX
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Posted - 2011.04.01 11:43:00 -
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Edited by: Professor XXX on 01/04/2011 11:46:35 Hello EVEr's/CCP
The current Medal (Decorations) system is now quite dated and really does need some improvements (it s-u-x TBO).
Firstly, the ribbon metal does not match the metal colours of the actual medal itself, this just spoils the look of it to be honest (yes, in my opinion). Can we have this fixed please Artwork departement! and perhaps some better designs and more variations of ribbons!!
Secondly, the Decorations don't really get used that much in EVE, when you look around at the majority of pilots they dont have one, and if they do it's a very rare sight - seperate from militia decorations that is. How about you do some nerfing to the costs of this, to say 5mil per medal creation and 2mil player that gets one. This would be a start! Also how about having several categorised pre-made medals/decorations to give out (so creating one is a seperate option) this would simplify it for CEO's etc. ...and how about pre-made ones having relation to what a player can do for a corp; for instance, a miner has been with corp for xxx amount of time and has been a great benefit to the corp, so he is presented with an Industrial Decoration for his services rendered to the corp. He/She might then think, Oh I would like one of those other shiney medals and may be encouraged to try other aspects of EVE, like PVP etc.. There could be catehgories for; Mining (Industrial), PVP (Defence/Offence), Corp Militial, Starbase Fueling, Worm Hole, Explorations, Covert Ops operations etc etc.. even decorations that are handed out after so many corpoation joint tasks like shoing up at 20 corp mining Op's or destroying 20 enemy in PVP.
Quote: Bottom line is it needs improving to have any purpose in EVE, or you may aswell just do away with them!
Improvements could actually help corporations stay as a unity, so members feel a reason to stay as they like there collection, or perhaps they would want to corp jump to get as many as they can, to show they are commited to 1 or many tasks in EVE, it could even help with recruitment of players where they can be assesed on their merit.
for example;if a player has 30 medals then perhaps he is a corp jmper and not worth recruiting as he will likely leave in 4 weeks after getting decorations, whereas a guy with 3 or 4 decorations in 1 or 2 particular feilds may be a good asset etc. It may even help in keeping more bigger corps and not 1000's of little ones, and that would mean bigger battles and more targets :)
Well thats it from me on the topic, would be nice to see updates for this in the next expansion!
I look forward to reading all your feedback on this, and yes I also look forward to the opposing comments and whining about my suggestion and spelling mistakes etc. it wouldn't be EVE forums otherwise would it!!
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