Max Groote
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2016.09.02 04:07:40 -
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This is a great change IMO: it actually drove me to resubscribe and start training my skills up so that I'm ready when November hits.
Some specific feedback:
Character sheet: I know this is a WIP, but the sideways text is really hard to read and the grid arrangement doesn't make any sense (also, a significant increase in real-estate required). Overall this seems like a significant step back in UX, but hopefully the final design ends up looking a lot like the current character sheet, which is both nice to look at *and* highly functional. Everything should be listed vertically for compactness and to avoid a character sheet that bloats sideways to gigantic proportions as new skills/skill categories are added.
Multiple Alpha Clones: There absolutely needs to be a restriction of 1 Alpha clone per computer, just like how you can only run one trial per computer right now. If this is not done, there will be hordes of free alts run by existing vets, which I don't think is the intended consequence of this change. In addition, just like the existing trial restrictions, 1 Alpha clone should only be allowed to fly when there are no subbed accounts active (otherwise every existing vet will end up with a scout for free, which would take away from the incentive to sub another account to gain that powerful capability)
Gas Huffing: I can see why you chose to not allow Alpha clones to harvest gas (free gas farming by vets), but with the changes above new players will be able to experience the excitement of gas mining in a wormhole (because it honestly is exciting, active gameplay if you don't want to die) without causing hordes of multi-boxed Ventures to ravage wormholes. One Alpha clone active per computer won't negatively impact new players looking for some excitement, but it will prevent Alpha clone abuse.
High-Sec Mechanics: I imagine that even with the above changes, high-sec podding will increase if Alpha clones are allowed to do so (why not? It's a free account anyway). In my opinion, alpha clones should not be allowed to switch into "red safeties" in high-sec, but this is something that I would be willing to see tested live instead of changed right now.
Thanks for reading, and great work on these initial changes! |