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This has not been my experience. The launcher works just great for me. Perhaps you are letting your experience be colored by one or two failures during the early days of the launcher's existence?

I think it's cute that CCP Devs feel compelled to write a blog praising the efforts of the CSM, call it my c-suite business background but there should not be harmony and kum-bay-yah singing between CCP and the CSM. The design of the CSM mechanic should be constant friction with CCP, a sustained game of tug of war. When I read Jester's blog regarding the upcoming abortion that is the Industry Update and he is in agreement, I question whether the CSM takes their role seriously or if they in fact just dig the "special status" they enjoy.

The members of the CSM should be FIGHTING for the player base, all of the player base, not the player base that they originate from exclusively. All of the corporations, alliances, content segments and game styles, not just what they find cool or enjoyable. I don't doubt some do this nor do I doubt that most think they do this, but if the impending industry changes are a result of CCP/CSM collaboration then the system is definitely not working as intended.

Or you know, people have the auto-launch flag checked and don't have opportunity to see the launcher for more than a second or two anyway, which is not to imply that such people actually use that one to two seconds looking at the launcher.

As for newsletter emails, the CSM minutes get mentioned, but not the actual upcoming CSM election itself.

So, hey, if CCP can't be bothered to even do something as basic as mention the CSM election (and candidate selection) in the newsletter, then I can't be bothered to care either.

:-|


Because you know, if a nice chunk of those highsec carebears actually voted, it would effectively randomize the elections, which I would pay to see, TBH.

Well, I think this time it might be a little different.
Given the damage this CSM wrought on high sec, specifically casual players, plus the upcoming nerfs to high sec T2 invention and standard rat grinding, CSM 10 reps might be running on the platform of how to save Eve. That, or course, will still include "nerf the hell out of high sec", because, well, these CSM people and the devs that listen to them are batshit crazy.

ITT: People who think they're clever because they refuse to act on their own interests.

Oh, and also Dinsdale working harder than any goon (I'm actually starting to wonder if perhaps I should say "any other goon"...?) to ensure that hi-sec and casual players don't vote.

For someone who continually complains about "mindless grunts voting as ordered", you sure spend a lot of time trying to tell people how they should ensure the "nullblocs" continue to be over-represented, Dinsy. You couldn't campaign harder for Mynnna if you tried.

The bolted part is all they are doing. The CSMs are flight 2 times by CCP to Iceland, get told by CCP: "This are our super super plans for Eve!", came back and tell in their blogs or in the forums: "We were in Iceland and get told by CCP about their super plans for Eve! But can´t tell you, because NDA. You know?"

Overall the CSM is not more than a marketinggag by CCP without any real influence.

Re: that once in a lifetime chance. You would think that it would be very likely if it were going to happen, it would happen this CSM, due to the large influx of rookie players brought in by the battle in late Jan.

However, by happy coincidence, CCP in their wisdom decided it was appropriate to run the Recall program to coincide with the 12 days that voting for CSM would take place. Thus, any veteran player who has ever had an account for 30 days in the past - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th etc could re-activate them for 7 days without any intention of re-subbing but still be able to gain a vote for those accounts. The effect of that is to dilute all the votes of those incoming new players.

I lost quite a bit of respect for CCP over this, which I consider like a virtual gerrymandering. I would think, if only for appearances, the Recall program could have been delayed for a mere 12 days so that the voting population properly reflects the ppl who have put their money where their mouth is and subbed up. Not doing so is either an extreme oversight, or a conscious decision to give more voting power to veteran players over newer players.


Will you be releasing data on who is doing the voting eg. how many votes did recalled accounts contribute, and how many were from new players since Jan?

Re: Comments on the devblog. In a previous life as a China watcher I learnt how to read the Beijing Review... eg. 'Productivity in Agriculture jumps expectations' means 'There is a serious problem in the agriculture sector'. So I can't help but read 'Impact of the CSM' with glowing references from CCP employees as 'Serious problem in perception of the CSM among the player segment not directly represented by the CSM'.

Look, any data that demonstrates the incestuous relationship between the null sec cartels and CSM voting will not be made public. That is a given. Further, I have yet to see a response to my question regarding the Chinese server subscribers, and what, if any, voting they do. When CCP gives out the subscription numbers , does that include the Chinese subs?

Also, by resurrecting all those recalled accounts, not only does it gerrymander the voting groups, it also artificially bumps the total active account totals. That is a big deal because if CCP gives out the total number of votes and the precise percentage of accounts that voted, we can once again nail down exactly how many subs are in the game. No way in hell CCP nor the cartels want hard evidence distributed that the direction CCP has taken has forced down the subscription rates.

dinsdale i must thank you for your tireless campaign to prevent highsec from voting and disrupting our cartel

You lost me here.