For the people that AFK and "want" to play this game and actually being more useful and not doing very much, try sniping... Yes, yes it is boring but I can guarantee you, IF you're good that is, you will not die, ever.

I think alot of AFKers mistakenly believe that more sp will change their performance on the field. Maybe... but not very much. Sure, a few million sp would change things, but one or two upgrades? Not to a noticeable degree.

For example (and these numbers really mean nothing, they are meant to be used as an example), let's say the soft cap is at 500 WP's, where you earn 5 SP per WP gained. 2500 SP when you cap out. I'd like to see steadily diminishing returns on it, so that the good players are still rewarded, but the fresh Academy recruit isn't left completely in the dark. Let's say 501 - 1250 earns you 3 SP per WP, and 1251+ gives you 1 SP per WP. I earned 750, so I get (500 * 5) + (250 * 3) = 3250 SP.

Something like that, so the fresh players are still rewarded well for at least trying, while the vet is still gaining more than him for actually doing better.

I am an AFK'er. I would like to see AFK'ing stop, but not through means that force people to play, but reward the choice to play. Make people not want to find the exploit in the system that allows easy farming of SP, but instead want to play the game as it was intended to be played.

Compare: Knife that man over there in the face and I'll give you a piece of chocolate.
To this: Knife that man over there in the face or I'll knife you in the face.

Now, the first one rewards you for murdering the man with chocolate. The latter has a consequence for not murdering him. Which one would you be happier to comply with?

[quote=Lazy Scumbag]The "play or quit" mentality is detrimental to the game in its already weakened state. Why drive off more players? Why not use this as an opportunity to add more to the game?

Of course all of the AFK'ers could just up and quit, but the game would be no better than it is today. I see this as a chance to do some good for the game while also fixing the AFK farming issue.

Why do you think people feel the need to AFK? Why are they AFK'ing instead of playing? Why bother AFK'ing if the game is so boring that you do nothing but AFK?

More sp = more skills = more toys. That's why people afk farm.

I afk farm and i play the game... They don't have to be mutually exclusive.

I'm not arguing against more content, but the point of New Eden is that we are the content.

New content = significant devtime.

Give us:

1. Working core mechanics.
2. Non destructive in-match sp system.
3. Comms that reflect the command structure.
4. Basic corp roles.
5. A squadless, gear limited skirmish mode. New players and recruiters would love this.
6. Intra-DUST ISK and item trading(Batting .500 on that one already, CCP)
7. Intra-DUST player market.

...and we would do a damn fine job of generating our own content, giving the devs breathing room to get their feet under them again.

Imagine what our political history would be like today if this had been in place for the past 6 months. It would be epic, and rivaled by only one other game on the planet: EVE online.