EVE General Discussion

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Well you seem to, otherwise you wouldn't keep coming back to do damage control with your buddy Andski..

Why do we need to prove anything? Your theories about our finances aside, here's the reality of living in a properly run 0.0 alliance:

-Properly maintained jump bridges and intelligence channels give ample warning to pilots willing to pay attention and communicate. A basic culture where you cooperate with your allies is what makes friendly space friendly.

-Free ships are provided for new players, so that participating in PvP is never a burden, and learning the ropes costs nothing. In fact, with insurance, you make money. Reimbursement covers PvP for fleet operations and small gangs organized through coalition channels, keeping PvP affordable at all levels. Fleet doctrine fits are especially reimbursed, so that anyone who flies ships which make organized fleets powerful is rewarded, and doesn't have to worry about income to participate even at the top level.

-Newer players have access to veteran players to learn how to make cash, form gangs, and survive in the wild. Getting information from people who have made it out in 0.0 alone, in small groups, and in large fleets is complex, and so a lot of teaching is critical.

-Organized interest groups in various areas provide content so that people who want to do something can find like-minded individuals to discuss methods, and coordinate. Incursions, specialized gangs, industry, scouting, even ratting, it takes all types. We don't mine, though. It simply makes no sense as a source of income.

-All of this is set up so you can put in as much or as little as you want. After my first week, I barely logged in at all for two months, due to real life constraints. This was accepted. This summer, and this past week, with our new recruitment initiative, I've been very busy in game. Players that put a ton of effort into alliance infrastructure are further rewarded for making this sort of play style possible for the rest of us. The concept of a 'red pen' operation is anathema to our culture.

So where's the catch? There isn't one. We take care of our own, and while we have had a few people go out in spectacular fireballs, it's (usually) to the tune of billions of ISK, and a permanent goodbye. We do take care of our own.

So whether you believe me or not, just consider this reality in EVE, and then think about if I missed anything that would improve life for a player. If what I'm saying is true, is there something that I didn't mention that's worth throwing gobs of moon goo money at?

If there were an alliance this nice in EVE, who wouldn't want to join?

Or just recruit more people with similar goal. You essentially will fail to do anything if you try to impose your goal on someone who is not interested in such.

You suggestions are not bad, but you forget that there is a Great Wall of Carebear around highsec manned by people who have nothing better to do other than kill anybody trying to go over the wall.

There are places in RL full of people hanging out on corners looking for others to mug, beat up, etc. I know hardened combat veterans who could make a sport of killing these people but why do they stay away from these people?

Because who wants to put up with it? Why bother?

All the changes you propose would manage is frustration. People don't pay to play a game that frustrates them. Challenge is good, but dealing with gankbears is playing their game their way and this is supposed to be a sandbox, not "somebody elses sandbox".

One change that would change everything without taking anything from anybody is system-to-system dialed in hyper-warp drives. Let most of the ships do this and anyone could go anywhere. I know there are a lot of 0.0 dwellers constantly complaining about lack of targets, lack of PVP overall, boredom. Let the blob and bubble go to the wayside and become the combat patrol and the reign of the combat probe.

Those in 0.0 who don't like the idea would have to admit that while they want more population in 0.0, they want them out there are renters and fodder - that is, under their terms.

People wanting the sandbox to be run "under their terms" is a major problem.

What null sec people say:

whine everyone should be down here moan

How null sec people act:

They secure their borders and blow trespassers up

actions speak louder than words!

And once you're podded during this month of anarchy, you can not use that character until the universe gets reset to its "normal" order of security: no market orders running, no skills training, nothing until your clone can be rescrambled into shape...