Isis Dea
State Protectorate
Caldari State
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Posted - 2013.11.14 23:04:00 -
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CCP Goliath wrote:LtCol Laurentius wrote:
Thanks for the blog. Unfortunately, It doesnt really adress the fundamental question in organizing events like these, namely, how do you organize events involving hundreds of random highsec dwellers pitted against very organized nullsec alliances and make sure the event is fun and meaningful for all?
This is basically the ultimate question! No way could it be answered in one blog, or even one event. It is comprised of loads of smaller questions that we actively work on finding the answers to.
Try this on for size:
How about not sacrificing the four empires and CONCORD?
We loath CONCORD enough because they keep the Titan blobs out and people like Goons from owning every aspect of our EVE experience. *cough*
How about you return to glorifying characters within the lore? Especially characters like the Amarrian Empress, rather than continue to kill them all off (see Tibus Heth, Karin Midular, and CONCORD with Rubicon).
How about you use the Empires for what they do best? They present the endgame crossroads of EVE: Enlist in an alliance and make a name, or make your own name within the power of the four empires. Naturally, the role-players drift toward the second option. They are forces of nature within themselves and their space (Tibus Heth's parking of the Titan over Caldari Prime = AMAZING EXAMPLE of NPCs saying "I own this turf, kid").
Give null sec players a reason to revisit empire. And within that, revisit the lore of EVE.
Bring back a series of empire-based heroes/key characters to identify with. Let them take sides and involve themselves within the sandbox (they practically own half of it after all). Let them bound off or reinforce the players, adding validity to certain characters (such as organizations like PIE or the older GURIS [assuming they're still around]). Let them orchestrate ops into FW, or ops related to their faction.
Let them interact individually with players. No rewards from any of the ops, mot of us would just love the chance to take part or interact with a face who doesn't troll us. You always do have loyalty points though, if you're insisting.
Some of us could also really help, if ever truly provided a chanceGǪ 
P.S. And is it going to take all of us petitioning you, CCP, to get a toolset released for the event team for controlling spawns of NPCs, especially of the four empires? It really hurts to know you're armed with so little, especially within law of not affecting the sandbox (as said, the empires own half of it, making that law a really stupid one), to do anything for events. |