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Posted - 2016.02.09 20:32:09 -
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Snowmann wrote:I got one for you...
A partial Reset could be accepted by most, depending on how it was done, and why.
A full Reset will never be accepted by most of those who have spent significant real time and money on this game.
For many (but not all), the fun of a game ends when you have more money than you could ever reasonably need, and have very little to look forward to.
Given the more Vets that get to that point, and the further the "Train has left the Station" for those who have yet to try;
The sooner the end of this game will be.
Sometimes a reset is needed, even in a MMO. The longer we go without fixing some of the worse game design shortsights, the less likely this game will have a bright future.
But who knows, maybe another game like Star Citizen will get it right, and many of us will just continue the experience there instead....
I've often said that a full reset would be a great idea. Everyone training from square one, the mad scramble to get footholds in sov, being the first to hold down a WH POS, etc etc
That being said, as much as a marketing tool as "Everyone starts from Step 1" would be to possibly bring in new players. I don't think the mass exodus of vets would really make the financials jump. I could be wrong. Maybe vets would actually enjoy the reset. New alliances, new corp infiltrations, new drama, etc etc
Maybe though, a Mini-Eden server would be a better option? A verse people could go to for that fresh start without having the fanancial strain on CCP that the New Eden cluster has. If it started out popularizing New Eden, then they could merge tham.
There's no easy answer on how to make the game feel new again for the vets while giving new players the feeling that they can not only catch up, but also succeed in their own perception of success.
I can say that getting rid of High Sec & Concord will only drain the game of paying customers. No new player would join when another player in a Tech II shiney ship would blow them up as soon as they jumped their first gate. One by one, people would quit the game for real life reasons, boredom, etc and the whole thing would fold. |