Originally by: Mutabae

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Originally by: Neesa Corrinne

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Since the implementation of the QR patch, these forums have been filled top to bottom with complaints. This is a good sign. It's a sign that EVE is moving away from Easy Mode and into a new era of strategy, ingenuity and teamwork.

PVP: For too long, the easy mode for PVP was to simply be fast. 0.0 Consisted almost entirely of nano gangs and cloaking macro Ravens. Slowing the game down, after the ragequitters leave and the forums cool off, will prove to be a giant leap forward for PVP.

Reducing the effectiveness of certain classes of missiles was just a natural extension of slowing the game down. There was simply no choice but to lower their effectiveness, or no one would fly anything but Caldari in a slowed down game.

PVE: Now that CNR's aren't click and forget anymore (Missile Balancing), Mission Runners will finally need to pay attention to what they are doing, and work a little harder for the rewards. Maybe even pay attention to the screen.

Lets face it, lvl 4 mission running NPC corp dwellers simply had it too easy. All reward, no risk whatsoever with easy mode missile spam. Aside from moving all level 4 missions to low sec (bad idea) or making NPC corps war deccable (bad idea), this was a pretty good compromise for the short term.

Some people also complained that this expansion didn't have enough... expansion. "Only one new ship??" they say. I disagree with this sentiment. With the changes to signature radius, MWD, webbers and last but not least speed, a lot of ships are new all over again.

This expansion has injected a lot of new life into the game for me personally. I'm having a great time imagining what I can do with a non MWD Jaguar/Hurricane with a halo set, among other things.

Good Job CCP

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Easy mode is still here... it just has a different face: simply include one of the following when you hit f1-f8... TP, web, scrambler.

Eve's NOT hard (contrary to what all the wow-haters keep telling you). If step one doesn't kill your target, bring friends who will also use step one. Together, you WILL pop the target. Eve's a simple as blobbing up and hitting your hotkeys, or warping to safety. That's it.

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