by that logic there will never be any problems in the game as any problem that exists wont affect everyone.

I should have worded that differently, it's not a problem, just a situation that everyone will go through. Even if Scrambler rifles were available on the 6th, people still wouldn't be able to bring their A game since no one actually knows how to properly use them yet. The same is true for the weapons we have now, since they will be changing.

So no, no problem at all.

its a choice that only a portion of the player base have to make, its a sacrafice that not all players have to concider, its not a balanced fair aproch to a release

so it seems that we are going to have to waste alot of SP on may 6th when PC launchees.

in order to participate int he first week of PC (the most important week) you will HAVE to skill into weapons you may not be using after the 15th when the new weapons launch.

Now if you are going heavy into the scrambler rifle you are going to have to skill into another primary on the 6th if you want to have a decent weapon for the launch of PC.


you must now effectively waste skill points in order to have a fighting chance during the first week of launch.



why on earth did this seem like a good idea

in order to participate int he first week of PC (the most important week) you will HAVE to skill into weapons you may not be using after the 15th when the new weapons launch.

If the first week was the be all and end all of which is basically what your implying then the whole concept is PC is critical flawed and will needed to be reworked. But it's not the only thing the first day does is yay free area. And even that will be short lived. this is frankly a non issue ur making out to be a huge thing. U have three choices no-one is forced its up to u decided which one to tak frankly I would wait out of first week and the pounce on the weaklings or winners who are two badly damage to continue

DEAR LORD, a whole week between 6 and 14 will ruin this game and destroy the minds, SP and conquests of the player base. No one shall ever use the weapons they want anymore, the world will fall apart and the status quo is shatered forever.

Do cry more.

Yesterday I killed someone in proto gear using an alt with NO weapon skills at all. He was packing an AR of some sort and belonged to some big badass corp and I was packing the militia SMG. It was just the two of us out in the open. We strafed each other till we both ran out of bullets and I had the mind to rush him and dance in circles. You can do alright with militia and no skills against even proto players.

6th -> 14th = 8day gap

Meaning at least 500k of SP can be saved up for the new weapons or you can also hold off from spending every last SP you have

I really dont see a problem here

Wasn-¦t trolling, only sarcasm.

Yes, there-¦ll be a land grab rush in the beggining, yes there are differences on the mechanics as a whole, on the possibilities of weapons, on the skills to be invested for them.

In EVE when wormholes were launched, it was a completely foreign mechanic and gameplay, and yet, people made it by TRIAL AND ERROR.

As everything new, there will be those that took their chances and risks, those that put a lot and earned a lot, and those that failed miserably.

If you are unwilling to invest SP into something that you don-¦t know, than DON-¦T. Wait like everyone else who-¦s goign to let the risk takers do all the trial and error, and you get a polished clean path to follow.

Just remember that those same testers are the ones that are going to reap the rewards FIRST, because they had the balls to take chances.

You know, like real life.

but you would do alot better WITH a proto weapon

I absolutely would, but I'm cheap and don't want to be like those elite players who approach something that should be fun like it's a job. I like to run people over and suicide my free LAV into other vehicles. That kind of silliness will keep me in this game longer than any kind of proto gear.

i think youve completly missed the problem



there is no risk... it boils down to

use militia weapons during week one and gimp yourself, or lose 800k SP and never get it back


there is no skilling into something you dont know, ther is no risk taking involved, there is no trial and error.

its a simple "if you want a scrambler rifle primary and you want to compete in PC during week one you now have to make this lose lose decision"

and thats the gear your going to bring to PC battles in defence of your district???

of course it isnt, your going to go all out proto to give yourself every advantage possable because your district is on the line.

i have this feeling that people dont actually read threads before they comment


to test this if youve read this please insert the word "bacon" in posts so we can see if anyones actually paying attention to the discussion or they are to making **** up to sound smart

This is not actually the case for me. It's certainly the case for a lot of people, but I intend to run Standard gear for PC - a lot of which are the readily available BPO's purchased with AUR from the Mercenary Pack or gained from events. The rest will be purchased with ISK. Like I said, I'm cheap. The only way I'd go proto is if some EVE corp was paying for it.

I will never turn this game into a job, because then I would have to abandon it.

Bacon. Bacon. Bacon.

"in order to participate int he first week of PC (the most important week) you will HAVE to skill into weapons you may not be using after the 15th when the new weapons launch."

You don-¦t HAVE to do ANYTHING.

"Now if you are going heavy into the scrambler rifle you are going to have to skill into another primary on the 6th if you want to have a decent weapon for the launch of PC."

If you think it-¦s a decent weapon, than TRAIN for it !!!!

"you must now effectively waste skill points in order to have a fighting chance during the first week of launch."

Either INVEST the SP for the thing you want, or WAIT and deal with the consequences of waiting.

What is so hard on this subject?

imagine it like you lose 800k+ SP and never get it back OR walk into PC using militia weapons on week 1 when your corp is counting on you


both are terrible choices that a few people are going to have to make

you wont be able to hold a distrcit, if you want a district your going to have to go proto to keep it.

so those people whose goal in the game is to hold territory (because that to them is fun) will be faced with a lose lose situation.


it doesnt apply to you because you dont want to hold a district if it means having to run in proto gear

But you dont lose 800k SP and the majority of ppl wont be walking into PC with milita

Why do you assume proto gear is auto win ?