Omnipotent Zitro
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Posted - 2013.01.23 15:31:00 -
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Yesterday when CCP said they were removing the CAP all together, I was both shocked and pleased. I didn't think CCP had it in them. Finally, after months of questionable decision, CCP was starting to step in the right direction.
Then they backed off. Why?!? Like you said CCP nothin, it is the lesser of all evils.
Any SP CAP makes it a job. Making it daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, annually, etc makes it a job. It forces is to play to get that SP no matter what. It punishes everybody that misses SP cap on any level if and when they have real life issues going on. If anybody misses the SP cap in any iteration, they are at a disadvantage with SP.
Any SP CAP forces the players to get on more, making them get on because they need to. Instead of making players wanting to get on because they want to. We all know how that works in life. Being forced to do something is not as fun or enjoyable as doing it because you want to. Never ends well, players get burnt out a lot quicker, players leave the game sooner, players losing all interest in the game, the list goes on and on.
It's like a career, if you do not like your career, it becomes a job. Something you need to do to earn money and it's never enjoyable. But if your career is something you love, you will never think of it as a job. You would wake up earnestly every morning to go to work.
Having no SP CAP is(rather was) a blessing in disguise. It would make the game enjoyable and not a job. Players would get on and play the way they want to. They would have no worries about, SP CAP, I have to play this long to hit the SP CAP, or worried they don't have time/ real life issues come up. Players would play how long they wanted on their terms. If any player wanted X Skill today, they would have motivation to go grind the SP to get that skill today!
A day missed with an sp cap is lost SP. A day missed without a SP cap is just a little more playing the next few days. Nobody loses SP, they just have to earn it.
See the difference? It is a HUGE difference to want and need to.
The BIGGEST problem with any SP CAP is that it punishes Skill! Is it fair for the players who go 20-0 every single game to not be rewarded for their individual skill? It is fair for the Logi to revive the whole team and keep them repped and supplied not to be rewarded for their individual skill? Should the skilled logi and AR be punished because everybody else does not have there skill?
They should be rewarded for doing extremely well in games. Why shouldn't they?
It's a slap in the face to anyone when they do great and are not rewarded. That's like being the MVP of any sport, but instead of getting a bonus, your team that sits on the bench gets the bonus! Like why do all the work to get nothing from it?
Should the leading scientists be payed the same as a regular scientist in the same field. Should Michael Jordan be punished for being the best and being payed the same as a rookie? Because the rookie can't play as much nor has the skill level. Do you guys see the absurdity?
Anybody that says we need a SP CAP is only self entitled looking out for himself! Let be honest, that's what come down to it. It like saying a 10th round draft pick saying he should be payed exactly the same as Michael Jordan, because he doesn't have the time to play but when he does he wants to be payed the same. You honestly think its right for Michael Jordan to be payed the same as a bench warmer? You know how stupid this sounds? Pretty darn stupid. So why the hell do we want this standard in a video game?!?
Don't even try to use the argument that SP=skill, that players would be so far ahead with SP. All the gear is flat. Once everybody hits the 2-4mil SP, everybody would have a well to full fitted specialization. Everything after that is just icing on the cake.
I have no problem with giving players who haven't been on a while a boost to try to catch up. But players shouldn't be entitled to it. Players need to earn it while not being punished for skill.
No SP CAP will make the game fun to play and enjoyable to get on everyday. While any form of SP CAP is still a job and punishes players who are good and/or plays to much. |