Implementing that now would be very, very interesting as it would mean an SP reset of all players.
The problems would be player retention, incentive for jaded players to play and refunding AUR players have spent on boosters.

That said, I actually wouldn't mind if this did happen as long as
1. everyone started with ~2mil SP. It would definitely increase the importance of early skill decisions
2. SP generated at 1 every 1.5 per seconds without boosters (it would mean just over 400k SP per week - close to the same as if capping with the current system)

But as it stands, a newer player can never catch an established player. This would mean they could. Nothing more.

I am a new player, and I reached the cap in one day. I played 16 hours straight, and was frustrated that I could not continue. All my equipment is still sup-par, and I can hardly compete with anyone. It is discouraging.

A roll-over system sounds unhelpful to me.

I don't know why there is a cap. It's certainly too tight, though.

Actually no.

The cap is here because progression is literally the only content CCP has to offer us right now. Without a cap, people will run out of 'stuff to do' after a few months and then retention will suffer.


With actual content, progression becomes secondary and a cap is no longer needed.

Part of building a game like Dust is continuation of the release new stuff.

November 19, 2013 marked the release of several new items in Eve Online. The Mobile Tractor Unit for Salvagers that pulls wrecks to the module and loots them into a common container to be picked up after salvaging a site or complex.

The SOE frigates and cruisers which happen to be the only T1 hulls in game that are able to use Covert Ops Cloaking devices as well as Covert Ops (may just be the regular type) Cynosural Field Generators.

There are also several more items that have been added for lots of cool things to do and new ways to exploit other players.

There are lots of ways to increase the number of skills needed to play the game, all it takes is adding a new module needing X new skill to use. For a new weapon we need new skills for a new dropsuit we need a new skill for a new vehicle type we need a new skill.

This concept of a game as a service involves constant development, constant testing and an ever changing gameplay surface that will be (should-be) constantly filled with fresh game play styles and new ways to have fun and destroy other players and their assets as well as cheat them, ruin them and get rich or die trying! Welcome to New Eden.

I think you're misunderstanding the six (I thought they said seven) year plan. They don't want anyone to ever max out. They picked six years because it's beyond our ability to reach for a long time. I fully expect more SP sinks to come over the years so that it's never mathematically possible to have it all.

The above is probably the most important post in here. These are the goals for the system. I have an idea that I think hits all of these. Hear me out.

Players currently earn Passive SP every second at (wrong, but for sake of simplicity lets say) 1 SP per second. If they have a Passive Booster they then earn 50% more Passive SP making their rate 1.5 SP per second. This ticks upwards throughout the day and we all like it.

Expand that. Create a new pool named "Unclaimed Active SP" and have it gain SP at a rate of 1 SP per second. If the player has an Active Booster then this rate is increased by 50% to 1.5 SP per second. This is your cap. No more X max SP per day or Y max SP per week. If you finish a match and deplete this pool then by the time you finish your next 15 minute match it'll have ticked slowly back up to 900 SP (1350 if you're boosted). Leave for an hour and come back and now your "Unclaimed SP" is at 3600. No more hitting a cap and getting zero rewards for the rest of your matches.

Expand that further. Add a new Booster called an Active Multiplier. It doesn't increase your "Unclaimed SP" rate it instead multiplies the SP you make at the end of the match. So if you have 40,000 "Unclaimed" SP and a x10 Multiplier on then at the end of the match your usual 2K SP reward becomes 20K. This allows people who leave for awhile to come back and pay to quickly empty their "Unclaimed SP" pool - thus reducing the grind.

This system hits all of the above goals.

1) Remove the pressure to grind the points or lose them
You never lose Active SP as it is always added to your "Unclaimed SP" pool every second. To reduce the grind you can purchase "Multiplier" Boosters to claim the SP from your "Unclaimed" pool faster.

2) Remove the disincentive to continue playing
You will always get SP for playing a match since your "Unclaimed" pool is always increasing. So if you deplete your "Unclaimed" pool then start another match, in the 10 minutes it takes you to finish your pool will have increased to 600 SP (900 boosted) thus netting you 600 SP at the end of your match.

3) Allow new players to quickly attain competativeness
This system doesn't directly help new players. But if all new players started with an "Unclaimed" pool of 5 million SP and a 10 day x10 Booster then they'd catch up pretty quick. (Different discussion but the system facilitates the goal)

4) Pace SP accrual to prevent some players from gaining every skill available
This system paces player SP accrual. A player still has a cap, it is just increasing every second at a small rate rather than limiting them to X amount a week.

5) Encourage paid SP boosting as a revenue stream
All players would want to purchase Boosters as they increase the total SP they could make by 50%. More casual players would be incentivized to purchase Multipliers as it allows them to quickly empty their "Unclaimed" pool without having to play hundreds of matches.

TL/DR: Please read it all, thank you very much.

1. SP roller over. I started in June it would be nice if i can earn the SP which i miss out on before i started playing the game.

This may actually help sell boosters imo.


2. After Capping SP earned should equal wp earned in battle.

OR : Remove Cap completely and have SP earned equal to WP earned. This also fixes AFK issue as if no wp is earned no SP will be earned. People with boosters still get the extra 50% so i dont think it would hurt booster sales.