Batolemaeus
Caldari Free-Space-Ranger Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2008.07.21 21:16:00 -
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I think most will agree that the goal of "fixing lag" can not be achieved by just throwing hardware or spiffy software solutions at it.
What we need, and what 0.0 warfare needs, is a mechanic to actually make smaller fleets worthwhile. The current system promotes large fleets, larger than the server can handle. We need a radically new one, or people will just quit.
Every alliance experiences old players, often fcs leaving due to that. When you move a fleet of 100 and it takes you 10 minutes to pass just one system, then that's some strange anomaly. But it hurts, and it hurts badly. We need changes, we need radical changes..but if you'd ask me, i wouldn't know a good answer how it could be done. Splitting fleets is also a logistical problem, it is a whole can of worms for all alliances. But we need something that smaller fleets can do, and we also need mechanics that force large alliances to split, and not send a large fleet nuking every resistance.
We need a change in game mechanics, because no amount of hardware will solve the problem. But, honestly, i have no idea how that could look like. Absolutely no friggin clue. Maybe we really need something that makes holding space exceptionally hard. Where you can't realistically hold more than a few constellations, a region at max, without being terribly vulnerable to guerilla tactics destroying your stuff. Maybe that would be the way to change our problems, but you can tell it would result in a massive whining from all major alliances in the game, and a massive crash of the larger ones. Maybe this is what eve needs, the good ol' days back. I'm "only" a '06 player, but even i have nostalgic memories of "the old days".
We need a radical change, we are not going anywhere in 0.0 with todays sov mechanics. Space has become smaller with jumpbridges, and while nifty, it allows to defend extreme amounts of space even easier.
We need change. And we need it fast, before only the most hardcore players spend weekends on gridloads..or go somewhere else.
(why is this in caod by the way? we have better forums for that..)
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