Originally by: Saffin

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Originally by: Avon

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Originally by: Saffin

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I think the point is where does it say this system has to be "fair".

so a year of training in 2004 is not equal to a year of training 2008 (which it isn't now cos all learnings did not exist). So what the game is very different. The amount to have to learn in 2008 is far greater. It not like the new players are going to catch you. It just that they will stay the set amount behind, not an ever growing amount.

btw i was playing in 2004, this would affect me as much as most. Sounding to me like a complete elitist ideaology that cos you played since beta you should be uber. Most games people ctach old players in 3 months (serios grind) 6 month casual play. In eve if everyone was given lvl 5 they would never catch the older players but would not be lossing out in the gap month on month.

Saf

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They train at the same rate, or faster, than I did at that stage in the game.
They may be training slower than I am right now, but that does not mean the gap is increasing - because they are just going through the same phase as we all went through in the beginning .. with the added advantages of loads more starting SP's and the availability of advanced learning skills and cheap implants.

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I dont believe they do train faster, because when we where training that slowly we didnt have compete with people with tech 2 mods and tech 2 ships, so the extra skills where significant, but not as significant. Cruiser lvl 5 was not a big investment that gained, you gained the whole 5% damage increase (or alike) - now it gain the ability to fly a tech 2 ships with tech 2 resists, Hp etc. So cruiser lvl 5 is not the deminishing returns it was in our early days.

Saf

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