Khan Wrenth
Ore Oppression Prevention and Salvation
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Posted - 2016.03.14 16:23:51 -
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Ralph King-Griffin wrote:watchlist went away.
we told ye this would happen
Why say this like it's a bad thing?
I, for one, welcome our new wardec overlords.
Old Simpsons jokes aside, this seems much ado about nothing. More players being introduced into PvP is probably better for the health of the game (if the old threadnaughts are to be believed), more isk being sunk into these wardec fees certainly doesn't hurt, and stuff will blow up which is also good for the game's economy.
But, I do have to say I noticed something that you might want to watch out for. "Be careful what you wish for" cuts both ways in this scenario. I remember when people begged for freighters to have slots, and that got them nerfed (although I do think overall the change was a positive one). And that line was trotted out in reference to the people asking for freighter slots. But I also remember when ganking got nerfed, and gankers upped their game to prove a point, ganking got nerfed again. And this latest thing with the DCU was aimed specifically at increasing freighter EHP to counteract some of the increased ganking, including ganking of empty freighters.
So, you can up your wardec count if you like, and I'm all for it. But this type of protest (I'll do MORE of it!) seems to get the exact opposite effect you're looking for, from CCP. I certainly hope wardecs get strengthened sometime soon, or corps made more important to keep than disband, but I also wouldn't be surprised if CCP trotted out another nerf to wardecs because of the increased whine from the carebears. You can again say you'll up your game to compensate, but about how many times do you want CCP to beat you with a stick? Judging by CCP's comments in the DCU thread, in regards to freighters, they seem to have an idea in their head about healthy levels of stuff in the game. They want some, not too little, not too much. If wardecs start falling into an extreme, they'll make a change to either side to put it back in line to where they want it to be.
In the meantime, I do look forward to highsec looking more like the "riot mode" from GTA: San Andreas. Anybody here ever use that cheat code? THAT was fun stuff just to watch.
Let's discuss overhauling the way we get intel in EvE.
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