Jita Park Speakers Corner

Phigmeta,

next expansion has already been confirmed to be war-centric, and from what I've gathered there will be strong focus on vitalizing nullsec sov by shaking up power structures somehow. Nobody wants a stale status quo, most boring thing to happen in any game is to become invincible. As what comes to those supercap blobs, I see it more of a resource issue tbh - alliances have too much capital in relation to supercap expenses, ruining the original idea of titans. Obviously those with actual supercap experience might have more educated views, but imho fleets like that devaluate the spirit of titans, no matter what is means in power balance.

I see Crucible and perhaps this spring not so much as focusing on iteration, but a company working through their neglected backlog.

Still, on a personal note, I don't feel it's CCP's primary function to provide content. They should maintain the balance, and add a trinkle of new ships, items and perhaps even some new gameplay every now and then*- but the real beef of a virtual sandbox is emergent gameplay. What we do with others and to others, is the biggest reason I think we keep on playing.

EVE rewards initiative <3

* I sometimes dream of a more volatile economy. Instead of the steadily climbing expansion, it would be interesting to have recessions and depressions. These would need CCP intervention to happen, perhaps in the form of Empire borders. Different empires would have different taxes and customs fees, perhaps substitute different areas of industry and then make changes to these with the purpose of creating economic imbalances. In a pretty much uniform economy with endless, stable resources the market is not likely to ever crash.

Hello there - i voted for you last time and would like to ask a few questions this time - i have not chosen who to vote for this time.

What difficulties did you find in the early 1/2 of this last year. EVE was going to a very dark place, especially with the introduction of Aurum and the whole microtransaction saga. Clearly eve has turned for the better, but what did you do to try and stop this, along with the rest of CSM.

Secondly, while people talk about improving sov warfare, and lo-sec what would you like to see implemented in the future to provide additional content for those who dwell in empire and play the game for industry, missioning and mining. There appears to be a lot of focus on 'total hell-death', but if you are to be 'balanced' in this you surely must have some views over what empire is other than a 'shopping mall' for 0.0 players.

Also i read Phigmata's post and i to would also like to know where the game is heading with regards to titans. That screenshot he posted is insane. With that many titans, surely Supercarriers will become redundant?

Thank you.

Those "everyone" appears to have come up with the same conclusion as me: Hans is the man to vote for in this round.

I was feeling a tone in the candidates statement for re-election that the CSM were the ones that got CCP to get off the pot and work on more 'grass root' changes in Eve. I would say it wasn't the CSM, but basically the Eve community which put CCP on the right track. By the protests in game and cancellation of accounts, that's what put CCP on a better track for the future. So any mention by a previous CSM representative that they led (as a group) any type of charge and corrected CCP on it's path is just delusional.

I'd disagree - I don't think you can say it was one thing or the other.

Shooting at the statue in Jita was a great symbol of player frustration, but it isn't what made Hilmar write an apology letter. Falling subscription numbers and rising player discontent meant that the CSM was flown to Iceland for an "Emergency Summit" where CCP heard first hand from experienced players that Eve was in serious trouble.

Without CSM6 our protests would not have been heard. Without our protests, CSM6 would not have been listened to.

Okay, slow down m8. I can see where you're going with this. First off, yeah I've got this little ~iteration~ buzzword and, yes, I want CCP to keep finishing and fixing the stuff that's in the game now. It only makes sense that they prioritize that before adding a bunch of NEW stuff. Now, that being said, I have zero issues with new content being developed in parallel to CCP fixing the associated mechanics. My mantra on this is born out of years of frustration from watching CCP reach beyond thier means in terms of manpower, finances, you name it.



This is actually a very good analogy. I've often referred to Crucible as the easy to pick, low hanging fruit.



Ah, THE DREAM! I remember going to FanFest in 2005 (CCP was still barely 60 people at that point) and there was rampant chatter about things like Tech 3 modular guns (yes, the concept dates back that far). Like, what if you could build a 1400mm that gave you an EM resist bonus in exchange for a small tracking nerf, etc...

What you seem to want (and who wouldn't?) would be the ability to literally LEGO ships and mods into wherever your imagination might take you. That's a great thing to want, but how could you possibly balance such a thing? We're still playing a game and there still needs to be rules / limits. I think the closest thing you're going to see like what you want would be a massive iteration on modular construction.

The 'good news' is that after the events of last year, CCP is actually in a position to not only think big but actually produce results. Suggestions that might have previously fallen on deaf ears now receive attention and may finally see the light of day. I'd submit to you that new content is coming, it's just a matter of time.

are you a girl?

Sorry m8, I think it's a simple thing that would go a long way to helping the damn things die. Letting supers catch each other = more super deaths. Tell me why you don't like this.



1.) That would be the last feature I worked on before I left CCP - TREATIES, but it was sidelined due to PI. It would (and still could) revamp aspects of the standings system, allow for mercenary contracts, industrial trade agreements, etc... I NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT THIS ONE. I want this in the game NOW. RIGHT ******* NOW.

2.) Hats. Pirate eye patches. Got it.

3.) Improved NPC interaction. I've talked a lot about this.

4.) Spaceville would be cool. Anything would be better than what it is now.

5.) Jove finish wiping out the Amarr. Check.

6.) Anything that makes it to where I get rewarded for doing the stuff I'm supposed to be doing for my faction = good.

7.) That would work if CCP knew what they were going to do more than 2-3 weeks ahead of time.

8.) Clone costs make me rage pretty hard. This came up at the last summit and they need to be cut down or just murdered with a chainsaw.

9.) How about we get what we have balanced well first? Do we really need this?

10. ) You mean like get rid of them completely, refund my money and skill points n' stuff?

11.) Ship crews is another ~dream~ thing that I'd fully support if it was done smartly and well balanced.

No, but I can lie about it if you want to give me stuff?