Valran
S.H.I.E.L.D Co.
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Posted - 2007.10.21 16:29:00 -
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 Originally by: Bahk Naar
Empire wars in their current form (along with general high sec griefing) is one of THE worst parts of eve. It will also likely be the reason I end up quitting Eve. They cost next to nothing and are nothing more than griefing, as they allow one side to choose to ruin the enjoyment of the game for another side.
Everyone derives enjoyment from this game in different ways. There are lots of different play styles. The way current wars work though eliminates all other playstyles and replaces them with direct pew pew pvp. You either have to fight or you don't get to play. Does that really embrace the whole "differnt playstyle" thing? NO!
If I wanted to be open to direct pvp all the time, I'd move to low-sec or 0.0.
What makes this even worse is that there really are marginal barriers to entry. High-sec wars cost next to nothing. This makes it even easier pirates to flat out ruin the gaming experience for players who are not interested in direct pew pew pvp.
CCP really does just cater to the pirates and griefers. They've said it's a PvP game. Sure, I understand the concept of market interaction, miners selling minerals etc. But the current war system makes it easy for anyone to either force you to do direct pew pew pvp or don't play at all.
On the surface it seems like Eve has a great indirect pvp game-play (I call this PvE). But the longer I stick with this game, the more I realize that CCP only cares about direct pvp and is perfectly happy to let the PvE players have their game play ruined.
And to those of you who say "it's a pvp game" or "go to an npc corp" or "quit eve then, can I have your stuff".... those comments are ignorant and narrow minded. Why? Because I'm not the only one who feels this way. CCP wants $$ through subs and with the current unbalance in how PvE players are allowed to play the game, there is a real risk of losing a lot of $$ through the lose of subs.
We'll put up with it now and then, but the worse this game gets for griefing, the greater risk CCP is at.
Ya, I'm tired and grumpy today, so there's my rant.
That's like saying that in football the teams should not be allowed to score goals becuase it ruines the other sides enjoyment of the game.
Like the footbal game, all players know the rules of the game before they decide to play.
Empire war in my oppinion is a fantastic addition to eve. If you really dont like it, join a NPC corp.
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