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Swindy
AirHawk Alliance
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.09.22 17:40:00 -
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 Originally by: Celeste Storm
Problem:
Gate camps and blob lamer. While some might argue its fun for them, most agree that its actually lame and drives more people away then doing any good.
Excellent point. Gate camps are lame. And boring. And an excellent adaptation of a crummy game mechanic.
The biggest risk in traveling in lowsec is getting caught in a gatecamp after jumping into a system. How do you avoid this without the use of alts, or scouts, or some other less than ideal workaround?
Another problem is the consequences of losing in PvP. You lose your ship, your fittings, and any implants. Ouch. Even with insurance it can be a very expensive ordeal, not to mention the sheer amount of time it takes to recover. You will have to buy a new clone, then maybe buy a new ship and new fittings. Then you'll probably have to fly all over the region picking up all the gear you had to buy. 30 seconds of combat can take hours to recover from. Who needs that mess?
In other games that I am aware of, a death in PvP is not as catastrophic as it is in EVE. Nor do they suffer from the suckers bet that are gates and gate camps.
These 2 elements are why, in my opinion, you don't see more people in low sec.
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Swindy
AirHawk Alliance
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.09.22 19:01:00 -
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Originally by: Cmdr Sy
This is one of the great things about EVE - death really hurts.
I understand where you're coming from, but that is also one of the reasons that a LOT of people avoid PvP like the plague.
You want more PvP? Tone down the death penalty.
What would PvP be like in other games if, when you died, you had to get new armor and new weapons? You would see what we see in EVE ... a whole lot of mining going on. zzzzzzzzzz
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Swindy
AirHawk Alliance
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.10.02 16:42:00 -
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Originally by: infraX
The problem is too many people want to play solo - but this isn't a solo game.
It can be a solo game if you want it to be. If you want to mine or build things in relative peace and quiet then stay in the newbie corp and just go about your business in high-sec.
Sure, the high value minerals aren't there, but neither is any of the stress from war decs, pirates, or nbsi alliances. Just learn to work the market. This is one of the reasons that Empire is more populated than low-sec.
Living effectively in low-sec takes much more effort than Empire, and there's clearly a lot of casual players that just aren't willing to make the effort.
I've read some suggestions about punishing high-sec and boosting low-sec. IMHO all that will do is cause people to quit. It doesn't address the real reasons why people are staying safe and happy in Empire. Part of it is risk-vs-reward, and part of it is just pure risk.
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Swindy
AirHawk Alliance
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.10.04 02:21:00 -
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Originally by: Rawr Cristina
many are thankful that CCP wants the game to be in balance and actually require risk for your rewards rather than appealing to the masses and slowly turning it into WOW.
I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and I might be wrong ... but I bet CCP would be pretty happy if they could get 6 million people to pay for a monthly account.
It's crazy talk, I know ...
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