DUST Search - The cost of proto makes it almost vet exclusive

CHANCEtheChAn wrote:

So, the in chrome and early uprising, the reason for proto gear in the past being so expensive is because it have you such an advantage over other players (If the TTK of your Adv suit is 1.7 seconds now, your proto is probably 2.0 seconds, back then it would be about 4-6 seconds).

Proto gear was also an ISK sink for Vets so that when they lost constantly, their ISK count dropped into the neutral zone (The personal wallet zone that low end vets and high end casual players sit)

Then Planetary Conquest happened

The massive "ISK Sink" turned into an "ISK farm" for the vets and the vet corps that pushed the high roller zone(The personal wallet zone between low end vets and high end vets) skyrocketed, meaning thatthe average wallets between casual players were about 5-15 million ISK after 6 months of PC

While the average wallet of Veterans was about 75-400 Million ISK

The unforunate truth of this is that almost no amount of proto stomping would "Sink" these wallets

And this continues even today

I ring for new corps daily who wish to enter PC and watch them yell in happiness when they win and gawke at the 2.5 mil ISK+ payout for hours

Or dabble in defeat and try to spread isK amongst each other as 7-13 players go broke after 1 PC loss

While as a PC vet with Hundreds of millions of ISK I've acquired through several hundred PC matches, a loss means nothing to my wallet

So basically, what we want to do is increase money gains by newer players so that they can afford better gear

A simple way to do this is to petition for increased payouts in public matches

Case in point:

Ambush game mode

Average game time: 5-8 Minutes

Average clones killed: 49-78

Average payout: 159,000-235,000 ISK

Skirmish/Domination game modes

Average game time:15-35 Minutes

Average clones killed: 100-135

Average payout: 185,000-325,000 ISK

Start with this basis and move up from it

As you can see, the time and the clone counts killed don't add up to the ISK gained which adds a detriment to the Skirmish and Domination game modes

If you can start by increasing skirmish/domination game modes payouts (I suggest 1.5x increase minimum to payouts)

It'll go a long way to helping the non vets at least BEGIN to build up wallets for better gear

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CHANCEtheChAn 0uter.Heaven 588	Posted - 2014.07.21 20:04:00 - [1] - Quote Reserved for my later comments that I'll write after a few hours of mandatory yard work in between the summer rain showers Closed Beta Vet/ Chromosome and Corp battle Vet/ Uprising 1.0-Now PC vet Ex D.F. Director Current Inner.Hell Director
CHANCEtheChAn 0uter.Heaven 594	Posted - 2014.07.23 05:09:00 - [2] - Quote CHANCEtheChAn wrote: So, the in chrome and early uprising, the reason for proto gear in the past being so expensive is because it have you such an advantage over other players (If the TTK of your Adv suit is 1.7 seconds now, your proto is probably 2.0 seconds, back then it would be about 4-6 seconds). Proto gear was also an ISK sink for Vets so that when they lost constantly, their ISK count dropped into the neutral zone (The personal wallet zone that low end vets and high end casual players sit) Then Planetary Conquest happened The massive "ISK Sink" turned into an "ISK farm" for the vets and the vet corps that pushed the high roller zone(The personal wallet zone between low end vets and high end vets) skyrocketed, meaning thatthe average wallets between casual players were about 5-15 million ISK after 6 months of PC While the average wallet of Veterans was about 75-400 Million ISK The unforunate truth of this is that almost no amount of proto stomping would "Sink" these wallets And this continues even today I ring for new corps daily who wish to enter PC and watch them yell in happiness when they win and gawke at the 2.5 mil ISK+ payout for hours Or dabble in defeat and try to spread isK amongst each other as 7-13 players go broke after 1 PC loss While as a PC vet with Hundreds of millions of ISK I've acquired through several hundred PC matches, a loss means nothing to my wallet So basically, what we want to do is increase money gains by newer players so that they can afford better gear A simple way to do this is to petition for increased payouts in public matches Case in point: Ambush game mode Average game time: 5-8 Minutes Average clones killed: 49-78 Average payout: 159,000-235,000 ISK Skirmish/Domination game modes Average game time:15-35 Minutes Average clones killed: 100-135 Average payout: 185,000-325,000 ISK Start with this basis and move up from it As you can see, the time and the clone counts killed don't add up to the ISK gained which adds a detriment to the Skirmish and Domination game modes If you can start by increasing skirmish/domination game modes payouts (I suggest 1.5x increase minimum to payouts) It'll go a long way to helping the non vets at least BEGIN to build up wallets for better gear I finally put up my reply after a little thinking Just letting y'all know Oh And hump (Bump?) Closed Beta Vet/ Chromosome and Corp battle Vet/ Uprising 1.0-Now PC vet Ex D.F. Director Current Inner.Hell Director