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Looking for PvE related questions you want to ask CSM candidates!

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Dierdra Vaal
Interstellar Stargate Syndicate
#1 - 2012-12-17 18:14:58 UTC
Hi everyone.

Every election since the CSM4 elections I've ran CSM Vote Match, a website where you can match your views and opinions about Eve with the views and opinions of the CSM candidates. Since the Vote Match website looks like it is from 1997 I'm currently building version 2.0 from scratch which will offer much greater functionality and more nuanced matching! You can preview the new website here, but keep in mind it's currently still filled with placeholder and mockup content.

But I need your help!

I need statements to present to the candidates (and the voters), and I like them to be as diverse and useful as possible. It's not easy coming up with 40 statements by myself so that is why I am asking you.

I am specifically looking for statements that:

  • Are unambiguous and clear in their meaning
  • Can be answered with "Strongly disagree", "Disagree", "No opinion", "Agree", "Strongly agree"
  • Do not require a full paragraph of text to explain themselves


So an example of a good statement would be:
Quote:
A complete POS overhaul should be a priority for the summer expansion

This statement is clear in it's meaning, can be answered as needed and is fairly succinct.

Additionally, I am also including open questions in Vote Match this year. The open questions will not be used in the matching process but will be visible on each candidate's profile page. So I also need suggestions questions you would like all candidates to answer.

Please help, because the questionnaire will only be as good as the statements we can come up with!

TL;DR
I need you to give me statements that can answered with "Strongly disagree", "Disagree", "No opinion", "Agree", "Strongly agree" for use in CSM Vote Match. Also I am looking for open questions to ask the candidates.

Veto #205

Director Emeritus at EVE University

CSM1 delegate, CSM3 chairman and CSM5 vice-chairman

Evesterdam organiser and CSM Vote Match founder

Co-Author of the Galactic Party Planning Guide

Gomohr
Black Rabbits
Black Rabbit.
#2 - 2012-12-17 19:47:51 UTC
Old and outdated pve content, such as COSMOS missions should be brought to the general pve content of the game.
Rogue drones should be a real faction with deadspace items, Ded complexes droping them, faction items and faction spawns dropping them.
Turelus
Utassi Security
#3 - 2012-12-17 21:06:56 UTC
Should all NPC's be looked at and revamped/updated to suit the modern EVE. (more details is their EWAR, Long range torpedos)

Should there be more missions/content with fewer ships but more challenging engagements. (better boss NPCs for missions)

Turelus CEO Utassi Security

DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2012-12-18 00:21:07 UTC
Storyline BPC's gained from Cosmos Agents need to be rebalanced. ie; material amounts be reduced.

Storyline BPC material's should be more easily obtainable. ie; have higher spawn rate and be seeded into various exploration sites.

Storyline Modules need to be rebalanced. ie; attributes increased to properly represent their current Meta Level rate.

Cosmos Agent information window should show the correct amount of Faction standing required for access. ie; base and modified standing.

Cosmos Agent mission offers, when declined, should be re-offered until accepted. ie; like regular mission agents.

Cosmos Agent mission offers, when accepted, should remain active until completed. ie; like Epic Arc missions.

Multi-part missions (5 part and higher) should have a 30 day timer count on all parts of the mission. ie; not just the very first part.

The 60 original 'Tutorial Agents' offering 'The Endless Battle' mission for one time Faction Standing increase should be re-activated and split up into different levels (level 1 to level 5) with their title changed in-game to 'Political Agents'. ie; mission difficultly and reward increased to match the higher Agent levels.




I'm sure I could come up with some more later. Anyway, food for thought.

DMC
Louis deGuerre
The Dark Tribe
Minmatar Fleet Alliance
#5 - 2012-12-18 00:29:18 UTC
Should a player be able to solo L4 missions without having to resort to multibillion isk ships ?

Should L4s, which are insane now, get better rewards than Incursions ?

Does CCP want to remove solo PVE completely ?

Why does CCP ignore the outcry of their players both during testing and after deployment ?

Should droneboats be viable in PVE ?

Will CCP rollback the EWAR madness ?
Barrogh Habalu
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2012-12-18 09:53:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Barrogh Habalu
Inspired by previous posts, but anyways...

- Research should be done in order to find out remaining bugged missions (L5s and COSMOS may be in need to be looked at) and fix them; community can help with this one;

- Sansha Nation, Serpentis Corporation and Blood Raiders should have their own epic arcs;

- Drop rates of higher level complex loot (OPE and modules) should be looked at to be more worthy of small PvE gangs they currently require to beat (as opposed to feasible soloing);

- Scout incursion sites payout system should be tweaked to benefit cruiser gangs so that relatively new players could do them using new T1 logis as an impovement over grinding L2 missions solo; in order to prevent grinding them solo with stronger ships (BCs come to mind) provide full payouts only to 3-5-man fleets instead of keeping it the same for 1-5 people per fleet, but overall payment should be increased;

- To supplement previous point: add Scout sites into 0.0-0.4 sec incursion constellations aswell and further increase payouts for such sites; scout systems in low/null should have gate rats no stronger than beatable by 5 ppl T1 cruiser gang with T1 logi; low/null scout incursions should be always accessible from system with no active incursion to prevent such T1 groups from being destroyed by regular Sansha Nation gatecamps;

- Add some PvE content aimed at small hulls; additional pirate epic arcs were already mentioned, but additionally EVE could use some frigate/destroyer gang-oriented content, something for people to give T1 logi frigs a whirl; higher-level content aimed at Assault ships (possibly with logi frigs) would be great as well (for example think lowsec exploration sites with frigate/destroyer sized acceleration gates).
Cosmoes
Peraka
#7 - 2012-12-18 10:28:39 UTC
Should low sec pve content be boosted (aside from FW) - bit general

Should low sec missions such as lvl 5's be boosted or looked at.

Should mining profitability be increased in low sec.

Should low sec exploration be increased in reward, number of sites OR respawn rate.

Should more booster/drug production be moved to low sec (higher chance of cyto clouds etc.)


Yeah mine are mostly geared toward low sec pve =s
Hakan MacTrew
Konrakas Forged
Solyaris Chtonium
#8 - 2012-12-18 15:30:29 UTC
"Should all PvE NPCs be reworked to fight more like a PvP opponent? (Not just their AI but their stats and attributes too.)"

"Should PvE be split into two styles; one where a player can choose to do the current style of PvE through mission running and another type for those that want a system more similar to PvE through missions and exploration?"

"Should the whole mission system be reworked from the ground up, (making it more interesting and involving while being less predicatable and boring,) to suit the needs and desires of the player base?"

"Do you think that CCP should introduce the Incursion mechanic in a broader spectrum, allowing other factions, (including pirates, corporations and maybe even empires,) to launch Incursions into constelations, not just Sansha."
DeMichael Crimson
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2012-12-18 19:22:50 UTC
Current Empire Cosmos Agents should have equal amounts of agents available. ie; more Caldari, Gallente and Minmatar Cosmos Agents added to equal the amount of Amarr Cosmos Agents currently active in game.

Thukker Tribe should be a full fledged Empire Faction allied with Minmatar, Gallente, SoE, ORE, The Interbus, Concord, Jove and The Society. ie; Thukker Tribe currently has negative standing with all other Factions except Minmatar.

Thukker Tribe Faction should have it's own Epic Arc standing gain tied in with the Minmatar Epic Arc. ie; 1/2 way through Minmatar Epic Arc offer option to complete it for Thukker Tribe.




DMC
Alticus C Bear
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2012-12-18 20:47:05 UTC
Some statements below. Note that I do not necessarily agree/disagree myself.

Hi sec missions should be changed to promote group activity.

Hi sec PVE rewards are too high.

Null sec PVE is too safe.

NPC e-war should be in line with player e-war.

EVE needs a new PVE "Jesus Feature" as the priority for the next expansion.

COSMOS content was a better PVE format than the Epic Arcs.

PVE Rewards should have more Unique Items rather than Isk in the form of bounties and mission payments.