Leafar Nightfall
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2014.06.10 15:49:00 -
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You're not having fun because you're looking for it in places you will not find. I for example hate soccer, so it's no use trying to play because I know I won't find enjoyment in it. Of course, I only know that because I have tried and I think that's the stage you're into.
However, keeping the analogy, eve is not a soccer game, it's a ball. You can play whatever you want with it, from soccer to dodgeball. You still have things in common between those games, like the use of a ball, and in eve's case it is the PvP and harsh consequences to failure. If you dislike it, simply drop the ball and play something else, it's not a shame.
However I strongly disagree with some of your points. Being a solo player with restrict playing time myself I can see that you're probably aiming to high or not being able to cope with the game mechanics. For instance, one of the most memorable times I had in exploration was when I got stuck in a null system trying to jump to low sec that was almost permanently gate camped. The gate didn't have any celestial I could warp to D-scan, so I had to study the kill times in the system and based on that I determined that there was a two hour gap where no kills were happening every day, and that gap would only match my playing time in a determined day of the week.
That might seem like a huge work but I used out of game tools and eventually logged to check how many players were in local. So you see, for two or three days I was playing the game and having fun without even having to log for 20 minutes.
And that's just an example. I don't have kids but I have a job and out of job activities that didn't allow me to play. I've met players that were 50 years old, others with small children, and they were able to have a lot of fun with the game. It's just a matter of getting into the game and seeing how you can have fun in your playing time.
And regarding your P2W theory: you can train a lot of skills to level 4 and even some to 5 in a month time. If you know what to focus on you can match months old players in an specific role. And you don't even have to log in to train, which would be a problem to someone like you and me. How is that pay to win? |