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Maximillian Bonaparte
Interstellar Booty Hunters
142
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Posted - 2017.03.23 18:27:28 -
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Bjorn Tyrson wrote:
alphas are (intentionally and rightfully) severely limited, if lifting those restrictions isn't enough for you then the game as a whole probably isn't right for you and no amount of extra shiny goodies is going to change that.
And that is the problem.
Imagine you are a kid in a sandbox, and you are restricted to one corner of the sand box because you dont have enough time or money to play in the 'cool kids' section of the sandbox, or make the same kinds of sandcastles that they can make.
The restrictions to alpha clones should be far more sublte but not TOTAL restrictions. Don't restrict the ships and moduels they can use, c'mon! This defeats the purpose of the Sandbox!!
Nerf their train time if you want to, but new players need to feel as if the sky is the limit in Eve at all times.
Either that or make the whole damn game (minus cosmetic items such as skins) free to play.
Yeh the more i think about it the more I think Alpha clone implementation was a mistake. Hopefully a 'beta' clone will fix some problems but I fear the discouragement and damage has already been done to the poor and oppressed alpha players from my observations.
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das licht
C4-DATA
14
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Posted - 2017.03.23 18:29:37 -
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The problem is, that people no longer want to pay for EVE. No one can solve this, no matter what they do. |
Soel Reit
Dambusters 617 Sq
667
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Posted - 2017.03.23 18:41:58 -
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Maximillian Bonaparte wrote:Bjorn Tyrson wrote:
alphas are (intentionally and rightfully) severely limited, if lifting those restrictions isn't enough for you then the game as a whole probably isn't right for you and no amount of extra shiny goodies is going to change that.
And that is the problem. Imagine you are a kid in a sandbox, and you are restricted to one corner of the sand box because you dont have enough time or money to play in the 'cool kids' section of the sandbox, or make the same kinds of sandcastles that they can make. The restrictions to alpha clones should be far more sublte but not TOTAL restrictions. Don't restrict the ships and moduels they can use, c'mon! This defeats the purpose of the Sandbox!! Nerf their train time if you want to, but new players need to feel as if the sky is the limit in Eve at all times. Either that or make the whole damn game (minus cosmetic items such as skins) free to play. Yeh the more i think about it the more I think Alpha clone implementation was a mistake. Hopefully a 'beta' clone will fix some problems but I fear the discouragement and damage has already been done to the poor and oppressed alpha players from my observations.
??? eve community is the oldest one i know! there are no kids playing eve. only adults roleplaying kids
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Jason OPhee
Astartes' Guardians R O G U E
2
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Posted - 2017.03.23 19:01:27 -
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I played an omega clone a while back so the restrictions to me don't feel limiting as i can afford to play as omega and again as i said in the first part of my previous post the game needs to go back to prior to alpha clones. |
Ashterothi
Aideron Robotics Federation Uprising
436
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Posted - 2017.03.23 19:42:14 -
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This is nonsense even from a factual level.
According to EVE Offline statistics, the current 24 high is 35,434 on Wednesday. The high of the week was PCU of 42,395. By contrast the maximum prior to Ascension was pushing 29k at most. To get even above 35k PCU you have to go all the way back to June and the infamous WWB.
That means our new normal was the most active time in the year leading up to ascension.
That is all without a strong advertisement push. That is all without a complete NPE. That is all without a new lore portal/website. That is all without a new AI that creates realistic encounters of all kinds.
_Pretty sure_ this claim is unfounded, but time will tell.
Watch me live for all your Empyrean news and analysis!
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Scialt
Universal Sanitation Corporation
66
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Posted - 2017.03.23 19:47:14 -
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Telkhinas wrote:Scialt wrote:Sailyn Tissant wrote:The alpha state was bound to fail. I can't see how ever more severe skill restrictions and halved training speed could possibly help newcomers. Ads might have attracted new players but they didn't know that ftp they are offered is worse than the trial. Well it brought me back after nearly 10 years away from Eve. I've heard many others re-subscribing after long breaks due to being lured back by the ads for the Alpha clone state. Most games have a nerfed free-state in their games where subbing gets you full options. SWTOR has all sorts of limitations placed on free to play players (ligher limitations on premiums). Some people play permanently for free with those restrictions. Some pay some money to get past them. I fail to see why Eve's alpha state is any different. Yes but in order to get em back for good, you need to provide flexible incentives. Instead of nerfing access to the game, nerf access to economy. If they are unable to make isk in game, the only way to make up for losses is to buy plex's and cash them in. Maybe some1 has 200mil sps and doesnt have anything useful to skill for. By restricting ones ability to generate wealth, one will either sub and gain access to the full economic spectrum or inject isk with RL money. Alpha clones wont be able to send or receive isk from players. I think the key is the economy, its much more debilitating than restricting access to ships, but not restrictive to gameplay itself. And gameplay usually desides whether players stay or go. That way you can access eve universe anywhere you go and decide how much you will invest. Resubbing for a month is time restricting, you might get RL aggro and not be able to enjoy your time and money. That eventually will discourage ppl. I used to play eve alot, now i cannot afford the time commitment, im a weekend player. Ill pay and play when i feel like it. If others want to invest more time, fine, its their clock thats ticking.
"For good" is an odd concept for me when it comes for a video game. I subbed two account for a year. I don't think I would ever say I'm playing a game "for good". Eve is an oddity in that it drew me back after a break of nearly a decade. I can't think of another game able to do that for me.
I think the restrictions they put on Alphas work very well... particularly for former subscribers.
Look, I lasted about two weeks in Alpha because my main is minmatar but I prefer to fly Gallente ships. Flying around in a Rupture with T1 guns while staring at the Ishtar and Dominix gathering dust in my hangar... well it made me want to resub. It gave me that taste and let me remember how much BETTER it tasted without the restrictions. I don't know how well it works for new folks... but it works good for those who already had an investment in the game and then left.
The key thing is there are some aspects of eve where if free accounts could take part it would extremely screw up the entire balance of the game. Free cloaked cyno alts in every system you want one? Unlimited PI toons passively earning isk? Able to max out skills I might not use as often like refining or invention or trade while not taking away from my training time on my main?
They did a really good job with selecting the skill limits for alphas so that they are of very little use as productive alts for omegas. Taking those restrictions away would be very bad.
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Rroff
Antagonistic Tendencies
1059
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Posted - 2017.03.23 21:04:57 -
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Ashterothi wrote:This is nonsense even from a factual level.
According to EVE Offline statistics, the current 24 high is 35,434 on Wednesday. The high of the week was PCU of 42,395. By contrast the maximum prior to Ascension was pushing 29k at most. To get even above 35k PCU you have to go all the way back to June and the infamous WWB.
That means our new normal was the most active time in the year leading up to ascension.
That is all without a strong advertisement push. That is all without a complete NPE. That is all without a new lore portal/website. That is all without a new AI that creates realistic encounters of all kinds.
_Pretty sure_ this claim is unfounded, but time will tell.
You have to look at the bigger picture though - Ascension has spiked the numbers but not reversed or stabilised the overall trend just delayed it a bit. |
Trasch Taranogas
State War Academy Caldari State
123
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Posted - 2017.03.23 21:52:22 -
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Ashterothi wrote:This is nonsense even from a factual level.
According to EVE Offline statistics, the current 24 high is 35,434 on Wednesday. The high of the week was PCU of 42,395. By contrast the maximum prior to Ascension was pushing 29k at most. To get even above 35k PCU you have to go all the way back to June and the infamous WWB.
That means our new normal was the most active time in the year leading up to ascension. .
The problem is money. How many of these 40k are paying customers?
Alphas dont pay and oldies dont pay. There is a (probably) smaller percentage thay buy subscriptions.
If it wasn't for bad luck I would have no luck at all.
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Teckos Pech
Amok. Goonswarm Federation
6263
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Posted - 2017.03.23 21:54:21 -
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Trasch Taranogas wrote:Ashterothi wrote:This is nonsense even from a factual level.
According to EVE Offline statistics, the current 24 high is 35,434 on Wednesday. The high of the week was PCU of 42,395. By contrast the maximum prior to Ascension was pushing 29k at most. To get even above 35k PCU you have to go all the way back to June and the infamous WWB.
That means our new normal was the most active time in the year leading up to ascension. . The problem is money. How many of these 40k are paying customers? Alphas dont pay and oldies dont pay. There is a (probably) smaller percentage thay buy subscriptions.
Oldies pay...unless they let their sub lapse.
"The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design."--Friedrich August von Hayek
8 Golden Rules for EVE Online
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Trasch Taranogas
State War Academy Caldari State
123
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Posted - 2017.03.23 21:57:04 -
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Teckos Pech wrote:Trasch Taranogas wrote:Ashterothi wrote:This is nonsense even from a factual level.
According to EVE Offline statistics, the current 24 high is 35,434 on Wednesday. The high of the week was PCU of 42,395. By contrast the maximum prior to Ascension was pushing 29k at most. To get even above 35k PCU you have to go all the way back to June and the infamous WWB.
That means our new normal was the most active time in the year leading up to ascension. . The problem is money. How many of these 40k are paying customers? Alphas dont pay and oldies dont pay. There is a (probably) smaller percentage thay buy subscriptions. Oldies pay...unless they let their sub lapse.
Ok, bad choice of word. I meant people that have reached such a level they can buy gametime with ISK.
If it wasn't for bad luck I would have no luck at all.
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Rroff
Antagonistic Tendencies
1059
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Posted - 2017.03.23 22:12:30 -
[521] - Quote
Someone has to buy that gametime though and realistically many older players will still be paying atleast semi-frequently for some accounts even if they are fully funding others via PLEX. |
Teckos Pech
Amok. Goonswarm Federation
6263
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Posted - 2017.03.23 22:18:25 -
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Trasch Taranogas wrote:Teckos Pech wrote:Trasch Taranogas wrote:Ashterothi wrote:This is nonsense even from a factual level.
According to EVE Offline statistics, the current 24 high is 35,434 on Wednesday. The high of the week was PCU of 42,395. By contrast the maximum prior to Ascension was pushing 29k at most. To get even above 35k PCU you have to go all the way back to June and the infamous WWB.
That means our new normal was the most active time in the year leading up to ascension. . The problem is money. How many of these 40k are paying customers? Alphas dont pay and oldies dont pay. There is a (probably) smaller percentage thay buy subscriptions. Oldies pay...unless they let their sub lapse. Ok, bad choice of word. I meant people that have reached such a level they can buy gametime with ISK.
Nobody buys gametime with ISK without there being cash some how involved. Here is how it works,
Bob wants ISK, but doesn't have any. Bob does have a good job, so Bob spends $19.95 and buys a PLEX. Bob then puts the PLEX on the in-game market. Joe buys the PLEX for ISK.
So Bob pays for his sub, and also Joe's, and at a premium I might add. In exchange Joe gives Bob ISK.
"The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design."--Friedrich August von Hayek
8 Golden Rules for EVE Online
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An-Nur
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2017.03.24 04:30:01 -
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Removing mod/ship restrictions looks good at first glance, but that's working on the premise that is the missing attraction to get people into the game. It's not. If you really like the game you would sub to take advantage. Anything that messes with the current gameplay will only kill it for the current base. As I said before the only way to attract new players is to offer new content that doesn't mess with current game play. Something like Dust (but obviously not Dust) that gives other play style options in or as an adjunct to the game. This is a wasted conversation. EVE is a niche game. Anything that messes with its uniqueness will only just kill it for the current base. You want to make it into a different game? Do it with that in mind |
xxxTRUSTxxx
Galactic Rangers EVEolution.
591
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Posted - 2017.03.24 08:55:53 -
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The problem isn't EVE, The problem is a huge lack of advertisement.
not a single call for more advertisments of the product during this thread of bollox talk.
we all know the product rocks, we can only do so much telling mates about it, making videos, hosting websites and so on.
so maybe it's a sales issue?
Hey CCP sales,, get off your arses please and thanks very much |
Mistress Corvinus
Sebiestor Tribe Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2017.03.24 11:34:08 -
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The Only way to fix the issue, is to address the extreme SP advantage vets have over new players. The only way to do so is to either launch a additional server along side tranq and see how low sp players react aka if they flock to it, or completely wipe the main. |
An-Nur
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2017.03.24 11:44:47 -
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Mistress Corvinus wrote:The Only way to fix the issue, is to address the extreme SP advantage vets have over new players. The only way to do so is to either launch a additional server along side tranq and see how low sp players react aka if they flock to it, or completely wipe the main. The skill point advantage is easily overcome with injectors. Its a silly argument. You'll overcome that and then complain vets have an unfair advantage in controlling null space. As has been pointed out ad nauseum sp dont mean all that much beyond a point. Skill and knowledge do. If alliances like Brave, Pandemic horde can thrive sp are obviously not much of an argument |
Rroff
Antagonistic Tendencies
1059
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Posted - 2017.03.24 14:34:30 -
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Mistress Corvinus wrote:The Only way to fix the issue, is to address the extreme SP advantage vets have over new players. The only way to do so is to either launch a additional server along side tranq and see how low sp players react aka if they flock to it, or completely wipe the main.
I disagree - but the game does need a good balance of content that caters for the SP difference - especially I think some people who aren't maybe the immediate target audience for Eve online but not that far off get put off by the perception of the advantage of SP before they've really got upto speed with the game.
I was kind of mulling over the potential of canned PVP arenas in this context, though one of the draws for the game for me was spontaneous rather than arranged/contrived PVP.
I have almost zero experience of faction warfare so some of this might be entirely stupid but I was kind of thinking it would be kind of cool if there was say NPC faction titans in highsec and some kind of assembly/staging post in the relevant opposing lowsec faction warfare space where people could gather and join say a restricted 5 man t1 cruiser hull fleet (no corp restrictions from the highsec side, other side have to be part of the relevant faction) and be jumped into a walled garden 5v5 scenario in the relevant lowsec space where the winning fleet get some LP reward - scenarios being along the lines of say an NPC gallente federation rorqual supplying operations behind enemy lines suffered warp drive failure and is stranded in panic mode while trying to repair it - winning conditions being if it manages to warp or not after coming out of panic mode or one fleet is wiped with the deadspace pocket locked only to those 5v5 combatants (atleast until one side is defeated), etc. etc. the point being that in these kind of scenarios it would balance out the amount that skill points affected the outcome and also if implemented right with a progression from frig upwards would possibly attract people to go omega to get into the higher tiers that required ships they can't fly - plus be a reason for alphas to keep coming back if they can take part in upto the cruiser tier, etc. |
Louise Verger
Republic University Minmatar Republic
3
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Posted - 2017.03.24 14:42:24 -
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Teckos Pech wrote: Nobody buys gametime with ISK without there being cash some how involved. Here is how it works,
Bob wants ISK, but doesn't have any. Bob does have a good job, so Bob spends $19.95 and buys a PLEX. Bob then puts the PLEX on the in-game market. Joe buys the PLEX for ISK.
So Bob pays for his sub, and also Joe's, and at a premium I might add. In exchange Joe gives Bob ISK.
The point is why Bob would like to pay double price (or even more) and what would do Joe if Bob chooses not to buy extra plex or just leaves the game?
An-Nur wrote:EVE is a niche game. Anything that messes with its uniqueness will only just kill it for the current base. You want to make it into a different game? Do it with that in mind
What do you think is so special about EVE? If the answer is PvP then what is so special about PvP in EVE that makes the game unique?
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Frostys Virpio
KarmaFleet Goonswarm Federation
3253
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Posted - 2017.03.24 14:51:59 -
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Louise Verger wrote:Teckos Pech wrote: Nobody buys gametime with ISK without there being cash some how involved. Here is how it works,
Bob wants ISK, but doesn't have any. Bob does have a good job, so Bob spends $19.95 and buys a PLEX. Bob then puts the PLEX on the in-game market. Joe buys the PLEX for ISK.
So Bob pays for his sub, and also Joe's, and at a premium I might add. In exchange Joe gives Bob ISK.
The point is why Bob would like to pay double price (or even more) and what would do Joe if Bob chooses not to buy extra plex or just leaves the game?
Then Joe has 3 options. Start paying sub, find another PLEX provider on the market or quit. |
Bjorn Tyrson
EVE University Ivy League
362
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Posted - 2017.03.24 14:56:41 -
[530] - Quote
Louise Verger wrote:Teckos Pech wrote: Nobody buys gametime with ISK without there being cash some how involved. Here is how it works,
Bob wants ISK, but doesn't have any. Bob does have a good job, so Bob spends $19.95 and buys a PLEX. Bob then puts the PLEX on the in-game market. Joe buys the PLEX for ISK.
So Bob pays for his sub, and also Joe's, and at a premium I might add. In exchange Joe gives Bob ISK.
The point is why Bob would like to pay double price (or even more) and what would do Joe if Bob chooses not to buy extra plex or just leaves the game? An-Nur wrote:EVE is a niche game. Anything that messes with its uniqueness will only just kill it for the current base. You want to make it into a different game? Do it with that in mind What do you think is so special about EVE? If the answer is PvP then what is so special about PvP in EVE that makes the game unique?
The Joe would get his plex from frank who is still buying them for isk, and if frank quits the game then john would do it, if enough people stopped buying plex to get IG isk, then joe would either need to start subbing his account, or let lapse. but at that point the game will probably be ACTUALLY dead or in its death throes since at that point ccp would be hemoraging money.
as for the second, what is special about eve is that it is one of the few "unrestricted" environments in gaming, and one of, if not the only, with full destruction pvp (and pve, although pve deaths are less common) so your actions actually matter. loosing a ship or destroying someone elses ship have an impact greater than "running back to your body"
yes some of the big alliances like to tout how "its already been replaced" that doesn't mean that the destruction didn't have an impact, it just means that they did the work of having a new ship ready to go before hand. which means that miners (either their own or others) had to go and sit in belts, manufacturers had to build the ships, t2 bp's had to be invented etc.
If pvp in the game changed, or the loss from pvp became less permanent, the entire eve economy would collapse. so yes permanent destruction pvp is the heart of eve its what keeps the entire system beating. |
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An-Nur
Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2017.03.24 15:04:57 -
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An-Nur wrote:EVE is a niche game. Anything that messes with its uniqueness will only just kill it for the current base. You want to make it into a different game? Do it with that in mind
What do you think is so special about EVE? If the answer is PvP then what is so special about PvP in EVE that makes the game unique? [/quote]
If you look at a lot of the other MMO's out there, the majority are fantasy RPG. Thats the first thing. That and they are first person in a way EVE is not makes for some obvious distinguishing features in player bases. Yes there is cross over I'm sure, but the next feature of EVE'S learning curve and the particulars of its harsh environment I just don't see as attractive to a lot of gamers. The other big one is that in many ways its "spreadsheets in space." There's no getting round this, and combining that with the learning curve, your either going to like it and refer to it as theirycrafting, or go no way thats just not what I call fun, and its too much for my brain. Then you have time invested. Viewed in line with the harsh reality of losing ships in gameplay, this makes for a very unique psychological experience, that im not sure is that attractive too many game players. You either like all these elements or you don't |
Louise Verger
Republic University Minmatar Republic
3
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Posted - 2017.03.24 16:53:03 -
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Bjorn Tyrson wrote: The Joe would get his plex from frank who is still buying them for isk, and if frank quits the game then john would do it, if enough people stopped buying plex to get IG isk, then joe would either need to start subbing his account, or let lapse. but at that point the game will probably be ACTUALLY dead or in its death throes since at that point ccp would be hemoraging money.
as for the second, what is special about eve is that it is one of the few "unrestricted" environments in gaming, and one of, if not the only, with full destruction pvp (and pve, although pve deaths are less common) so your actions actually matter. loosing a ship or destroying someone elses ship have an impact greater than "running back to your body"
yes some of the big alliances like to tout how "its already been replaced" that doesn't mean that the destruction didn't have an impact, it just means that they did the work of having a new ship ready to go before hand. which means that miners (either their own or others) had to go and sit in belts, manufacturers had to build the ships, t2 bp's had to be invented etc.
If pvp in the game changed, or the loss from pvp became less permanent, the entire eve economy would collapse. so yes permanent destruction pvp is the heart of eve its what keeps the entire system beating.
Yes, economy is what makes EVE special. In most of the other games everything is way too readily available and can not be destroyed. Usually developers deliberately remove every element that can bring competition into the game. They even go further removing social elements, which already have very little chance to develop without economy and open world PvP. In EVE most of the t1 stuff is also readily available, everyone can build. But eventually it all gets blown up and thus PvP plays a key role in the economy regulation preventing overproduction. There is something about PvP in EVE which is actually unique - victim is almost always helpless. With proper fit and being constantly alert players engaged in PvE have decent chances to escape but that is it. Moreover, most of the safety measures have huge opportunity costs, i.e. dying more frequently doesn't always mean making less profit. That makes attempts to force PvE players fight fruitless. So long this aspect of PvP remains intact gankers will constantly whine that it's to easy to avoid PvP and PvE players will whine that it's too easy for gankers to harass them.
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Alexander Bor
Polaris Global
12
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Posted - 2017.03.24 17:23:53 -
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Soel Reit wrote:EvE is Dying SoonGäó Edit: you want big numbers back? let the game go back to the true eve! NO casuals NO plex ONLY sub ONLY nerds and heavy farmer #SkillsRequired #NoCreditCardAllowed Edit2: the competition should be on how much you can do ingame, now how much plex you can buy with money
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Seven Koskanaiken
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
1759
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Posted - 2017.03.24 17:30:42 -
[534] - Quote
Rollback to 2012 |
Gillian Roibos
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2017.03.24 17:33:46 -
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As a reference to the only other MMO that I played in my life, Ultima Online (that was even more of an addiction than EVE), I believe that few changes could make a big difference.
- Provide a confined, safe environment for new players. A handful of systems, not more. Perhaps with a training corp with the remit to educate newbies on how to do things. To get out, where the real game starts, you need to sub. This should ensure that newbies have time to understand about the game until they feel ready to get out there, and would restrict the impact of alpha alts.
- Provide a storyline, CCP driven, where exceptional events happen and keep players entertained. This might go against the idea of interfering with game, but I believe that null politics are not enough, nor of interest to the majority of players currently. There should be epic battles between factions, and player + NPCs should be joining in.
- There should be special characters / faction leaders, seen around the universe and small glimps of storyline should reach most users on a fairly regular basis.
Other than that I think CCP is doing a fine job with PLEX and microtransactions. |
Maximillian Bonaparte
Interstellar Booty Hunters
143
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Posted - 2017.03.24 17:56:21 -
[536] - Quote
Gillian Roibos wrote: - Provide a confined, safe environment for new players. A handful of systems, not more. Perhaps with a training corp with the remit to educate newbies on how to do things. To get out, where the real game starts, you need to sub. This should ensure that newbies have time to understand about the game until they feel ready to get out there, and would restrict the impact of alpha alts.
- Provide a storyline, CCP driven, where exceptional events happen and keep players entertained. This might go against the idea of interfering with game, but I believe that null politics are not enough, nor of interest to the majority of players currently. There should be epic battles between factions, and player + NPCs should be joining in.
- There should be special characters / faction leaders, seen around the universe and small glimps of storyline should reach most users on a fairly regular basis.
Other than that I think CCP is doing a fine job with PLEX and microtransactions.
Most of highsec is already relatively safe, and I believe griefing in the rookie systems is a bannable offence.
When I was a noob the looming danger was what kept me in the game and kept it interesting. It is what makes eve stand out - otherwise easier to play elite dangerous....ofc i dont as much because in elite dangerous there are no complex challenges to overcome that would ruin my game and reputation if I fail :) Or overwhelming satisfaction when I succeed! |
Teckos Pech
Amok. Goonswarm Federation
6267
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Posted - 2017.03.24 17:58:17 -
[537] - Quote
Louise Verger wrote:Teckos Pech wrote: Nobody buys gametime with ISK without there being cash some how involved. Here is how it works,
Bob wants ISK, but doesn't have any. Bob does have a good job, so Bob spends $19.95 and buys a PLEX. Bob then puts the PLEX on the in-game market. Joe buys the PLEX for ISK.
So Bob pays for his sub, and also Joe's, and at a premium I might add. In exchange Joe gives Bob ISK.
The point is why Bob would like to pay double price (or even more) and what would do Joe if Bob chooses not to buy extra plex or just leaves the game?
Who cares? No really, who cares? If that is how Bob wants to spend his time and money, who are you to butt in and start commenting. It is a voluntary transaction between Bob and CCP and Bob and Joe. Go mind your own business.
"The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design."--Friedrich August von Hayek
8 Golden Rules for EVE Online
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Alexander Bor
Polaris Global
13
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Posted - 2017.03.24 18:00:30 -
[538] - Quote
Arthur Aihaken wrote:Despite the initial surge in new Alpha players, active player numbers on Tranquility are now almost back to where they were prior to Ascension. There is nothing earth shattering on the horizon and CCP has fired all barrels (SKINs, skill extractors/injectors and F2P). To-date Alphas have't really contributed more than reducing mineral prices, serving as cannon fodder in null fleets and continued thread requests for "moar".
Numbers don't lie so it will be interesting to see how CCP spins this (if they even try to spin it).
The problem being raised is really actual. The effect is not like we were waiting for.
Besides that players (both newcomers and old) don't take game in alpha state as normal - new players stop playing in 1-2 days, old players don't log after first try.
Arthur Aihaken wrote:So here are a few suggestions in no particular order (donning my asbestos suit):
* Remove all the current skill and module restrictions from Alphas save one: reduced skill training time. * Limit Alphas to high-sec only. No venturing into low-sec, null-sec or wormhole space. * Move L4 agents, Incursions and ice belts to low-sec. I was vehemently opposed to these ideas originally, but have gradually warmed to the concept (even though it means my own style of play will have to adapt and evolve). In combination with banning the transit and operatipn of supers, this might actually largely fix low-sec. * Extend a Premium Insurance option to Omegas to cover T2, T3 and Faction ship hulls and ease the transition to low-sec. * Introduce a new Implant Extractor for Aurum that can only be utilized by Omega characters (use extracts all implants in a clone or corpse).
*No *Not brings much *No *No *Maybe
I will be pleased to explain.
*Remove all the current skill and module restrictions from Alphas save one: reduced skill training time.
It will cause more chaos and amplify existing negative effects from alphas by thousand rates. I think slight increase in "numbers' don't worth it. Why slight? - because factors of players being attracted and remain (what is more important) are far beyond all this alpha sh*t.
*Limit Alphas to high-sec only.
Sov-holders and resident of low-secs are those who must care all the issues with pilots passing through.
*Move L4 agents
Very dangerous and must not be done. The reason is a current real problems in PVE branch of game. Otherwise lvl 5 must be added to high-secs.
Regarding Incursions. Don't we already have increased payouts for low-secs? I think that's enough. And also moving them to lows can drop the activity in this branch (that also not very healthy in the present state).
* Extend a Premium Insurance option to Omegas
I think current Insurance system is perfect as the result of it's evolution through the path of trials and mistakes so better not to touch it. At least there are more actual problems in EVE.
So... alpha-states is really not so easy phenomena as might appear at first sight. The idea is good. But it do should had been worked out more intensively before release. And of course alphas can't be the tool for increasing in numbers. So one should discuss alpha states in kind another view not touching numbers problem. |
Gillian Roibos
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Maximillian Bonaparte wrote:Gillian Roibos wrote: - Provide a confined, safe environment for new players. A handful of systems, not more. Perhaps with a training corp with the remit to educate newbies on how to do things. To get out, where the real game starts, you need to sub. This should ensure that newbies have time to understand about the game until they feel ready to get out there, and would restrict the impact of alpha alts.
- Provide a storyline, CCP driven, where exceptional events happen and keep players entertained. This might go against the idea of interfering with game, but I believe that null politics are not enough, nor of interest to the majority of players currently. There should be epic battles between factions, and player + NPCs should be joining in.
- There should be special characters / faction leaders, seen around the universe and small glimps of storyline should reach most users on a fairly regular basis.
Other than that I think CCP is doing a fine job with PLEX and microtransactions.
Most of highsec is already relatively safe, and I believe griefing in the rookie systems is a bannable offence. When I was a noob the looming danger was what kept me in the game and kept it interesting. It is what makes eve stand out - otherwise easier to play elite dangerous....ofc i dont as much because in elite dangerous there are no complex challenges to overcome that would ruin my game and reputation if I fail :) Or overwhelming satisfaction when I succeed!
The problem is not about providing a safe environment per se (maybe a bit), but rather a confined environment without the frustration of seeing more seasoned player ratting in a Rattlesnake next to them. Leaving out the curiosity of those stories going on "out there"
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Punctator
Shadow-Kill Aureus Alae
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time to return game to the players.
1. CCP do what you do now about moons - it is VERY GOOD Let players have thair small kingdoms of dreams - destroy big empires builded by rmt lords, and moon changes is one of the right ways to do this.
2. cloaking should eat fuel. Harasment is not a gameplay style wich give you new players old and mighty players killing newbies - it sucks, so new players quit.
3. old, mighty players should pay more for gameplay, new should play less. We have now situation like this. Lords and very powerfull people control this game and not paying, noobs pays and beeing harased by old lords. Old and mighty should pay real money for ability to use next generation of ships beyound supers.
4. next generation of destruction needed - new ship clases - battle stars or somethink - ships where not only ingame industry, minerals, moon goo, Pi, but real money is needed to fly it, using plex to feed ship timer should not be allowed, only real credit card. This ships should be much more powerfull than supercapitals now and should be able kill several supercapitals on thair own and be very very deadly for even large amount of subcaps.
In old days... Titan was that kind of ship - everyone dream, powerfull, deadly legend, but now it is using in blobs like drakes - people should have a chance to feel power again, but not blob power, we have too much of it!
where is no dreams - there is no game. where is no game - there are no players.
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