DUST Search - Announcement:Destructive Data Mining: The Expert Challenge [27 June

Aero Yassavi wrote:

KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote:

My previous qualms about he unnecessary limits of the event aside (ex: only proto eligible meaning only those with money to run proto for 3 days can possibly win, & kills with eligible weapons of the same category are not counted together), but you guys don't think its a bad idea to have an event where only a small handful of super-rich super-hardcore people can possibly benefit while everyone else is wasting their time?
You could have had other smaller rewards like "for very kill you get with X weapon, you will be rewarded 2 X weapon of the same tier" or something. There is no incentive for anyone else to participate except for the super-rich super-hardcore tiny tiny tiny tiny fraction of the community.

Seriously, how did you think its ok to have an event where 99.99% of the community will gain NOTHING? there should have been smaller rewards for other people.

On the flip side, there are several events where the rewards are something the "super rich" don't care at all about. I use quotations because I am going to be able to easily fund a full prototype weekend and I don't consider myself super rich, plus I don't participate in PC and spend a lot of my time in FW that doesn't even pay ISK. So I don't really think the barrier to entry on this event is all that high, but back to my point: There are lots of events that do nothing for these "super rich" players, so why can't you throw them a bone and let them have an event designed for them? What's so wrong with that? Also these "super rich" players tend to be the people who have supported Dust through thick and thin and they are the ones most deserving to name a weapon.


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Lorhak Gannarsein Legio DXIV 3786	Posted - 2014.06.25 18:58:00 - [1] - Quote CommanderBolt wrote: I doubt I am good enough to get in those top lists. However - there is a small chance I could maybe get enough kills with a Forge Gun. Stand back lads, I claim the Forge rights! You lot go and use rifles and stuff.... ;-) EDIT 1 - What is this Imperial Guard Viziam Forge Gun anyway!? An Amarrian Forge!? CCP Can I haz? Faction Pack FG. It's a Kaalakiota. I'm seriously considering using it for this week, although the ScR is too tasty to pass up. CCP Rattati Best Dev AmLogi 5 GÇó AmAss 5 GÇó AmSent 4 GÇó CalScout 5 CalLogi, you're next!
Lorhak Gannarsein Legio DXIV 3845	Posted - 2014.06.27 05:20:00 - [2] - Quote Aero Yassavi wrote: KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote: My previous qualms about he unnecessary limits of the event aside (ex: only proto eligible meaning only those with money to run proto for 3 days can possibly win, & kills with eligible weapons of the same category are not counted together), but you guys don't think its a bad idea to have an event where only a small handful of super-rich super-hardcore people can possibly benefit while everyone else is wasting their time? You could have had other smaller rewards like "for very kill you get with X weapon, you will be rewarded 2 X weapon of the same tier" or something. There is no incentive for anyone else to participate except for the super-rich super-hardcore tiny tiny tiny tiny fraction of the community. Seriously, how did you think its ok to have an event where 99.99% of the community will gain NOTHING? there should have been smaller rewards for other people. On the flip side, there are several events where the rewards are something the "super rich" don't care at all about. I use quotations because I am going to be able to easily fund a full prototype weekend and I don't consider myself super rich, plus I don't participate in PC and spend a lot of my time in FW that doesn't even pay ISK. So I don't really think the barrier to entry on this event is all that high, but back to my point: There are lots of events that do nothing for these "super rich" players, so why can't you throw them a bone and let them have an event designed for them? What's so wrong with that? Also these "super rich" players tend to be the people who have supported Dust through thick and thin and they are the ones most deserving to name a weapon. All the events prior to this not involving simply handing out items like the most recent included rewards the whole of the community could appreciate: namely, for the less wealthy community members protogear, and for everyone else, SP. This event gives neither of these things. It's nothing more than a sink for the vast majority of us, and an excuse to protostomp for the rest of us. I wouldn't have a problem with the event being more valuable for these wealthy members, but that no-one else benefits is the part I have a problem with. CCP Rattati Best Dev AmLogi 5 GÇó AmAss 5 GÇó AmSent 4 GÇó CalScout 5 CalLogi, you're next!