KillerPriest
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.10.05 14:40:00 -
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Dude I can tell you exactly why the numbers aren't going up...and it really has nothing to do with CCP not "dumbing down" High Sec.
It's the playerbase. That's right. You veterans call this game a sandbox and a "player-built" environment, which means you should then be ready to take responsibility, in large part at least, for the success/failure of the game.
1) The attitude on the forums and in game towards new pilots is astounding.
2) The fun activities in this game for the most part are reserved for a few huge Alliances that have ridiculous entry requirements because they are afraid of spies".
3) The one major training corporation (E-Uni) has an unreasonable application process for people with little playing time.
4) The tutorials in this game still suck.
5) New players like myself who take the initiative and do our own research have issues sifting through the dozens of sites that claim to give info. The knowledge bases need to be streamlined. Pick one or two sites and refer THOSE to new players.
As a newbie I can tell you that dumbing down the game is NOT the answer CCP. Making the knowledge more accessible is. Plus, if veterans would stop looking down their noses at new players and reach out to us, everyone would benefit. I guess that could be helped by CCP giving more safeguards against spies. This "VIP, Exclusivity" crap needs to stop. Alliances should be chasing down new players. Offering to teach them the game and take them along on ops to show them what they can look forward to if they stick with the game.
As usual, it's not the game that pushes new players away. It's Elitism, but of course I fully expect E-Snobs to flood this thread and insult me. 'Sall good. Just continue the status quo and let the game die. At this point I'm pretty much just holding out for Planetside 2 anyway.
(made an actual thread responding to this, but some douchebag ISD guy shut it down. Which is ironic as they happen to be another reason why I feel this game is failing. These guys sitting around eating mini-muffins and cheetos all day playing forum gestapo are quite irritating but whatever. People derive their sense of relevancy from diff places I guess). |