A couple of problems with your argument.

False dilemma saying that good players are the ones that play halo/CoD/BF etc. Not a perfect comparison or always true in either sense.

Saying good players don't care about meta, again, speak for yourself cause its not always true.

Fun, thats true.

Saying following orders is not fun is not always true. Have you ever worked as a team under an inspirational leader and accomplished something as a team that you couldn't accomplish alone? It was fun right?

Stats and numbers don't conquer all, but skill with understanding the stats and numbers can. Just the way it works in real life.

Balance doesn't mean you are always safe from being steamrolled. Balance means that you have a fair chance to steamroll back.

Skill is the only thing that matters in stupid gamey arcade shooters.

in real life combat (which I have been in) its about skill, intelligence, strategy, intuition, teamwork, blind stupid luck, and a little bit of street smarts.

Your arguments are infantile, vague, full of logical loopholes, and unconvincing.

Do people really think that CCP won't implement a tax or some such similar transfer penalty to keep a player from financing a Dust bunny for life with a day of EVE work?

Too much Crystal Ball usage here with too many assumptions.

CCP has professional economists working for them, the market and economy is not something they take lightly. I'm willing to bet that they will still remain vigilante, mindful, and careful with any new changes.

I'm speaking for the majority, and trust me this is what they want. the good FPSers dont care about meta! we just wanna smash the other good players! but we want them to have the same chance we do. I've played countless clan battles in MAG(I figure this is the best example because of a size of 32 v 32) and won many, lead many, and been surprised by victories. in a game that took SKILL to win. real life is irrelevant in video games stats really don't matter because you can be better now, or you could be a huge *** that sits in the red lined turret the entire game and gets a 129 KDR . you can be steamrolled in any blanaced game if the other team is more SKILLFUL than you. why play a game if the only reason I win is because I have better equipment than the other player? again, real life is irrelevant.

You're forgetting something. Planet based colonies, which YOU will be fighting over, produce Starbase fuel. Starbases are both the only means of harvesting moon minerals, which are essential for Tech II production, and holding labs and construction facilities for building their ships and components, AND are the only means to produce Supercarriers and Titans, the largest, most expensive, and most powerful assets in the game

We can't AFFORD to ignore you.

An Example Of How Careful CCP Is About Watching The Economy And Balance Of New Influences.

Nobody is going to force you to play the meta hence why things like Drone Hunting or The Arena will exist.

I'm speaking for the majority, and trust me this is what they want. the good FPSers dont care about meta! we just wanna smash the other good players! but we want them to have the same chance we do. I've played countless clan battles in MAG(I figure this is the best example because of a size of 32 v 32) and won many, lead many, and been surprised by victories. in a game that took SKILL to win. real life is irrelevant in video games stats really don't matter because you can be better now, or you could be a huge *** that sits in the red lined turret the entire game and gets a 129 KDR . you can be steamrolled in any blanaced game if the other team is more SKILLFUL than you. why play a game if the only reason I win is because I have better equipment than the other player? again, real life is irrelevant.

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IT DOESN'T MATTER! WE DON'T CARE ABOUT META! you don't have to pay us much to keep us running anyways!!!!

edit: this is what you were talking about right? about the nature of EVE? I was busy

real life is irrelevant.

In all honesty, this tells me everything I need to know about you and the validity of your opinions.

QFT

Almighty I do not know why you **** and moan like a little school girl so much.

I do not cry OP about your fully proto gear assault suit set up. Oh no ALMIGHTY spent 10m points to get his ubber assault set up he is OP because I shot him in the back with my advanced rifle with no skills behind it and he turned around and killed me.

It is the same thing someone who spends 10m into the sagaris/surya gets the kills easier. Just like you with your proto suit getting easy kills.

Oh no a tank killed me 2 times I actually have to DIE so something has to be OP in this game.

But yes 3-4 vehicles are a must otherwise you destroy the vehicle gameplay in this game. if a full team wants to go set in 4 sagaris I will happly pop all 4 mine and get 12 quick kills. before you say it is impossible 3 tanks came rolling down on attacking. 2 sagaris 1 surya. I pop out on onside they all come after me I come rolling up from behind all of a sudden 1, 2 , 3. :) 8 kills in the first Min. :)

I want a balanced game, I do not like levels, or rewards for an in-game buff of anykind, everyone should have a battle rifle and that should be it, no grenades, no running, hacking should be an instant process. BALANCED.

So a very boring game?

If everyone is that balanced and using the exact same weapon, not sure anyone will stay tbh.

the only reason I have been outnumbered here is simple. there are not that many FPSers that know/give a f*ck about this game to be here with me. I am trying to change this game for the success of CCP.

it will be competitive! however that will never happen because everyone too noob to make one tbqh. so if I must I will fight until this game is balanced where anyone can kill anyone with more skill than them.

OP's last post for tonight ^^

oh proto gear is OP as **** but if I don't use it some little nub like you will 1 hit splash damage me with a forge gun.

I want a balanced game, I do not like levels, or rewards for an in-game buff of anykind, everyone should have a battle rifle and that should be it, no grenades, no running, hacking should be an instant process. BALANCED.

Skill is the only thing that matters. I, the other good players, the cod players, the battlefield players, the halo players, DO NOT give a $HIT about meta, we want a game that's FUN not a game about taking mindless orders from a leader or a game where strat's and numbers can conquer all, it's not balanced when you have so many numbers we can't protect ourselves, even you must realize that.

As an AV/AR hybrid player (I have an AR loadout, a forge gun loadout and a SL/nanohive loadout), I'd be very happy just sitting somewhere where no one can see me, blowing up dropships, HAVs and LAVs all day. My only weakness? Those damn infantry...!!

1 tank per... 12 people I guess for now... but it'd have to be adjusted for when they add bigger game types ofc. 1-12 sounds pretty good actually...