You’re funny. Just because I’m not a fan of ganking and would like to see alternate styles of PvP doesn’t mean I want to see all gankers burn in a fire.
so, your opinion is, that CCP should generally disable players shooting players in high sec because then EVE would get a million more players and therefore CCP would make much more money. Did I understand that correctly? And you are sure about it? Is that what “really matters in this game”? Or, since you said its “out of control” would you prefer some kind of friendly or “soft” ganking? and how would that look like?
A million new players sounds about right.
Well, we’re not going to see more players by expanding ganking. Maybe other types of PvP instead…
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I’m just saying that you know what you say is true.
Wish others could understand what you said.
You’ve said this a couple times, but if those who gank wanted to do something else, I imagine they already would. I don’t expect anyone’s bemoaning, “Oh, if only there was some other shooty pastime, I wouldn’t have to gank…” But maybe I’m wrong. Maybe they secretly yearn for something more.
Anyway, as to whether removing ganking from highsec would increase new player retention, I suppose it might. But as someone who largely lives in Empire space (both highsec and lowsec), I tend to think highsec would get pretty dull without at least the risk of an occasional gank. So perhaps every new player that stays for not getting ganked might leave later for getting bored?
I think this is the danger FC faces in changing EVE to attract a younger crowd. By appealing to instant gratification and low attention span, FC may attract new EVE players. But the same traits may see those new players quickly get bored and move on. Meanwhile, if the changes they made alienate and drive off older capsuleers, FC will have traded a stable playerbase for a fickle one.
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Nulsec or WHS has its own challenges that differ from Ganking highsec pilots.
The ability to find easy targets to shoot at would be the first hurdle for the highsec ganker.
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I think many of us yearn for something more, no?
Lowsec has been calling out for content.
Come to Tama bring friends.
The secret to happiness is to be content with what you have, no matter how little or how much.
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I probably could… if they stopped nerfing everything.
Looks legit.
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If they wanted EVE to succeed they’d release a Hindi translation. That would be about 600 million new players.
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Maybe if they drop the price to around $0.50 USD per month in India…
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Keep on hating, haters. Everybody knows the truth.
With proud regards
-James Fuchs
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Players can easily become staunch anti-ganking proponents with this kind of nonsense. Just keep nudging everyone over that line…
If there’s an anti-ganking backlash forming - it’s because of rampant botting and input broadcasting abuse.
At the end of this. In about some where in the first or the beginning of the second quarter of next year are we really goin g to know if it is really working as intended. While I do not gank. See no real reason to do so. If this is a first step that shows even the glimmer of promise for player retention. Then it is for the best.
But we are only what few weeks as of this post? While an uptick in new players is nice to see. At the same time. The real metrics are going to be player retention. How many go Omega-sub? Those numbers are going to be the tell. If ganking were to end. I do not see how FC could eliminate it entirely. High sec is already to safe in my opinion.
I still have my reservations and concerns, but am willing to be happily proven wrong. What i is going to take is to see if these new players coming out of exordium in the next few weeks actually adapt and stay. Or find that no matter how ■■■■ the economy is in the starter systems. It is better as that is what they got used to and are unwilling to leave. Time will tell how all of this is going to fall out.
I don’t think CCP barred ganking from the region because it drives new players away. I think they just did it because it doesn’t matter, and they are sick of listening to carebears cry and whine about it.
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Fixed it for you.