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Okay, I know a lot of people are quick to react to such blasphemy but I would ask that you give my ideas a chance to prove themselves valid. I strongly feel some work could be done to increase the enjoyment of the limited single player experience in EvE. Keep in mind this is not to suggest any changes to security and is not a plea for making anyone safer or restricting any currently allowed actions in EvE. Also when I say single player what I really mean is "single player accessible" as these suggestions should be available for groups of all sizes but remain capable for single players should they so chose.

Many of us begin the game alone, figuring out the mechanics and systems in which to work on and towards in our career is in some cases easier with friends but I think the option of being able to explore all of these elements on our own to a point of fully understanding them makes sense.

A lot of players don't stay forever but come back frequently (like myself) to new updates, expansions and systems which need to be understood. Also a way to utilize our well above starting skills to regain some isk and get back on the board with all the new stuff would really help us get back in the swing of things. Let's not forget that in EvE joining Corps is not a menial and immediate process and it requires quite a bit of time spent building and rehashing old relationships and proving ones intentions and credibility. That period alone is enough to have allowed my interests to sway onto a game I can play and still feel productive in.

PVE has always been confusing for me in EvE especially to someone who hasn't always played PVE. It would be great to have some sort of campaign with achievable goals that are kept track of. Story arcs have always been hard to find for me. I can't see the harm in adding multiple new story arcs with each expansion that explain, apply, require and reward with all the new elements and systems of that particular expansion. It would all work as a hands on way to catch up in knowledge and experience as well as acquire some of the new physical elements and isk so we can reintegrate back into the amazing world of EvE. You could make comparisons to the dungeon progression systems of many MMO's.

Exploration, Industry, Mining and Trading also deserve their own subsets of a single player accessible PVE experience besides the tired mission system that rarely captures the spirit of what motivates that type of player. I'm not making the case that one should be able to play this content for years but beyond tutorials there should be a way to concentrate on these career paths to gain knowledge, experience and assets before trying to demonstrate your value to a prospective Corp without having any idea of what you want to do or are capable of. A fully integrated tutorial system for all of these paths is paramount to their success although there needs to be more content to allow someone to continue past the lessons and on to gaining experience and assets. Some higher level content or even varied degrees of difficulty to allow access at various points in a pilots lifetime within EvE would be a plus. People want to try new things, sometimes after years of playing and this would be a great tool for that.

I think in allowing solo players to become accustom with the world of EvE and all it has to offer will only result in encouraging them to find other like minded pilots and exploring the extreme potential of the activities they've found rewarding. If some chose to continue solo they will surely see they are inhibited in the potential of their game but to each is own, many I'm sure will see the proven logic in joining the social communities to achieve greater goals. Single Player experiences should never be the aim of any development for EvE but it shouldn't be overlooked, ignored or neglected.

I believe a reworked emphasis on a limited single player experience has the power to open the world up to many MMO players that are so used to being pointed in one direction so that they might find a way to follow their own here in EvE. Not to mention give a leg up to us old guys coming back and trying to find a new way to live in the old world of EvE.

I tell you what I would support is an "offline" version of Eve.

I can't tell you how many times I have had my computer but not been able to play with my pixel spaceships due to lack of interwebs to be had.

Eve has a huge active duty roster of paying clients. I am sure all of us would appreciate being able to do a few missions every now and then or some anomalies when we are in the suck and have no connectivity.

My two isk added.

There is a kinda offline version of eve. Google it.


Don't know if the story work on the other hand.