I'm getting only 50 Skill Points per battle.

Is there a daily cap?

500 - 1000 gives the no lifers a huge gain in sp over 50/75. Its a cap to stop people from getting crazy far ahead just because they have unlimited gaming time compared to those of us who work or have class... of those pesky social lives.

I'm skeptical about the size of this "no lifer" community. I doubt it's as you think. I don't deny that there are people without jobs, spouses, or daily responsibilities that let them play longer than others. Nor do I deny that those players get an advantage from higher base SP caps.

My question to you is: "Wouldn't these people be ahead of you anyway? Furthermore, shouldn't they be?"

Most events naturally work in favor of those who commit more time. I would expect that my room mate - an avid hockey player - would be much better than I am at hockey because he practices everyday. Were I to compete with him, it would sound silly to limit how much time he could practice to make things "even" between the two of us. Were he lazy, he wouldn't play hockey even if he had "no life". If he was truly dedicated to being the best hockey player he could be, he would dedicate himself to th task. This would, in turn, keep him from playing DUST as often as me. It wouldn't make sense for him to limit my play to keep himself competitive.

And so the pattern repeats.

I think this issue is largely irrelevant due to the volume of players who report it. If eighty percent of the player base can't play seven days a week, they won't be competitive with every player. They will be competitive with most players.

This is the balance that I think should be sought. I want DUST to be as pure a meritocracy as it can be. Those who devote time to the game should be rewarded for it. There should be ample rewards for all schedules, and matchmaking to further match players with equal competition. Barring these solutions, a diversity of game modes would alleviate - but not eliminate - the strain between unmatched players by making some game modes with casual players in mind. Hi-Sec matches, a DUST Slayer app that worked like "Words with Friends", PvE, a campaign, or other non-combat game modes would allow those who still feel non-competitive to have fun in a different way.

Take care,
PS

Ding ding ding - we have a winner! Tell him what he's won!

It's very easy to say that no lifers deserve what they get - until you run into them and don't stand a chance. They may deserve it - but this a game and as such we all deserve to enjoy it - not just them.

Ding ding ding - we have a winner! Tell him what he's won!

If there's not going to be another character reset, will we get a bonus on SP for what we have missed out on in the time it takes to sort out the cap? We have spent money on boosters which have been limited by the cap.

Your booster raises the cap. If anything, this SP change made them worth something.

If there's not going to be another character reset, will we get a bonus on SP for what we have missed out on in the time it takes to sort out the cap? We have spent money on boosters which have been limited by the cap.

I think you misunderstood the point of my topic

500 - 1000 gives the no lifers a huge gain in sp over 50/75. Its a cap to stop people from getting crazy far ahead just because they have unlimited gaming time compared to those of us who work or have class... of those pesky social lives.

500 - 1000 gives the no lifers a huge gain in sp over 50/75. Its a cap to stop people from getting crazy far ahead just because they have unlimited gaming time compared to those of us who work or have class... of those pesky social lives.

When I think about it now it makes sense to have a cap. You see similar things in other games with free to play business models.

But 50 sp per match is a little low in my opinion. I think it should be 200-400 with a payout that scales accurately to your contribution or rank, rather than "oh you hacked a thing good job, heres a penny"

do the math. It takes about 2 hours to hit the cap.

That's 2 hours of work a day for 25,000sp

Now if you were to gain 1000 sp a match after that it would take 25 games, or 10 hours to get another 25,000 sp. If it was 500sp it would take 20 hours to get 25,000 sp.

I'm one of those only plays 2 hours a day person, but what about the weekends? I can't play every day of the week. The no lifers have an even bigger leg up in the current system. If you can only play 2 days a week for 5 hours a day, meaning a total of ten hours. The no lifers have been playing the same amount that week, but have 150,000 sp than me for the same hours of game play. How the hell is that fair to us casual players.

If you have a life you will fall behind crazy fast with the current system. There is no way to catch up by playing more on the weekends. You can play the same nmber of hours and be behind by 100,000sp just becuase you can't play video games every day of the week.

I'm pretty sure this horse has been beaten to death and is now just a red smear on the race track. But I'll say it again "active SP was never meant to be the main reward for performance you have ISK and Salvage for now and many more things in the pipe."