CSM Campaigns

Our latest episode of the Legacy Of A Capsuleer podcast is out: http://mp3.legacyofacapsuleer.com/mp3/LOAC_ep_15.mp3

We had Mike as our guest... Enjoy !!

1. What are the 3 most important lessons about EVE newbros should be taught within their first 3 days of playing?

2. Do you want to change the location of the starting systems? If so, where would you put them instead? Closer to LowSec & NullSec? Cordoned off in an isolated space?

3. Should Mining Ships and Industrials have more offensive power?

For the lessons, I meant something more philosophical, like "Don't fly what you can't afford to lose", "expect to die a lot", and "better to have many cheap ships than one expensive ship".

As for the mining, I don't remember the mining Rokh. I think mining barges are in a good place offense-wise, with the Procurer being a tough nut to crack. It's the Industrial haulers I'm concerned about, as the T1s can often be blown up by a single T1 frigate. This can be a problem in NullSec.

It feels like the intention was for Industrials to have escorts, but in practice 90% of them travel by themselves and have to avoid every fight. Perhaps a more expensive faction version of the haulers that could hold its own against 1-2 frigates? My main concern is whether that's dissuade newbros from attacking haulers more often, but it might also encourage them to group up and socialize to take them down.

Although that brings up another question: do you think increased difficulty encourages players to group together? Does it need a little nudge to get players grouping? Or do you think players group up for other reasons entirely?

Right now one could argue a fair chunk of the PvE risk in groups is other players, for obvious reasons. Would you advocate group PvE content that protected the group from PvP disruption, but have very low rewards to allow groups to practice mechanics and learn the game?

Follow up, with the change in corp FF mode, would you advocate a "holo room" which is effectively Sisi on Tranq where players can fight each other in a simulation for training and tournaments?

Actually, no I didn't. I bolted for NullSec after completing half the tutorials because they were taking too long and covering stuff I felt I could figure out on my own, and I avoided doing the Sisters arc after that because I heard there were plenty of griefers that camped the sites on that mission arc to kill newbros.

Don't know about any of the above, but I'd be willing to give you a nice, shiny new ISK if you get that far. :)

the current csm has achieved nothing other than further entrenching broken and unbalanced gameplay thanks to it being an echo chamber of uninformed opinions, so why should anyone vote you in again?

An echo chamber of uninformed opinions? I disagree heartily, but then, being uninformed I suppose I would. Which broken and unbalanced game play do you refer to? And how have you evaluated it to be a failure?

I KNOW what the metrics are, I know what actions have been taken and what is proposed for the future. I am the only person with two seasons of CSM under my belt and willing to run again. I am not uninformed, old son, not at all nor are many of my fellow council members but you are welcome to believe what you will of us. Obviously we did not hand you the style of gameplay you wanted or properly nerfed somebody elses so you are angry. I get that.

Achieved nothing? By what measure would you judge us? How could we show you that we HAVE achieved nothing and not totally break the NDA? What would you expect of a CSM, if you could set the standards?

This is not just for Mr. Grumblypants, here. Part of the election is choosing what and who you want. I have set myself out as a conduit and a communicator. As a casual gamer and a highsec fan. Other candidates have set themselves out in other ways, to distinguish themselves from the pack.

There are interviews and campaign threads and articles and vote match . . . all ways to choose the people who will best represent you and be YOUR CSM

If you don't like any of them? Run yourself. Now is the time to get that application in, up until Feb 15th

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It is easy for a incumbent to laud their successes, and hide failures.

Can you give an example where you supported a side on a decision that ended up not being what CCP went for, and that it turned out work out anyways?

In other words. Was there a topic this last year where you fell on the wrong side of history?

Top two?

I would still like to see some counter mechanic for cloaking. I fought on multiple fronts for more dynamic PvE content, incursions variance (pirate raids), more missions, smarter AI and I don't feel I had as much success as I wanted.

Biggest frustration? Being remote makes communication and order of magnitude more difficult. There were things I wanted said during various sessions of the winter summit but could not get a word in edgewise or did so via text and was thus not in the minutes.

Damn, that was a good question Ash, you ought to have a podcast and interview folks.

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