EVE General Discussion

It's a bit like old vs new money in RL but we shouldn't turn our noses up at the sudden influx of ISK rich and now middling SP specced characters - no, we should embrace their good fortune, it's the only way to move forward.

To our new SP rich brothers and sisters; I'd like you to consider the prospect of Low Security space, it's a much maligned but opportunity rich area that's vastly under exploited considering the wealth available. There are many, many very quiet areas that will enable you to recoup your initial ISK investment into your character.

Now, I understand that you may be skeptical as you've heard nothing but stories of piracy, gatecamps, scams etc. And yes, a quick check on my history may show some very light involvement in a few of these activities. However, each has it's own story and I'm just a victim of circumstance, I just want to mine in peace. It cannot be said that I'm not a man of my word.

So, in the spirit of acceptance I'd like to offer a safe entry point into Low Sec for any new pilot that wishes to make it rich here. I will ensure you have a seamless transit from high to low, but I need to ensure interlopers do not exploit my generosity so I'll only consider helping those that have a reasonable asset/s to move in. Please bear in mind that I'm not offering any sort of hauling service, simply easy entry.

If you feel that you're ready to take the next step in your journey, please convo me in-game.

P.S. There are many trolls and naysayers on these forums that will attempt to derail my good intentions, theirs maybe not so.

I'm a bit sad to see the legacy unique things go away, such as Dr Caymus being the most SP pilot for the past 10 years.

It was making things a bit more unique and had a special place in my heart for being a sandbox, seeing as he's now passed by 50m sp in two days that's sad to see change.

I knew it would happen but really took away some of the awesome things in EVE.

No longer can he say he has spent the past decade purely keeping his position as the most skilled (sp wise) pilot in EVE, because over the night a pilot with enough ISK and/or real money, bought his/her way to the same spot he spent many years to keep.

/c

Nice message, good read, much feels.

Kids and their instant access expectations! I think I will always be a dinosaur

I think the retention of players may still be at risk even more with these new fancy things, but like you said, times move on and perhaps I'm just not keeping up because I put 13 years of work into things, but no regrets and I'm sure that there will be plenty of opportunity for newets to lose their things.

I sadly cannot endorse your service, as it's not under my control and there's nothing stopping anyone from saying one thing and doing the other - that will never change, not even in EVE.

So at least this remains, and should be a reminder to any newet - "Don't fly what you cannot afford to lose" - sp injects or not.

/c

Won't matter in the end because this game is well on its way to vaporware-land within 1-2 years.

Perhaps in your own little dream world. Feel free to quit today. You won't be missed.

You haven't trained quoting efficiency to lvl 5. I do believe there's now a quick fix available...

Also, Duke Nukem Forever was vaporware for a considerable time, but since release is no longer. Games that have been released but are or will be no longer available are just dead games, like Dust 514 for example.

Unfortunate, but understandable and I thank you for your careful consideration.

However, for all Newets (nicely coined) considering my offer - full written terms and conditions will be available upon application.

IMO the tools are there, to some extent it's the will of the player base thats lacking right now. Positions have been established, power-blocks evolved, bandwagons have been mounted and the name of the game is pixelated asset consolidation.

Sov/cap/travel/whatever changes may affect that to a degree, however the one thing that sustained EVE for all this time was....drama. That's what pulled players in and retained them more so than any game mechanic, shiny ship skin or fast tracking device. The grand tales of our little game which made it into mainstream press were the biggest adrenaline shots ever had. Now everything is a set piece, pre-arranged, without substantial risk.

So this is now a grrr goons thread, we're playing their game, but to be fair this was their objective all along - we just forgot.

I think we should all go shoot something.

He can buy some SP injectors and reclaim his spot.

Hooray for free markets!