El Yatta
Caldari
Mercenary Forces
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Posted - 2006.11.01 02:03:00 -
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 Originally by: Rod Blaine
Face it, most tech2 produced in Eve never sees a market window. And that's nothing less then logical seeing the distribution of power within the galaxy, it reflects the effort and organisation put into the game by it's players quite well, and thus is a consequence instead of a cause of inequality.
But what was it that Eve was not ?
Right, fair.
This is most certainly true, and is of course a very cool part of EVE - that those with the cunning, skill (and above all grind-tastic effort) can dominate a technology area and help deny it to their enemies, while ensuring they have an excellent supply.
Its quite a cool thing. What the problem is, is that the specific mechanics of t2 mean there are only 20 BPOs of a non-ammo t2 item, and therefore you can only acquire that advantage over enemies in portions of 1/20th the supply to the ENTIRE game. Its too large chunks, because (separate from the intended and cool denial of tech to your enemy) it denies it to people who are completely separate from you and aren't fighting you, small scale or strategically, who want access to a very large area of the game.
These people, the small guys, the small combat corps and that, cant expect to have a BPO, 1 bpo produces far more than their need, and certainly every small entity cant have 1/20 of the supply of an item to the game.
This is why, if it works as intended, invention is such a brilliant solution. It allows the small guy to, if he had equal logistics (scaled down for pure m3)and ability can produce his own t2 in high-demand, silly-price areas, (the HACs, the 425s, the cap2s), at decreased efficiency, yet still meeting his demands. He doesnt need the BPO but he does need the logistics/effort that the big-boys needed to get and use the BPOs.
I dont beleive it will greatly change market prices though. It is also awful that COCDs cannot be invented (t2 BPCs cant be invented, so even if you had the proto cloak bpo seeded you wont be inventing improved --> covops).
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