I said IN-GAME!!!

Using the forum/google is not a game requirement and if it is, then CCP should say so. I want to play the game not research the forums/google for things that should be IN THE GAME!!.

Perhaps this is what it all boils down to.

GǪexcept, of course, that I'm not insisting any such thing.

I'm asking you how you want to define Gǣsolo playersGǥ (or, perhaps more accurately, solo activities) so we can figure out if anything else is really needed and, if so, what. The answer will vary wildly depending on how you define the key concept, and it may even turn out to be the case that you're trying to solve a complete non-issue and that the efforts are better directed towards solving a more generic problemGǪ

But really, at this point, one has to ask: why is the question so hard to answer?

@Velicitia: yup. But as mentioned, that rather sounds like one of those GÇ£here's a bonus for grouping upGÇ¥ things that are specifically designed not to apply to the single character, so it's hardly surprising that they get locked out of that one.

After all, how many people are actually actively involved on the forums? (seriously, are there stats?)

I would agree that having another section of Contracts designed for mercenary services would be good, or a hiring channel that was well-advertised feature. We have recruitment channels, right?

But it shouldn't be a requirement to play the game, especially for those with an already limited time frame to play.

We should never dumb down the game, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't look at some ease-of-use tweaks.

The Game has a Browser.

i always wanted a jump drive capable ship that does not require a cyno for a jump to its destination.

Anshar, Rhea, or... um... whatever the other two are.

* Make Warp Scrams/Disruptors jam Cynos

GǪsoGǪ what is it solo players can't do now?

To truly be a sandbox, you have to make room for Assassins, Bounty Hunters, Spies, and various other professions that are more often done solo in the real world, than as any form of group. There are more than simply those who follow and those who lead out there, and the whole of humanity is not simply limited to an ants mentality.

yup, they can travel through normal gates just like the other freighters.

nice troll.

GǪyet completely accurate and fulfils the condition: a jump-capable ship that doesn't need anyone else to get to its destination.

They do. Or do you mean make them jam the beacon?

GǪsoGǪ what is it solo players can't do now?
GǪand that's nice and all, but doesn't really have anything to do with solo players. Adding gameplay is nice and all, but the question still comes back to the above: what is it they can't do? Adding more gameplay just increases the list of things that we have to pose that question to.

Adding more things to do doesn't solve anything if there's nothing to solve, and that's the question here: what is the problem? What is it solo players can't do?

I hate to say it, but MMO only means there is a massive multitude of people playing it; it doesn't dictate any specific form of playstyle. In fact, to fully support sandbox-style play, EVE has to support solo play. Eradicating is just not the answer, and will do more harm than good.

To truly be a sandbox, you have to make room for Assassins, Bounty Hunters, Spies, and various other professions that are more often done solo in the real world, than as any form of group. There are more than simply those who follow and those who lead out there, and the whole of humanity is not simply limited to an ants mentality.

Fact is, I've even seen ants who prefer to go it alone and seperate themselves from the hive while they wave their antennae about in fascination of the world around them. Perhaps that's just confusion, but anyway...

I'd go for anything that opened up the solo playstyle and made it friendlier to players who like that sort of thing. Everybody has to work with others at some point, but it doesn't mean they should be forced to at all times.

it's pretty obvious that i meant a ship using its jump drive to travel around without having to use gates or rely on a another character to light up a cyno at the destination point.

to add to the topic: some additions to PI would be quite nice imo. slightly better graphics, a bit more complexity for colony management - maybe inspired by old round-based strategy games. work force striking or natural phenomena etc might be pretty interesting to deal with

As for Tippia's comments, well, totally worthless tripe is just what it is.
I've read many of your posts Tippia and you really bore me.

Mars understands the true meaning of "MMO". All these other ignorant peons who keep bleating their nonsense about MMOs somehow requiring cooperative play are doing just that, bleating. BAAHHH ... BAAHHH ..BAAAAAA!

Friggin Sheep, Meh.

Don't mind Tippia, he's the village idiot and can't help himself.

Tell me, what is there in EVE Online that a solo player CANNOT do that they should be able to do?

I know it''s a long thread but try reading through it.

But in EVE itself, what is inacessible to a solo player? (I fly solo 100% of the time)

LOL!!!

I was waiting for the "it's an MMO...duh" reply.

MMOs allow you to play with real thinking players, not hard coded repetitive responses like single player games. MMO does not mean you have to play with others...it's not a requirment. Especially with numb nuts that live by the tired old "HTFU" philosophy becuase they dont know anything else or are afraid to work alone.

As for why CCP would want to look into this? It would attract a different kind of player that isnt hung up on the "duh...weez a gang" mentality.