I don't get these jabs at CCP for bringing back Omega Boosters. Many people here have been requesting their return since their first appearance. Why try to make CCP look bad for something we asked for?

The SP needed to unlock specialize was reasonable before Uprising. Now we have proto stomps between new players and vets, with the gap being way more noticeable because of the time needed to customize. If you're playing this game to grind out SP, instead of enjoying the gameplay, there is a serious problem, and the number of players lost over time since Uprising show this.

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.

I was playing in a random squad earlier today that had voice comms. I joined a Domination that was nearly finished, but hearing some sensible discussion going on in team chat, I went ahead and joined the squad.


The topic about Uprising vs Chromosome came up while we were all restocking and playing with fits in merc quarters. With all of the forum discussion in mind (that I've read personally) I didn't expect to hear anything much too different from what I've already heard. Our squad leader said something that I personally had forgotten about.

The question was: What made Chrome more addicting than Uprising? Without hesitation, our squad leader said "It took a week or two to skill into another role."

He hit that one home for me. I had to reflect back on what really kept me glued to my t.v. at 3am in the morning. I remember back when in a matter of days you could have a viable new fit to try out for damn near miniscule sp costs.
I had roughly 6mil sp when I joined my first corp, and with that I had a basic forge/ hmg heavy, a laser/scrambler scout, a smg/shotgun logi, and an ar/sniper rifle assault.

3.5mil SP went a looooong way last build and was one of the biggest reasons Chrome had the best player retention. Newberries felt like the casual effort they put into the game yielded rewards in a few days/ weeks.
Having 18.5 mil sp in Uprising feels like how having 3.5mil sp would in Chrome.

We touched base on the fact that SP in Uprising didn't have the value it did compared to the previous build, and it also translated into the feeling of being robbed of precious time by some of the now dearly departed players.
What made Chrome fun and addicting for most of us in the squad, was diversity and the fair to low price for it.



The one thing that was done right in Chrome was the skill tree, it may not have been all shiny and purrty looking, but it served it's purpose and was very efficient.

Name the next big build "Emulation", bring back the old skill system with Chrome's skills prices, add it in with Uprising's polish and new skills, and you have a very very solid mechanic for bringing back some of Dust's old players while also retaining many of the new.

Hey you, yea you... Go away.

You can't unlock everything in a few months.
Why go through all that trouble?
Cutting sp costs in turn gives players more options.
This game has things players (shooters) like to engage in. The problem is for players to enjoy the things they enjoy, they first need to put in months and months of time before being able to firmly plant a foot down to enjoy the experience many of us call New Eden.

I'll gladly take the majority interest over your personal need to have a game that caters to you. In this sense HTFU.