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Dinsdale Pirannha Gallente	Posted - 2011.09.06 03:26:00 - [1] OK, up front, I am a carebear. Done my time in 0.0 as part of NC. Two tours of duty in wormholes. But still a carebear. Came back to high sec for a breather. I suck at PvP, too many clicks for someone as keyboard-challenged as I. I know the only way I am going to get better at PvP is jumping in and doing it a lot more than I have. No more running in logistics squads against the russians. I have friends in a couple corps encouraging me to hook up with them and pew pew. But given that I am going to lose a lot of clones since I suck so much at PvP, this is where I have an issue. Even though I plan on flying with an implantless clone, it is going to cost me more for a new med clone than it does to replace a ship. Does that seem reasonable? I recognize the concept of ISK sinks in the game, but does getting podded have to hurt the pocketbook so much? I don't know if many others feel that way, but there must be a ton of 2004, 2005, 2006 chars that must wince when they undock (I am 2008). It is one thing to say "don't fly what you can't afford to lose", but your clone is something that you have no choice over.
AnzacPaul Perkone	Posted - 2011.09.06 03:30:00 - [2] I 100% support the prices being reviewed. Does anyone have a list handy of the prices for say 75m and up clone prices? ______
daddys helper	Posted - 2011.09.06 03:35:00 - [3] dont get podded. yeah, it sounds like a troll, but seriously, don't get podded. the ONLY time you should ever die in a pod in space is if you are in a bubble. otherwise you screwed up. I go through a lot more ships than pods, if you are going to die in a ship that you can fly, you know full well when its too late, and thats usually a good bit before you pop. you should be setting up your escape before you pop. proper escape tactics won't save you every time, but they'll save you most of the time.
Dinsdale Pirannha Gallente	Posted - 2011.09.06 03:45:00 - [4] Originally by: daddys helper dont get podded. yeah, it sounds like a troll, but seriously, don't get podded. the ONLY time you should ever die in a pod in space is if you are in a bubble. otherwise you screwed up. I go through a lot more ships than pods, if you are going to die in a ship that you can fly, you know full well when its too late, and thats usually a good bit before you pop. you should be setting up your escape before you pop. proper escape tactics won't save you every time, but they'll save you most of the time. 2 things: 1. I do have the pod-saver overviews set up, have an excellent concept of when I am toast, and yet I still lose a ton of pods (hence the part about me sucking at PvP). 2. Like you mentioned right off, the bubble thing. In 0.0 and wh's I got nailed in a ton of bubbles. They are everywhere. They are completely expected and accepted, but that does not change the fact that when I lose a ship in null, I am VERY likely facing an expensive medclone loss.
Ghoest	Posted - 2011.09.06 05:25:00 - [5] The high end prices are absurd. Its no easier to make isk with 100 mill SP than it is with 25 mill SP. Wherever you went - Here you are.
Katrina Oniseki Caldari Revenent Defence Corperation Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive	Posted - 2011.09.06 05:30:00 - [6] Does anyone know what type of mathemetic formula the game uses to assign a price to a clone grade? Or is it arbitrarily set by devs?
Mallak Azaria Three 6 MaFiA KRYSIS.	Posted - 2011.09.06 05:30:00 - [7] Originally by: Dinsdale Pirannha OK, up front, I am a carebear. Done my time in 0.0 as part of NC. Two tours of duty in wormholes. But still a carebear. Came back to high sec for a breather. I suck at PvP, too many clicks for someone as keyboard-challenged as I. I know the only way I am going to get better at PvP is jumping in and doing it a lot more than I have. No more running in logistics squads against the russians. I have friends in a couple corps encouraging me to hook up with them and pew pew. But given that I am going to lose a lot of clones since I suck so much at PvP, this is where I have an issue. Even though I plan on flying with an implantless clone, it is going to cost me more for a new med clone than it does to replace a ship. Does that seem reasonable? I recognize the concept of ISK sinks in the game, but does getting podded have to hurt the pocketbook so much? I don't know if many others feel that way, but there must be a ton of 2004, 2005, 2006 chars that must wince when they undock (I am 2008). It is one thing to say "don't fly what you can't afford to lose", but your clone is something that you have no choice over. "Please lower the cost of medical clones, because making isk is really hard in this game" That's all I saw. ================================================== I love and hate 0.0 these days and feel CCP is taking a big **** on my chest every time i see super carriers. ~Tipsy McStagger
Tau Cabalander	Posted - 2011.09.06 05:49:00 - [8] Originally by: AnzacPaul Does anyone have a list handy of the prices for say 75m and up clone prices? Clone Grade Omega - Skill Points Kept 450m - 150m ISK Clone Grade Psi - Skill Points Kept 343.5m - 120m ISK Clone Grade Chi - Skill Points Kept 264m - 90m ISK Clone Grade Phi - Skill Points Kept 203m - 65m ISK Clone Grade Upsilon - Skill Points Kept 156m - 45m ISK Clone Grade Tau - Skill Points Kept 120m - 30m ISK Clone Grade Sigma - Skill Points Kept 92.5m - 20m ISK Clone Grade Rho - Skill Points Kept 71m - 13m ISK Clone Grade Pi - Skill Points Kept 54.6m - 7.8m ISK Clone Grade Omicron - Skill Points Kept 42.2m - 4.7m ISK Clone Grade Xi - Skill Points Kept 32.8m - 2.99m ISK Clone Grade Nu - Skill Points Kept 25.6m - 1.98m ISK Clone Grade Lambda - Skill Points Kept 15.7m - 0.93m ISK Clone Grade Kappa - Skill Points Kept 12.4m - 0.65m ISK Clone Grade Iota - Skill Points Kept 9.8m - 0.47m ISK Clone Grade Theta - Skill Points Kept 7.75m - 0.335m ISK Clone Grade Eta - Skill Points Kept 6.1m - 0.25m ISK Clone Grade Zeta - Skill Points Kept 4.8m - 0.18m ISK Clone Grade Epsilon - Skill Points Kept 3.75m - 0.13m ISK Clone Grade Delta - Skill Points Kept 2.8m - 0.095m ISK Clone Grade Gamma - Skill Points Kept 2.05m - 0.065m ISK Clone Grade Beta - Skill Points Kept 1.38m - 0.040m ISK Clone Grade Alpha - Skill Points Kept 0.9m - FREE
Ciar Meara Amarr Virtus Vindice	Posted - 2011.09.06 07:44:00 - [9] Edited by: Ciar Meara on 06/09/2011 07:44:04 That's the price of a high end frigate, If anything they should raise prices. Get more rich. - English only please. Zymurgist
Jagga Spikes Minmatar Spikes Chop Shop	Posted - 2011.09.06 07:44:00 - [10] Originally by: Dinsdale Pirannha ... I recognize the concept of ISK sinks in the game, but does getting podded have to hurt the pocketbook so much? I don't know if many others feel that way, but there must be a ton of 2004, 2005, 2006 chars that must wince when they undock (I am 2008). It is one thing to say "don't fly what you can't afford to lose", but your clone is something that you have no choice over. it has to hurt at some level. and if it's raised, then it would eventually start to hurt again. and you do have a choice for your clone. simply stop training, and cost of your loss will stop increasing. ________________________________ : Forum Bore 'Em : Foamy The Squirrel - [jedi handwave] "There is no spoon."
El'Niaga Minmatar Republic Military School	Posted - 2011.09.06 07:47:00 - [11] Many of us use combat alts that have fewer skill points than our mains :) If you've not used all your character slots you can make an alt on one halt main training and have a decent combat toon with about a month of time invested.
AnzacPaul Perkone	Posted - 2011.09.06 07:49:00 - [12] Originally by: Jagga Spikes simply stop training, and cost of your loss will stop increasing. Nice trolling. Perhaps a better idea would be to have an insurance period on the clone, ie lose it within 2 weeks and it's only half price. You shouldn't be repeatedly punished for actively participating in PVP. ______
Estephania Independent Political Analysts	Posted - 2011.09.06 07:55:00 - [13] Originally by: Ciar Meara Edited by: Ciar Meara on 06/09/2011 07:44:04 That's the price of a high end frigate, If anything they should raise prices. Get more rich. Grind moar, right?
enterprisePSI Unimatrix 0.1	Posted - 2011.09.06 08:00:00 - [14] Originally by: Ciar Meara Edited by: Ciar Meara on 06/09/2011 07:44:04 That's the price of a high end frigate, If anything they should raise prices. Get more rich. The Pod Log. \|\|\| I MADE TWEET Y U NO FOLLOW!?
Aineko Macx	Posted - 2011.09.06 08:04:00 - [15] Seriusly, I don't think clone prices are too high. Also, the game needs isk sinks. ________________________ CCP: Where fixing bugs is a luxury, not an obligation.
RaTTuS BIG Gentlemen's Agreement	Posted - 2011.09.06 08:04:00 - [16] Practice with 900k Alts - it's fine for a lot of stuff Join BIG
AnzacPaul Perkone	Posted - 2011.09.06 08:28:00 - [17] Can anyone that pvp's actively in 0.0 say how often they would replace their clone? I think the issue is now, alot of people are reaching the higher clones, and the prices have never changed. It's fine to have 30m isk clones when the only people using them were the Skill training online bunch, but now more and more general pvpers are getting up above 75m sp, and if your losing 3 clones a week in active pvp (this might be way over, i'm not sure?), having to dedicate the cost of a BC each time just to protect your sp that you've earnt over time is a bit rich, in my opinion only). Perhaps the fact that not a large amount of noise is being made about it says that it isn't a large issue for the people with say >90m sp, but I think it might be in the future as more and more reach the higher caps. ______
Si Omega	Posted - 2011.09.06 08:32:00 - [18] Quote: You shouldn't be repeatedly punished for actively participating in PVP. Isn't it you that keeps saying "Eve has consequences" when a Carebear says he loses a Hulk or an Indy? Isn't it you that says "if you can't afford to lose it, don't fly it"? Aww shucks.
Si Omega	Posted - 2011.09.06 08:34:00 - [19] Quote: Can anyone that pvp's actively in 0.0 say how often they would replace their clone? Death cloning is a common and std practise. Used to lose 1 or 2 a day sometimes - even on small roams. Besides, 75m+ SP pilots don't "normally" get podded. If they do, they shoulda stayed outta character bazaar.
baltec1	Posted - 2011.09.06 08:38:00 - [20] Originally by: AnzacPaul Can anyone that pvp's actively in 0.0 say how often they would replace their clone? Once a week if I am unlucky. Most of the time I lose one or two a month. It takes me 15 minutes to make the isk to cover my 7.8 mil clone cost. I don't see the problem here...
AnzacPaul Perkone	Posted - 2011.09.06 08:51:00 - [21] Originally by: Si Omega Quote: Can anyone that pvp's actively in 0.0 say how often they would replace their clone? Death cloning is a common and std practise. Used to lose 1 or 2 a day sometimes - even on small roams. Besides, 75m+ SP pilots don't "normally" get podded. If they do, they shoulda stayed outta character bazaar. ______
Tippia Caldari Sunshine and Lollipops	Posted - 2011.09.06 09:34:00 - [22] Yes, it's true. Beyond 150M SP, the clone costs go a bit bonkers. From what I understand, those grades didn't even exist in the beginning and when they were added as people started to push the boundaries, they didn't think that hard about the pricing. ùùù ôIf you're not willing to fight for what you have in ≡v≡ you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.ö ù Karath Piki
Malcanis Caldari Vanishing Point. The Initiative.	Posted - 2011.09.06 10:01:00 - [23] Originally by: AnzacPaul You shouldn't be repeatedly punished for actively participating in PVP. You aren't. You're only punished for losing. Malcanis' Law: Whenever a mechanics change is proposed on behalf of "new players", that change is always to the overwhelming advantage of richer, older players.
Jagga Spikes Minmatar Spikes Chop Shop	Posted - 2011.09.06 10:12:00 - [24] Originally by: Tippia Yes, it's true. Beyond 150M SP, the clone costs go a bit bonkers. From what I understand, those grades didn't even exist in the beginning and when they were added as people started to push the boundaries, they didn't think that hard about the pricing. actually, from table presented, past 150 mil SP cost is linear. up to that point, on average, each 33% increase of SP has 50% increase in ISK cost. ________________________________ : Forum Bore 'Em : Foamy The Squirrel - [jedi handwave] "There is no spoon."
Holy One SniggWaffe	Posted - 2011.09.06 10:17:00 - [25] Peasants. BBQ makes me hungry for more...
Amsterdam Conversations	Posted - 2011.09.06 13:05:00 - [26] If you get podded everytime you PVP, you shouldn't be flying a 70m SP char. Not even a 20m SP char to be perfectly honest.
Bane Necran Minmatar	Posted - 2011.09.06 13:21:00 - [27] Originally by: daddys helper dont get podded. yeah, it sounds like a troll, but seriously, don't get podded. the ONLY time you should ever die in a pod in space is if you are in a bubble. There's a ****load of bubbles out there. Maybe a better idea is to limit the amount of bubbles which can be used.
AnzacPaul Perkone	Posted - 2011.09.06 13:24:00 - [28] Originally by: Amsterdam Conversations If you get podded everytime you PVP, you shouldn't be flying a 70m SP char. Not even a 20m SP char to be perfectly honest. Nobody is saying every single time, but it obviously does happen. Bubbles get dropped, I heard there was a bug recently of pods not warping off properly. Lag in big fights (sometimes your dead and don't even know you've been shot at). If you have anything over 92m SP your looking at 30m for each med clone. Even twice a week is still 60mill you have to pay just for clones. As I said, in my opinion maybe some kind of frequent "dier" deal could be set up :P, so the cost is reduced if you lose your clone over a week or fortnight period. But it seems like alot of people are happy for the price to be high, so no dramas. ______
Rodj Blake Amarr PIE Inc.	Posted - 2011.09.06 13:52:00 - [29] I have 150M SP, and I don't have a problem with the cost of clones. Dying is meant to hurt. Dulce et decorum est pro imperium mori.
daddys helper	Posted - 2011.09.06 14:13:00 - [30] Originally by: Bane Necran Originally by: daddys helper dont get podded. yeah, it sounds like a troll, but seriously, don't get podded. the ONLY time you should ever die in a pod in space is if you are in a bubble. There's a ****load of bubbles out there. Maybe a better idea is to limit the amount of bubbles which can be used. or don't warp to zero like a moron When I said bubbles, I should have added the qualifier of "bubbles on entry gates." of course many gates are bubbled in null (many are not), but honestly you are doing it wrong if you manage to fly into each and every one. ffs, if you are going to spend time in dangerous places, set up perches and safes then the only bubble you need to worry about is the one on the other side of the gate

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