EVE General Discussion

One of the main goals of Tranquility is to enhance the smaller skirmishes in EVE, and make them a larger part of the game as opposed to the epic and massive wars the game has become known for. The team wants to incentivize skirmishes and give a role to the other lesser-used ships and give smaller groups of players more ways to feel important in the game. The first step will be to look at the game’s current caps, and they’re definitely going to be buffing Dreads, while nerfing the Super Carriers a bit. They’re going to also take long hard looks at frigates, cruisers, and other smaller ships to give them a more effective role in the overall scheme of things.

I asked the guys whether Tranquility is another step towards making the game more “noob” friendly, as EVE has always had a problem drawing new folks in without serious help from veteran customers. They said that this is part of it, but really they’ve noticed that most players spend all of their time in battleships and capitol ships, while leaving behind these cooler, lighter smaller ships. This is their way to bring folks back into them, by making them have their own roles to play.

When I asked how they were then going to incentivize this behavior, the team didn’t have real specifics just yet.

We then chatted a bit about how else the Incarna system is going to change over the coming months, and the guys were happy to tell me that Establishments are almost ready for showtime, and so are the other three racial captain’s quarters. Basically for those who don’t know, Establishments will be places that players can rent and open their own bar or gambling hall and things of that nature. You have to keep it up in terms of rent, and you will be able to decorate it (superficially at first, and then much more detailed in future updates).

I asked if this meant we’re going to see ground missions and shooting and the like make its way to EVE and I was happy to hear that CCP is never going that route with EVE.

That part of the whole avatars in EVE will remain in DUST when it launches. EVE will always and forever be mainly about space and flight. The Incarna process is really just a side-game.

Suddenly Caracals everywhere!

Suddenly Caracals everywhere!