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Godin Thekiller wrote:ZDub 303 wrote:Godin Thekiller wrote:Also, if the price of it goes into the modules, then what's the point of it all? That just means that the price would stay about the same, and since there's tiercide (honestly looking at the suit tree that Z proposed, it still seems like there's tiers still, just not as bad as before; like it has a whole bunch of basic suits and then several layers of T II suits, which seems entirely unnecessary imo). They obviously have some sort of reason for wanting to do free suits. The real question is, why not do it? Because, as I said already a thousand times, there's no point in it, and it takes away from manufacturing and the market. Can you read?
Pardon me, sir, but could I have 25 cents?
I'm sorry, no. I cannot in good conscience give you 25 cents as that would be illogical. Instead, my good man, here are 5 nickels!
Wait. What?
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I say let all gear be tiered by level of rarity. They could even be designated by color: gold, purple, blue, and gray in descending order. In that EVE players will not be manufacturing suits (cuz BPOs really are only the recipes *twitches*), then let those suits be "tied" to the character in some fashion. Perhaps the Amarr have come up with some mystical spiritual bond with their suits, effectively binding them to their ...souls? Over time, others have learned their techniques to do the same?
So, when we are killed, we retain our suit upon respawn. That means that when my consciousness is transmitted to a reserve clone, my suit automatically dematerializes, the sub-atomic particles are then vacuumed up by a patrolling drone, transmitted back to our clone reserve stock via some micro-warp gate technology, then downloaded to my newly animated clone, materializing and wrapping itself around me, all Spawn-like ready to fight the good fight.
OK. Now, after respawn, we can work our way back to our recently deceased corpse and reclaim any gear we left behind. I think there should be a res-sickness though for 5 minutes or so.
If we can't tie in directly to the EVE market, then perhaps an auction house would be nice for simple player-to-player trades? In that our progression system is also being revamped, we should probably consider those vets that have been playing for a year or more. To help them get back to the status that they were before rebuild, maybe post an AURUM item that would allow the player a one-time jump to level 90? At least they won't be starting over, ya know?
lol.
In all seriousness, though, I completely forgot what the thread was about. =\
Oh. Yeah, I don't get it either.
1) BPOs are recipes. Not actual suits. They still technically should be manufactured using in-game mining, processing, and manufacturing. Even if DUST.....er LEGION'rs can't manufacture from lack of PVE, then EVE players can and drop them on us. That's always bugged the p!ss out of me as to why the hell they just up and decided to ignore established mechanics. At least use another acronym.
2) Why add the awkward associations that may come when suits are permanent, yet modules, gear, and weapons are not? Would that not in and of itself be counter intuitive to a new player? To any player, for that matter. Oh I died. Cool! I still have my suit! *joins battle* ...wait. why is my fitting all red and why can't I select it???? You still have the issue of explaining stock depletion for everything else. "Well kid, the EVE universe is a cold, cruel place. We're gonna make it easy on you though, because normally when you die? You lose your s***. Here though, we're gonna cut you some slack! When you die you keep your suit! Oh and one more thing: when you die, you still lose your s*** but on the plus, your suit is good to go! Have fun, young merc, and make your momma proud!"
C. It's still going to cost the same! Sure, it gets absorbed by the components, but if I can't afford to fit the better shield or weapon bits, what difference does it make? 6 to one, and one-half dozen to the other.
Q: I just wanted to type. It's the end of the day. I doubt my post has anything relevant to add to this discussion. I need to stop. I'm starting to feel like a sci-fi Lewis Black.
less than 3.
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edit: haha ok, so after reading this again I kinda feel like a tool. My apologies. lol, but it was kinda fun to vent. I'm not this pissy usually. I'll go back to my normal docile self now.
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