I like the idea of SP cap, but I don't like it when combined with the diminishing returns. Maybe if it stopped diminishing at about 2000 or so for a good game I could live with the current system.

Boosters already extend the SP cap by 50%...

What about keeping the hybrid system but flip it so its closer to the EVE side of things while keeping some classic fps progression elements.

The player queues up skills like in EVE so that the skill will finish after a curtain amount of time. When they play matches they get small amounts of SP that adds to the skill that is queued, so the skill can go by faster by playing matches. It is still close to the EVE system it just has small fps elements instead of vice versa.

they are working on finding the line between the two if they give two much the life of the game will be short, if they give too few the game will be a grindfest.

I like current SP Gains as it stands. It is catered for us that work M-F -8-5. And we are the most likely population that will spend money supporting the game.

Here's a few I've been thinking about.

1) Bring in a MAG like happy hour. Meaning the first time the player logs in and starts a match it begins a 1 hour timer of double SP for an hour then goes back to normal.

This option gives players who only play a couple of matches a day a good boost and still lets players level at their leisure if they want to play more, only with less SP earned.

2) Remove diminishing returns and place a hard cap on the week, then make all matches yield a maximum of say 500-1000SP a match.

At least that way the players wanting to play wont feel like they got a huge kick in the balls for going something like 20/1 after a few days, like it currently is.

Personally whatever system is put in place I'll be playing the game, but I want new people trying the game to stick around and the current system will make them turn off quicker than a power cut. If new people don't join then I have nothing to shoot.

The other massive issue that people seem to whine about is the fact that this system is good as it stops people getting to far ahead of the curve. Well unfortunately the way the skills in this game work and the bonuses they give your not getting just more options as you progress, your physically getting better with everything you use.

Trying to hold back what is essentially THE progression system in this game, to me, is mind boggling. Holding the dedicated back to make up for the guys who can't play as often is nonsense. What are you gonna do in 3 years time, remove 10 million SP from everyone so it's more fair?.

The system is broken and a complete joke in it's current form.

3) Eve Style

I can see that many won't love this style, and that it will discourage them. But it's still better than what we have now (some who are grinding xp dominating everyone else with high end tech and skills)

Dedicated = players that have no jobs and play all day long. Is that your definition of dedicated? Thats not dedication thats not having a real life in the real world. Why should any game cater to you, when its the players that have jobs that make $$$ that are the real dedicated players that will spend $$$ to get AUR, which is what keeps CCP in business.

Which one are you? Im betting dedicated, which means you have all day to play and you burn your self out in the first few days and do nothing else, then blame CCP for getting bad returns the rest of the week. It's your fault that you grind so hard so fast, but you blame the guys that have jobs and families?

Again play your alts, play other games, get a job, get a life.. heck just get outside maybe.

I just read the original post, and didn't scroll through the other 3 pages to see if this was mentioned but there is something that could be added to your list

Just like you said the more you play the less SP you'll get over time, so your first game you get 200 SP, but by the end of your 8th game your getting like 30SP. So that way your still working your way to your goal.

Now that does make it a bigger gap for players who play all the time over those of us who may get an hour or 2 in a night.

So the other option is to learn from other MMOs and offer a rested bonus. If your logged off for X amount of hours, you'll earn X% higher amount of SP. This of coarse will diminish over time, but this way for those who don't get as much time to keep up with others can earn a little extra more SP, and not feel like they are always falling behind

The only thing I fear about in this game is that once players get their suits and vehicles to their ideal levels the new players will just get destroyed and after getting slaughters the first round or 2 will turn away and go play something less challenging like CoD where any noob can win