Weird again.

Any sane person would think that the party defending a status quo that gives them a major advantage even though they additionally have a massive experience advantage is the one with an inferiority complex.

The thing is: I never said it's unfair, i said it's keeping a lot of potential players - especially potentially decent PvPers or min/max PVEers, i.e. the very crowd EVE would be the perfect game for - from playing the game. It's just plain bad for business.

Fair/unfair in the large picture is a lot less relevant than fair/unfair in the small picture, i.e. that 1v1 the aspiring PvPer might be theorycrafting and realizing it would be hopelessly imbalanced. Unrealistic as the scenario might be to someone with 5 years experience under his belt.

(For the context: 1v1 is the BENCHMARK for balance in almost every game out there - even in WoW most complaints stem from a 1v1 imbalance that might be largely irrelevant as - opposed to EVE - 1v1 is a concept WoW does not even include in competitive PvP)



The difference is, that the speed that ISK wall can be overcome depends on the player's ability.

Who remembers 10 Learning Skills
I remember 10 Learning Skills
I remember having to train up all 5 attributes
I remember having to train up to the current starting attributes
I remember partially training up to millions of skill points
I remember training for 1.5 months
I remember training just so my character would train as fast as a current starting character

The answer op is nothing
It has already been addressed
It was addressed with the Incursion patch
This happened at the beginning of 2011
Your main problem is that you don't understand the game

I, for one, am looking forward to watching the new players of tomorrow slog their way through getting four racial BCs to 5.

Referencing the original post, I have to be honest as well:

The first month was fantastic, completely overwhelmed by the options and it was a blast learning the mechanics and becoming involved in the game on multiple levels. Then came the second month - the awkward middle ground between the initial "shine" of the game bringing the fun, and the realization that in order to achieve anything worthwhile, it takes a bare minimum of a year leveling.

I work in sales, and CCP has a solid business model. It's based entirely on time, and the less time player spend training, the less money CCP makes. Pushing for alts and charging PLEX (2, really?) to transfer a character, or charging money to train more than one character at once, seems more like a business ploy than a favor for the community.

It seems nowadays the only "fun" I get out of the game is reading about the stories other players have, particularly those with the years of experience to fly decent ships. Of course you can fly cheap frigates, but you'll never reach a competitive level and be able to participate in the grand schemes that make EVE so attractive to new players.

Just like the original post, I had a group of 5 friends playing the game - all quit after the first month. It's incredibly frustrating knowing that abilities are limited by the time (and by extension, money) you've invested in the game rather than skill or short-term investments.

Again, not bashing the game, I'm still here and want it to get better. But my game experience at this point consists mainly of sitting and waiting for skills to complete rather than actively doing things. In my opinion, the game is intimidating for new players not because of the learning curve, but because to train the BARE MINIMUM skills (e.g. standard certificates) you're look at several hundred dollars investment and at least a year.

I look forward to the day when EVE veterans can send out 5 invitations, and 5 of them keep playing.