EVE General Discussion

While everyone is coming up with that:

1. Go back to Dominion SOV
2. Drop carrier and dread damage by 10%
3. Heavily nerf super and titan damage
4. Cut the structure HP so they are less boring to grind.

Result?
500 sub-caps or 50 supers?
Do you want 50 supers sitting there when they can hardly hit sub-caps because they aren't regular carriers?

CCP focused so much on taking and defending sov when someone comes in and contests it by using the pre-determined interface.

The focus is so tight, so tiny that they forgot everything else about it. And even on that point, they took the original system (structure grind) and changed it, rather than actually changing it up and improving it.

And it's again something i've been saying for a while: It's a focus on passive systems, rather than active systems. Base sov on system activity instead of a passive structure grind and then you'll get proper gains and gameplay from it.

People tend to hate what they can't understand.

First, nearly everyone and their preferred type of pet wanted a SOV system that rewarded actually living in your own space.

And they got that.

Now they're starting to realize that this means somebody has to stay at home while everyone else is out roaming. And they think that sucks. Of course they don't take that precaution and get frequent reinforcments from pilots in "cheap" 50m ISK interceptors. Which they whine about as they percieve it as griefing.

But griefing freighter pilots in highsec with only a bunch of cheapo catalysts or a CONCORD-protected Machariel is still OK.

No, I don't get it either.

That would be the median, not the average. If you have the values 1, 2, 3, and 10, the average of these values is 4, with most of the values being below the average.

IQ is a bell curve though, so the median and the average are the same.

It's easy, defend your used space. Use your space to defend it properly (longer attack time, lesser vulnerbility). It should be possible to drive away trollceptors until that time window is over.
It's not bad, it just needs some smaller adjustments to the system, but imo, it's better then the old system.
Defend and Attack... defend and attack.

And then we will use all of those minerals mined in sov practice to build more supers.

Oh god, CCP, what have you done?

The irony is strong in this one.

Sov is populated by four kinds of players:

1) Members of the established and deserved elite, with years of experience, a stable full of developed characters, and personal connection to others of the same. All things considered, these are the implacable and most hardcore and deserving players of EVE. Theyve seen and played through **** most of us only read about. Be afraid, because these guys know this game in and out, have the means and the connections to do anything and everything EVE has to offer.

Included here also are players whom are very good at what they do, such as FCs (and their finest most capable associated pilots), magnate industrialists, market gurus, logistics/organisation experts and general EVE wizards in all fields across the board.

These guys are few, but run the game.
o7

2) F1 monkeys, and pilots who enjoy the WoW-like mentality of being ordered around in a fleet by an FC, because they feel strong in numbers, want victory and "gudfights" but lack the incentive and capacity to do so for themselves. They join the winner, and feel like a loser if they cant. Altogether a massive cancer full of hacks that the above cant stand but have to deal with. These wannabe assholes are why fleets have voice comm restrictions. They ride on the coat-tails of giants, and quick to anger/discontent when things dont go their way. Some inspired and persistent few among them will rise to 1), but the most are just trash, peons and meat.

3) Smaller entities with idealistic pursuits, including recently (and admirably) various corps designed specifically for new player content. Leadership typically involves a few of 1), and in my opinion at least, they are the future of EVE in terms of providing sandbox content. Again, like em or not, they are building castles in the sand for established powers to kick over, at their own expense. May we all wish them well and success in their endevours!

4) Independant pilots with balls who end up either destroyed in their efforts or joining one of the above. Eventually graduate to 1-3), or return to HS till invariably they try again, or forget the game (WH, FW and LS also options).If you know your ****, anything is possible, eventually.

Conclusion?

Make your choice, but ultimately and most importantly, keep playing.
SP and know-how accumalates.
Defeat/failure only costs ISK and a bit of pride, but you gain far more experience than your loss.
Nobody made it to 1) without that.
The universe is yours, mine and theirs equally for the taking.

This is getting very boring, very fast.

If you have solutions, post em.
If not, you aint offering much except uninspired trolling that doesnt even antagonize, rather just bores.

Trolling 101, always use some real bait.
You are fishing with nothing on your hook...