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Changes to high ganking

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ShahFluffers
Ice Fire Warriors
#21 - 2016-08-31 02:31:38 UTC  |  Edited by: ShahFluffers
oiukhp Muvila wrote:
Daichi Yamato wrote:
Just another carebear that doesn't know his arse from his elbow.



Thinking ganking is a bit too easy these days to the point where it may be affecting player retention and being a Pvp character is not mutual exclusive, despite what you would want everyone to think. Blink


Fun fact: It used to be MUCH, MUCH easier to gank in the "old days" (see: the days when subscription rates were rising).

I remember ganking Industrials solo in battleships (industrial HP levels were lower back then)...
then warping to another belt (see: "boomerang maneuver")...
then ganking a miner...
and THEN blowing up due to CONCORD.

And I usually came away with less than a few thousand ISK in losses due to insurance (yes, insurance used to cover ships used for suicide ganking).


It is far more difficult to pull off anything close by yourself these days.

How did you Veterans start?
Redus Taw
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#22 - 2016-08-31 02:40:01 UTC
Great topic to bring up OP! I completely agree with your main idea, but I do believe I could help with a solution. I'd say give bonuses that are specific to defensive ganking. Something like, once the freighter is attacked, the freighter receives defensive, drone, and jamming bonuses. Of course all freighters will then need mid slots, drone bandwidth, and a drone bay. What do you guys think? Cheers! o/
Idame Isqua
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#23 - 2016-08-31 04:11:18 UTC
Bring highsec ganking back
Make highsec great again
Brokk Witgenstein
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#24 - 2016-08-31 04:16:14 UTC
Counter-proposal.

The empires are finished -- about time capsuleers rise to power! Let the fourth age begin.
Ima Wreckyou
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#25 - 2016-08-31 06:43:10 UTC
oiukhp Muvila wrote:
I realize CCP supposed to have done a study to validate that type of gameplay actually makes players want to stick around, but that seems about as valid as you get more Flies with vinegar.

I know right? Why should you believe a fact based study with a sample size of 80'000 players when your personal gut feelings say something different? And oh well, did I say new players, I did not mean new, I mean newish players and it's obvious that observed behaviour will just completely flip over after the trial period.

Because it's so obvious that people join this game for mindless grinding ISK in total isolation. And we should totally guard them from any excitement that will happen because they don't play a spaceship MMO for excitement, they just want to do their own thing.

Evil RatKid
ISD Dorrim Barstorlode
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#26 - 2016-08-31 07:19:05 UTC
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