EVE General Discussion

For me there is a simple question that can be applied to every change CCP proposes, that either validates its roots or rips them up in pursuit of WoW-reject subs....

"Does the proposed change increase opportunities for conflict, or reduce them?"

(Cold dark place, remember?)

So, does this bubble wrapping of drone aggression for the little carebears who already have a 'passive' drone setting at their disposal increase or reduce opportunities for conflict?

No, it reduces conflict, in such a blatant way contrasted with the existing 'passive' setting protections that it is clearly just yet another road sign on the road to nerfdom.

CCP has lost the plot.

Funnily enough, Malcanis asked me if I was considering running, and I was counting on you to run my campaign.

I'd love to run your campaign (I had the phone bank set up to call New Order pilots for their support), but I can't , I got secret Nulluminati meetings scheduled for the next few months. On the agenda is how to use the Empire Navy LP we will be drowning in to buy up all the armor mods so as to kill high sec the armor incursion once and for all seeing as our manipulaton of CCP to change your paladin only hurt them but didn't kill them.

At the next meeting (we'll meet in Davos with the rest of thew worlds Cartels) I'll ask Mittani to assign you a Goon as chief of staff so you can get on the CSM.

EVE used to be full of fun little mechanisms and methods to punish ignorance and stupidty, it was actually one of the poitns always used when reviewing the games and something loved by those inside and outside of eve. Long has that time now passed and we are just left with a game where everything is passive by default and designed to pander for those who do not wish to research mechanics or LEARN the game they play.

People used to joke about needing a safety button on their guns....

wee teh peeple can not bee trussed to yuse the saefty butan proper

kan wee hav a PIN numbre or code on teh butan sow wee done turne it off bye aksident

Man, usually it's the carebears that whine when something is made "harder." Now we have a "not-bear" crying because they have to go back to their old mechanic of baiting and taunting?

It's like handing a gun to a guy on a killing spree because the knives he's using are too slow and then taking it back because it works too well, all the while saying "have fun pwning noobs."



(Edit: A word.)

Ok this thread has devolved pretty hard, so I'm gonna lock it.

The bottom line is that when we release features, sometimes they have unintended interactions with other features. Sometimes this adds depth to the game by creating a new interaction that doesn't violate any of the base rules of EVE and adds depth, other times it riddles systems with needless exceptions and useless complexity.

There are a few core rules and mechanics in EVE, and the crimewatch system is one of them. We will never actively introduce a feature that circumvents this safety, and any features that break this rule will be fixed at the soonest possible date. Unwillingly entering a limited engagement without accepting a duel, altering your crimewatch safety, or interacting with the UI in some purposeful way will never be a thing.