DUST Search - sign to agree that PvE should now be priority content

Asirius Medaius wrote:

Iron Wolf Saber wrote:

We could delete battle academy and go back to the days of not having it :P

Either way the original 20k was apparently too much as well having new unique players quitting during that period.

Yeah, sure, go ahead and take away the battle academy; Replace it with some PVE and you will have a huge influx of people who can actively get to know the game mechanics while shooting some Drone scum on a battlefield. However, if you keep progressing down this path (talking mostly to you CCP, and also all of you at CPM, who are equally as guilty for an underdeveloped game such as this) you are going to lose this game before Christmas.

I mean it, this game is going to lose over 40 to 50 percent of its people if CCP doesn't pull their head AT LEAST halfway out of their a**.

You put in PVE, and you can take out your silly BA that is only racking more and more hate. Hell, you put in PVE, and you don't even really need matchmaking anymore, and then it could still be New Eden; Just give every player an option to cooperate with other people and make isk while they learn the damn game.

Sometimes, I don't even know if CCP Shanghai or CPM has ever played EVE Online. When you start in the universe of EVE Online, you are given a small little rookie ship, and many choices whether you want to engage other people off-the-bat or not (depending if you like PVP or PVE). Also, remember that a large majority of EVE Online players (called "Carebears" by certain parts of the community) like to do mission running or anything that allows them to casually attack NPC enemies for good isk.

Maybe I don't know how to run a profitable company, but at least I know how to prioritize s**t to generate enough diverse interests to keep this game afloat; and believe me CCP, the choices you are making right now are not going to save you from drowning, unless you change right now.

Tl;Dr: Screw matchmaking and the Battle Academy, just scrap it, and replace all of it with PVE, which will allow people to get used to the game mechanics, make isk, and furthermore, allow an option for them to get battle-ready over time without forcing them to pit against other people. You can't assume everyone wants to PVP, unless you want your game to fail... Which by all means CCP, is under your control alone.


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Asirius Medaius Planetary Response Organization Test Friends Please Ignore 199	Posted - 2013.08.12 09:10:00 - [1] - Quote Signed. Here's a reason I provided not too long ago about why PVE should be prioritized over matchmaking and BA warpoint readjustment; I still feel that this might be the most practical and efficient method for gaining people to gather the momentum we need to keep this game alive (especially with Winter coming up): Asirius Medaius wrote: Iron Wolf Saber wrote: We could delete battle academy and go back to the days of not having it :P Either way the original 20k was apparently too much as well having new unique players quitting during that period. Yeah, sure, go ahead and take away the battle academy; Replace it with some PVE and you will have a huge influx of people who can actively get to know the game mechanics while shooting some Drone scum on a battlefield. However, if you keep progressing down this path (talking mostly to you CCP, and also all of you at CPM, who are equally as guilty for an underdeveloped game such as this) you are going to lose this game before Christmas. I mean it, this game is going to lose over 40 to 50 percent of its people if CCP doesn't pull their head AT LEAST halfway out of their a. You put in PVE, and you can take out your silly BA that is only racking more and more hate. Hell, you put in PVE, and you don't even really need matchmaking anymore, and then it could still be New Eden; Just give every player an option to cooperate with other people and make isk while they learn the damn game. Sometimes, I don't even know if CCP Shanghai or CPM has ever played EVE Online. When you start in the universe of EVE Online, you are given a small little rookie ship, and many choices whether you want to engage other people off-the-bat or not (depending if you like PVP or PVE). Also, remember that a large majority of EVE Online players (called "Carebears" by certain parts of the community) like to do mission running or anything that allows them to casually attack NPC enemies for good isk. Maybe I don't know how to run a profitable company, but at least I know how to prioritize st to generate enough diverse interests to keep this game afloat; and believe me CCP, the choices you are making right now are not going to save you from drowning, unless you change right now. Tl;Dr: Screw matchmaking and the Battle Academy, just scrap it, and replace all of it with PVE, which will allow people to get used to the game mechanics, make isk, and furthermore, allow an option for them to get battle-ready over time without forcing them to pit against other people. You can't assume everyone wants to PVP, unless you want your game to fail... Which by all means CCP, is under your control alone. P.S.: Not everyone likes to PvP, either cause they don't have proto gear to stay competitive enough or just cause they aren't familiar with the game enough (yet), but PvE adds an option for everyone to stop pointing their guns at each other, and toward a common NPC enemy, which (and I hate to use this example, but bear with me) if CCP can make huge "raids" similar to WoW, or some sort of survival-esque game mode where you have to defend a computer terminal that is trying to shut down the drone infestation (and thus, a victory), then I think CCP not only has a chance at being a huge recognizable title, but it will create instant revenue needed to make this game stand up to other titles with that proponent of gameplay (such as Destiny coming up for the PS4).