Vell0cet
OSG Planetary Operations
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Posted - 2015.08.24 13:53:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:If I had the chance to reset the DUST 514 progression and economy, many of these would be my choices.
Dropsuit and weapon BPO's with powercores, skins and modules in particular.
I obviously have no idea how much CCP earns from disposable AUR gear, but I've spent hundreds of dollars on this game and have never bought any of it. I would buy AUR that could be converted to ISK in the same way that you can buy PLEX in EVE to convert to ISK. If you could add this mechanism to DUST in a convenient/prominent way (ideally with a pseudo supply/demand curve set by CCP that allows the ISK price to fluctuate based on demand) possibly via boosters.
With this mechanism in place we could delete all disposable AUR gear from the database (BPO's, Skins, etc. would remain), migrate existing stuff to the ISK version, and reduce the size of the database by a lot. Next unlock all tiers of gear at level 1 of a skill. This would create several benefits:
1. I'm pretty sure this would result in increased revenue for CCP.
2. Radically simplifies the NPE. There is plenty of stuff to figure out in this game, and the new player grokking just how the payment model works is another layer of unnecessary complexity. If a new player incorrectly concludes they have to pay real money to use certain items most will be turned off and leave. There are several ways that the current system can confuse new players on this point (e.g. the defender suits and the progression tab).
3. It makes having a limited number of available fits much less punishing. A main reason I don't use disposable AUR gear (even when I salvage it for free) is because I have to create separate fits for it. When I die in battle and need to restock, I may forget and accidentally waste AUR on it. It's just a crappy experience.
4. I suspect it will improve the performance, as it allows you guys to delete tons of stuff from the database.
5. With a smaller database, doing updates via the dev team would be much simpler because there is less stuff to change/test.
6. Did I mention this would probably INCREASE REVENUE?
Also, welcome back. I hope you enjoyed your much-deserved vacation. I also hope you got a much-deserved raise!
Best PvE idea ever!
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