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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
Late Night Alliance
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Posted - 2013.04.28 17:59:00 -
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Commander Ted...
I took the liberty of bringing this subject up at the low-sec round table the other day at Fanfest (because i very much enjoy the concept for largely the same reasons you do).
Some of the DEVs adored the idea and expressed that they had toyed with it as a concept. Other DEVs were more lukewarm. The general sentiment among them though was that such a change now would be "too much of a shock to the system" and that they probably won't do it unless they hypothetically make a new game.
HOWEVER... the DEVs did express a desire to make low-sec both desirable for those who wish a more... unsavory... lifestyle without making it too attractive to null-seccers. They basically "want low-sec to be like the ghetto of a city... lots of alleyways, corners, and blind spots that the locals will know and use against massive groups that are used to using main battle tanks on open battlefields" (these are more or less their exact words, not mine). Unfortunately no solid ideas were expressed about HOW they would achieve this... but this is what they WANT to do.
Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective. |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
Late Night Alliance
2576
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Posted - 2013.06.09 21:06:00 -
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Commander Ted wrote:The shock to the system thing confuses me.
My take on it is that they don't want all but one or two high-sec islands to end up like Solitude region. The sad fact is, most people will congregate where the most people and business is done just because it's easier.
Again... I like the idea. However, given the reservations presented by the DEVs I can see that many of them see such a change as unnecessarily painful and/or bad for overall, long term, in-game market stability.
Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective. |
ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
Late Night Alliance
2576
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Posted - 2013.06.10 04:10:00 -
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Commander Ted wrote:I would say the problems with this idea are mostly short term adaptation and in the long term people will find that it is better.
Oh... I agree completely. But how painful that adaptation and for how long it would last is something to be a little concerned about.
Change isn't bad, but it isn't always good. Sometimes, the oldest and most simple of things can be the most elegant and effective. |
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