Just an observation from my side. I came back after a 2 year break.

A lot that was annoying me got better. Some incredible stuff was added. After seeing the toon editor, a lot of the other mmo just look plain uggly. And even though there is absolutely no game play improvement it still is a great technical achievement.

Than I checked my buddy list, mainly composed of mission runners and miners. 95% have left the game. Than checking what has been achieved in the area of mission runners and miners I guess I know why.

Simply almost no new content, and making miners even better targets for gankers did not help a lot either.

So I guess I should applaud to CCP. You successfully removed the guy's that mostly wanted to do some solo money now and then without too much social interference or waiting for others from the game.

Good to see you don't need thier money

So I guess I should applaud to CCP. You successfully removed the guy's that mostly wanted to do some solo money now and then without too much social interference or waiting for others from the game.

To be perfectly fair, this game was always intended to make the players create their "own" missions by utilizing almost limitless freedom. How many other games can you name that have an open-ended sovereignty system and property ownership? "Solo" was never one of EVE's core concepts, and to expect it to be is to show massive ignorance in regard to the product you spend your money on.

Simply almost no new content,

and making miners even better targets for gankers did not help a lot either.

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Running missions to save up for a better ship to run missions with isn't going to burn anyone out ever, right?

1000 times this.

Any player leaving because the "missions aren't being worked on" is best gone.

Oh ffs. You're 100,000 times wrong.

There are many other lifestyles in EVE besides yours... the game will only remain successful if it welcomes all legitimate playing styles. Yes, even sims in space.

"There are many other driving styles in the world besides yours..The car manufacturer will only remain successful if it welcomes all legitimate driving styles. Yes, even those of soccer moms."
Makes sense, huh?

When you start eve you mostly start with either missions or mining. That's how you are drawn into eve.

Just an observation from my side. I came back after a 2 year break.

A lot that was annoying me got better. Some incredible stuff was added. After seeing the toon editor, a lot of the other mmo just look plain uggly. And even though there is absolutely no game play improvement it still is a great technical achievement.

Than I checked my buddy list, mainly composed of mission runners and miners. 95% have left the game. Than checking what has been achieved in the area of mission runners and miners I guess I know why.

Simply almost no new content, and making miners even better targets for gankers did not help a lot either.

So I guess I should applaud to CCP. You successfully removed the guy's that mostly wanted to do some solo money now and then without too much social interference or waiting for others from the game.

Good to see you don't need thier money

1000 times this.

Any player leaving because the "missions aren't being worked on" is best gone.

Are you a car person? I'm not a car person, but you might be one, so let's make a car example. Let's say some minor car manufacturer is producing a sports coupe. A good amount of young guys and businessmen going through their mid-life crises are buying this sports coupe, and the manufacturer is doing pretty well by catering to those market segments.

The sports coupe caught your eyes, and you went out and bought one. But you're a soccer mom. You're driving the car, and realizing that it's not all that enjoyable when you're forced to stash half of your kids in the trunk with the groceries. You want changes made, and you want them to be made now. You want the next line of this company's sports coupes to be reconstructed according to your demands, so you can trade yours in for the newer model.

"There are many other driving styles in the world besides yours..The car manufacturer will only remain successful if it welcomes all legitimate driving styles. Yes, even those of soccer moms."

Is that a fact? You're sure that's not just an unfounded assumption loosely based on a sweeping generalization of the game's player base?

The rest of the stuff you wrote wasn't even English, so I can't make an argument against it, since I don't know what the hell you were talking about.

Oh ffs. You're 100,000 times wrong.

There are many other lifestyles in EVE besides yours... the game will only remain successful if it welcomes all legitimate playing styles. Yes, even sims in space.

the miners unsubbed because there is no point in paying for an account that ya cant make decent isk from.

mineral prices are too low.... loot, npc hauler spawns and drone poo account for the majority of mineral sources now anyways. Its become too dangerous mining them now thanks to Eve online becoming suicide gank online making the risk too high vs too little reward.

Once tier 3 bc's and buffed destroyers are available next week i'd expect even more players to unsub their soon to be obsolete mining alt accounts. And just run incursions or missions with their main accounts instead.

You mean like the Porsche Cayenne, Lamborghini Estoque, or the 4 seater Ferraris ?

How dare they try to cater to a larger audience. I bet the purists were mighty upset.