Why do you state your platform for running for the CPM1 is "being famous"

Radar,

I've seen you around quite a bit in game but haven't interacted with you. You've got a good rep, however, I echo a bit of the concern about lack specific items or areas that you would want to help CCP address as a CPM member.

Also...would you mind sharing a bit about you in the way of age, profession, time available for CPM duties, ect. Just to let folks get to know you a bit.


Here are a few specific questions for you (same as I pose to all candidates):

1) Other than the forums how do you intend to collect and communicate requests, needs, POV of the community? In particular, those outside your corp / alliance.

As a CEO of a powerful corporation my name draws players to me. I opened a squad in finder it filled in 28seconds. Reaching the community is the easiest thing to do. It is the reason I have the corporation I have. Learning peoples grievances of this game is as simple as constantly squading with new people. A general consensus will form and trends will appear. Communicating those in a well mannered way will be difficult depending on the tools given to me. If it is as simple as "Yo Shanghei tone down the rail rifles alpha. Thanks" well then shouldn't be hard. If no other method is provided forums will be my go to with the information gathered.

2) What level of interaction would you like to establish between the CPM and CSM?
For now I believe the CPM and CSM should work seperatly depending on where the devs at with the code. If anything comes close to bridging eve and dust both parties should talk but until then each games needs to work seperatly to make the bridge that much better.

3) What are the top 3 short term (next 2mo's) changes you would encourage CCP to make? I'm looking for concrete examples that are realistic to achieve.
1- May or may not happen in 1.8 but racial balance
2-Establish a test server for CPM and Devs to quickly alter weapon stats to ensure balanced weapons pre release.
3-Small bug fixes. Like length of tenure in your corporation

4) What are the top 3 mid term (next 6mo's) changes you would encourage CCP to make?
1-Complete module and weapon rebalancing to be done on the test server. Once finished release with the next major patch. (I.e Uprising to Goliath)
2-New Game Mode(s)
3- PC overall to fix the constant exploitation in a way that is enjoyable

5) In Spring of 2015, when CPM1's term is up, what would you want people to have said about your tenure as a CPM member?
Communication between CPM Radar and devs helped to create a game that I enjoy playing every day. Truly I don't care what people say of me. What I want to see is a player base over 10k if I can make that happen during my tenure then I will can say without doubt I helped to make a game I love thrive.

6) Will you be creating a channel for folks to meet and sqd with you during the period before the election?
Unfourtantly I cannot create a channel in dust. A small bug I found is once a dust player ges tied to eve created channels (I.e moderator) your merc loses the right to create a channel. But all are welcome to join "An 0uter.Heaven" The channel I am tied to and I will gladly squad with any who have questions when I have time.
Thank you for your time.

Can we reach you out of game?

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Dude, not at all a reason to run. And I see nothing here about any of the things this game so badly needs. We need new players, not tweaks to weapon stats.

The only question I have at this time is:

Would you have the time for the CPM activities?

I know how demanding a full schedule of PC is and I fear that it would affect your ability to be a great CPM.

... I-RED go as a FW guy don't try rebalance as everyone has different opinions on those subjects, but FW could get more unilateral support.

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You talk about weapon balancing (which is needed), but what else do you plan on bringing to the role? What is your past experience? What does the role of CPM mean to you?

Thought I would throw some questions as your application does not really state much

Do you think your phone will be enough for this position?
Do you have any sort of plan to buy a computer for this should you be elected?

A few questions
In what ways would you wish to see the Connection between capsuleers and infantry expanded?

Some kind of market integration where superior items can be created by utilizing both games. Interest from both parties will give capsullers and infantry common goals to work towards.

How high on your list of priorities is having dust able to perform a constant framrate of say 30 FPS?

I don't see much frame rate drop anymore from the game. They have nearly optimized the game as well as they can I believe. Maintaining a high fps reduces QQ we have currently. Most people I have ever squaded with feel that they lose a 1v1 due to a sudden framedrop or a lag spike. As far as priority goes its not something that can be suddenly fixed because so many thing account for the issues. So fairly low but maintaing optimal performance between updates is a priority.

Would you wish for the return of Corporation Battles or rather the introduction of Team Deploy for Factional warfare?

0.H was queue syncing FW fine last night got 6 matches in a row with little difficulty. Corporation Battles by far are the most important aspect of dust that needs brought back. PFC is a joke compared to what corporation battles were used for.

I'm sure to come up with more questions, but these seem to be ones that many people have so I put them here

it's copy pasted into most of the Candidate's threads...

"As a CEO of a powerful corporation my name draws players to me. I opened a squad in finder it filled in 28seconds."

please explain how this has anything to do with the cpm? u dont even have a computer bro?

This is not a bad thing...however, it begs the question of how you and some of the other candidates will represent the majority of players not in your level of corp or skill.

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You are in a position of leadership in one of the top Corps / Alliances in the game. Much of the conversation in the forums relates to the disparity in ISK, PC, general opportunities between the small upper tier and everyone else. Can you please elaborate on how you intend to represent the rest of the community, i.e. the other 90%? How we will know you aren't soley shaping things for the elites?

A lot has been talked about in regards to new players.

Taking off my candidate hat and asking as a veteran, how do you wish to see this game evolve for veterans to give them new experiences in Dust? How do you feel that you can increase competition between top corporations without sacrificing the experience of new players?

Consider this...when informing CCP of potential options for weapon and equipment tweaks could you honestly say you can take into account the average player? Their skill level is likely to be drastically lower than yours; mechanics you and other members of 0uter Heaven can easily manipulate and overcome might be beyond most of them. Not poking...just asking.

no offense but pretty sure u are the worst candidate I have seen so far Radar.

dont believe u really got a computer either.

You're disappointed to see one of your corp mates posting here?

Gotta be a bad troll.