Warfare & Tactics

"By letting be buy a reward I can always benefit from and never have to risk losing, I can finally compete against those people better at the game than me!
I think it's great they removed risk vs reward... it's been the best thing to happen to my guild"

I can't wait to see what "mechanic" / "gameplay" is introduced when CCP decides it needs everyone to have three accounts per player.

And it will happen, or something along those lines, it's just a matter of time.

Why do you think we threw such a **** storm when they tried their "brave" aurum gold ammo crap?
Because once they start milking you for cash to compete beyond your initial subscription.. it's all down pay-to-win hill from there.

Once OGB really took off, most of us expected they'd fix it.
Now they say
"oh, well actually we need to recode half the game to fix this because of techtalk"....
I'm sure they'll get right on that. You won't just get another excuse 2 years from now followed with
"oops, oh well, sorry, guess that mandatory 2nd account stuff is here to stay... did I mention we have another POWER OF TWO sale this week??? Please click my apology to be linked to the 'give us money' window.

Players that want to pay to win will,
the players that don't won't compete and will leave.
And the company won't care because they'll still be making money.

But how?!?!
Because while they lose some players not willing to shell out the cash, the ones willing to pay to win will (usually) pay enough to cover 3 or more of the previous frugal customers.
At least this is what microtransaction research would indicate.

So in the end the company will make more money.
However the game/gameplay ultimately pays the price as what players will get in the end is a sandbox replaced with a cat litter box.

"No seriously guys, everyone has a third account for system cobobulationsings. Quit being a scrub. I have 6 accounts so I can get the full bonus, most my friends do. It doesn't need changed, you're just too poor to compete with the serious players. Working as intended."

Well it only makes business sense if the numbers work.
If more people are willing to buy 2nd accounts than people that leave over OGB, it will.
If not, it won't.

As everyone has already become accustomed to the power of two being ok for matters of convenience and alternate game-play options, it's become easier to accept second accounts that establish a pay-to-win scenario.

As people are starting to see them prevalent to the point solo players are using them just like falcon alts (but without the vulnerability of needing to warp into the situation where the advantage is being applied.) They've figured out the ruse. But since they were eased into it I doubt you'll see the sharp reaction and mass unsubs like you might with something as blatent as GOLD +150 AMMO

Only time will tell which survives, but do remember that what is best for the game mechanics has nothing to do with popularity or profit forecasts. Just because OGB is terrible for the game doesn't mean it's going anywhere.

In fact, it a logical conclusion that the problem may very well get worse should the company feel it's enough of a success that it warrants upping the ante again.

No one says unintended consequences can't be capitalized on.

I'm sure once CCP realized OGB were driving second account purchases beyond expectations, no one stood up in the room and said "we gotta stop this, we're making more money on accident!"

I agree. The question is, will they?

Bite it. Like a dog.

Human mouths are disgusting. Perhaps a leg infection will show them we mean business.

As a WH guy, I log in and I just think, " Look at all these people without combat probes."

So the solution to faggots having booster alts is for everyone to go get a mandatory probing alt?

No thanks.

I'd rather my enemies' alt fly an OGB than a cloaking Falcon or logi.

Generally speaking in low sec, most of our fights are not going to be against structures. So spending the fittings necessary to fit combat probes on our ships will hurt our chances of winning the fight.

Is that serious?
Show me your uber counterfit of a non boosted ship vs a loki and tengu boosted hawk^^
I prefer the cloaky griffin because he will be on km.
Plus you still maybe have a small chance to burn out or what I once did kill the papertank griffin when jam fails. That chance usually doesn´t exist vs a 4500m/s hawk with 16km scram range.

Example: I once engaged an incursus in a kitey condor. Just for fun although I knew I wouldn´t break his tank. That idiot was boosted and scrammed me from 16 or 17km^^
If he would have had a cloaky griffin instead I would have prolly burned out.
OGB gives you simply tooooooooooo big benefits for the really small risk.