Pantheros
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Posted - 2008.07.25 13:51:00 -
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Firstly, forgive me if I'm gonna repeat what some of the pro-nano peeps have already said but I'm just adding my 0.02 isk to the argument.
I've been playing EVE now almost 4 years.. seen many a nerf bat splatting and thought "ok, ccp have a grip on game mechanics, i see why they wanna do it, i might not like it, but oh well".
To me, this looks like an over-zealous and under-analysed proposal and for once I'm posting against a Blog comment (me not forum who*e).
For quite some time now webbers, mwd, and disruptors/scramlbers have played their part, and they work.
Yes, there was a point where putting fairly cheap mods on a battleship would get it to 15km/s and that has already been nerfed, and deservedly so.
Now ur fixing perceived speed issues because you have an inexperienced player base shouting "nerf" seems to be against what CCP were trying to achieve some time back "a great PvP experience" and CCP were proud of PvP awards they got from certain www bodies.
As mentioned in previous posts, there are numerous ways to counter nano pilots. It seems those who get off their chuff and actually learn about the game mechanics, instead of thinking this is a point n click PvP game, have put themselves in a position where they can cope with guerilla tactics. And, what is it you're trying to do to PvPers, make the game simpler? Seriously, what makes EVE an awesome (worth paying 4 years of subscription) game is the complexity around PvP.. this aint no point n click PvP game. 
Personally, I like the various options there are around PvP, including nanoing. With this you're removing a PvP element from EVE for a fair amount of your subscribers.
A quote from some wise person.. "don't fix what aint broke", or better yet, are you fixing what is actually broken (some people's perception) versus something to simplify things for the inexperienced (nerf nano). Changing something that's not actually broken that impacts so many players.. hmm.
Another quote from some wise person.. "if you can't beat them, join them".. stop satisfying the needs of the lazy and inexperienced players.. tell them how they can counter it or do it themselves (maybe a forum thread for "beaten n battered carebears" might help them  ).
There are many options in EVE around mechanics for PvP.. let people explore and learn instead of spoon-feeding them with nerfs.
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