Jake McGuinness
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Posted - 2005.07.12 08:49:00 -
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Edited by: Jake McGuinness on 12/07/2005 08:51:23
 Originally by: Metal Dude
Why do all you noobs think that this game should be the same for you vs. veteran players that have been playing and paying for years?
If you have been paying for years, then you have also been able to play for years. So you already got something for that money. It's not that you got nothing in the past ! But you maybe think, that you bought the right to rule the eve universe forever, just because you started earlier: 'I play longer, I ruled in the past and I'll rule in the future !' Is that's what some of you vets mean ?
That's the most annoying part about eve. The character doesn't advance as fast as the player. New combat skills make sure, that the vet is always some steps ahead, wether he plays the game or not. He just has to train his skills. One of the few things things where new players can compete is maybe mining and the t1-market.
I think this will be really a handicap for eve in the future. If you start a new game, you don't plan to play it for your whole life. If I start a new game, I plan to play it maybe half a year and if I see that it's good, I play longer. 2 1/2 years was the longest for me so far.
So if a vet tells a beginner: 'Yes, I pwn, but I play for 5 years and you will need 5 years, too to compete with me... But wait, you will never be on my level because the skill treadmill goes on.'
Then many beginners will probably answer: 'I'm not silly. I rather play something where I'm able to put in some hard work and be able to compete with almost everyone in maybe half a year.'
It's really funny, in EVE your cleverness and will to work decides a lot about your economic success, but I fail to see this in the combat system. Skills, skills and even more skills with even longer training times. And new weapon and ships that require these skills make sure, that the vet will always be on the top, if he plays or not and if he's clever or not.
Really annoys me. I don't play much the last days. Feel that the game will always be balanced for these top sp people, making it harder and harder for the new people. And if you know that you will never be able to reach the top with this system, especially when it comes to combat, then it's frustrating and at least I loose the motivation to play.
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