CSM Campaigns

My experience of working with Mike was that the CSM was better for him being there. He's outside any consideration of bloc politics. He brings a valuable, all-too-rare perspective to the table: the well informed, considerate, thoughtful hi-sec player. He's mindful of the "little guy" who experiences being the solo minnow in a sea full of sharks, but he's by no means a simplistic "NERF THE PEE VEE PEES" raging carebear.

God dambit vote Mike, you fools. We need him.

Afk ratting is one of those things that keeps coming up.

Let me tell you why I have an issue with it then you can decide whether it alters how you will vote.

I want people to play eve. I want then to be present in the moment. I have issue with afktars, with afk mining, with people assigning drones and coming back hours later to see how they did. I dislike bots that allow someone to set it and return to bacon.

Unless you are docked or in a POS, you are at risk. Space is dangerous.

But then there is cloaking.

See, I have no issue with the psychological impact of it but the presumed safety. I would howl with maniacal laughter if the Circadian Sleepers started finding, scanning, and decloaking inattentive cloaked ships.

I don'the mind cloaks . . . I mind their excessive safety and security.

m

Yes, but it is not an asymmetric safety and it does demand player engagement to be useful.

m

Mike, the more I read the higher on my list you go.

From what I read, The best thing I can see about you is that you have a solid, grounded platform. Your intents are clear and well communicated and despite being called wishy washy and a compromiser, I see you as a clear, decisive moderate.

A disclaimer before I go further: I'm a carebear and proud of it. I enjoy missioning and mining with the rare day of Incursions in peace and quiet (with the exception of NPC explosions). I have tried null, but wasn't really happy there so I moved back to HighSec.

Some thoughts on points raised:

In regard to the conversation with Feyd Rautha Harkonnen, I wonder if a possible solution would be to make Empire space's Sec status dynamic. More traffic (hostile or otherwise) would result in a higher CONCORD presence. If you offset this with the opposite being true, or there being a finite CONCORD presence across a region with traffic determining the distribution. In a dynamic SecStaus model, I could even see it extending to TruSec and the value of Null systems for ratting and mining.
Granted, this the Features and Ideas section is probably a better place for specific ideas, but in a general context what are your thoughts on reworking some of the static systems, like SecStatus, to dynamic ones that are based not on static values set by CCP but on formulas based on player interaction with bounds set by CCP? Precedent for systems like this have already been set with the Cost Index.

From where I sit, one of the biggest negative differences between EVE and almost any other MMO out there is the immersion factor. There is by far more meta-gaming that goes on in EVE than in any game I've ever encountered. I believe this is a large factor in new player retention. What are your thoughts on ways to improve the immersion factor of EVE?

Despite being a carebear, I like the Sandbox. I like that there's no RIGHT way to play EVE. I love its complexity. But I also think there's a real risk of scaring off new players (and the money that comes with them) by having that very complexity create an environment that is so hostile so early. How have advocated in the past to minimize new player loss, and will you continue to do so?

After researching all of the 77 candidates, Mike is one of only nine to earn a full endorsement from me. He's on my list and he should be on yours.

https://interstellarprivateer.wordpress.com/2015/02/22/csm-x-full-endorsements/

Current ratting? No. But if new npc's were to show up I would be fine with them being more AI wise and doing things like warping out or calling for reinforcements which would, in turn, mean that the player would have to fit points to keep the target handy. I like the concept of the newer things being smarter but nobody was screaming for belt rats to suddenly be sleeper level or Sansha tanked. Each type will be its own class.

As for the invulnerability period timers? Yeah, that would be nice. I find myself counting out loud when it is a situation where the time means something.

No, Damage control is fine as it is. Thus it can be capped out, turned off and is a Darwin check for people coming into a system. (and yes, I have failed that check more than once)

m

Hello Mike.

Can you name one issue / point that was discussed during the past year's CSM meetings (and not under NDA) that you felt strongly about AND were in disagreement with the majority of other CSM members. Doesn't matter if you got your way or not.

Describe briefly the argument you presented to defend the issue. and the challenges you faced, if any, being the "mission running/casual" candidate among the others.

Thanks,

Fang

I asked a tricky question and I got an excellent response. Thank you and good luck in the elections, Mike.
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Fang

Vote match says 40%, still voting. We need level headed, informed, active and helpful folks who aren't part of the 0.0 lol blocks.

Oh hai Mike. What u think about Sov revamp?