DUST Search - The Mythical need for an ISK sink

Thor Odinson42 wrote:

I laid out a scenario in the OP where I would likely earn 350K ISK and for a net gain of 110K which isn't bad. My problem is that the guy at the bottom with 50 WP probably earned 150K.

What would be so bad about the guy at the top earning more and the guy not generating any WP not getting much at all?

The dude at the bottom would more than likely try to generate some WP and in the process create a more fun gaming experience for everyone involved if it were the only way for him to earn any ISK.

I have always had an issue with this, but I see MORE people playing passively in pubs to grind ISK so they go earn LP in FW. Those same guys will likely do the same thing in FW because there isn't any inecentive to win or perform better there either.

This isn't a difficult concept to wrap your head around. I want to see more incentive to play hard and I want to see people who don't penalized. In other words I want my favorite video game to be fun. I don't want to have to grind in crap gear and I don't want to move along the redline looking for red dots like a tiger in a cage.


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medomai grey WarRavens League of Infamy 248	Posted - 2013.10.21 02:54:00 - [1] - Quote If you want to make isk, run cheap fits. If you want to perform better in a meaningless pub match, run your expensive fits. Just don't complain that you didn't make a profit.
medomai grey WarRavens League of Infamy 249	Posted - 2013.10.21 03:47:00 - [2] - Quote Thor Odinson42 wrote: I'm not complaining about an individual match, I'm talking about the economics of Dust. If you were a real Merc, would you be willing to work if you could field mid level gear for finishing at the top of the match and making less than a guy who contributed zero on the losing side? More than likely you'd just sit in the redline too, but because we are playing a video game many people foolishly decide to participate in winning the match. First, i was talking about economics. Advance gear is apparently too expensive for someone of your caliber to run profitably. Second, don't reference real life for a game scenario. If I was a REAL merc, I wouldn't be competing in a meaningless match where people die. Scoreboards and money tend to lose their value when you're really dead. Third, I always run standard/militia fits, spend majority of my time outside the redline and normally rank among the top ten on my team. It is not foolish to play a competitive game to win. It is however stupid to bother playing a competitive game with no intention of winning.
medomai grey WarRavens League of Infamy 249	Posted - 2013.10.21 04:35:00 - [3] - Quote Thor Odinson42 wrote: I laid out a scenario in the OP where I would likely earn 350K ISK and for a net gain of 110K which isn't bad. My problem is that the guy at the bottom with 50 WP probably earned 150K. What would be so bad about the guy at the top earning more and the guy not generating any WP not getting much at all? The dude at the bottom would more than likely try to generate some WP and in the process create a more fun gaming experience for everyone involved if it were the only way for him to earn any ISK. I have always had an issue with this, but I see MORE people playing passively in pubs to grind ISK so they go earn LP in FW. Those same guys will likely do the same thing in FW because there isn't any inecentive to win or perform better there either. This isn't a difficult concept to wrap your head around. I want to see more incentive to play hard and I want to see people who don't penalized. In other words I want my favorite video game to be fun. I don't want to have to grind in crap gear and I don't want to move along the redline looking for red dots like a tiger in a cage. Again, you chose to run better gear at the risk of earning less isk. The scenario that you take issue with is fair. Running higher tier gear in pub matches should not easily be a sustainable practice isk wise. You imply this game isn't fun for you if you're running "crap" gear. Could you elaborate?