Andrue
Amarr
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Posted - 2008.05.15 09:26:00 -
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Edited by: Andrue on 15/05/2008 09:30:30
Edited by: Andrue on 15/05/2008 09:29:28
 Originally by: Xennith
Im going to wait for more details before i grab the pitchfork and flaming torch, the purpose of FW as far as i can tell is to make the RP backstory a little more real for people and to allow empire dwellers to have a taste of PvP with a purpose.
FW is not really designed for the likes of CVA, PIE, EM, VV, SM, or UK. Lets be fair guys, we're going to blow each other up regardless, and we dont need FW to have a reason or a story around that conflict.
It would be nice for alliances to be able to participate easily without having to dodge around restrictions but put down the flaming torches, lets get some details first.
CCP have said that it's a bridge between different playstyles and Eve needs that. I think FW is targetted (initially at least) at the solo player or the player in a small corp that is currently diddling around doing its own thing in Empire. Players in large, established alliances already have plenty of ways to get into PvP and are presumably already doing it through wardecs.
Hopefully the end-game of FW is AW (Alliance Warfare) but for now I think we need to avoid dragging too much of the current PvP and political baggage into FW. It's that baggage that puts a lot of people off not the ship loss. Sure there's a few scaredy cats around but there's also a chunk of people like me that can afford to PvP but don't because the current framework stinks.
I agree that this raises the question "What about those that that are excluded from FW?" and hopefully CCP have something for them. I would, however, point out that in the past CCP have added content that is exclusively 0.0 or at least alliance based.
At the great risk of being flamed I'm going to suggest that this time around it might be the carebear/Empire resident who gets most of the toys.
But..heck. Don't start screaming yet. We have a major audio blog tonight and Sisi to play on Saturday. If you really have a beef with the devs then call them out if you see them.
Personally I wub the devs and I fink they is jolly nice and all so I don't want them picking on my porr lickle Nighthawk 
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