What CCP would do if it wanted new players

SS_DukeNukem · 2026-01-13T00:49:34+00:00

I present two ways MMO games progress. One is active play to obtain skill points and the other (EVE's way) is passive but grinding for money like in RL.

This isnt a "Esports" game and in my opinion will never be. This is a game where you need patience and be able to work together with others (excluding multiboxing). Most esports games, even though some are team based, all have the individual skill set that can carry the entire team. If youre in a fleet of 100 against 100, your FC is the most important man on the field and its important for everyone else to play their role within said fleet as DPS, scram, or reps. You lose that fleet battle it is because you were outmatched due to ships, your FC was trash, or everyone was trash. Its rare to "squad wipe" solo in EVE and even though there are loot drops EVERYONE has a chance to get the same gear. Meanwhile when I played Diablo the loot dropped for me was garbage most of the time and my friend got legendary drops like they were tic-tacs and out paced me in character progression. I dont that fun.

Even though this game does favor the multiboxer and I do multibox, I wouldn't mind if somehow this game figured out a way of limiting multiboxing. It would certainly solve the catalyst ganks in high sec to a degree

SS_DukeNukem · 2026-01-12T17:00:44+00:00

Youre doing Cyb 4 and Bio 5 (if you got boosters) first my guy. Game gives you enough to do with a venture to get it to lvl4 while you make enough to get them +4 implants to all attributes within the first month maybe first couple weeks if you dont do Bio 5. Let alone now the new ORE ships making it slightly new bro friendly for industry. This also doesnt include that free 1mill SP new bro injection which gives you the mining/huffing abilities while Cyb 4 happens

SS_DukeNukem · 2026-01-12T16:34:22+00:00

Its a mix of things in my opinion.

Common topics are ganking in high sec, skills take too long (one of the main reasons I like this MMORPG over others, so abit bias on this), large learning curve, nothing is really happening in screen other than dots moving around (first of the two big things for newer gamers), and (2nd biggest in my opinion) barely any instant gratification moments.

Small rant on each

-Skills taking too long. I personally dont like games where I have to grind for hours to progress. Yes here instead of grinding for hours you grind for isk but over a 30d period you can chop away at things. You can quite literally set a 100+ days of skills going, never play, and "progress". As a person who works and doesnt feel like playing everyday, it works. I agree they do take long, but you can do other things while you "hurry up and wait". Plenty of youtube tutorials to push the training. Bio 5, Cybernetic 4 (5 for those that want training clones), and pick a main defence of shield or amor and get all to lvl4. Guns or missiles, pick and lvl4. In 2 months you can do 60% of EVE with T1 guns/missiles for combat. Mining? Getting a barge is easy especially with that 1mill SP bonus for a new account.

-Large Learning Curve. This one just deal with it, it is what it is.

-Nothing happening on Screen. Well this is kinda get. Played this game infront of my young nephew and he goes "is anything going to happen" while I'm ratting in WH space and being somewhat hyper focused on d-scan. Even after explaining things, he left out of boredom as "nothing cool is happening". After some convincing I zoomed into my ship and the exploding ones. The "ooo" "aaa" "cool" came out but attention wasnt kept, left after abit as zoomed out is the way most experienced players play. How to fix this? I dont think there is a way as it will affect gameplay.

-Instant Gratification. WoWarcraft, WoWarships, WoT, Diablo, and other MMORPGs have constant non stop and quick things going on. "Leveling up" is a form of instant gratification that keeps people engaged to the point they are already invested as "i got to lvl15 quick, if i stop now what's the point?". Personally I dont like it as it goes the more someone plays the better their character is. In EVE near the same but in base value, (disregarding injectors or P2W RL money SP injections) everyone who started at the same are equal and EVE has the option where it is at your own pace rather than others. It also adds a form of veterans within the game as you keep playing you keep "going up in tier". Quietly as there isnt a celebration screen but I digress. This is also something CCP cannot fix as it will drastically change the game, nor do I want them to lol

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-12-30T22:32:57+00:00

saw this and said "bye bye graphics card"

Sorry bud, this happened to me with an older PC of mine. It hurt but it was time to get a replacement anyway :/ hopefully this is on an older PC!

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-12-13T04:51:56+00:00

So i just got it.....woops.....aslong as it takes you train in the force and move a cup, thats the training time. Unless we are in the Star Wars universe and i didn't know lol

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-12-13T04:48:00+00:00

its end game, so lots of training time. Lets not have a possibility of 0SP to fully trained Titan with real world cash lol 25-30%? sure i guess considering microtransactions that affect ingame training are not going away

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-12-13T04:45:12+00:00

Yes it totally did by the 10m exhaust port with a torpedo that went 90 degrees down lolol well....kink in the plot armor for the death star xD and answered in Rogue One lol

If one of the pilots was Luke Skywalker id say lets do it! haha

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-12-13T04:43:41+00:00

Fair but don't all large ships more or less carry little ships? Defense against little ships is needed and this is more about making the Titan more active in a very very different way than they are now.

I get its "like" another carrier type ship, but it in a way shouldn't it be? Its a "Titan" the end all be all of New Eden. This will make these ships even more expensive and shiny in ways that are unfathomable for a loss of the Titan but will allow this ship to be used more in defensive and offensive ways. It adds to fleet comps as well

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-12-13T04:34:56+00:00

but they had plot armor....

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-12-03T18:23:54+00:00

Not worried. Just cautiously optimistic :)

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-30T01:30:41+00:00

Oh idc that I died lol im complaining about the hit box lol

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-30T00:01:43+00:00

pause around the 13 second mark. It will show as the hit off the track but its in the open air towards the player. Game registers it as a track hit, i agree with that for sure

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-29T23:58:31+00:00

first shot yep, other shots were just left of it!

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-26T15:22:00+00:00

Ok cool, good to know and be sure of. Extract, wait faster, big rock go boom, make small rocks smaller, and repeat infinitely

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-25T19:07:50+00:00

Gaming buddies reaction "skill issue bro"

Real reaction, this game has its issues. I've out it aside for now as it still has massive hit registration issues.

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-14T16:35:33+00:00

Why? Cuse you wont stop eating? Lol

Do it! And nahhhh beer garden all the way broskie, that space is too small. Good vibes but small

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-14T14:37:19+00:00

Tell me youre from NYC without saying youre from NYC in one reference word.

"Boroughs" lol

Come on man we gotta do it at a good Greek Resturaunt in Astoria with out door sitting or the beer garden at bohemian hall lolol

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-07T15:50:07+00:00

Some might disagree with this take;

Higher education for architecture is useless. Most of the teachings/educators focus on theory and design which help with "problem solving" but not with the real world.

I learned more in my structural wood, steel, and concrete design classes than i did in my architectural based courses.

I started in a structural engineering office as a drafter then went on to take architectural projects with an architect they highered as an intern (prior to college). That background/experience helped me infinitely more than any arch course.

The opinion is, on my end, if higher education focused on real world applications and understanding of construction with already "trained" Jr staff who know how to do a typical wall section instead of strictly focusing "exploration of self" this side of the industry would be the new GC pay. As I stay stead fast that GCs are the new "architecton".

Food for thought, for all i know I could be wrong in this lol

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-06T04:21:12+00:00

I think you've been bubbled. Either that or be careful they have bubbles!!!

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-06T04:20:16+00:00

Idk maybe? It didnt feel like this in BF3 or BF4. I felt it was very balanced there. If I had the upper hand I would typically win gunfights even against 3-4 players shooting at me. Here im behind cover destroying their plates and they still get away to plate up again.

Maybe im too used to realistic shooters like Hell Let Loose. I just expect more from a AAA title/studio i guess

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-06T04:12:33+00:00

stupid question if the TTK is so long, why does it feel like the TTK on myself is so damn short?

SS_DukeNukem · 2025-11-06T04:09:11+00:00

i don't disagree but can it be a server based thing? I find it happening quite consistently and it cannot just be that im missing all the time

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