Ocih
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Posted - 2012.11.13 23:07:00 -
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CCP Legion wrote:This is a topic which we have extensively discussed within CCP and we are well aware of the problems new players face when coming in. Unfortunately there is no simple and easy fix for this. It is a long term project which has received some more love recently. We just improved the tutorial over the summer and Retribution will improve a lot of the in space UI to make it more intuitive for new players and there will also be changes to the corporation search window. We are still going to do some improvements to the tutorial and its content beyond Retribution. We will continue to make everything easier for new players to understand and via that reduce the need for extensive tutorials. As many of you have pointed out, the tutorial is only a part of the new player experience and we are not only looking at that. What exactly will happen is yet to be determined, but a lot of the topics covered in this thread have been discussed internally and your opinions are definitely heard, so keep them coming :)
It's coincidence that I actually had a buddy at work come up to me 3 days ago and mention that he had started playing EVE.
I was kind of having a hard time deciding what to do. I didn't want to throw him in at my level of the game. I know from my own experience it's a cliff. I had played for 2 years solo, in low sec. I was what even I would now call 'bad' at EVE. I wasn't rich, my fits were not streamed to the ships they were on but I was happy. I enjoyed EVE. After I got in to the whole social side of EVE I was miserable. I felt so fucken small. EVE really lost its magic for me when I started "playing with the big boys".
I ended up giving this guy 50 mill and so far I leave him alone. I don't want to take away the exploratory aspects of learning EVE from him. If he asks me a pointed question, I answer the best I can but if he doesn't ask, I don't tell him. I also told him my 4 mains and I told him, if Ocih is on overview he has 50/50 chance. I might blow him up. The other 3 will just help him.
The only advice I can offer to you guys is, keep doing what you are doing with T1. This gives newer people ships they can afford to lose but ships they might actually make a dent with.
- T3 BC: Fittings requirement role bonus. It helps new and old players alike determine the role of that hull when you see obvious requirement boons in the role bonus. 50% reduced PG on a certain gun or armor repair unit is huge incentive to fit a certain way.
- New Logi cruiser. Augoror hull won't replace or kill Guardian as Logi king but the fleet doctrine on both is clear indication of what you should be expecting if you want to be in either. Exeq and Oneiros are morre about autonomous armor logi. They do their job quite well but they both have distinct doctrines.
Those kinds of balances and connections make EVE easier to navigate. It makes it easier for the new player to figure it out on their own. |