K'orr Jaden
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Posted - 2008.04.01 14:20:00 -
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I often roam the forums to look for hints and ideas of how to improve Eve and its experience. Yet albeit the common "nerf this weapon!" and "boost that ship!", the ideas already presented just rarely pose somewhat of an outstanding brainstorm. Totally unlike this thread!
CCP is constantly walking with a strut about the unique nature of Eves economy whithin the MMO market. Whenever some business magazine (i.e. Financial Times) happens to stumble upon Eve, CCP's the first to boast about it. And rightfully so, don't get me wrong. Eve has proven to attract even (and especially) mature players with -to some extend- business related background. Its player-driven economy is one of its major attractions for this kind of MMORPG players.
Ever since launch, there's no aspect in this game left unturned, Yet no other part of Eve got less attention than corporation management and business tools! It's hard to understand why the very backbone of any industrialized corporation, the POS, is being that neglected over the years, while industry is one of the main motors for long-term addiction and dedication to Eve.
The ideas presented in this thread are stunning, the initial presentation downright brilliant. The thread is a gem already by itself, because it lacks the usual flaming and trolling found in any other so-called improvement proposals. Yet all we've got so far within 19(!!) months now was "Yup, we've read it. Stay tuned, we'll come back to you - eventually."
Dear CCP. Please stop seeing Eve Online as the personal sandbox toy it may have been once! Start realizing that you did a masterminds job by implementing a virtual economy that attracts attention throughout media read and viewed by (real life) managers and (real life) directors. Start realizing that many aspects in this game already relate to real life business. Start realizing that Eve is more than a nifty SF pewpew show for boys (and gals).
And give us the tools we need to make Eves industrial aspects more attractive and -above all- more usable! The old-style, little-noticed, stepmotherly-handled world of POS industry and warfare needs a long overdue revamp. This thread is overflowing with ideas of your customers. Use these ideas, evaluate and communicate them.
The time to do it is NOW!
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