So this might be a tad controversial but is that not the point of this forum?

I need to get a few things off of my chest, some things that I think are utterly ruining this game and guarantee it'll fail. Right now, it seems the games direction is a mash up between the old school and dated\dead style found in the 1990-2000 era of UT like the high speed, run and gun none-sense that was good for then, but had pretty much died by 2005 mashed against the worst parts of the modern day shooter

We have insane things still in game like Bunny Hopping, I mean, really? Really CCP? Why is bunny hopping even humoured? It's been on of the most complained about 'features' in FPS games since... well since UT style games fell out of favour. We have to deal with strafing back and forth while still aiming down sights and deadly accurate (If you have access to real firearms, CCP, go try it. You won't hit sh*t.) We have anti vehicle weapons that don't actually seem to bloody damage vehicles, we have a system where skills learnt and gear equipped mean more than careful planning and tactics. I've been in games where one guy had a Douvett assault rifle, and went something like 30/1 and no I'm not exaggerating.

We still have a game play holdover of the traditional Sniper, a game play type that no longer actually contributes to the modern idea of the team-based FPS, yet due to it's simplicity it's GUARANTEED positive K/D, everyone want's to play as one. Why is this still in a game that forces team work? Why is a lone wolf class in a game that is supposed to be about everyone working together? Alter the gun\class to work like a Designated Marksman role and we'll be on the right track, right now, the class is all about screwing over YOUR team more than your opponents.

Movement, strafing, it's a big issue and all over the forums. It needs slowing _RIGHT_ down in my opinion, make this game more tactical shooter less run and gun.

Respawning is a pain, and if you guys want to appeal to the COD player, as you said you do in that interview, you probably need to speed it up. I don't mind it, but sometimes, on those particular bad games where you're whole team is snipers or barely pulling a 1/1 KD, I seem to spend more time watching the map and a clock.

Running people over. How do we tackle this one? I guess this one is personal opinion, I mean it happens SO rarely it's probably not an issue, but if you run someone over, armoured vehicle or not, the car WILL be damaged badly. Add the fact the person is wearing armour thick enough to stop bullets and shields that should technically BOUNCE YOU OFF THE CAR WITHOUT INJURY, but I digress...

I don't want to sound like I'm just moaning here. I love this game, I love EVE and I love the EVE universe. I just want to see this game succeed. Right now I just can't see it happening. The game is just too.... frustrating. For the last few nights all i've heard is people swearing and bitching. No one seems to be actually having FUN.

I just don't know what else to add to this, the game feels like it's from a bygone era. I hate to say it like this, either make something unique, and have the nuts to do it, or borrow liberally from a popular shooter. A CURRENT popular shooter.

Hope something here helps. And sorry if it's ... passionate. Game has gotten to me today ;)

really? Am interested in this comment as the biggest consumer market share of FPS' is run and gun and are on how many iterations. This suggests its contrary to the focus group results.

from my experience, I am always weary of focus groups. Consumers might be bored of the current crop of titles - and want something different to arrive, but that might be a run and gun game in a different mould, i.e. hollywood action movies reinvent themselves but are still the same at the core.

what else do your focus groups tell you?


I disagree that making game slow makes it more tactical. I dont think 1 necessarily delivers another.

Overall, I just think CCP needs to get on making the game it envisions, stick to it, and see how that holds up to release. Creative endeavours are rarely successful done by committee.