Halador Osiris
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Posted - 2013.08.02 12:47:00 -
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Himiko Kuronaga wrote:Guess I'll be that guy, then.
I don't think either dropships or tanks should be lower in price. If anything, make them more expensive, but more resilient. I wish heavies were treated in the same manner as well.
I'm a fan of big toys being able to do big things, at a big cost. And when you kill them, you feel good because you know somebody is crying their heart out. I'd like to compare the size of an M-1 Abrams, a Rifter, and a 747. Take a look: http://i.imm.io/1emX1.jpeg
Now, the M1 Abrams costs $6M, and obviously that's fully fitted with all sorts of gear. The 747 costs anywhere from $24M (first gen) to $350M.
Next, let's look on the EVE side of things. That Rifter goes for about 420K ISK on the market right now. Throw some T1 modules on it and you might push 1M if you try hard. The tank hull is like 200K ISK, and that's ignoring all fittings. Does anybody else find it weird that a fully fitted tank costs more than a fully fitted space ship the size of a 747?
I'll be honest, we are comparing the weakest of ships in EVE to the strongest tanks in DUST, but the point still stands. How hard is it to build a tank compared to a ship that can whip up to 279 million miles per second and has a targeting system that can automatically dispatch enemies at 20KM away?
Now, I'm a dropship pilot, so I raise this point in order to show how high vehicle prices as a whole are, because I'd like to see this contribute to a drop in price on Pythons and their modules.
EDIT:
Another thing, which I brought up in another thread, if you can kill a vehicle in any given fight, you can kill a vehicle in EVERY fight. So, we either need to balance vehicles so they are nigh immortal, we need to reduce the cost so they can be earned in a single match, we need to increase the rewards gained by vehicle operators substantially, or we need to understand that vehicle operators will never be able to wholely dedicate themselves to the vehicle role, because they'll always have to run around in militia gear on the field with a cup, begging for donations. |