EVE General Discussion

First let me start by saying I played EVE long before it was a MMO. I like the idea what and its about the only space game out there. I have three boys and I can honestly say we have all played Star Trek MMO ( fail), Star Wars MMO ( another fail) and currently two World of Warcraft accounts since the games creation. I have seen many MMOs and games come and go. I actually bought this game when it came out but never opened it up. Maybe it is my fault but it never showed much publicity.

Since this past month of playing if you call it that I've lost my ships, there's basically no help and all the old timers don't explain anything. You have no current books in any stores and it appears to be one hell of a complex game, but impossible for new players to start, catch up, or really want to play. I'm sure all the old players will complain and shoot their mouths off. However look at this from a new player's perspective. If you buy a game in which there's really no way to get to any level of the older players ( in which they are in a field their own doing way way more advanced stuff talking years in real life) why would you want to play?

Granted the game has evolved 10 fold just like world of World of Warcraft; but people can still catch up and still play with the bigger boys in the game. You have lost other servers and many players and those that do play get by without paying by killing for paid game time? To me that seems stupid, so the only players that stay playing are free players? I've sat for literally one month training skills only to still be like nowhere near competent to play this so evolved game. Why would any new player plan on paying for years when they can't progress much? I get it for the old timers, that being said but then again this game wasn't that evolved and players were all in the same boat when EVE first started. Now you have a huge disadvantage to new players.

I joined a corp just the other day and I mean seriously four of us were new to the game a few lost everything of what little bit we did have. We are learning from people but, still many don't want to talk to you even in your own corp. You are like a pesky fly on the wall. This game is going to go down the tubes like the others if you don't change things or give newbies a buff to skill speed or a basic set of skills to start depending on what they want and a penalty to change it. Something needs to change.

So many people I've talked to, have said buy a character its the only way. Are you kidding me? I'll quit before I buy a character or have to play 3 years to get up? Now don't get me wrong its a great game concept and the best space MMO but, just like Star Trek and Star Wars they lost all their players because of non-content. You are the complete opposite, so much content, no help, no understanding, so far behind that you cannot play with the main group, and years behind ( literately years behind to catch up). So I'm asking you developers please fix this or it will be the end to your great MMO for any new players wanting to join.

I cannot logically continuing playing a half dead game with years behind and pay to play when I could just buy any MMO and in a few months be part of the rest of the guys, talking and playing. No hard feelings I love this MMO but, I would have to buy an account or character to even talk and play with the group on here. There is no reason to buy a character since this place seems dead at least anywhere I can go and play in game. Feel free to contact me no hard feelings.