Topic: Farm Online
In my most humble and personal opinion this games system has so much potential for interesting, challenging and even meaningful pve, yet all we have is meaningless repetitive boring sh.. farming.
You farm npc spawns.. yay! They keep spawning and I keep shooting and looting and they keep spawning and I keep shooting and looting and they keep spawning and I keep shooting and … finger cramp.
You do assignments.. yay! I took an assignment to A and went there to press button and since I was cunning I took another assignment to B since it was close by A and went there and pressed button again. Now to receive my reward and see what they want me to do next.. hmm.. They want me to go to A and B again to press the same button.. brain melt.
What is this line of Sequers!? Maybe transportation is fun since half of the population seem to be mechatruckers.. lets give it a try! I put on my Geysier-Kronwerk cap and these four whatever things to my cargo hold and off to the teleport I go. And at my destination I deliver and get my rewards and take a new hauling adventure, so off to teleport I go and to my destination to deliver and pickup and deliver and.. why am I looking for a self-destruct button?
Thank god we have mining! I get to earn nic (to fund my pvp losses) without my brain screaming mercy since I can do it mostly AFK!
Am guessing that trading and manufacturing are quite ok means to get your nic if such activities happen to be your thing.. but I guess those are not really pve to begin with.
I can understand how some ppl enjoy finding the most effective way to do X and optimizing their nic/h or finding a way to deal with very difficult spawns.. but how long can that keep you entertained?
Does anyone even agree with me?
If so, how about we try to come up with ideas to put this games amazing potential to good use? All this farming is making baby arkhes cry rusty tears.
Am worried that lots of potential players are lost because of fail pve. On other hand if pve was challenging, interesting and even meaningful, it would make people want to stay and bring good reviews. I do realize that this game has just launched so there is an excuse for lack of content, but imho when mining is the most entertaining (pve) thing to do.. something is seriously wrong.
I will be posting my own suggestions how to make pve better later, if am not booed out of my own thread before I get around to do that.