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Rubicon is the Best Expansion
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Lyris Nairn
Perkone
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-11-20 17:13:18 UTC
Hello friends,

I woke up yesterday just in time to hit the ground running on the new expansion. This was the first time I had ever done so, and this was really exciting for me! I got to join up with some friends and take part in some emergent game play. The content was so good that I was glued to my computer, logged in and actively involved for hours.

One crazy corp mate of mine was at it for 22 hours straight without a break! Shocked

I know there is a lot of backlash from some people, because that's how MMO players are no matter what you do. But from the perspective of someone who has played for years, this is one of the best expansions yet.

Thanks CCP!

Sky Captain of Your Heart

Reddit: lyris_nairn Skype: lyris.nairn Twitter: @lyris_nairn
Batelle
Federal Navy Academy
#2 - 2013-11-20 17:16:47 UTC  |  Edited by: Batelle
This is also probably the first expansion i spent significant time right after deployment, specifically getting involved in new content. It was exciting. This expansion also heavily influences the metagame of areas of the game im interested in. I was into exploration pre-apocrypha, and I did enjoy the new scanning system, but I wasn't flying t3's or diving WHs for a long time after its release.

Some things were just nice surprises, like the new effects for anchored bubbles and the MWD spool up sound.

"**CCP is changing policy, and has asked that we discontinue the bonus credit program after November 7th. So until then, enjoy a super-bonus of 1B Blink Credit for each 60-day GTC you buy!"**

Never forget.
Remissus Rinah
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2013-11-20 17:17:42 UTC
Rubicon is a pretty good expansion. It introduced a lot of things I really like, and only one or two things I do not think are fully ready; A much better ratio than a lot of other MMO expansions I've seen.

~ Remissus
Trii Seo
Goonswarm Federation
#4 - 2013-11-20 17:20:14 UTC
I didn't have (sadly!) much time to have fun with the new expansion but from what I've seen so far it's amazing. Looking forward to playing it more!

Proud pilot of the Imperium

Arek'Jaalan: Heliograph
ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2013-11-20 17:23:18 UTC
Let me guess: You were one of the ones going around in the crow swarms destroying anything that moved? Blink

Dodixie > Hek
Lyris Nairn
Perkone
Caldari State
#6 - 2013-11-20 17:24:40 UTC
ElQuirko wrote:
Let me guess: You were one of the ones going around in the crow swarms destroying anything that moved? Blink

Why would you guess when you are clearly on the Internet, which is full of resources that would allow you to know for sure?

Sky Captain of Your Heart

Reddit: lyris_nairn Skype: lyris.nairn Twitter: @lyris_nairn
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#7 - 2013-11-20 17:26:11 UTC
Confirming that Rubicon is the best expansion we will have in the next five years.

Sovereignty and Population

New Mining Mechanics
Jenn aSide
Worthless Carebears
The Initiative.
#8 - 2013-11-20 17:29:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Jenn aSide
Batelle wrote:
This is also probably the first expansion i spent significant time right after deployment, specifically getting involved in new content. It was exciting.


Me 3. Figuring out how I could use these god awful RHMLs in PVE has been entertaining at least lol.

And the Mobile Depot has changed EVERYTHING. I no longer need an alt scout to do lvl 5 missions or null sec lvl 4s, and can cloaky/nullified my way there, refit for mission, do mission, refit for travel and be done with it. Same with 10/10s (fit for gank in the 1st few rooms, take off prop mod i don't need and fit for more tank before going into the last.

Finally I can really really ninja plex without having to use black ops (which are sub par for pve).

1 man (with a girl avatar), 1 Loki (piloted by the man with the girl avatar) and the vastness of space lol.

Of course some people are honestly to dumb and biased to understand that CCP just handed "solo" players a boat-load of stuff to solo with. Most will continue to hide in high sec demanding CCP give them more solo content when it already exists....
James Noble
Metal Industries Company
#9 - 2013-11-20 17:33:53 UTC
Well my play style didn't benefit much from this expansion or any others in the past couple years but I did like some of the UI improvements I guess. So yes, perhaps this is the best expansion in years... My favorite part though is that it didn't inconvenience me in anyway.
Remissus Rinah
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2013-11-20 17:35:23 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
Most will continue to hide in high sec demanding CCP give them more solo content when it already exists....


Which is sad. I'm really loving solo exploration and missions in lowsec with my shiny new Stratios. P

~ Remissus
Lyris Nairn
Perkone
Caldari State
#11 - 2013-11-20 17:38:07 UTC
Stratios are very shiny.

Sky Captain of Your Heart

Reddit: lyris_nairn Skype: lyris.nairn Twitter: @lyris_nairn
Cannibal Kane
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2013-11-20 18:01:10 UTC
Have not had a chance to look at the shinies yet.

Been paid to shoot some POCO's and have been doing that since yesterday. I am tired of that now.

Going to have a look at the new stuff.

"Kane is the End Boss of Highsec." -Psychotic Monk
Captain Tardbar
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#13 - 2013-11-20 18:11:06 UTC
I will have to admit, the new user interface graphics make the game look more modern, but other than that I don't see any features that will affect me.

Hell, Odyssey had more impact on my gameplay (thanks for buffing ice mining income rates) than Rubicon.

Maybe I should buy a SoE ship or something to show off my space riches.

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Bel Tika
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2013-11-20 18:33:45 UTC
For myself and what i have read, being a new player im looking at Rubicon as a beginning and its a very good beginning but the journey seems to be more promising and,for me anyhow, its very exciting to be part of it
Eli Green
The Arrow Project
#15 - 2013-11-20 18:36:06 UTC
Do you even Apocrypha?

wumbo
Diomedes Calypso
Aetolian Armada
#16 - 2013-11-20 18:46:08 UTC
Jenn aSide wrote:
[quote=Batelle]
Finally I can really really ninja plex without having to use black ops (which are sub par for pve).

1 man (with a girl avatar), 1 Loki (piloted by the man with the girl avatar) and the vastness of space lol.

....


Made my morning....

.
Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
#17 - 2013-11-20 18:50:42 UTC
You kids really need to look up the meaning of the word "Expansion".

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Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#18 - 2013-11-20 19:31:14 UTC
Rubicon was a good Patchspansion.


Expatchion?

Expanatch?

Naw...Patchspansion.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Nuela
WoT Misfits
#19 - 2013-11-20 20:02:48 UTC
Hmmmmmm

Funny. I have played a few hours and noticed nothing different except for a couple graphics things.
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe
#20 - 2013-11-20 20:05:44 UTC
Lyris Nairn wrote:
I woke up yesterday just in time to hit the ground running on the new expansion. This was the first time I had ever done so, and this was really exciting for me! I got to join up with some friends and take part in some emergent game play. The content was so good that I was glued to my computer, logged in and actively involved for hours.

One crazy corp mate of mine was at it for 22 hours straight without a break! Shocked

Cannibal Kane wrote:
Been paid to shoot some POCO's and have been doing that since yesterday. I am tired of that now.

:getin:

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