CSM Campaigns

The application period ended on the 17th. Did you submit your application in time?

I was wondering if you would answer some questions.

1. You say you run Incursions. Do you fly with one of the communities on a regular basis? Also, do you think the payout for incursions is too high, too low, or just right?

2. You say that you've been involved in factional warfare. Which faction and was it more as a PLEX farmer, or were you involved in combat?

3. It sounds like you have a separate character for each area of the game you participate in. Do you think that EVE requires multiple accounts to play? And do you think that CCP should cater to those with multiple accounts?

4. You said you have a character in TEST. Were you involved in the Catch war last month? If so, what is your opinion of the current sov warfare mechanics?

Hello,

My question - what is your viewpoint regarding Faction standings and as a CSM member, what changes would you propose to CCP pertaining to game mechanics for Faction standings ?

Good luck to you in the upcoming CSM election.


DMC

Thanks for the reply,

I agree, turning in Tags for Standings is definitely an option. However in my opinion Social skills just barely keep the effects of negative Faction standings in check. And that's only if players keep watch on their standings and adjust their gameplay accordingly.

I think Faction standings should have a more positive impact on game play, especially since Eve Online is based on having a balance in 'Risk vs Reward' and 'Actions vs Consequences'. That's what makes this game great. In the past characters were accountable for their actions, now most everything is being dumbed down and turned into easy mode for the instant gratification crowd. That's something I don't want to see happen to Faction standings.

Currently the in-game aspects of Faction standings :
Positive Faction standings are the only way to access Cosmos Agents (one time access).
Positive Faction and Corporation standings are needed to access Research Agents.
All other Agents only require minimal amount of Faction standing for access (-2.00 or higher standing).
High Faction standings reduce Market Broker fees and Reprocessing fees in NPC stations.
At -5.00 or lower Faction standing, Empire NPC's will attack when in their space.

In my opinion CCP made a big mistake when they removed the need to have positive Faction standings to anchor POS in high sec space. Having that requirement made Faction standings more meaningful instead of just being a way to access Agents or to get lower Broker fees. Now I would love to see more content pertaining to positive Faction standings be added to the game. However at this time my inquiry is based more on the negative effects of Faction standings to the playerbase. Since it takes time for players to ruin their Faction standings then it should also take some time to repair those standings. Unfortunately that info is basically nonexistent in-game when it should actually be readily available and easily understood by players.

I created and shared the 'Faction Standing Repair Plan' with the playerbase on the forums back in 2010. Over the past 7 years it has helped countless amount of players to rectify what seemed like an unsolvable issue. In my opinion players need more options available to repair negative Faction standings then what I've listed in that guide. In fact most of those Event Agents can only be accessed once in the characters life.

There's a lot of players in-game who don't read the forums and don't know that guide exists. They've basically accepted the fact they're cut off from engaging in available content due to negative Faction standings. Repairing negative standings is a big task even for experienced players who are familiar with 'The Plan'. New players who haven't learned the game yet can easily mess up their Faction standings without even knowing it right from the start, resulting in no access to half of Empire space.

Anyway, after 7 years of helping players in the forums to repair negative Faction standings, I just wanted to provide some feedback through the CSM for CCP to consider. I believe these options would definitely help players in-game.

Faction standing repair process be implemented in-game and be very intuitive, not obscure (tutorial perhaps).
Changes to Faction standings will notify players with on screen pop up message (option to deactivate).
Actions that would cause negative Faction standing trigger on screen pop up warning (option to deactivate).
All Anti-Empire mission briefings have a warning informing players those missions will incur negative Faction standings.
Implement Tags for Standings in-game based on similar game mechanics as Tags for Security.
Add NPC Agents to in-game Agent Finder for Faction standing repair (similar to proposal in my forum signature).

Once again good luck with the upcoming election.


DMC

Hi and thanks for the reply.

I agree with most of what you wrote except for not having the ability to have friendly standings with all Empire Factions. I think that cuts off a lot of available content to players. Also I'd like to point out that Pirate Faction standings will still be negative after gaining high standings with Empire Factions.

When I gave the 'Faction Standing Repair Plan' to the Eve community in the forums, it gave players the knowledge to change their standings and engage in content they previously couldn't access. However that info isn't readily available in-game and as such a lot of players are still missing out on accessing content due to lack of knowledge.

I think all players should have the option in-game to invoke Diplomatic Immunity with the Empire Factions. The fact that the info pertaining to that is hidden from players in-game is the reason for my post.

Anyway, thanks again for the reply and good luck with the election.


DMC

Hi Cochise,

First of all sorry for my late reply. I hope you are still interested in my answer.
I strongly believe that ganking itself should remain how its currently set up. However I do feel that new players should have more information about the dangers that gankers pose and how to do something about it.

I have always been pro 'loading screen tips'. Where as a game loads you have one tip from the makers on how you could handle a specific task or skill in the game.

This I believe is what Eve really lacks, because Eve does not really have loading screens, instead you have cinematics on you docking in a station or jumping the gate. Still I feel when this would be incorporated this would increase player awareness and also adds quality to the game. So instead of changing the game mechanics, you'd be giving players that would usually get ganked a chance to really up their game and fight back.

Oh and don't haul billions in a T1 industrial, outsource it to red frog or another hauler community.

Oh the salt LOL

but seriously it's Hi sec and its the most unsafe space in eve. Why because people don't get that concord isn't a preventive measure like safe zones in WOW. YOU aren't playing WOW. Your playing EVE. so next time instead of wishing somebody else will save you like the CSM or CCP why not get off your butt use a scout and play like you have some brain matter in between your ears. Thank you CCP CSM and 3rd party sites like Zkillboard for providing methods for us understanding this maxim "never underestimate the power of stupidity in large groups" George Carlin