CCP Goliath
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Posted - 2014.09.15 11:06:00 -
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Oksian wrote:This has been thrown around for a while, so might as well stick up a forum post about it.
Super capital ship testing has been made impossible for several mirrors now, as they are difficult to get in the first place unless owned on Tranquility, and the notorious group of ISBoxers that kill any super carriers they find that even TRY to pvp.
This could be easily solved by seeding super capitals. I have not been given any reasons as to why they aren't seeded on the test server in the first place, but i'm sure there is a valid reason. I cannot begin to guess what the reason could be though, as getting killed by a blob of super capital ships would just be the same as what happens already, getting blobbed by ordinary capitals.
Curious to see other people's opinions, and if possible, a CCP member's response. Feel free to disagree with me, tell me if i'm being a moron xD
We've given the reasons before in a few places, but basically it boils down to this - seeding supercapitals upsets far more people than it pleases, and the benefits we get out of seeding them are near negligible. Also there are knock-on effects, for instance, people want supers (and demand is very difficult to organically generate on Sisi), so they need to build them. To build them someone needs to set up a ton of stuff and interact with many mechanics. This is high quality coverage for these mechanics (such as sov, POSes, S&I) that would otherwise possibly not be touched.
Now, as to whether or not we should be making it much easier for people to build, etc. That's another question entirely (I think yes btw). CCP Goliath | QA Director | EVE Illuminati | @CCP_Goliath |
CCP Goliath
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Posted - 2014.09.16 09:05:00 -
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I actually posted about this in a different thread, but right now my favourite solution (which also would be an enabler to mirror much more rapidly once the tech is in place for that) is an implant that reduces build (and maybe anchor) timers by x%. Much better for Super construction than any other kind of construction, doesn't mess with code, doesn't give anyone skills that they haven't earned. CCP Goliath | QA Director | EVE Illuminati | @CCP_Goliath |