is the BS fixed now - seen somewhere on reddit that it is?
I don’t think I’ve ever commented on anything about this game on the forums, but this event is so bad, it actually prompted me to come find a place to comment on it …
I did not get a BS spawn, so I can’t comment on the overpowered BS dps, but the terrible drops after putting a ticket, some annoying item and 13M into a popup for a loot can 3 times in a row to get a crappy skin, 1 dose of a worthless drug and a 1.3M isk overseer box.
Just the ISK alone I put in, 39M, I’ve lost about 30M on this event, not to mention to time that I could have put into something worthwhile, like not playing this game.
I don’t get it. Perhaps CCP could explain what the intent was … I have yet to figure it out.
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It seems CCP just thinks we are – players – dumb assholes. And just laughing.
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A complete waste of time, and near impossible to do solo. Even if you clear the site - in my case, the BS eventually warped out - and bookmark it, you cannot then come back and mine, as the asteroids disappear, presumably when you go off site. So very difficult to see how the solo player can get anywhere.
Now, it is one thing to encourage team effort, etc. But to construct an event that in effect completely excludes solo?
The shame is that, a year or two ago, the events were possible to tackle. They worked, even solo, even with an alpha, as long as flying a battlecruiser. But the last twelve months or so, I have given up on events, and my one foray into this one confirms I was right.
Once upon a time, CCP, you got this. You produced events that new players - even alphas - could dabble in. I pity any poor sod in Cistuvaert who warped to the VIP Gala site there at the moment in their Velator or even a basic frigate to find a grumpy carrier. How does that help extend the player base or encourage retention?
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any info where we are supposed to find the "paradise club " structures ? hi-sec/lo/null? on overview or inside gala event sites after cleaning npcs?
CCP converted to korean/chinese style. Well sold I say.
Lootboxes? Khm.
Whats next? Where I can donate?
A site that contains virually ZERO loot, and 2 trycarboxils after 50% reprocess? TWO?
VIP sites that needs 25kk ISK just to run roulette and get a 1mil booster?
Completely wasted event.
Gotta need a new hastag #CCPFailed
Waiting on survey on this crapvent.
Perhaps they misplaced a 0 on the reprocessing table? 100 > 1 would be more interesting.
Plus some drop adjustment.
Like if I spend 13 or 25mil for a ticket I should be getting something valuable,
Perhaps this was intended for Serenity server with chinese bots? I dunno.
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A voice of reason.
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@CCP_Falcon
Yeah, I’m curious as to why you set up things the way you did. Like, it’s disappointing to kill the main loot drop and get a crappy drop, but it seems to feel much worse when you have to sacrifice something to get a crappy reward. Even if the loot tables are adjusted to result in a similar isk efficiency, bad rolls are much more likely to upset people when they have to sacrifice something. And this is actually backed up by psychological research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_aversion. Moreover, you guys have already said how people seem to be more likely to remember the bad roles when it comes to ECM; so you should already know that the way a mechanic feels is actually more important than how it actually operates.
BTW, I’m not trying to be insulting by linking videos about game design; I just prefer backing up my arguments when posting on the forums Hidden Game Mechanics: Design for the Human Psyche - Extra Credits.
Also, you guys do realize that we’ve been spoiled in the past with events with good isk efficiencies and no extra garbage (like building accelerators, clicking on agency tasks, or having to sacrifice stuff to get drops). I don’t know why you guys keep making changes like this, and you seem to be reluctant to explain them, but you have to know this kind of stuff is going to annoy the players used to quick and easy goodies? Right?
Obviously, different players enjoy different things, and you’re much more likely to hear from the vocal extremes, so I don’t know how much my opinion matters to you. But it seems to me like the live events have been trending in a bad direction since the Federation Grand Prix. Of course, we have still gotten some “good” ones, but I’m becoming increasingly concerned that bad live events are going to become the new norm.
It’s probably a good thing that you guys are trying out new stuff, but I know I would like it if you alternated between event structures that have been positively received in the past, and potentially “risky” new mechanics. It might also help keep the player vitriol down to a minimum.
Thanks for listening.
Ugh, I need to get back to work. But, what’s the point of live events? Seriously. Like, if it’s supposed to get current players to play more, and people on breaks to come back, shouldn’t it be lucrative and fun?
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No one cares. Don’t thank them.
You are 100% right, but CCP dont care about that, and don’t care about players.
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thanks for LOL skins and LOL crate of celebral accelerator BPC, not worth to resub for the event.
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Too late! 
You teaching CCP how to design events after them working on it for years. Haha! Thats actually a good video.
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Do you have no job, or why do you work in this game?
Yes, you sub omega accounts. : - )
Did you want to tell me how you are subbing them?
No, you don’t. You really, really don’t.
You’re doing that to yourself.
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uhm the citadell next to you in site ¿? 
and what BS to fix ? I can
just go afk in those sites dunno what crap people fly ^^
I’ve never participated in this event before. I played around with the Operation Permafrost event and didn’t find it horrible, but I certainly did not have fun.
I’m not finding anything fun about this event. In fact it seems to be the exact opposite - exceptionally generic and lacking but i’m going to wait until after the first day to give it a proper go. In all fairness day one should be treated no different than patch day IMHO.
So i’ll chime in after the kinks get worked out and not rush to judgement, however I am not hearing good things from many people which is a psychological deterrent.
Leiron
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No they don’t:
Just waiting for CCP to add the ability in the near future to spend plex on increasing the chance of a favorable drop from a loot box:
“For only 100 PLEX, change your loot box drop to off a better table!”
You laugh, but It’s comming…
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@CCP_Falcon:
This thread supposed to be an “Event Feedback” thread you know, is anyone reading it anyway?!
A response would be nice, all the ppl here are experienced players and reported already so many things - things that need to be taken a bit more seriously from all of you in the Dev-Team. 
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did they fix the BS damage?
i wish i knew…
So you want me to kill rats that have zero bounties. For a chance to get an item I then have to mine for and then have to pay isk for, for a chance to open a ***** lootbox!!! My god CCP, my god…
You trying to out do EA and activision?
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