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Reiisha
Repracor Industries
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Posted - 2016.01.19 09:13:33 -
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Not sure how to feel about this. If this goes through i'd at least like to see injectors not giving any SP at all over 150m or so.
This has the benefit of keeping the price of the injectors down in the long run. There's enough trillionaires who would otherwise simply buy it all up and max their characters instantly.
Skills are a core part of EVE, in that it forces you to plan ahead and be prepared. Introducing this kind of mechanic makes skills feel somewhat irrelevant.
Another negative effect i'm fairly sure people haven't thought about - Your account gets hacked (somehow), and some Chinese dude drains ALL your SP. Now you not only have the isk flow to track, but may have to explain to people how they are being 'robbed' of SP they bought legitimately off the market....
Botters who can now quickly reskill new accounts and keep on going.
Seems like this hasn't really been thought through....
If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all...
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Reiisha
Repracor Industries
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Posted - 2016.01.19 09:34:45 -
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Something else that just sprung up in my mind - This allows sub 50m characters to basically respec without losing too much SP...
Why not add a respec option as well to make this even easier? /sarcasm
I'm just getting this strange, odd taste in my mouth. The feature isn't designed to 'help the players', it's designed to be monetized and it's so obvious it almost hurts. This devblog also indicates that they want EVERYONE to use it. Well, everyone who can afford it.
Adding to this comes Valkyrie and Gunjack (Dust and Legion seem to have been forgotten entirely). I was rather stoked for Valkyrie at first, but it started feeling like 'something on the side' with no relevance to EVE anymore except its setting. Gunjack left me wondering what the hell it was for since the announcement.
The games that feature actual integration into EVE have been sidelined and i'm almost 100% sure that CCP is currently working on another title which has no effect on the main game, to be announced shortly.
Add to this that the new features planned for EVE really aren't all that groundbreaking, but are actually just minor iterations on existing systems....
When did the plans for the 'ultimate scifi simulator' get sidelined? Star Citizen and Elite Dangerous will be offering content this and next year EVE has promised to deliver since 2004, but won't be implementing any time soon, or even in the next decade. Would anyone still play EVE if Elite offered player manufacturing and territorial control?
EVE hasn't fundamentally changed since it's inception. Sure, systems and mechanics have evolved, but the game itself is still exactly the same as it was on release, and only now i'm realizing it. EVE finally started feeling truly old.
What is going on? What has CCP been doing exactly, behind the scenes? Or am i just going crazy here?
If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all...
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Reiisha
Repracor Industries
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Posted - 2016.01.19 09:59:34 -
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Dr Conrad Murray wrote:Demica Diaz wrote:You are not alone. I see so much more benefits to old vets than newbros with this feature. As old player I welcome change as it will benefit me. If I was newbro and looking at that 5D 11m 45s skill training and << INSTANT UPGRATE! Insert credit card here! >> button. It would leave bitter taste about EVE: Like it or not, that button already exists in the form of the Character Bazaar. Once you get your head around that fact, everything else in the dev blog makes perfect sense.
A character on the bazaar has a name (which cannot be changed), and a very specific set of skills, as well as a reputation.
A 500k sp item has none of those, and can be applied to any skill you like on your own character.
How are they similar? Or are you implying that buying seperate SP also changes your name and reputation and gives you random skills you never need?
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Reiisha
Repracor Industries
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Posted - 2016.01.19 10:20:46 -
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Sissy Fuzz wrote:Indahmawar Fazmarai wrote:Now someone tell me with a straight face that EVE is doing well financially. This is so desparate they must be in real trouble.
Bankrolling several new games which have yet to make any money (and closing one down already) purely from the income of one niche subscription MMO?
Nah, it should be allright :)
If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all...
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Reiisha
Repracor Industries
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Posted - 2016.02.11 19:19:30 -
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Oh, look, what i said would happen has happened:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/451s7q/injector_addict_tops_eveboard_for_highest_sp/
What a surprise.
If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all...
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