EVE General Discussion

Dude's emoting each other in a pretend-bar is frivolous, useless and generally a stupid way to squander resources, you don't even need to test it lol.

In its current form, Incarna is clearly pointless. Apart from the impressive avatar sculpting part, there is no reason to even load CQ as it doe However, this does not mean that CCP should put it on ice like what is being mentioned. Promising thousands of players the ability to interact in stations and then getting cold feet after the debacle of the NEX is certainly not the way to go.

Though EVA and exploration gaming is a step in making it more meaningful, WiS feature would have provided several psychological attachment effects to the player. One, is the ability to actually explore the station and its inhabitants. Since the station themselves are massive, empire based stations could in fact be divided into multiple categories either in low or hi sec. This can be further broken down into secure areas or seedy areas. In secure areas, should trouble occur or you cause trouble well you know. While in seedier areas, i.e. brothels, drug dealers, gun runners, anything goes. This could be expanded into missions, sub-games, gambling etc. Establishment of shops, recruitment offices etc can further be made via Aurum or more isk sink models. WIS should NEVER be like the standard MMO we see everywhere (yes, no stupid emoting crap). Attachment to the avatar would be far more than a golden dildo in space or poo goo in a pod.

Two, by re-imagining WiS you could further establish links (taking a shuttle down) to planetary cities and of course the ship themselves when it is in the bay. This would expand EVE into further avatar driven gameplay. Again, the scale of that would really be indeed impressive. A breathing living EVE on multiple levels with a humanoid will always take preference to ship avatars in space from a humanist perspective.

I have seen EVE grow from strength to strength since 2004 and seen it stagnate for quite a while now, it needs to go in another direction while keeping spacefaring pew pew alive if it wants to rival the big boys. Evolution of space gaming.

Eve will always be a space game simulator first and foremost and so perhaps there is a need to balance the resources and doing things without skipping or stopping what was PROMISED earlier on i.e. WiS. Of course, there is much to do yet in the scheme of things that doesn't make quite sense or broken. Same old missions for years on end (where are the dynamics?), broken COSMOS, static null sec interaction and mechanics, horrid sounds, and of course my biggest gripe, FIX THE MOA.

So in short, CCP must deliver Incarna 2.0 and not go off on another tangent (useless 1000USD apparell) unless the tangent includes even newer directions in gaming as a part of it. I am aware that it will take ages but EvE has no rival like it, many tried and many more will try but wont come close therefore the spaceballs is in your station!

Well there are lots of MMO with avatars and where everything goes. Surely among hundreds of video games could be a few game mechanics that are compatible with the spirit of EVE and are neither Second Life or World of Warcraft or Planetside 2. In fact, certain that CCP has people thinking this kind of thing for WoD, I do not think that they lack human resources to come up with something better than a FPS.

And if new game mechanics fails, you can always take existing mechanics and transfer them to the avatars.

There are mechanics running through the ships and mechanics running through a GUI, you can use the avatars as a very sophisticated GUI or provide them with their own mechanics, or anything in between.

And preferably without trying to make us believe that garbage about immortal guys go out of their capsule and their powrful ships to shoot like assholes to get a couple of trophies in an abandoned station. There's no way that would work, if the reward is high have all the DUST fans camping sites and taking everything, and if is not as good as what you can do on a ship no one will use it.

I'd love to see this type of exploration as a DUST 514 option.

I'll have to challenge you there, at the time of my post this thread has received 487 replies (primarily positive) 18,889 views and 1208 likes ... i think the player base would receive avatar gameplay very well. I know I will.

I am very curious as to how many shots it will take to down someone on average. Does the eve universe have personal shields?

Yes, and armour reppers. The DUST suits work like the ships in that sense.

I really want to see where all this can lead. Imagine if part of Jove space gets opened up and we can harvest implant parts from their derelict labs...

(edit: corrected my phones stupid auto correction)

I hope that when you are unarmored in stations you can kill with one or two shots. Lots of possibilities. Of course concord would disarm in most places.

Hey everyone

The CSM is asking for input for the theme of the next expansion.
Link

I suggest that those of you who would like to see something happen in the avatar realm should go over there and make your voice heard.

Be mindful that this is a very old thread guys. CCP have already stated that they have stopped all prototype work on avatar gamplay.