CSM Campaigns

Not all corporations are created equal when new player experience is concerned. The kind of corporations often targeted by highsec pirates are barely, if at all, above NPC corporations in their ability to serve new players. Small highsec mining or mission running corporations should be left to those who are old and experienced enough to know what they are doing and should absolutely not be recommended as a starting point for new players. Solo HS carebearing is all fine and good, but it it should be reserved for those who are truly dedicated to their carebearing ways. Against popular opinion, it is not a suitable environment for fresh players and definitely not a good starting point for those still unsure of what kind of content they want from this game.

I have seen a lot of people run a few missions or mine a few droids either solo or in a small highsec corp, and unsubmit out of boredom and due to a feeling of irrelevance. The players who I have seen become active content creators and active players have more often than not been those who have been engaged and pulled along for meaningful content by established Null, Low or WH based groups. Everyone can use a low-sp scout or a hero tackler, so there is no reason not to take the newbie along for the ride.

The Finnish speaking player community has this excellent player retention system called Suomi Op, where players from established corporations run public PvP operations open for everyone who speaks the language. This has been a major contributing factor for player retention among those few newbies who are fortunate enough to find out about it. These operations have given new players a taste of the kind of game play they might otherwise not have encountered at all before unsubmitting, and have also helped give a lot of established carebears a taste of what making things explode feels like.

The realization that the markets are full of replacement ships and that the "scary" parts of eve aren't actually that scary at all when you are no longer alone and miserable is an important experience for both the newbie and the veteran carebear. I strongly recommend player outreach programs such as this to everyone else as well, not least since they are an excellent excuse to get totally drunk with strangers on TeamSpeak. Kudos to newbie-friendly veterans such as Mauno Materialisti, Lacco, Ugly Eric, Shana Tirii and others for contributing to my retention trough Suomi Op when I was a clueless newbie.

Just did my interview. I was a bit nervous, and am looking forward to seeing how it came out. Thanks guys! :)

http://capstable.net/2015/01/26/lorelei-ierendi/

Interview is up.

Hi John! Thank you for taking the time to communicate in my thread.



If I recall correctly, and I do, when I wrote that bit I was thinking more about also having people having the chance to learn the tools... Other than having a strange button on the screen... there was nothing telling me about what DSCAN was. I think I also missed the bit in the tutorial about checking the map for the killings...



I don't recall asking for nerfs? Did I do that? It's mostly about not having any way to learn those things, other than sitting down with google and getting a headache.

Of course, such things as bringing randomness into the response times of CONCORD would be an interesting addition to the fight in high sec... a module that lets me destroy my ship and loot if I am not afk is something I would also find interesting. Stuff like that. "nerfing" one group or the other is not going to change anything. That has already been proved time and again.

Hi Ashterothi!

Thank you for taking the time away from your own campaign thread in order to visit mine!



No, I am not advocating an escalation of banning.
Suicide ganking is not griefing. I am not advocating a policy change here... just maybe some more clarity/transparency for the bans that take place. If you have the energy, I think I talked about this on my capstable interview!

It looks as though there is a considerable turnout, and I am trying to round all of you up to get the high-sec force to work on fixing up this long-stagnated region. I am really excited to see that not only are there so many of you, but you've got great ideas and completely unique viewpoints! You in particular would appear to be the first carebear candidate this round, to which I must say I am a tad surprised.

You've got an interesting perspective from the standpoint of one who likes to run package delivery. We throughout EVE rely a lot on you folks for our logistics teams but we don't always consider your feelings. As you are a casual gamer, I think you'll find a lot of agreement with Mike Azariah's style. He has already been in the CSM twice in a row and is highly likely to win a third seat. I assume you knew by now that he is indeed running again.

Well I'd like to see you bounce ideas off the other highsec candidates. I want your unique input. You've said you're fighting for the right to play your way and for the chance to survive, well one of the big topics that Jenshae Chiroptera and I have been discussing recently is providing tools for the defender to allow them to step up their game with skill and save their shipments or whatever it is they're defending. So if you've got the time, please stop by my highsec reform thread. I'm hoping to get at least a bit of input from all of you, and I want you all to come with an open mind. I believe that all highsec candidates can work together through differing opinions and goals, united toward one grander goal: that highsec definitely needs work!

Hi Mike! Thanks for stopping by!



I think something like a popup on logging in for the week of the elections would be a good thing. Like I have said, we get several popups in the run-up to downtime every day... one week of pop-ups on logging in with the elections coming would not be too much more of an inconvenience. Then we could at least be sure that no one missed out on voting because they didn't know!!!



I hope that the changes in null will bring us high sec carebears also fresh wind! Aside from the game mechanics, I hope that the changes in null will make it more exciting than it previously seemed to be, and more accessible (for someone sitting outside and watching).

And the discussion of the interview is up:

http://capstable.net/2015/02/04/csm-x-show-3/

I get air time between about minute 39 and 46. I found the comments... interesting and valuable.

Does anyone else have any comments?

There is also the fact that CSM is NOT a two things that people seem to think that we are.

We are not the internal affairs of ccp so we do not double check all the bans to make sure they are right. We see the stats of bans and the effects, we may advise on the wording of rules and such but ccp security are trained professionals whose job it is to keep the game 'clean'.

We are not the Human Resources department. We have no effect on hires or fires nor should we. This came up at the beginning of last term and the smart thing to do is stay clear and send condolences to those who were laid off and to those left behind. Congrats to people who move on to new jobs and new futures. These are people and their livelihoods. Act accordingly

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And I am NOT advocating or assuming that the CSM gets to approve bans or control bans. I would, however, like to know if the person applying to join my corp has a shady history etc. That is the rationale behind my "Wall of Shame".



Oh heaven forbid that any game company, anywhere, lets players have anything to do with hiring or firing!

I have, of course, been reading the blog posts, twitter et cetera of CSM9 and have decided not to say anything more about it at the moment!