SurrenderMonkey wrote:MiSANTHR0PE wrote:SurrenderMonkey wrote:I'm pretty ambivalent regarding the entire notion of skill trading. I'm hard-pressed to really find anything overly objectionable (to me) about the idea itself. This part of the blog really stood out to me, however:
Quote:The blog sparked a really great discussion in the EVE community. We decided to be fairly hands off and see where it would lead without us trying to persuade anyone. We werenGÇÖt sure exactly what to expect but it quickly became clear that many of you were able to see the potential benefits and that youGÇÖre also ready for some big changes in EVE, especially when they might help bring in newer players or give you more freedom with your own characters. After going through a lot of feedback while refining the design, I am now here to announce that we will be adding Skill Trading to New Eden and it is currently scheduled for our February release.
Did you guys hire a Fox News staffer to ghost write this?
On its very best day, the response to this idea could never be described as anything other than, "Extremely contentious." Making it sound like it has been predominantly supported and, as good little Devs, you've listened to the community, is weapons-grade PR spin.
It's because CCP doesn't read their own forums & use Reddit instead. (The idea didn't go down too bad over there)
I imagine it's less the venue, and more that they heard what they wanted to hear while conveniently tuning out the rest.
The blog is even worded in a way that it can still be technically correct: I'm sure many of us do, indeed, think it's a good idea. Of course, "many" isn't a relative quantifier, such as "most" or "a majority" - it's just an arbitrary value of "a lot". Obviously many of us also think it's a ******* terrible idea, but that didn't receive any mention for some reason.
Maybe I'm just a cynic, but the whole blog reads like an infomercial to me.
I called it back in the original thread. This was a done deal from the start. The first blog was merely a PR stunt.
I also said in another thread they would ignore the feedback that didn't fit their stance and focus on the ones that did.
I see they have done away with the charade regarding the bazaar this time and focused on the true agenda. I'm still waiting to see a reason why we need this, other than a money grab from CCP. The whole helping newbros line is an absolute joke. There are far better ways to do that without fleecing them this way.
While I'm undecided on what to do with my account, I do know CCP are never getting another penny of my money again.
The wife's is happy with that, so thanks for some good from this.
Oh and I honestly think, this will eventually bite you in the ass CCP.