This game is quickly going to devolve into a skill maxing grind...

I'm honestly surprised when I see people say this sort of thing. Skill grinding has been a clear component of this game from the outset (at least since open beta...don't know about the closed iterations)...it seems to be a core component of the game's design.

My best guess is that you, and others who make similar statements, liked the frequent progress you make early in the game, when you're buying lower levels of cheaper skills...but when you're deep into the tree, everything is far more expensive to the point where it takes weeks to level something. If that's what you're getting at, I definitely agree, it feels like a slog. Any skill level that costs more than 500k SP is depressing and unfun to work toward.

I'm honestly surprised when I see people say this sort of thing. Skill grinding has been a clear component of this game from the outset (at least since open beta...don't know about the closed iterations)...it seems to be a core component of the game's design.

My best guess is that you, and others who make similar statements, liked the frequent progress you make early in the game, when you're buying lower levels of cheaper skills...but when you're deep into the tree, everything is far more expensive to the point where it takes weeks to level something. If that's what you're getting at, I definitely agree, it feels like a slog. Any skill level that costs more than 500k SP is depressing and unfun to work toward.

We should have an option to respec.

We should have an option to respec.

With the triple SP event ending tonight, a great many Dust Bunnies (myself included) maxed out either a Suit, a Weapon, or both.

Now what?


The easy answer would be "Do another weapon" or "Do a different suit".... but then the game just becomes a grind to max out suits and weapons.

Now, to make this less "grind-y" and more tactical, what about adding weapons and armor that require level 5 in multiple racial skills?

For example, create a dropsuit that requires both gallente and minmitar skills to use? That has the minmitar speed and the gallente armor specs?

Or a combination Caldari and Amarr weapon, that does both Kin and EM damage types?

This game is quickly going to devolve into a skill maxing grind... but it would be way more pleasurable if there were items to use through cross-training.

Thoughts?

With the triple SP event ending tonight, a great many Dust Bunnies (myself included) maxed out either a Suit, a Weapon, or both.

Now what?


The easy answer would be "Do another weapon" or "Do a different suit".... but then the game just becomes a grind to max out suits and weapons.

Now, to make this less "grind-y" and more tactical, what about adding weapons and armor that require level 5 in multiple racial skills?

For example, create a dropsuit that requires both gallente and minmitar skills to use? That has the minmitar speed and the gallente armor specs?

Or a combination Caldari and Amarr weapon, that does both Kin and EM damage types?

This game is quickly going to devolve into a skill maxing grind... but it would be way more pleasurable if there were items to use through cross-training.

Thoughts?

One day this will be a possibility. Many cross train in eve to fly a certain way or to be able to pilot special pirate ships that used the technology of 2 races , which required the mix of ship skills and gun skill to go with.


mmmm love me the machariel and vindicator, mmmmm