EVE General Discussion

a fool and his money is easily parted, thats why microtransactions are so popular

honestly, I would love to know how long it took most Omegas reach T2 small weapons. I know I did not train into those until at least a year or more of playing EVE. Now granted, I had more options than an alpha account and some of that time was training skills that are now gone. Still, given the reduced training time of an alpha, I don't see T2 small weapons as a must have.This is especially true given the fitting requirements and limited fitting skills available to alphas. If anything, T2 weapons should be the last skill you would train and the one that really helps drive you to wanting to subscribe.

So no I don't think alphas should have T2 guns. Many of us survived in space in both PvE and PvP for years without T2 guns. Alphas can easily do the same.

There's only 1 weapon system I think an argument for T2 can be made and that is blasters because of Null S. Even then, as has been said countless times, Alpha is for a taste, not the whole thing. You want full access, you pay for full access. Every other weapon system is just fine with Meta 4.

Obviously, you can't gripe free stuff. I applaud the alpha clone move. I really meant, don't you think CCP would make more cash by making alpha clones decent? T1 frigs with T2 guns still aren't shock and awe.

I want to play Eve, but I want to get my cheap friends to play. But I don't want to ask them to play if they basically gimped for life.

Maybe I should just trick them, and tell them free accounts are pretty awesome for PVP... and once they get addicted hope they pay?


Essentially, CCP gets 3-4 players with 1 paying.... though there's always potential for more. It's marketing.


No one likes an empty world either. Free players = targets. So paid players have more "content".

I think Eve would thrive more with alpha clones having more skills, and CCP would probably make more cash. Obviously they researched it thoroughly, and they don't agree with me. I'm probably wrong.

This is a working economy, based on things getting blown up and conflict. Just leave me alone is actually a bad thing in the long run towards the game's economic stability. I've played for many years and seen the economy swing around wildly. I've watched the impact of mining botters screw up the market.

Just leave me alone, I want to farm missions with my super blinged ship with no risk so that I can dump millions of free isk in the market with no risk. I want my safe space to do just what I want without hurting anybody... but in truth, if you are not part of the game, you are part of the problem, but most people are too self-centered when whining about being 'picked on' to realize the greater consequences. I actually quit playing Eve for a few years because, as a solo player, we kept getting hit by the nerf bat. Our PVE activities were having undesired impacts on the whole of the game.

Having played solo for years, I have never been ganked in high-sec.I have continued to play while under war decs, including mining operations, but I was smart about it and most aggressive players are too lazy to chase you very far. If you are getting picked on, move somewhere else in the game. With all the public station up now, you can go just about anywhere.