You say you are a casual player, but then you claim to have hit the cap to the point you are earning only 1.5 SP per match.

How are you doing that? How many hours are you actually playing? It's my understanding that it takes many hours of play to reach that much reward decay.

Needless to say, the game got me pissed enough for now to uninstal and as said, I might be back for the next build to see if things have been improved as I believe that there is great potential within this game given that it will have a good balance and rewarding and fun gameplay in the end.

As the 1,5k SP battle was a full match the ISK reward was ok, but most of the time when I joined battles I ended up joining battles that had already been ran for some time. Nothing is more frustrating than waiting for the darn loading screen to go away and then find yourself in battle where the opposing team is base raping your team and due to this you end up losing your gear a few times while the battle ends withing the next two minutes or so. You end up with no ISK to cover your losses and no SP and yet just after first loading for a half a minute and couple of deaths you end up loading yet another half a minute to the MQ and then yet another half a minute for another battle to repeat the frigging cycle. There should be a time limit after which new players would not be added into the battle, say if the clone count on an ambush is less than 2/3 of the starting count or in a skirmish one or the other MCC shield has dropped below 50%.

Needless to say, the game got me pissed enough for now to uninstal and as said, I might be back for the next build to see if things have been improved as I believe that there is great potential within this game given that it will have a good balance and rewarding and fun gameplay in the end.

Eventually, gamers will understand that the only games that are fun are the ones that challenge the players with an even playing field, and restrict customization to that of paint and costume.

The problems you mention are due to the game's focus on customization and development of character and equipment. I can see the appeal of progressing in a game, but you will never have a balanced game while allowing players to advance and customize. Furthermore, if I can compare the game to MW without eye-rolling, at least unlocking weapons did not grant you much of an advantage in that series. However, in this game, it clearly gives advantages in both higher cost weapons and skill improvements. This game, although trying to attract all types of gamers, highly favors the hardcore/jobless gamer demographic.

Rather than blaming the game, or asking it to change, it's probably more wise to find a shooter that does not allow much character progression.

For those of you that think that is a step backwards in the evolution in shooters, let me ask you then: Why have gamers cried for a sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront 2 for so many years then? There was no customization at all in that game, yet it's considered one of the top shooters of all time. Why? Perhaps because it functioned fundamentally and provided a level playing field.

Unfortunately, for now, we are in a trend that every shooter needs high levels of customization or they would not even be considered a serious attempt at the genre. Eventually, gamers will understand that the only games that are fun are the ones that challenge the players with an even playing field, and restrict customization to that of paint and costume.

well said, a good game shouldnt force solo players to squad just encourage them to do so.

Getting this little after spending half an hour on the game and winning the battle is just ridiculous. With this kind of rewards getting even the most basic level 2 on a (x2) skill takes 20 matches which in my case means several days of playing. So yes the absolutely best way for my type to advance is not to play and just come back after half a year once enough SP has been accumulated up passively and spend the time on something else, more rewarding and enjoyable. The current

2. if you think it's bad now... uhm, pretty sure this beta is accelerated. we are making more money and levelling up way faster then what you can expect at retail. so if you think it's a grind now... then maybe retail isn't for you. it's going to be worse in terms of loot and worse in terms of competition. and the grind at retail should be MUCH harder then the current build.

1. you don't HAVE to squad up. you'll just never make any real points if you don't. other players will always be higher up then you. because if you play a team based game as a team you will do better. that's the way it should be. no scoring or sp buffs for the solo players, though. don't ask.

2. if you think it's bad now... uhm, pretty sure this beta is accelerated. we are making more money and levelling up way faster then what you can expect at retail. so if you think it's a grind now... then maybe retail isn't for you. it's going to be worse in terms of loot and worse in terms of competition. and the grind at retail should be MUCH harder then the current build.

3. 514 doesn't exist yet and won't until the actual game goes retail, EvE and 514 are tied together, the clans (the REAL clans, not what's here now) show up and start to decimate everyone, the modes open up so we aren't stuck playing sissy tdm with randumbs, the loot can be sold on the market for increased income, and really, to be honest, the only real version of 514 will be Null sec. so until null goes live, we are just hanging out testing a game engine, not a game. i wouldn't put a lot of thought into it until retail. it has a LOT of potential but it also has a lot of potential to go completely wrong and crash big time.

all these complaints about op this and sp that.
what are you guys gonna do when you face a team with a commander on a warbarge?
you think your team of randumbs is going to put up a good fight? c'mon man, get real.

c'mon if you guys are having this hard a time now, when the game actually goes live...
wel it ain't gonna get easier.

actually this game IS about joining an army and playing as a team.

EVERY other game on the market has room for you kids to go twink around for ego boosting.

514, if it works, is going to be pretty team oriented, for sure in null sec.


and hell yes, teams and squads SHOULD earn more.
again, it's a team based game.

i flip your complain on it's head like this:

you wanna race in nascar.
you wanna show up for the indy 500.
you DON'T wanna drive faster then 55 mph. You don't have a team.

so your anwer to this?
make sure nobody else has a team.

oh and nobody is allowed to drive faster then your max speed.

NOW we are racing!!!

insert clown horn.


naw man, teams and squads > solo players in 514.

if you can't sorta see that now, then there is no help for ya.

tell ya what:
c'mon into null sec as a solo player and see if it feels "equal".

Peace
B

Wish I was a kid, any way enjoy your empty game world if that is the case.

Plus proper racing is either touring cars or formula one