That was back when the game was being tested. CCP needed to make the top gear more accessible because it had months to test the skill progression for a system intended to last years.

Yup.

But realistically, that ain't gonna happen. Said along time ago that the beta was accelerated and that the it'd take blah blah blah.

The only problem with this is what happens when someone has every skill they want? Sure, this'll happen with the current uprising mechanics, but no where near as quickly as it would with chromosomeGÇÖs skill costs. It would only take a few months to a year to get pretty much everything and then what? As much as I'd love to have all of my skills getting upgraded a lot faster, it'd reach the 'end game' much quicker as well. There isn't enough content currently to carry anything past the grind to get new gear, which is the bigger issue here.

What we really need is a better way to grind for SP instead of just running the same 3 game modes on the same maps over and over again.

I agree, new player retention is an issue as well and it has to be addressed, but faster skill progression, in my opinion, isn't the answer.

What could you do once you have all the skills? Stomp pub matches? Put up with glitch abusing try-hards in planetary conquest? Sure, there'd be new content and skills to get. But you'd have so much unspent SP from the previous options you wouldn't need to really do much to get the skills. After that, how long would it be until it gets boring? A few weeks to a month? If I were in that situation, I'd have to stop playing (or at least not play that much) until new content is released.

I think we can there does need to be a stronger emphasis on redoing the tree's individual skills as there are still plenty of skills with no effect, no effect at lvl 2 and 4, no effect beyond lvl 3.

There is the problem of passive verses attached skills though with too many passive skills you wind up with players of the veteran variety getting too strong over the rookies who are just starting out. This also makes passive skills must have skills. While current system could be argued to be similar you would have to purposely choose those kills for the roles you are going for instead of these skills being blanket cover for any role decision choice.

I doubt we can completely go back to the old tree how would it be better shaped or would the branches be stronger? Tanking on the strengths from the previous trees and keeping it fairer in the new one?

I couldn't disagree more. I have no interest in unlocking everything in the first few months. If you want different options then create another PSN ID and start a new char with passive SP turned on and build that into your variety.

No what the game needs is more options. More maps, more modes, more reason to log on. I love Dust 514 but a certain boredom factor does set in from time to time. I have stepped away for a week or two here and there...but I always come back. The game does not need EASY MODE when it comes to skill progression. But is does need options for play and not all these elaborate EVE integration ideas...save that for a bit later in the "10 year plan".

The game needs the things shooter fans want to engage in...because despite the EVE setting this is a shooter first and an MMO second...always. Honestly, I stopped caring about SP and what I spent it on at around the 12 million mark LOL.

Maybe if they split the bonuses on the suit skills between the specialization suit and it's frame it would make more sense - or hell, giving the frame bonuses at all would make sense.

I have Gallente Medium Frame to 5 solely because I thought that it would give me the first bonus listed under Gallente Assault (5% reduction to Hybrid Weapon PG/CPU) under the pretense that it was like Eve in that you still get bonuses for a Tech 2 ship from having Tech 1 skills.

There is no reason to get the frame skill even though you're forced to get it before getting the suit. Would make more sense if you got a bonus from the frame skill that applied to both the frame and the specialization suit. For instance:

Gallente Medium Frame: 5% reduction to Hybrid Weapon PG/CPU
Gallente Assault Suit: Whatever
Gallente Logistics Suit: Whatever

So, both the Assault and Logistics got the bonus from the Frame. This would allow new players to have -SOMETHING- while they're speccing into the specialization suits that reduces the blow from higher-skilled players, as well as forced higher skilled players to invest in those skills to get the maximum bonus for the suit they're choosing to role with.

More SP required in the long run but faster application of bonuses.