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While I can understand the issues of what I can only assume come from the longer term veteran players who may in some way feel cheated of some sort of committed effort by this new addition to the game.

As a relatively new player to EvE, an speaking on behalf of the couple players that joined me in this venture. Having this little prompt both for game interaction as well boosting early skill progression to help those players focusing such. Is a welcoming addition, for myself an I'm sure many newer players just joining EvE.

I'm looking forward to further incentives to this feature. I hope they're not huge bonuses, although I could see large bonuses for 1 time only achievements for things like attainment of set security status, faction standings, or 1st time completion of epic arcs.

In my opinion.....
Getting new players into EVE creates content for all of us. Either directly as in more contact with players via PVP or chatting; or indirectly as in more players subscribing equals more money for CCP which means more development in game.
I think most of us can agree more players makes the game better.

Everyone who starts EVE nowadays has the same issues eventually:
Can't compete with much higher SP players.
Can't compete with much higher ISK players.

New players are likely to quit the game because of these issues.
So, how to get new players ISK and SP commensurate with their efforts and keep them coming back, without upsetting Bitter Vets. Well that is impossible to do but here is the attempt CCP has made. Bless them for trying rather than resting on their laurels.

Have activities that low SP characters can do to make ISK.
Have activities that low SP characters can to do to get bonus SP.

The Vets take a lot for granted that rookies just don't know about , can't afford, or can't be botherd with...... The +5 training implant clone alt whatever that you use to get SP on an engineered skill training plan maximizing neural remaps , etc. That clone is making WAY more SP than any player with a blank clone who gets in his ship and goes to do missions or rat in space.
10k SP isn't forcing anyone to do anything. If you feel that way you need to go breathe some fresh air, maybe talk to a live person.

If you crawl onto the EVE forums just to post "No, Stupid, No." You've not helped anyone and made yourself look like a child.

Everyone who starts EVE nowadays has the same issues eventually:
Can't compete with much higher SP players.

Can't compete with much higher ISK players.

New players are likely to quit the game because of these issues...

So can't the "veteran".

Everyone who starts EVE nowadays has the same issues eventually:
Can't compete with much higher SP players.
Can't compete with much higher ISK players.

New players are likely to quit the game because of these issues.

The more I think about the prospect of "daily opportunities" the less I like the idea applying to the entire player base and I'll explain why in a moment. However, I do want to call out my support for this idea of rewarding players, but obviously in a different format.

Instead of delivering daily opportunities for the entire player base, evolve this program to better help with the NPE. When I first started playing this game almost 8 years ago, the appeal was in the difficulty of the game and that it was such a vast game with so many options to explore compiled with the thrill of learning how to do them. Fast forward to the new player experience and you have a system that better teaches new players how to get involved with the game, but for no actual reward to them. Thus, enter the opportunities reward system that rewards new players with ships, modules, isk, and skill books like the old tutorials of the past with the addition of SP.

Why would this help the NPE? The NPE is designed to get new guys learning the game at their own pace and giving them the option to get involved where they want to get involved. This means the new guys are going to try out different things; i.e. different aspects of the game. By giving them freebies that are useful like a venture for mining, a racial frig for pve/pvp, a racial frig for exploration and some basic supporting modules to actually give new players the ability to try the activity, you're setting them up to stick around as they can find something that they enjoy in the game and get started doing it much faster than previously before.

Where does the addition of SP come into play? The addition of SP would be the icing on the cake for new players. As they bounce around different career options in EvE, they're going to be picking up new ships and modules to get them started, but they still have to overcome the time barrier that is so unique to EvE. As in all things in life, the best things are the ones you work for. The NPE would now reward new players with SP so that when they complete the NPE opportunity and find that it's something they want to pursue in EvE they now have some extra SP to add to the skills they picked up; i.e. making them better at the activity which should directly correlate to more fun and the desire to keep logging in to play more. Or if on the other hand they finish a NPE opportunity and decide they don't like that activity, they have extra SP to invest into another activity that they do enjoy; i.e. no lost time and no hard feelings/feelings of wasted opportunities.

Overall what effects would this have on the NPE? You would have new players engaging in the game, setting them up with a very basic "survival kit" in game to get them started. They would have ships, modules, and isk to get them on their feet and also enough SP to get more involved in their preferred activity.

Are there any concerns of rewarding new players like this? The biggest concern would be limiting the SP gained. Lets say to complete all of the NPE Opportunities takes 1 month. The total SP rewarded added to the 1 month training should not be over 5mil SP so that alts can't be rolled and farmed as skill injectors. Regarding the ships, modules, and isk, personally I don't see these as being problematic at all. In fact, supporting new guys so that they stick around should be priority number one.

Now, why do I not like the idea of daily opportunities in EvE for the entire player base? The stated goal of this project is to get players logging in as it was measured that logging in to set skills in the past would lead more players to then stay logged in, undock, and do something in EvE. However, as many have already voiced their concerns, this project will only lead to people feeling this is a chore. The changes to the skill queue only highlight the inefficiency of EvE's non-pvp centric activities: there's not a prolific reason to log in, undock, and create some form of content. I’ve been playing this game now for almost 8 years and there have only been a few moderate changes to the PvE content, but even then the content remains 90% the same. Mining hasn’t changed at all, relic/data sites got a makeover on the UI; read mini game, but the overall concept is still the same, missions haven’t changed at all minus the burner missions that never got filled out, industry and PI are still 100% set up, walk away, finish job, collect, and repeat, and the list goes on. Dailies are not dangling a carrot in front of you; they’re poking you in the back with a sharp point while you’re walking in chains. The point is dailies aren’t addressing the issue why players aren’t logging in. It doesn’t have to do anything with setting skills at this point in the game’s 13 year lifespan, but more in line with the fact that many activities are outdated and haven’t received the updates needed to keep them interesting to the “veterans”.