Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Not sure if this has been suggested yet, but here goes:

Take the spiffy new Rookie ships and create a Navy Issue version of them that has some modest stat improves ( But still beneath the new tierless Frigates ). Available for purchase in FW systems with ISK or LP for anyone currently signed up for Faction Warfare ( They could require an FW rank to pilot for example ). They come fully prefit with basic "Rookie" modules ( turrets, an afterburner, etc ), essentially similar to Civilian modules. Less effective but low skill modules for newer players.

The idea being to provide a baseline, no worries disposal frigate class vessal for new players to learn the PVP ropes in as a learning bridge. Which comes prefit and ready for action so a new player doesn't have to worry about the logistics of finding and fitting a new ship with every glorious failure they are sure to experience. They can just limp back to a station and buy a new one, then head right back out again. As they gain experience with pvp and the game as well better fitting skills, they can begin tweaking the fit with regular modules here and there. Till they've learned enough to be comfortable with taking on the risk and logistics of fitting and replacing a regular frigate for pvp purposes.

The new player tutorials can then point straight at FW for PVP and new players get a free one the first time they sign up for FW. Viola, influx of fresh meat that won't get discouraged by being ruthlessly blown out of the sky at first ( which is their inevitable destiny for the first few days >.> )

Additionally, with Frigates facing tiericide, their prices are likely to go up across the board provide material costs increase. Leaving a possible niche for a cheaper, disposal learning frigate to pvp with.

They aren't free. Perhaps you should re-read my post. I'm not suggesting handing out free ships, they still cost ISK/LP and should cost said ISK/LP on par with the current low tier frigates. The ISK risk still needs to be there obviously. If you're seriously complaining about getting the first one as a quest reward, you must have missed how the tutorials already work. Seeing as they shower you with free ships.

The idea is to improve EVE's biggest long standing problem: The new player experience. Everyone always seems to be complaining about how they can't get more players into pvp and low sec/null sec. But at the same time opposing anything that would make it easier for new players to get into pvp and low sec/nullsec.

New players are, or were, given frigates/industrials in the tutorial missions. There is literally no point to faction rookie ships except "I want faction rookie ships."

That being said, I'd like to expand on this -

Add "faction fits" up to cruisers that can be bought completly from NPC contracts.

The ships comes with a unique variation of the module, call it Meta X(or w/e).
The idea is that new pilots can just browse different fits and buy pre-made fits to use on missions/combat what ever.

The items should be less or equal to T1 stats, with the only difference of not being refinable.
This way they don't have any real value or impact on the real market.

it might also stop all the failfits we're seeing new pilots in, especially those that don't feel like joining a corp.
I know it's holding their hands, But right now as the game works we're kicking them to the street right after the tutorials end, and we shut the door behidn them.

a electron bomb charge on my pod. thats all

what would be their useful role other than as a sale item to collectors.

How about that people involved in FW are given navy rookieships instead of normal ones.

You? Flat out disagree with a suggestion on the Features & Ideas forum? I'm shocked.