Tallen Ellecon
2011
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Posted - 2014.07.25 21:38:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:While it would be nice there is one massive factor you're missing... How are you going to convince the eve developers to build that link?
They're the same company and last time I checked it's their job and they'll do what they're told. This confirms what I've suspected for a longtime , that the link is small in DUST and likely will be in Legion.
People like the politics and wars of EVE online, they draw in a lot of attention, and everyone I know who is familiar with EVE has respect for it in that regard. What stops those people from playing are the complexities and time investments of the game itself. They'd like to be in a huge battle and change the course of New Eden history but they don't want to spend months skilling into the ships they need and then waiting a few more months for something to happen.
This is where Legion should come in. With a full link it give anyone an opportunity to be a part of these newsworthy events. With it's free to play model and relatively familiar mechanics anyone can be a part of it. I've posted countless times on the forums ideas for links between the two games which are relatively simple in terms of information transfer but add new dimensions to both games.
This isn't just about Legion needing EVE to be viable, it's about EVE needing Legion to be sustainable. Slowly EVE will become less and less relevant and fewer people will start and the same people who've been playing for a decade will control everything, but add another dimension with Legion and one game will never fully be able to control the other but they can surely affect each other.
I've proposed many times different ways to link both games and they are quite obvious. All planetary actions from PI to land acquisition are under the control of Legion players. Like in EVE depending on the region the players themselves will have more or less control. All Space actions are in the realm of EVE, from troop transport, warbarge piloting, customs offices, and orbital strikes. If actions can be done through contracts and a linked currency you've added a large dimension to EVE, and a very large dimension to Legion. If this kind of link could be established IDK how CCP could avoid positive attention and praise. No other game could compete, they may be able to outdo certain aspects but they would never build a living universe on that scale.
This comment by IWS is why it likely won't happen, because CCP has the vision, but doesn't have the will to take something all the way. Maybe they don't want a repeat of Incarna, but this isn't about saving just one game, it's about saving both.
Blehh..
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