
Redd Dredd
State War Academy Caldari State
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Posted - 2014.04.29 12:29:00 -
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Two things here, and then a sad sad story.
First, I feel the research time credit idea is a bad one. It will really a pretty big disadvantage for new players when new Ships and BPOs are introduced. Some would be able to immediately produce with a perfectly researched BPO, while those without the credit would be stuck researching.
Second, CCP, poop or get off the pot. Either deprecate the existing T2 BPOs, and move on with the invention direction, OR introduce new T2 BPOs into the system. Personally, I feel they have been around plaguing the system for too long and should be removed. Now is the perfect time. You know since the invention of invention (heh) that they have been slated for removal, so why put it off? Yes, people will be impacted, but it's OK.
Let me tell you a little story. Once upon a time there were these nifty modules called Basic Power Diagnostic Systems. They were a very niche item, but when needed, they were very useful. To get a BPO for this item, it had to drop from running certain missions. I was lucky enough to get one. I began building my BPDS empire around my new BPO. Researched it up and began marketing them at over 1 million isk each (this was a lot of isk back in my day). I made some great isk. I sought out and purchased all the BPDS BPOs I could find. I began to aquire both power and wealth as I cornered the market. I bought a maller (it had spinners and fuzzy dice and everything). Life was grand. Then I woke up one morning and my prized BPOs were gone. Changed even. What had been a Basic Power Diagnostic System BPO one day had turned into a Power Diagnostic Systems I BPO the next. No warning, no explanation, no apology, no nothing. My dreams of becoming a BPDS Mogul vanished. Gone. Taken from me by cruel uncaring task masters. My petitions went unresolved, we all know the status of the logs. But guess what... I got over it. (Yes, even though BPDSs sell at bet ween 3 and 5 mil today, I'm not bitter). So my question is this: Why treat T2 BPOs any different? If T20 had spawned BPDS BPOs back in the day, would they still be around? I can only wonder.
Death to Supercaps, and Death to T2 BPOs. |