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For those who say, it should be allowed to play only one alfa clone per IP.
That is realy bad idea and proves you don't know nothing about network. There is thousands players hiden under one IP address, cause provider group them under one. It blocks possibility for playing two childs (friends...) from one home.

For those who say you should be allowed to start only one alpha clone from computer. OK i have three computers that i can use simultanously. Without any effort i can play three clones. With little affort (virtualization) i can start lot of them.
This only favortize someone with better computers, botters or someone who just make little study how to do it.

It's a good start for some necessary fundamental changes to EVE. A first step into a new direction, well done CCP.

I like this idea for recruiting new players and have them stick around long enough to be drawn into the game and subscribe.


However:

1) There should be no way of making passive ISK off these clones
--- If there is then someone will get 1000's of accounts and exploit it.

2) There needs to be a limit on simultaneous logged in account
--- I have 4 high end machines So 25 to 35 accounts on minimum graphics settings is possible each with a Miasmos slowly mining for free in a high sec back water whilst I play my normal game on my main.

3) Griefing & Ganking is a part of Eve but I think it should be discouraged on free accounts - Yellow Aggression only and maybe this will force players into paying for accounts used for ganking in place of churning though trial accounts.

4) They don't need a cloak just safe spots and they don't need a cyno just the intel to let you know where to put one.
----- With a skilled main toon as a guide and unlimited free accounts = 1 spy or 10 spies in every null sec region of your choice just log them on occasionally and watch the null bears bolt for safety
----- You think cloaked AFK is a bad thing how about multiple log-in's along a rout and it could look like a roaming force was approaching.

So many ways to grief and all for free:
Maybe restrict them to positive security space only - or
Only log off in station to be transported to nearest station if logged in space




Question: Can they join a player corporation?

Because War-dec'in whilst having a Cruiser pilot in every system in a region (or all high sec) and using a main with locator agent would be fun for griefing/harassing care bears.

What will these trash kids do? Crap on local? Big deal, that already happens. They're not going to get into your corp unless your directors are idiots so you don't need to worry about alliance/corp/fleet chats. (It'll be interesting to see how Pandemic Horde culture changes...) Are they going to fly around and be targets? Yep! Great!

Will be funny if online doesn't improve after this. Even more funny if it just continues to decline.

When i just got home and heard about it i was a bit sceptical, though after reading through the devblog it became clear that there was at least some thought in the balance between alpha state and omega.

Though my concerns are that if running multiple clients in the alpha&omega combination or the alpha&alpha combination would be allowed it would force everyone to do this to be competititve, in pvp with scouts or mining in belts and probably other areas of New eden Even. Though impact might be limited by the skill limitations i still believe it won't bring positive effects by allowing this.

Secondly i would like to see the safety mechanic for alpha state clones to be limited to yellow to prevent endless hi-sec ganking, by just making a new alpha state toon for a fresh start of the security status

regardless i think this is a great step for EvE online and might finaly push this game into the direction it's supposed to be on the top!

sincere

jordan

That's how it works now.
No pants no shirt : no service.

Not only that but belts were not being mined out even when we had 50,000 people logging in during peak hours. This fear is wildly over blown unless people are expecting to see numbers going even higher than 50,000 PCU.

Erm....If your sub runs out your skill queue stops anyway, so what's different?

In an effort to increase players I think its a great concept, if I hadn't purchased a 6mo subscription out of the gate I would not still be playing years later. Eve takes time to wrap your head around and see how the game differs from other MMO's. Having time to train up some basic skills and experience it without hitting your wallet is a good thing for everyone.

*However: As a bitter vet who uses capitals pretty frequently I would love CCP to reconsider the Cyno skill exclusion. Many players like me have 1-2 accounts with nothing but cyno alts to help move their caps around the board.