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Why Aren't More People In W-Space?

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Kern Hotha
#161 - 2014-10-25 08:29:32 UTC
The thing keeping me out of w-space isn't the lack of pilots there; in fact, it's the opposite. When wormholes first appeared in the game I envisioned creating with friends a small base in a vastly remote system that might flourish hidden from the rest of the galaxy. Obviously that's not at all what w-space offers. The ease of travel, the large fleets, the goddamn capitals, the very concept of "day tripping" - they all create an environment that is simply disappointing.

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#162 - 2014-10-25 21:51:03 UTC
It's because the isk:risk ratio is totally out of whack. A lot of players (not me, I'm not a Poor) need to make their isk in W-space, and unless you're running capital escalations it's just not very good considering the hassle of living out of a POS, the necessity of daily scanning, and the constant risk of getting dropped on by a cloaky T3 gang.
Kirasten
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Caldari State
#163 - 2014-10-26 01:12:40 UTC
Necharo Rackham wrote:
Luwc wrote:
To me personaly getting told this "If you are the typical Eve player that plays about 2-3 hours a day then perhaps
wormholes are not for you."


It kind of depends. The majority of the people I know in w-space are have a fairly regular RL, though there are some students who are online a lot. Usually when limited player-time is an issue it's other way around; recruit who plays 2-3 hours a day complaining that they can't do exactly what they want that day, be it highsec supplies/nullsec roaming etc.

As long as you are willing to roll with what the chain brings you, 2-3hours are fine.


^This.

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Sending Thots And Players
#164 - 2014-10-28 01:43:12 UTC
Kern Hotha wrote:
The thing keeping me out of w-space isn't the lack of pilots there; in fact, it's the opposite. When wormholes first appeared in the game I envisioned creating with friends a small base in a vastly remote system that might flourish hidden from the rest of the galaxy. Obviously that's not at all what w-space offers. The ease of travel, the large fleets, the goddamn capitals, the very concept of "day tripping" - they all create an environment that is simply disappointing.


SD yourself out and go hump Sanctums. Then you can be disappointed with nullsec.

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