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howard sanchez
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Posted - 2014.03.13 15:49:00 -
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http://evenews24.com/2014/03/12/way-of-the-mercenary-recycling/
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howard sanchez
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Posted - 2014.03.13 15:59:00 -
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I agree there are a lot of fixes that could be applied. Some easy some effective some not so much
But the first step to improving the product is recognizing the need to fix it
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Posted - 2014.03.13 16:02:00 -
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Takahiro Kashuken wrote:Oh so thats what thread was about
I know someone who currently recycles about 30charas on 10 PSN accounts, i think he spends more time doing that than playing the game
Mr Kashuken,
Would you agree with the article's author that this kind of behavior, when practiced by many players, could contribute to substantial economic and gameplay imbalance for DUST and, eventually EVE?
CCP, anything to add? |
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Posted - 2014.03.13 16:54:00 -
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Maken Tosch wrote:Atiim wrote:Spectral Clone wrote:Im guessing this will go on for about 6 month from the day it was brought up, just like the no risk district locking.
An easy fix is to not give new players 250,000 ISK. They get cash when they graduate from the battle academy instead. But then they wouldn't be able to experiment with the MLT items whilist inside the Battle Academy. The practical approach, would be to make the 250k ISK non-transferable. Please read my last post. They won't need the starter ISK if all they have to do to buy militia gear is to grind 2-3 matches in starter suits.
I have to agree with both Maken and Atilim, there ARE good solutions, effective solutions to be had!
But the suggestion that Saberwing or other CCP reps have acknowledged this issue in such an offhand, tentative and unofficial manner suggests that this company (already struggling with a dissatisfied and embryonic playerbase) may not be taking this matter seriously enough.
It would be encouraging to see a direct response from CCP that such is not the case |
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Posted - 2014.03.13 17:13:00 -
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Atiim wrote:DUST Fiend wrote:Whatever happens I hope they take a firm stance on this, perma ban the offenders and revert as much of the ISK as possible. I don't think perma-ban the offenders would be the right course of action. If they perma-ban the people who were abusing this game mechanic to generate ISK from the academy, then they'd also have to perma-ban the people who were abusing game mechanics to generate ISK from DIstrict Locking as well. So that would be what, 80% of the playerbase?  I'd say to remove the ISK of course, but don't perma-ban the players.
See, Atilim makes an excellent point. CCP cannot afford to alienate anyone in the community if they can avoid it.
They need a legitimately growing customer base. I get that this is Priority One. But I worry that this might lead them to ignore this kind of problem "until DUST grows up a bit". But that is like not treating the cancer because patients don't like chemo.
There are other options than a swiftly swung ban-hammer. But they really need to consider and ACT to prevent this from undermining the game in its infancy.
Again, prior to even suggesting or agreeing upon a course of action, I believe what must happen next is CCP should honestly and transparently recognize the issue and publicly commit to resolving it.
Of course, given thier carteblanche company policy of not responding to customers or communicating in an open and direct manner, there may be little hope of progress.
Thank you all for your consideration of this matter |
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Posted - 2014.03.13 20:22:00 -
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While I applaud ccp's astounding work ethic ( just so damn busy coding your fingers off you don't have time to reply to every whine post we come up with) I am concerned that thier continued silence on this ( and a plethora of other worthy issues) will continue to degrade the community's unswerving faith in thier commitment to excellent service and product development.
On another front, I was reading some very good articles yesterday coming out of SXSW about the monetization and sustainability of F2P games.
How's that going, CCP? |
howard sanchez
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Posted - 2014.03.14 14:25:00 -
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As some have mentioned CCP often doesn't make public statements regarding exploits.
The fact that CCP shanghai rarely makes public statements in general notwithstanding I was pleased to see response to this thread by a CPM0 member stating that "CCP is aware"
Good enough for me. Our representatives to CCP have stated that developers are aware of this game imbalancing behavior. Thanks IWS, if CCP won't acknowledge that this is really happening and that they will fix it, I am relieved to hear such from the CPM |
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Posted - 2014.03.14 14:48:00 -
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Crimson ShieId wrote:Huh. I didn't actually know this was a banable offence. Done it a few times myself (Probably about 5-6 times total) but wasn't aware that it was against the rules.  Guess this means no more academy matches. A few Isk sure isn't worth my account. 
Playbase seems to be getting ahead of itself when everyone wants to post recommendations for a solution at this point.
Put the pitchforks and torches away you clones!
First step is to get recognition from the company that this news article (op) is factual enough to warrant action.
What that action is should be up to CCP. I was posting this thread to 1) raise playerbase awareness of the potential issue and 2) pressure CCP into publically ( on these forums anyway) acknowledging and committing to act
CPM0 has stated that the company is aware of the problem and will likely act
CCP Shanghai continues to limit developer ( and executive producer) interaction with the community so a lack of blue response is not surprising.
I once again thank the CPM for filling that gap and I look forward future action that will enhance fair play and economic balance that is crucial to DUST's success |
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