You talk about star base changes yet don't list specific ways to improve them. Are you expecting CCP to come up with ideas & implement them? That's a very weak ground to stand on.

You mention using tools outside the game to make in game changes. This is not a priority for most players & honestly I don't support the idea of CCP wasting development time, (with their already small team) on some risky endeavor. You are blind to the obvious potential abuse of 3rd party macros. Do not open this door. Again, no specifics on how to implement this, just more wishful thinking.

Finally you bring up a 5 year plan. That is simply too far ahead to plan for any developer. A shorter development cycle would be more realistic.

Overall I find your points are too vague, not well thought out & sandwiched between statements of how beautiful & wonderful the game is. You lack the skills & insight to run for CSM , I do not feal you can best represent the playerbase at this time.

CCP are the game developers, it is their job to come up with the specific ideas.
Going into the CSM with a list of super specific changes you want made is only going to lead to disappointment, as CCP are the game developers and not the CSM. Artctura has a set of philosophies and principles that he will employ to guide CCP as best he can.

Planning 5 years ahead does not mean the same as detailing every step of the way 5 years in advance. Artctura wants a long term idea of where the game is going, implemented through shorter term changes. Radical changes made through non-radical steps.

He is not being vague, he is laying out the direction for which he wants the game to go. If you are looking for an armchair dev CSM representative, I suppose Art isn't your man. On the other hand, if you are looking for someone who knows the game, knows the process of development and is hell bent on seeing the game improve, voter Artctura. I know I will.

When people talk about sets of philosophies I don't buy it either. Sounds like politics "say whatever people want to hear & then do the opposite". What people want to see is concrete plans. "I plan on working together with CCP & the community on point A by proposing x, y z changes, vote if you are with me". It's like what is this guy's agenda???? Too obscure

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You guys ***** when people are playing Junior developer and ***** when they say they are not going to but are willing to help CCP and guide them.
Make up your dam minds

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+1 For you.

For the benefit of voters, could you take one of the current hot-button issues and demonstrate how your philosophy of thoughtful incremental change would apply to it (for example, sov mechanics)?

CSM needs adults in the process. I'll be watching this thread :)

CSM needs adults in the process. I'll be watching this thread :)

IGÇÖve worked in the IT industry for 20 years doing everything from help desk support to systems architecture. Experience like this allows me to communicate technically with others in a way that not everyone can. Allowing me to understand the technical complexities of the development and design teams issue may mean that a different approach from what the CSM proposes as an idea could become necessary. Without this knowledge, weGÇÖd simply think that the developers were being stubborn or ignoring the customer. With this experience we can find alternative solutions together to our problems.

I wonGÇÖt sit here and tell you to look for this type of experience from every CSM member, but you definitely want it from at least one. Knowledgeable customers are a software companyGÇÖs best friend, if only for their ability to clearly transfer technical details from end user to development. The CSM is your interface to CCP and not having someone like me on the CSM would be a detriment to how well the body itself could perform its tasks.

Great responses. Thank you.

I like the whole 'know my Philosophy' approach.

So, here's a question... Let say, hypothetically, the eve community desires a change/upgrade for the ability of T3 ships to be able to swap subsystems in POSes or in ship fittings of carriers. How would you address/approach this specific issue with CCP? What are some of the questions you might ask the CCP dev team and what sort of follow up 'angle' would you use if initially shot down?

Just using this as an example which could be applied to a whole host of other items.

3. War declaration costs become tied to the maximum security you can engage in.

So what about pushing CCP to have more engaging PVE content, and i don't mean being made more difficult. I mean something more than just Hubs, or DED sites (Hubs you got to scan down), Missions (Hubs where you got to talk to NPC's first), or Incursions (Hubs were Logistics are required and you get a lower payout initially). No Theme park bullshit, but there has to be some way for the CCP team to make PVE less mind numbing. What are your thoughts on this!?

I strongly endorse this candidate! Good luck!!

Issler

Hi, what do you think CCP means with Spacescape?

Hi, what do you think CCP means with Spacescape?

Do you think the newly announced POS work has a place in nulsec or is it mostly for the WH users? What do you think is the most important POS work that still needs to be done?

How do you feel about highsec freighter kamikazee/suicide ganks? This is a very important issue.