CELESTA AUNGM
Kang Lo Directorate
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.08.29 17:13:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:30M SP, counting since day one of closed beta. We tend to think of tenure, the actual age of the account as "veteran", as in been here a long time. Skillpoints factor in skill and dedication, so not quite the same.
Universe of good wishes for the 49, especially CCP Eterne...
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CELESTA AUNGM
Kang Lo Directorate
Gallente Federation
241
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Posted - 2014.08.29 18:00:00 -
[2] - Quote
CCP Rattati wrote:30M SP, counting since day one of closed beta. We tend to think of tenure, the actual age of the account as "veteran", as in been here a long time. Skillpoints factor in skill and dedication, so not quite the same.
Only if I add ALL my character accounts combined, mine is 22M SP.
And I quote Rattati's post here because it has very interesting truth. Even if I had 80M SP, I'd still regard myself as ADVANCED and not Veteran, because I began Dusting only just before the May release (so I haven't had exposure/experience to the fulll evolution of the gameplay mechanics).
And even if I only had 8M (yes, EIGHT), I'd still call myself ADVANCED and not Newberry or Learner anymore. There's just so much "behind the set" knowlege, from the stat-leaning and logi-customized career choices in the game, that I can hardly expect to use 1/4 of all that in "the next skirmish match", and I can hardly expect the SP to reward me for "knowing how to best to Hotdrop 3 blues on 6 reds covering an exterior Null panel"... We have to laugh and accept it: Dust is the only game that can have SP-wealthy Newberrys, and Veterans panhandling for ISK. Could there exist such a thing as... Veteran-Newberrys?
Just so everyone feels comfy about posting their numbers, if anyone is looking to associate player SKILL or DEDICATION by connecting it to Lifetime-SP,...LOL, there is no connection here that's relaible.
I know a handful of players who are great in their ability to suss-on-the-fly, flip, assist, bunt-sacrifice, suicide-to-divert, and can be personally creditted with over two dozen match-wins for their side (when their team is still disoriented and don't understand how they even won   ),... but the life-SP will never reflect how ADVANCED their Dust-know-how has become in so relatively few gameplay hours.
Those players ROCK!!! Good for them!
Universe of good wishes for the 49, especially CCP Eterne...
No story can have life without writers and publishers.
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