Woeful Animation
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Posted - 2013.05.20 16:45:00 -
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I can certainly understand the experienced pilots being frustrated with the current system. But I am a rabbit. I can tell you the story from the standpoint of a rabbit.
I think the frustration goes back to a fundamental aspect of EvE. Early on the player must make a decision to either stand and fight or break off the encounter and run. As a new pilot, the decision to run is NEVER the wrong decision. I might miss out on capping a plex, but so what, there are plenty of other plexes to cap.
Unless or until a game mechanic is introduced that makes standing and fighting more advantageous than running you won't solve the problem. Punishing the runner will decrease the number of people engaging in FW (or plexing), and doesn't ultimately solve the problem. Adding HP or DPS to the rat just increases the entry level for the inexperienced player and cuts down the numbers. Again you want more people participating. Not less. The more that participate the more likely you are to get fights.
Since I don't believe that crying about the problem solves anything, here are a few suggestions from the rabbits point of view.
1. Rabbits run because they can and they have nothing better to do than watch local and hit D-scan for the first signs of trouble. Put rats in the defensive plex, have them spawn every few minutes. Keep the player busy. Busy players don't cloak up. Busy players don't have the luxury tapping d-scan once every few seconds.
2. Put rats in the plexes with sensor dampening skills. Make them progressively harder depending on the size of the plex. Novice, regular easy low sec rat. Small, put on sensor damps, ECM mods. Medium make the rat more complex and more powerful. Spawn them on a timer when ever the plex is active. A novice player should be able to run. A medium/large plex should be harder.
3. Give the plex certain boosts. If you make it so that I have more armor and shield and I stand a chance in the plex against a tougher opponent. I will stand and fight more often, if I feel like I have a chance. The battle will be longer, but the ultimate outcome should be the same. Give me a chance to learn from the fight.
4. LP farmers will still run. A stripped frig with a cloak and pilot who pays attention is practically invulnerable. Fix that problem. Focus on that solution, and the vast majority of the issues seen under the current system will be resolved. IMO. |