Not all of us are as convinced of CCPs infinite wisdom, I guess

Seriously? Here's your problem. People don't have to go start their own game company, all they have to do is something far simpler and pick up any other better designed game out there.

This is what happens when a company looks at player feedback and then spits in their faces, the players aren't going to suck it up because their only alternative is something stupid like forming their own company, they're going to leave and the game is going to die.

I'm sorry that some of us have foresight and would actually like to see the already terrible player retention increase, as opposed to decrease.

Just because something is a design choice doesn't mean it's automatically right

You didn't, but what you're saying is don't use your SP because CCP is unpredictable and doesn't communicate decisions like this with us. So instead of playing the game and using your SP to enhance your experience, you sit on it, in the hopes that CCP gets something right SOONtm.

AKA, AFKing with your SP

Don't even ******* talk to me about the god damn vision.

I'm sick and tired about hearing about their vision. You know how other companies show you their vision? They give you something to bite into. They release finished games. Sure they might charge you for the pleasure, and even charge you for their expansions, but you know what? You generally are playing a completed game.

Don't even mention the vision until we have some kind of MMO aspects in this game.

Vison. Yea, you're right, CCP <3 LSD me thinks.

I've just never once played a lobby shooter where you were only allowed to use one build for months on end unless you paid the company to get you there quicker, or were forced to play in highly gimped fits (low SP) in order to enjoy other aspects of the game.

MMO's cover this by allowing you to do all sorts of things not related to shooting another player in the face as you slowly level up. Lobby shooters don't have this luxury.

That has to be one of the worst and most random analogies I've ever seen....

All I'm saying is that the only thing to do in this game is shoot people in the face.

Since the SP grind was increased without giving any real content in between, you have to literally spend months and months and months (less, if you open up your wallet) in order to play any other meaningful playstyles. New players have NO way of knowing how these will perform, hell, even vets are often left in the dark and forced to search through third party software to try and plan out builds that may very well be ripped apart with little notice.

There is no meaning behind what you do. You shoot people. It's a lobby shooter. There are virtually NO mmo aspects that give this game anything fresh. The mechanics and graphics are basic and even subpar at times. The game modes are horrifically boring, and we've been playing them for over a year now.

People acting like your build is "a choice that matters" are still caught in the lala land that CCPs admittedly small marketing devision has trapped you in.

Jenza - Are you saying they're not going to complete the respecs they already promised? The ones that were in queue for?

I think many of them want it to be their personal little play area.

Considering all the problems CCP is having with the Respecs it may be easier for them to Respec everybody rather than individuals or a specific skill tree.

I will not say whether I agree or disagree with Respecs in general but if they can not process everybody who requested one by the time Uprising 1.2 then a full Respec for everyone would be a final line under the matter.

Finally based on evidence it seems far easier for CCP to do a global Respec rather than a targeted one.

@Jin - But the game is free so you will never control that

also if CCP is actually looking to grow their playerbase they shouldnt be just appealing to EVE-ites who want to play around in the shooter portion of the universe.

And I am far from an FPS specialist but the responses from many seem happy to wait till kingdom come for this utopia and tell any dissenting voices where to go while others (read not trolls and whingers) spend many hours putting forth great suggestions.

What don't you understand this isn't just some average update?

The added dropsuits to finish off the heavy and light tiers are going to have a large impact on the game, not to forget the immense effect that having a properly functioning weapon range and damage falloff system will have on all weapon types across the board.

This isn't "Oh, CCP added a new OP weapon I want a full respec so I can switch to it", this is "Oh crap, CCP just entirely changed how all weapons function and the basis for why I've pumped all of my SP into this weapon class is now a pile of trash"