Phinger
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Posted - 2011.08.05 14:35:00 -
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This thread touched on what I have felt since coming back.
Lots of posts are from experienced fearless players who want to get stuck in. Good for you,nothing against it....But Joan( a few posts back) posted some valid points that EVE would have even more players in it if weren't for beginners feeling their way, starting corps, learning mechanics and then getting war dec.....and bam I just got into my new BC/cruiser and its gone.
People generally don't overall enjoy getting their teeth kicked in a game when they are starting out, (under 10 million sp your still fresh)....it is meant to be fun.....but losing many hours of work in less than 10 mins doesn't encourage anyone to stay playing unless your tend to be hardcase masochist.
Currently the war deccing that goes on in hi sec is getting a little stupid. Example: Got to love the wardec then cancel wardec immediately so you can start war without 24 timer cooldown. Somehow I feel there should be a simple game mechanic that permits/limits the amount of wardeccing, Even as simple as no more than 50% of a month can your corp be under a wardec. Joan's suggestions though very very worthwhile and within the game mechanics it is a lot of hard work to avoid being forced to do something you don't want to do.
Wardeccing currently in game your just getting someone else's idea of fun shoved onto you. If they wanted PVP they can go lo/null and get pvp.
Think of it this way ....your a bunch of schoolkids playing soccer on a public field. On walks a premier team pushes themselves onto the field and your left with what.....they say play against us for the field? Most schoolkids would just walk off and leave you to it. And the loudest shouters in here are shouting grow some nutz get stuck in? Seriously you come off more like bullies.
Wardeccing should exist don't get me wrong. There should be avenues for combat amongst corps in hi sec.
Carebear no.
Griefing bad. Currently wardeccing in EVE is borderline griefing.
A good example atm is EVE Univ. I had a new friend join the game. He was trying various professions....I suggested getting in to the Uni to learn stuff from them. 3 weeks later he left Eve Online. WHY? Cause EVE Uni was basically under war dec a LOT. Why would corps wardec a Alliance which is nurturing new players into EVE? He wanted to do stuff, try stuff and the wardeccing denied him playing/learning the game. He left the Uni.....but then was bored in a NPC corp which is dull and not very social. So he finally quit. I was bummed out that I couldn't get him past that hurdle.
And my current experience- yes I do enjoy pvp but have come back from a three year long break so yet to get stuck in, have tidied up some skills, just finished playing around with incursions(very enjoyable but occasionally repetitive), hooked up with an Aussie corp/alliance down in nullsec and 3 weeks in the allaince have had very enjoyable time.....
But even I see the problem. We are under constant wardec. Darn it so I wanted to jump to my clone up to hi sec and do some incursions nope not happening....no one likes a wardec member in the group. Darn it, ok do some hi sec missions for a break from watching local etc and relax...nope cant relax in hi sec now. and a there aint many PVE fits that handle a good ganker pvp setup.
You know after a hard days work I sometimes want to sit and relax, sometimes I want pew pew. But the constant wardeccing.....bleh.
It reminds me of military hi alert. At sea under combat we use to bounce patrol aircraft off warships on exercises....not attack them just bounce them... The ships would see you bam everyone was up and at them, keep them hopping for a week.....and you exhausted the ships crew. Its not enjoyable when your on the ship. Wardec nowhere is safe.....at hi alert all the game time.
Simple mechanic......your corp/allaince cant be wardecced more than 14 days out of every 28 day period....so you can get your pew pew in.... and then there is a respite.
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