Warfare & Tactics

As far as I could tell Hans was in favour of a system reset and there was a fair amount of discussion in channels about "do we seriously think this lunacy could happen?" The answer is of course "no". System reset would be a huge kick in the teeth for Eve's player led sandbox.

And well, I've got to break to you Amarrian guys ... the real issue with trying to get game changes rolled back in your benefit is well .. you're not the goons!


/joking

CCP have done plenty of roll-backs when they messed up in an epic way, but lately they have introduced some intermediary mechanic in place (tower fuel for 1-2 weeks when changing to bricks f.ex.) when doing the 'Big Ticket Items' .. and well, changing system flips from 6-7hr to 2-3 days, incentivizing everything and adding lock-outs in an abnormally high reship part of Eve does make their last attempt at sorting FW a 'Big Ticket Item'.

As in so many other things, they handled it exceedingly poorly.

Since they must have known that they had no intention of actually balancing anything FW related at the time of FF (first official announcement of changes), what they should have done was to freeze all VP gain (ie. inability to flip anything), same kind of freeze I called for 3 years ago after I witnessed a Rifter speed tanking a minor (yes, a bloody MINOR!) without even bothering to shoot a single rat
Shakorites would have had their 4-5 systems in Amarr space, Amarr 1-2 Labour camps and we could have started this vastly different war on a much more even footing .. instead the Shakorites got to abuse the unbelievably stupid 6-7hr flip time Soundwave intro'ed in December.

Reset makes no sense without balancing the damn thing and was never on the table to begin with .. with winter/summer fixes (winter may/may not have actual NPC balance) hopefully sorting out the plexing side of things it will have been nearly five years with an incredibly broken balance and seemingly very random 'fixes', probably due to no one person/team having FW on his/their itinerary.

NB: When I say broken balance, I mean imagine one bloc in null having 150% jump ranges on all their capitals .. that is how bad the plexing balance is.

Either way, it makes no difference. They are rewriting practically everything in the coming year .. iHub upgrades, NPCs (hopefully) and probably missions/plexes .. only wish they had done so when they say they would .. back in the months/years immediately following the release of Empyrean, you know the 'iteration phase'

No it really wasn't since players have zero influence on the existing discrepancy between NPC's/Geography on the Amarr/Shakorite front .. it is 100% mechanics based so your alternative makes very little sense.

Nice troll attempt though, very "Status Quo, best Quo" of you

It really wasn't a troll, honest! The point I was trying to make is that if you're given lemons by CCP are you going to be upset about the fact that you can't make Tequila Sunrises or are you going to be alongside me sitting on the beach sipping Margaritas along day long?

(Look up the drinks if you don't get the analogy)

Posting with Alt = weak forum-fu.

Also : come at me bro!

NB. Oh and to clarify: anybody saying we're running minmatar plexes in amarr systems is a liar - and if you think we do, then come shoot 'us' in those plexes.

You're not even in FW. Why are you posting here? This is honorable space warrior forum for bushido knights.

Go post in the peasant RP forums.

I am trying hard to keep my mouth shut.

Because if I really spoke my peace I would make more enemies within my corporation/militia than I care to have among people I consider my friends and current/former fleet mates.

But to sum it up I am extremely disappointed in my militia and they have no one to blame but themselves for what they are in.

Although I did like the 'sitting on a beach sipping tequila' analogy.

Reporting from the trenches sipping nothing but blood sweat and tears.

-Mantis