EVE General Discussion

Oh look...a themittani.com link...this will be informative and in no way biased. What else would we expect from the foxnews of the eve world. I will grab popcorn and a snuggie and settle in for a nice long read.

I said some very nice things there and didnt say I disagreed. As for a write up by me, well as im sure the majority would be entertained, the minority who reads it, and then keels over with blood pouring from their ears, would probably have me up to my armpits in wrongful death lawsuits brought on by their greiving next-of-kin.

Accusing Marlona Sky of shilling for goons in general and mittens in particular is like accusing Simon Weisenthal of being a clost nazi.

But yes, don't read the article, you might learn something and there's no insurance against that.

I enjoyed that read, would a clone system like the current insurance system (pay once for so many weeks/days) be a better solution for people who wish to pvp?? One fixed sum for a long period of time (4weeks/8weeks) compared to clicking new clone every time someones podded costing them more isk for pvp'n, would reduce the clicking fest a lot and all CCP (plus community) would have to do then is come up with a valid cost for each sp level range.

Less clicking, less having to remember to get a new clone every time you're podded and notifications when your clone insurance was running out.

Truth be told I included the insurance part to deal with the loss of the clone ISK sink issue. If transfering the ISK sink from clones to insurance is more destructive and discouraging towards PvP, especially for younger players, than the sink can be easily be moved to more appropriate locations. Places like industry job costs which are virtually nothing.

The rest of the article about the justification for clone upgrade cost removal I still believe in strongly. The cost per clone works off an exponential curve formula. So while it seems small for a few years on the skill points to cost ratio; the ratio goes insane very fast later. More issues with the current system is the sever lack of options at later levels. There is twenty four levels to pick from. The time gaps between ech one available is also on the exponential curve formula. One moment your paying 30 million for a clone and the next minute you have to pay 45 million. Granted the 45 million clone covers more skill points, but you are paying for skill point coverage on skill points you don't have. 150% jump in cost.

I also stand by the my points on the discouraging factor of clone costs. Players do factor in clone costs when PvPing. In some cases it causes no PvP to happen. One thing I want to make clear is in no way am I for risk free combat. Again people are assuming that with age comes wealth. This is completely inaccurate. Most player play on the weekend. Everyone knows this simply by the log in screen each day.

And creating more alts having to retraining core skills is a unhealthy alternative.

Game mechanics and systems should not be changed to cater for 'Weekend Warriors'.

Dont get me wrong here, the shear amount of soreness in the posterior region that this comment has caused is making me blush. I I will break it down so that you can all see it was a compliment.




was pointing out it was a link. nothing but pure unadulterated truth in that statement, said with genuine surprise.



It was. Truth again with no snarky overtones.



See? I said it wouldnt be biased. And it wasnt. So accusing me of accusing her of being a goonlover...well that wasnt even implied.



Fox news is an upstanding news organization. If they werent, they wouldnt be on TV right? Just like E! news and TMZ.

...and at the end I did say "I will grab popcorn and a snuggie and settle in for a nice long read", and I did. Really I did. It was awkward to do that in the middle of the workplace and I recieved a warning about it, but I did it anyways.


That all being broken down to show that there was nothing but pure compliments in there and in no way sarcasm, I will now direct you to an online pharmacy where you can all get some sauve for those sore rumps. (here)

Just... stop posting. You're impeding important discussion here.
Unsuccessful at everything, including trolling.

Requiring them to do that is utterly ******** game design.

Agreed, clones and insurance are a joke.