Vaerana Myshtana
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2013.04.02 16:10:00 -
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The problem with the very concept of "Pay2Win" is that it assumes that Dust (or EVE) has a single endpoint- one limited version of "winning" that requires someone to pay money in order to have the opportunity to achieve that lone outlet of success.
This is simply not true in New Eden.
Let me use my own pathetic self as an example:
- I will never, EVER top the leaderboards.
- I will never, EVER own enough districts to big a big shot in PC.
- I will never, EVER be feared for my KDR.
By the logic of P2W, if I simply spent enough money, I could achieve any of those things. This is a false hope.
I will never achieve those things because I have limitations that have nothing to do with money:
- My hand-eye coordination will never rival that of someone half my age.
- My job and other RL responsibilities prevent me from playing even a quarter as often as some people.
- My motivations go beyond shooting pixels in the face and teabagging them.
I "win" by having fun. That may include shooting pixels in the face, but it can also include hacking stuff deep behind enemy lines and opening up a second (or third) front in a redlined battle. Having fun can include shouting stupid RP slogans while sandbagging those who fight for the "wrong" team in a storyline mission. Having fun might be about dying in funny ways, trying out new fittings, trying to improve my accuracy by using only pistols, or finding out what's at the bottom of that hole. It can also include tagging a "/1" onto the KDR of that annoying sniper on Manus Peak. Fun might also include hunting down the most expensive suit in the match and ganging up on it.
New Eden does not have a single point at which you "win".
If you are losing at one "game", change the rules. Stop trying to go toe-to-toe with the AUR guys and start messing with them. It can be done. The Goons have practically made it their calling card in EVE. Another group, Agony Unleashed, is infamous for their effectiveness at killing expensive ships with cheap ones.
You have the same power in Dust 514.
But only if you learn to use it.
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