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Feilan
Minmatar
Wolfkin Omnitechnologies
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Posted - 2008.05.18 11:56:00 -
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In which way has EVE been simplified to lure in the WoW crowd? Frankly, EVE seems a lot more complex to me now than it was a launch. Half of what we have now, was simply not there back then. Moon mining, POSes, Invention and the whole T2 thing etc. etc.
Perhaps the real problem is that as we veterans play the game day in and day out, what used to be complicated has now become routine. Thus is seems like the game in turning more and more into WoW.
Also, it seems to me that a lot of the complexity in EVE comes not from the game systems themselves, but rather the decisions and planning that lies behind your actions. Anyone can pop in a blueprint and some minerals in order to produce item X, but to actually be successful in selling item X on a large scale, you need to analyze the market and set up logistics in order to maximize your profit.
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Feilan
Minmatar
Wolfkin Omnitechnologies
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Posted - 2008.05.18 12:21:00 -
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 Originally by: LaVista Vista
1. Scan probes
2. The linear path of ship types
3. Decrease of barries to entry overall.
Care to elaborate? I haven't really used scan probes other than for exploration and that whole thing still seems like it would make the "average" WoW player's head explode 
As for the linear path of ship types. What do you mean? Frigate->Destroyer->Cruiser etc. or? It's still nowhere near WoW's level 1..2..3..4 thing and we all know bigger is not always better in EVE, unlike WoW where an extra level will always make you better in some way without any drawback.
As for decreasing barriers, I don't see this as a big problem. Opening up more gameplay options is a good way to keep someone interested for a long time to come. I wonder though, are you refering to T2 production? That whole deal still requires way more brain power than crafting in WoW. I know, because I just recently started working on that and figuring it out was nowhere near as straight forward as gathering 25 hides of fanbois in the troll caves of forum 
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Feilan
Minmatar
Wolfkin Omnitechnologies
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Posted - 2008.05.18 13:34:00 -
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I got a question.
What is it that makes EVE non-mainstream to begin with? This thread has mainly focused on complexity in EVE vs. WoW being popular because it's simple. But, is it really... no pun intended... that simple?
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