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Niko Lorenzio
United Eve Directorate
432
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Posted - 2015.10.06 22:02:50 -
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If you're not going to join a player corp at least find a dedicated group of players that you consistently hang out with. Get on their comms, join their channels. Maybe even something more broad like eve radio or an npsi group. Trust me, in eve you need friends no matter what you do. |
Hasikan Miallok
Republic University Minmatar Republic
1556
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Posted - 2015.10.06 22:22:01 -
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Actually your in one of the more helpful schools where a lot of helpful longer term players have alts so:
1) yes eventually join a player corp (or create one with friends you have made)
BUT
2) take your time and do not feel pressured into joining or creating one immediately. Regardless of what people say a bad corp is worse than no corp. |
Lady Harringtan
State War Academy Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2015.10.06 23:04:15 -
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OP isn't "missing" anything.
It can be a lengthy and near-impossible challenge to find a good group of people to play this game with. Depends on your definition of "good", but a challenge nonetheless.
During the times I've played this game before, I've had some close friends in small groups. Always the best.
Had a few corps that decided that "bigger was better", and they usually fell apart and dissolved as the group dynamics and objectives changed and/or became a topic of heated debates. Usually pointless, petty arguments that I charitably describe as "debates".
For the most part, have played solo because it offers TWO hugely important incentives:
1) I can do what I want, anytime and any place.
2) I don't have to deal with the crap of mindless faktards, because there's a few in every game. Always.
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Ima GoodGirl
Black Ballers
155
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Posted - 2015.10.06 23:50:44 -
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OP, great for you, but no one really cares.
Lots of people play the game the way they want and don't join a Corp. great for them. They don't feel compelled to come crow about it in the forum.
No need for you to either.
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Mikkir
Freelance Mining Company
15
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Posted - 2015.10.06 23:58:33 -
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In the games I've played there's usually no real reason to be in a corp/guild/linkshell/etc. Eve is no exception.
There's only a few things that absolutely require a corp. Setting up a POS, customs stations, SOV (alliances)...the list is pretty small. There are a few things that are easier if you are in a corp, such as assigning contracts, setting standings, and corp bookmarks, but there's nothing requiring you to join one. |
Memphis Baas
681
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Posted - 2015.10.07 01:42:53 -
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As it's been said plenty of times above: if you're a trader there's no reason to join a corp, because you've chosen a solo activity that won't even involve the game's main features (space, flying around in it, and combat).
Actually, most of the high sec activities can be done more efficiently solo than in a corp. From mining to running missions to exploration to trading. Because corps can only provide benefits if they tax you somehow. So there's no real point. And that's why high-sec is so crowded and boring.
Pick one of the low-sec or 0.0 (in-game) lifestyles, though, and a corp suddenly becomes pretty damn useful, if not necessary. |
Hengle Teron
Order In Disorder Virtus Crusade Protectorate
58294
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Posted - 2015.10.07 01:48:06 -
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Talking to people in corp or random channel is not the same. |
Daniela Doran
Ministry of War Amarr Empire
122
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Posted - 2015.10.07 03:00:40 -
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If you're playing alone with just one account, then at some point you're gonna need to join a corp. If you wish to play solo, then I'd say you need at least 3 accounts. Also it only takes 2 months to train for a trader. Afterwards you should train another char on that account for either a Gila. Ishtar, Domi, Rattlesnake, Machariel or Nightmare and run some missions if you wish to remain in Hi-Sec, because eventually you'll definitely get bored with just trading.
If you need a hauler, stay away from freighters and trained for T2 Blockade runners. |
Erika Mizune
The Soul Society DeepSpace.
1838
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Posted - 2015.10.07 03:24:10 -
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How you want to play is completely up to you, if you don't want to join a corp, you don't have to, but I will say that I enjoy being in a corp myself, and I love my corp mates. Being in a player corp and sharing close experiences is something that a NPC corp can't provide you.
Eve is a MMO, it's meant to be a game played with others, and that's what I play for, the people that I enjoy spending my time with, the community.
I am a hauler and trader too, and I can say I make a fairly nice amount of Isk doing inter-hauling contracts and shopping for alliance mates. As Daniela said too, trading is going to get pretty boring after a while alone (I know first hand in this XD).
So yea maybe not right now as you are still finding you niche, but I don't think it's something you want to rule out all together. Keep an open mind :)
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Teckos Pech
The Executives Executive Outcomes
3470
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Posted - 2015.10.07 03:33:23 -
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William Adoulin wrote:Gregor Parud wrote:If you choose to do something that doesn't require others and you're fine with that then there's no reason to join a corp. You will be "missing out" on lots of EVE stuff, exciting and hilarious stuff but that is a choice. Just don't start blaming the game if you get bored or run out of goals/ideas. Understood, it just seems odd to me as a new player that the game is built to discourage me from joining a corp, so I wondered if I was missing something. Based on my investigation, it seems there's no tangible benefits and some very tangible cons in terms of in-game mechanics for me.
It isn't. It is you that is discouraging you from joining a corp. By joining a corp you open quite a few more options in the game than by trying to play solo in a Noob corp.
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William Adoulin
University of Caille Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2015.10.07 04:30:23 -
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Teckos Pech wrote:William Adoulin wrote:Gregor Parud wrote:If you choose to do something that doesn't require others and you're fine with that then there's no reason to join a corp. You will be "missing out" on lots of EVE stuff, exciting and hilarious stuff but that is a choice. Just don't start blaming the game if you get bored or run out of goals/ideas. Understood, it just seems odd to me as a new player that the game is built to discourage me from joining a corp, so I wondered if I was missing something. Based on my investigation, it seems there's no tangible benefits and some very tangible cons in terms of in-game mechanics for me. It isn't. It is you that is discouraging you from joining a corp. By joining a corp you open quite a few more options in the game than by trying to play solo in a Noob corp.
I haven't been playing the game for long, but I've noticed a lot of people disparaging those who stick in NPC corps and "carebear", as it seems to be called. My post was basically a summary of why the game's mechanics appear to motivate me against joining a player corp. Essentially, I have to make a decision: do better by myself, or join a corp for the social part of the game, in the process gimping my own personal goals (trading, etc.). The two can't co-exist.
Joining a corp would seem to be a good idea at first glance, no matter what stage of the game the player is at, but based on my analysis, it's not if you're not looking to PvP. That seems like a flaw to me, as I'm disincentivized to joining a corp while still in high sec if I just want to get to know other players.
Also, as I have no intention of using alts, once I join a null-sec corp I will forever be giving up the ability to safely fly in high sec due to war decs. That's no small decision either. |
Johan Civire
Caldari Provisions Caldari State
983
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Posted - 2015.10.07 04:34:17 -
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Sure you can play solo nobody says you can not. But a corps you can do so many more. You can not think about that yet. You need to have the expertise to now that. Trust me or any other corp member yes iam out of my old corps so still i can say for sure. A corps its more fun. But solo can give you the trill (adrenaline rush you have never felt in a game before). So its up to you. I say don`t judge to fast about your decisions. |
IbanezLaney
The Church of Awesome Heiian Conglomerate
1490
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Posted - 2015.10.07 05:13:27 -
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William Adoulin wrote:..........so I wondered if I was missing something.
Yes you are missing something - The entire point of eve.
Eve is a social game - It's about having fun with friends/enemies.
All the stuff on your screen is just secondary.
Once you realize this - Then the real fun will begin.
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Hasikan Miallok
Republic University Minmatar Republic
1556
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Posted - 2015.10.07 05:33:59 -
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William Adoulin wrote:
Joining a corp would seem to be a good idea at first glance, no matter what stage of the game the player is at, but based on my analysis, it's not if you're not looking to PvP. That seems like a flaw to me, as I'm disincentivized to joining a corp while still in high sec if I just want to get to know other players.
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That is not entirely true. Mining is far more effective in large fleets with an orca and fleet boosts. Higher level industrial stuff does need a POS. To make relaible money out of hauling or salvaging you are often better joining something like Red Frog for hauling or one of the salvage corps.
Note that GD is a cesspit of bored people most of whom rarely even actually play, if you want serious suggestions about actually useful highsec corps to join for trade and industry the place to post is the trade and industry forums - not in here.
Note there are a few highsec activities that tend to be distinctly solo activities, explorer. maverick industrialist, station trader and station scammer all come to mind. |
Tiberius Heth
Say No to Features
173
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Posted - 2015.10.07 08:27:57 -
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William Adoulin wrote:I have to make a decision: do better by myself, or join a corp for the social part of the game, in the process gimping my own personal goals (trading, etc.). The two can't co-exist.
Joining a corp would seem to be a good idea at first glance, no matter what stage of the game the player is at, but based on my analysis, it's not if you're not looking to PvP. That seems like a flaw to me, as I'm disincentivized to joining a corp while still in high sec if I just want to get to know other players.
No, the point I was trying to make (I'm Gregor, cba to change login) is that for the play style you have chosen for yourself (solo trader) it makes little sense to join a corp. Would you choose a different play style like Industrial stuff, group mining, WH life, perhaps live in low sec, join 0.0 and many other things then it would make sense to find a good group for that. On top of that if you join a group of more experienced players you will learn from them and will quite possibly learn and do things you wouldn't have done on your own.
They will show you different play styles, angles, ideas and solutions and while not all/most may be valid to you, it does help you learn more about the game and perhaps find new and interesting things to do.
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Deck Cadelanne
CAStabouts
230
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Posted - 2015.10.07 08:37:20 -
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William Adoulin wrote:Hi all, first of all been playing this game for 10 days now and really enjoying it, mainly doing trading so far and making fits to fight off gankers. Honestly, tanking my trade ship against gankers is a lot of fun for me - I've already had one ganker fail and die in the attempt. However, I've been looking at the Corp part of the game and it seems there's absolutely no benefit for me to leave my starting NPC corp and join a player corp, and several significant cons. Perceived benefits:
- All of the hard benefits, such as refining, group mining bonuses, fleets, etc. don't apply to me as a trader. There's no shared benefits to trading with a group of players and it seems to me quite a number of risks such as pooling money/resources and potentially losing those.
- The NPC corp tax doesn't affect me, as I'm not doing missions.
- I don't need protection as I'm in highsec - Concord is my protection
- Not currently looking to do any PVP
- I can still join a channel and talk in general/get advice without being part of a corp - in fact I'm already doing that.
Cons:
- If I join a player corp I am now subject to declarations of war by anyone who feels like it, meaning I can no longer fly my routes and at least know Concord will blow someone up if they opt to attack me. (By the way - for game lore purposes, why wouldn't Concord come to the aid of a pacifist trader/miner corp who's declared on by pirates?)
- I am also subjecting myself to the risks of joining that corp. I've read about scams where someone in the corp can attack me without impunity and steal my stuff. In addition, if they require my API to join (and most corps seem to) they can now read all my trading records and take my most profitable routes.
I initially had thought it'd be good to band together with some fellow traders for mutual benefit while I'm exploring the PVE part of the game (not ready to go into PVP yet) but it seems to me there are zero benefits and and significant negatives to doing so. Am I missing something or is the corp part of the game totally pointless for me right now? And if so, that seems kind of lame. Oh, and not interested in making a PVP alt or something - 1 character is enough to manage.
Sounds to me like you're "doing it right" so far. If you carry on with a rational and open-minded approach as you seem to be doing, you will likely do very well. Welcome to EVE!
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional."
- Hunter S. Thompson
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Storm Aumer
Vega Farscape
0
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Posted - 2015.10.07 11:47:14 -
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Thers lot of corperations that want hulers/traders.Playing this game solo most proffessions kan do that,you join a corp to get friends in game for a longer duration is the only reson to do so for many, thers a lott staying in NPC corperation cose the war decs but they miss out on the most importent thing in eve team work and the social aspect.your work is more gratefying if you have somwon to share it with,and this is a multiplayer game if you just like to trade solo thers actuly offline space game that offer that like X3 Reunion and you dont need to pay a sub then.
Shit hapens,mowe on......Luky maby your good then......Playe as you like and not as others tell you to.....It dont hurt to be nice....
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Oraac Ensor
644
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Posted - 2015.10.07 12:14:15 -
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Xylem Viliana wrote:I don't need protection as I'm in highsec - Concord is my protection
Wrong.
Concord are not there to protect you, they are there to deliver righteous justice for the acts commited. Highsec is not safe with concord and if you are under the impression it is please go onto Zkill and have a look at the number of kills in highsec. the majority are not due to wars, they are due to suicide ganking. which if you dont know it the method of sacrificing your own ship for the sole purpose of blowing up your opponent too. 100m tornado wiping a 1b hauler off the field for example, and a lot of those gankers dont do it for profit or stats. They do it cause they can and cause the want to.
I didnt read the rest of the post after "concord is my protection" you have a lot to learn still, but you will get there i hope Of course Concord is protection - how can it not be?
There are plenty of players who will attack without hesitation in low- or nullsec who will not do so in highsec because they prefer not to be blown up by Concord. Concord is therefore protecting us against those players. |
Paul Pohl
State War Academy Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2015.10.08 01:34:11 -
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William Adoulin wrote:
I am also subjecting myself to the risks of joining that corp. I've read about scams where someone in the corp can attack me without impunity and steal my stuff. In addition, if they require my API to join (and most corps seem to) they can now read all my trading records and take my most profitable routes. [/list]
As someone who has come back to the game, I can vouch for the horror stories you have heard
However, stealing your profitable routes really is not an issue
In answer to the question of why you would join a corp - or indeed start your own - it's not a matter of the game providing your with the incentive - as in the case of the mmos you cite - rather it is an issue of finding yourself in a position where it is to your advantage to seek the help of other players. This is not something that can be pre-defined.
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Don Aubaris
138
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Posted - 2015.10.08 04:10:04 -
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A player corps is a terrible thing in Eve. Certainly in high sec. And certainly if you do solo activities.
If you join one, you are probably getting scammed by the officers. Even those you think you like. If you are in one and think this is not true, you are probably too dumb to understand how you are getting robbed.
They control the tax rate, the trades, the shares, the 'goals'.... and it's basically impossible for a new ordinary member to have an overview. How do you know that their 'lower then NPC!' tax rate is reasonable compared to the costs of the corps? How do you know they don't trade corps goods to an alt at discount rates? And that while most require indeed a lot of information about you 'for the safety of the corps'...right...
Of course you can have some friends and some group activities in a corps. But it makes more sense to start your own corps and then join an alliance. You still can get stuff organized if needed. Yet you and you alone are responsible for your financial management. You need an orca for a miner : you decide how much that's worth to you and make a deal. You need an escort? Find a trustworthy friend and pay him what you think it's worth. No need to be in the same corps. This is Eve, and there is always a chance he betrays you. But that has been your bad judgement then.
If you think you need to join a corps to learn more about the game : join Eve Uni for a while or so.
And even if your solo high sec corps, gets war-decced and you are not interested in it : just make sure you have an alt running the corps. Your main can drop from the corps and go back to a NPC corps for a while. Or go play another game till it's over.
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Z'krooh
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
5
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Posted - 2015.10.08 18:54:53 -
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William Adoulin wrote:Hi all, first of all been playing this game for 10 days now and really enjoying it, mainly doing trading so far and making fits to fight off gankers. Honestly, tanking my trade ship against gankers is a lot of fun for me - I've already had one ganker fail and die in the attempt. However, I've been looking at the Corp part of the game and it seems there's absolutely no benefit for me to leave my starting NPC corp and join a player corp, and several significant cons. Perceived benefits:
- All of the hard benefits, such as refining, group mining bonuses, fleets, etc. don't apply to me as a trader. There's no shared benefits to trading with a group of players and it seems to me quite a number of risks such as pooling money/resources and potentially losing those.
- The NPC corp tax doesn't affect me, as I'm not doing missions.
- I don't need protection as I'm in highsec - Concord is my protection
- Not currently looking to do any PVP
- I can still join a channel and talk in general/get advice without being part of a corp - in fact I'm already doing that.
Cons:
- If I join a player corp I am now subject to declarations of war by anyone who feels like it, meaning I can no longer fly my routes and at least know Concord will blow someone up if they opt to attack me. (By the way - for game lore purposes, why wouldn't Concord come to the aid of a pacifist trader/miner corp who's declared on by pirates?)
- I am also subjecting myself to the risks of joining that corp. I've read about scams where someone in the corp can attack me without impunity and steal my stuff. In addition, if they require my API to join (and most corps seem to) they can now read all my trading records and take my most profitable routes.
I initially had thought it'd be good to band together with some fellow traders for mutual benefit while I'm exploring the PVE part of the game (not ready to go into PVP yet) but it seems to me there are zero benefits and and significant negatives to doing so. Am I missing something or is the corp part of the game totally pointless for me right now? And if so, that seems kind of lame. Oh, and not interested in making a PVP alt or something - 1 character is enough to manage. You could make your life more fun by trading while at war, in lowsec or in nullsec.
You can help your corporation by delivering the stuff that they need in their campaigns or what ever they do.
Also you could do it just for the thrill.
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Bellatrix Invicta
New Order Logistics CODE.
623
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Posted - 2015.10.08 19:03:36 -
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Oraac Ensor wrote:Xylem Viliana wrote:I don't need protection as I'm in highsec - Concord is my protection
Wrong.
Concord are not there to protect you, they are there to deliver righteous justice for the acts commited. Highsec is not safe with concord and if you are under the impression it is please go onto Zkill and have a look at the number of kills in highsec. the majority are not due to wars, they are due to suicide ganking. which if you dont know it the method of sacrificing your own ship for the sole purpose of blowing up your opponent too. 100m tornado wiping a 1b hauler off the field for example, and a lot of those gankers dont do it for profit or stats. They do it cause they can and cause the want to.
I didnt read the rest of the post after "concord is my protection" you have a lot to learn still, but you will get there i hope Of course Concord is protection - how can it not be? There are plenty of players who will attack without hesitation in low- or nullsec who will not do so in highsec because they prefer not to be blown up by Concord. Concord is therefore protecting us against those players.
CONCORD punishes, they do not protect.
If you think you've won, think again.
The CODE always wins.
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William Adoulin
University of Caille Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2015.10.08 20:39:11 -
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Bellatrix Invicta wrote:Oraac Ensor wrote:Xylem Viliana wrote:I don't need protection as I'm in highsec - Concord is my protection
Wrong.
Concord are not there to protect you, they are there to deliver righteous justice for the acts commited. Highsec is not safe with concord and if you are under the impression it is please go onto Zkill and have a look at the number of kills in highsec. the majority are not due to wars, they are due to suicide ganking. which if you dont know it the method of sacrificing your own ship for the sole purpose of blowing up your opponent too. 100m tornado wiping a 1b hauler off the field for example, and a lot of those gankers dont do it for profit or stats. They do it cause they can and cause the want to.
I didnt read the rest of the post after "concord is my protection" you have a lot to learn still, but you will get there i hope Of course Concord is protection - how can it not be? There are plenty of players who will attack without hesitation in low- or nullsec who will not do so in highsec because they prefer not to be blown up by Concord. Concord is therefore protecting us against those players. CONCORD punishes, they do not protect.
And the 100% guarantee of punishment most definitely has the effect of protection. People would gank everything in sight if they didn't have to worry about getting shot at by CONCORD. As I see it ganking in highsec is currently limited to three types of people:
- Gankers attacking poorly defended targets for profit (defense: tank your ship heavily).
- Griefers (defense: there's only so many of these people and they still prefer easy targets).
- War decs (defense: stay in an NPC corp).
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Val'Dore
PlanetCorp InterStellar
1086
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Posted - 2015.10.08 21:01:40 -
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I've been in an argument with someone in CAS in Rookie Chat, whom seems to be on a crusade to make staying in a newb corp seem like a good idea, specifically CAS. He'd argue with me that they do everything a player corp does without the drawbacks. Supposedly they even own POS in null and another in w-space, though I'm still not sure how that is even possible.
Frankly, I think allowing players to stay in a newbie corp beyond 30 days only hurts the game in the long run, mainly because of these pseudovets that want everyone to be like them and stay in it.
Star Jump Drive A new way to traverse the galaxy.
I invented Tiericide
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William Adoulin
University of Caille Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2015.10.08 21:08:27 -
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Val'Dore wrote:I've been in an argument with someone in CAS in Rookie Chat, whom seems to be on a crusade to make staying in a newb corp seem like a good idea, specifically CAS. He'd argue with me that they do everything a player corp does without the drawbacks. Supposedly they even own POS in null and another in w-space, though I'm still not sure how that is even possible.
Frankly, I think allowing players to stay in a newbie corp beyond 30 days only hurts the game in the long run, mainly because of these pseudovets that want everyone to be like them and stay in it.
You see, I just don't understand this perspective. I've found no real counter to my argument that being in an NPC corp is a superior strategy other than "being in a player corp is more fun!". So why not just provide a more tangible benefit to being in a player corp? Rather than forcing people out of NPC corps, why not better motivate them to join player corps?
It would seem to me that it would be to CCP's benefit to have players more engaged with others via participating in a player corp. This would probably improve player retention. So why are there not more benefits to doing so? |
Val'Dore
PlanetCorp InterStellar
1086
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Posted - 2015.10.08 21:14:27 -
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William Adoulin wrote:Val'Dore wrote:I've been in an argument with someone in CAS in Rookie Chat, whom seems to be on a crusade to make staying in a newb corp seem like a good idea, specifically CAS. He'd argue with me that they do everything a player corp does without the drawbacks. Supposedly they even own POS in null and another in w-space, though I'm still not sure how that is even possible.
Frankly, I think allowing players to stay in a newbie corp beyond 30 days only hurts the game in the long run, mainly because of these pseudovets that want everyone to be like them and stay in it. You see, I just don't understand this perspective. I've found no real counter to my argument that being in an NPC corp is a superior strategy other than "being in a player corp is more fun!". So why not just provide a more tangible benefit to being in a player corp? Rather than forcing people out of NPC corps, why not better motivate them to join player corps? It would seem to me that it would be to CCP's benefit to have players more engaged with others via participating in a player corp. This would probably improve player retention. So why are there not more benefits to doing so?
It's not a lack of benefits of joining a player corp, its a lack of drawbacks to staying in an npc corp. Player corps already have all the benefits they could want. You can run a space empire with one.
Star Jump Drive A new way to traverse the galaxy.
I invented Tiericide
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Paul Pohl
State War Academy Caldari State
0
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Posted - 2015.10.08 22:17:45 -
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William Adoulin wrote:[quote=Val'Dore] You see, I just don't understand this perspective. I've found no real counter to my argument that being in an NPC corp is a superior strategy other than "being in a player corp is more fun!". So why not just provide a more tangible benefit to being in a player corp? Rather than forcing people out of NPC corps, why not better motivate them to join player corps?
It would seem to me that it would be to CCP's benefit to have players more engaged with others via participating in a player corp. This would probably improve player retention. So why are there not more benefits to doing so?
the game does this in a number of ways
there are very real tangible benefits to being in a player corp - the problem is that they are not to be found in the stats of ships or in skill training tree
as I say, when the time comes - in your story or plan - you will see them, and then it is an issue of finding the right people to make the corp - if you are setting up your own - or in finding the right corp
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