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Celus Ivara wrote:

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Now honestly, a (potentially) vastly improved NPE is the main benefit from this new system. And IMO, that alone would justify it.

But there are some secondary benefits to it, which ironically benefit vets! :)
Presently, if you want to be something inventive like a "Sentinel with a Plasma Cannon" you can "do that very easily", but so can everyone else! There's little special about it.

Now imagine if to get that Plasma Cannon you had to figure out that it'd be an interesting combination, and then level up through a side tree you might of (and all the other Sentinels did) ignore.
When you deploy that fit onto the battlefield, you'll be unique! One of only a very small amount of people in New Eden to have figured out that skill path, and one of few who can field that cool combo. :)

While this new Progression is mainly built for easing the experience for new players, it also allows vets to personalize, be clever, and have a use for late game SP (which we need).

Yes, this new system introduces limits to what can be done quickly.
But I suspect limiting what can be done quickly will result in more fun for everyone. :)

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Varoth Drac The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar DARKSTAR ARMY 93	Posted - 2014.05.15 13:02:00 - [1] - Quote Celus Ivara wrote: -snip- Now honestly, a (potentially) vastly improved NPE is the main benefit from this new system. And IMO, that alone would justify it. But there are some secondary benefits to it, which ironically benefit vets! :) Presently, if you want to be something inventive like a "Sentinel with a Plasma Cannon" you can "do that very easily", but so can everyone else! There's little special about it. Now imagine if to get that Plasma Cannon you had to figure out that it'd be an interesting combination, and then level up through a side tree you might of (and all the other Sentinels did) ignore. When you deploy that fit onto the battlefield, you'll be unique! One of only a very small amount of people in New Eden to have figured out that skill path, and one of few who can field that cool combo. :) While this new Progression is mainly built for easing the experience for new players, it also allows vets to personalize, be clever, and have a use for late game SP (which we need). Yes, this new system introduces limits to what can be done quickly. But I suspect limiting what can be done quickly will result in more fun for everyone. :) This is pretty much exactly how I feel. I was trying to think of a good way to articulate it so I am quite relieved that you have come up with this excellent post for me. As for new player experience, whilst now I enjoy the complex and time consuming business of coming up with suit builds, when I started I did feel kind of crushed with indecision in how to fit my suit. I started trying to fit a scout suit as I had read they were good with shotguns but it was very difficult to know which directions to go. It is fun once you are invested in the game to have complex and varied options, but I honestly believe that when I started I would have preferred a few basic choices and a clear direction for progression. At that early stage I didn't want to be worrying about whether I should have profile dampeners, armour or code breakers, or whether I should have damage mods or shields, or the numerous other options. I just wanted to shotgun people in a suit that I knew wasn't gimped.