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Posted - 2012.09.17 22:32:00 -
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hopnestly, ccp has been pretty good with it. the majority of aurum items have been "shortcut" items. as in EXACTLY identical to an isk item, you just don't need as many skillpoints to use it.
they do give a headstart, but they also let a latecomer compete. a man with a blindfire is at absolutely no advantage against a man with a GEK-38. if anything the man with the isk GEK is at a slight advantage because the skills the aurum lets you get around, have small nested bonus'
there have been the occasional "hey hey ccp, wtf is this?!" where an aurum item blatently destroys an isk equivalent, but it's pretty clearly been mistakes, as ccp has quickly pulled those items from the market.
the only issues i can see at the moment are the thukker grenades, and the reduced fitting requirement aurum items.
the thukker is aurum, and is the only grenade of it's type on the market. problem. how big a problem is open to interpretation.
as for the reduced fitting requirement items, some argue that they allow fits that would otherwise not be possible. i'm sure this is partially true, but an isk only player might be able to upgrade his suit to fit more stuff. so spending 9 aurum on a rifle with reduced fitting requirements, saves you 100K isk by not needing a higher tier suit to FIT the isk rifle.
it's a tough line to walk, the aurum has to give some benefit or why should ccp bother? but too much so and people quit. all i can say is play it a bit, see how you feel about it. |
Buzzwords
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Posted - 2012.09.18 01:50:00 -
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Gooly wrote:Also, I'm pretty sure the AUR weapons have higher CPU and PG requirements than the comparable ISK weapon does, so they could limit your fit.
only if you compare them to their training tier equals.
compared to their statistical equals, they have the same or lesser fitting requirements.
example, blindfire assault rifle. it only needs the skill training level of a standard assault rifle. it does indeed use more powergrid and cpu than that standard assault rifle, but it also has better stats than a standard rifle.
so the blindfire is REALLY more analogous to the GEK-38. compared to the GEK it uses exactly the same PG/CPU, exactly the same stats, but requires less skill training to equip. |