Back in the day, nullsec was much less accessible for carebears than it has been in the last few years. More for cultural reasons than anything else, but CCP has also altered the game mechanics to encourage alliances to more actively farm their sovereign space too.
People who did low risk carebearing or “krabbing” or whatever you want to call it, as a primary playstyle, they just did it in other places. For the most part. Most notably in highsec. The game survived, even thrived, and nobody was “prevented from playing”.
I can sympathize with the frustration when CCP nerfs your playstyle in some way that makes it no longer seem viable. I used to be a ninja salvager, then spend most of my EVE career as a solo or small corporation wardeccer. These playstyles are effectively nonexistant today. It sucks, but I found other stuff to do. EVE is good like that - lots of gameplay options.
These changes don’t prevent anyone from playing. They just make you find a different way to play. If you don’t want to adapt, I understand that too. No need to play a game that you don’t like - safe journey wherever you go from here.
Face it though, EVE is a constantly changing game. Any particular playstyle is eventually going to disappear. Its your choice whether you want to adapt or not. Probably all long term players have had to make that same choice from time to time.
But still, its not about the inflation. Null was just safer then highsec before. Suggest something alternative which increases the risk to a similiar point, and also removes all the botters. And i’m maybe on your side.
But there is no more local in null-sec paralyzes people who would just like to play for example.
Certainly, it adds some spice to PvP, but for those who just want to play from time to time, farm quietly without taking a blap of 10 dreadnoughts on the mouth
adapt,
you are annoyed by the single loki which kills your vnis. Group up, rat together, bring a scram or two and kill him next time.
if its the smallgang which roams now your space, group up, rat together, bring a scram, maybe some ecm, and kill or hold them long enough until cavalry arrives
etc…
there is lots of options, even without caps, mainly it affects those who don’t socialize, bots and multiboxer. and all of them can go to highsec and live there in peace if you ask me.
