|
|
| Author |
Thread Statistics | Show CCP posts - 0 post(s) |
Ryder Azorria
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
299
   |
Posted - 2013.05.10 08:53:00 -
[1] - Quote
How about instead of segregating players by SP (which is if you did know anything about EVE, you would know to be a god awful idea) you separate matches by gear. This allows everyone to potentially play together and prevents new players from getting pubstomped by protobears for months on end.
Basically, there should be a 'training ground' or 'boot camp' version of instant battles (which, for the sake of verisimilitude, should probably be renamed something like 'freelance contracts' or similar). These training ground battles would be the same as instant battles, but with about 50% ISK and normal SP gain, with proper instant battles being increased to 133% current SP gain, and with players limited to militia and standard gear, and potentially basic suits only.
This could potentially be used in addition to a large increase in starter SP for new accounts, something in the range of 2 million, perhaps only rewarded upon completion of some tutorials so the new player knows how to use all their SP.
@OP Sec status is already being represented by Instant battles in Hisec, FW and PC in losec, and some future PC on steroids for null. |
Ryder Azorria
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
299
|
Posted - 2013.05.10 09:20:00 -
[2] - Quote
GLiMPSE X wrote:There's no SP segregation -- you're missing the point. Nothing is stopping 20mil sp from playing in highsec. I don't think the idea is to take sand out of the sandbox here. If you wanna take your badass ship into high sec, you can do that, and stomp some ****** rats(low sp players)..... The risk is you may still burn some of those fits and may not gain much in the process. The idea would be that your income from these matches wouldnt cover your protofits. Thereby creating a deterent but not an unnatural barrier...thus staying in line with eve's design goals throughout the years.
Oh, right. Then your idea is useless and will do nothing to prevent pubstomping for the sake of stat-padding, which will be the main cause once FW and PC are properly up and running.
Because, quite simply, to have a high enough ISK reward to keep new player progressing easily enough, losing a proto suit once every two or three matches will be easily sustainable and realistically achievable for those high SP stat-padding players.
Also, low SP players are not equivalent to rats, drone rats (soonTM) are equivalent to rats. Low SP players are equivalent to low SP players that should be able to pick up and enjoy the game immediately, without having to 'pay their dues' by being used as target practice by the older players, until they themselves become older players and use new players as target practice. |
|
|
| |
|