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Cearain
Caldari The IMPERIUM of LaZy NATION
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Posted - 2011.03.02 15:33:00 -
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Originally by: Seleene It is possible I will be one of the most non-partisan candidates running, not just in terms of EVE politics, but also on game play issues. Labels like 'solo' player or 'bear' players or 'pirates' get tossed around a lot. Personally, I want to see everyone have an equally enjoyable game experience whatever their play style...
I like allot of your ideas both here and in other posts you have made. What follows reads somewhat like a rant but it is not directed at you in particular. But I would be interested in your comments and relates to this quoted portion of your post.
You say you want to see everyone have an equally enjoyable game experience whatever there play style. I think if you really mean that, you will push ccp to do something for people who like small gang and solo pvp. Because compared to the other play styles ccp has left that one to rot.
Let me explain in more detail: Playstyle 1 Industrialist: We have seen ccp create worm holes which yield new types of tech 3 things to produce. Wormholes also provide a whole new place for industrialists to base build poses and mine etc. Dominion also lead to new opportunities for industrialists in null sec. Planetary interaction also provided industrialists with new materials to produce etc. IÆm not an industrialist myself so there may have been other things CCP has done to make the industrialists game more enjoyable.
Playstyle 2 shooting npcs/missioning: They can shoot npcs in missions in high sec, low sec or null sec. They can shoot rats in fw missions or in belts. There are also the improvements in upgradable sov space to shoot rats. Then ccp brings in sleepers for wormholes. And now incursions a whole new way to shoot rats. Again ccp has done allot to make this playstyle more enjoyable.
Playstyle 3 large fleet pvp: Everything about sov holding null sec revolves around this. This has been the center of ccpÆs concern from day one it seems. Dominion is geared toward making sov warfare more important. Obvious the lag hurt this so it is a huge priority of CCP to fix. Same with the work on supercaps etc. Could it use some work? I suppose as I hear there are many naps. But, if ccp cared as little about large fleet pvp as they do about small gang and solo pvp they would have been saying they will get to lag in about 18 months. CCP obviously cares allot about this style of play.
continued in five minutes -Cearain
Make fw occupancy pvp instead of pve: http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1329906 |
Cearain
Caldari The IMPERIUM of LaZy NATION
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Posted - 2011.03.02 15:35:00 -
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Playstyle 4 solo/small gang pvp: This is basically low sec and npc null sec space but it can happen anywhere. What has ccp ever done to boost this play style? What mechanics promote this? 1) FW plexing
2)Possibly worm hole collapsing based on size (although we will see this is an extreme stretch.)
As far as FW plexing it needs fixing and has been basically ignored from the day it was put out. It is really primarily a method of pve instead of pvp. I could go on and on with the problems but why? Everyone agrees it is broken. Yet ccp seems insistent that this will be low priority. Thank you ccp for the broken mechanic to promote solo and small gang pvp.
As far as wormhole collapse to promote small gang pvp û well saying this was implemented to promote small gang pvp is a real stretch. It was much more likely implemented to promote small corps being able to put a poses in wormholes. In any event according to the latest Economic quarterly very little pvp at all goes on in wormholes compared to null and low sec. So if this was somehow an attempt to help small gang pvp it failed there.
So am I missing anything that has been done to promote the solo/small gang pvp play style? Anything other than one broken mechanic (FW plexxing) that has been acknowledged as broken for years?
I recognize that since ccp has taken no interest in promoting small gang or solo pvp there are few of us left. So to the extent you are just pandering for votes this wonÆt be a great topic. But to the extent you are interested in ôbalanceö in promoting *everyones* style of play in a non partisan way it should be obvious that the play style of small gang and solo pvp is way overdue. Looking back at how the game has evolved they almost always seemed to ignore this style of play.
IMO CCP has been quite partisan against small gang/solo pvp if you are truly non-parisan I donÆt see how you can look at ccps track record and disagree. ThatÆs why I think if you mean what you say, you should champion this play style. Otherwise you are just following CCPs very partisan MO.
-Cearain
Make fw occupancy pvp instead of pve: http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1329906 |
Cearain
Caldari The IMPERIUM of LaZy NATION
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Posted - 2011.03.21 15:38:00 -
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Thanks for responding to my question on small gang pvp.
I listened to your interview on lost in eve podcast. Great job. I hope you make it on the csm. -Cearain
Make fw occupancy pvp instead of pve: http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1329906 |
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