INFINITE DIVERSITY IDIC
Intara Direct Action
Caldari State
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Posted - 2014.02.23 10:33:00 -
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Ludvig Enraga wrote:Meeko Fent wrote:Hey, lean closer buddy,
*Whispers* IF this game wasn't F2P, do you think anybody would stil be playing it? Serious question.
I see that there is a need to make the AUR purchases more then just Skill Boosters, (Which BPO's used to fill, but they were removed in anticipation of the hopefully soon Player to Player market) Stat boosters would be obviously P2W, but the idea of paying real world money EVER time you die and don't get needled is a big no-no on the player side.
Perhaps instead of this current form of Skill Boosting, I could see perhaps a AUR item that automatically skills a skill up X levels, but I personally think that's a bad idea.
Perhaps making AUR be usable for more then just the items your undoubtedly going to burn through would be best. Opening AUR up to buying Skill Books, Maybe the 3rd Alt slot be unlocked with a bit of AUR, speeding up Bio-massing, Player AUR transfers, and Perhaps A "Subscription" booster that converts all the SP you would get from Actively playing into Passive SP, that could cost like 20$ a month.
That seems the smartest way to go, to make AUR not a expendable thing that you keep having to fill up on, with options to spend it on something a bit more permanent. my post is not so much of whether AUR transactions are implemented well. it is about the fact that f2p model discourages competitive play. I agree that larger corps often agree not to fight each other, hell Ive even seem them agree to stay at diffrent objectives in the same game so they both could farm, whatever, your noobs. As for the rest of your post Id have to disagree, I mean yes talented players do attract talent, and successful corps obviously look for success in the form of talent, the big corps however that are really good PAY their players, this is a very similar dynamic to major sports teams. When these corps go into pubs and run proto I think it hurts the game for noobs and I wish they wouldnt do it, that being said its a free web right?
Their is incentive to concentrate talent not because of what you do not lose but because of what you gain. I merc alone, squad alone alot, refuse to join corps, and still im competitive, my isk is stacked, and I dont proto stomp, that being said I couod make my situation easier by joining a corp that would pay me, as well as have regular successful defenses and attacks in pc which would give me alot more isk and a solid squad of people to stomp pubs with. So you see its really not that being in a power corp is the only way but its definitely easier
and dust ecourages this.
What could potentially bring balance to this issue is again using my sports team analogy, would be if we had a monetary incentive to become free agents, or trade teams, something to discourage dynasties, if thats what the community feels is necessary, I personally am ok with NS or AE doing what they do, I think it gives you something to aspire to for alot of noobs, but the pub rapeings run off alot of people as well.
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