This game definitely needs extended territorial control. Imagine how many players will join the game if they will able capture and hold their piece of world. +pos system and ...jackpot

I think a lot of folk missed the point of my original post tbh.

Everyone seems to be fixating on PvE or npc'ing or whatever but in point of fact imo npc's are one of the things that game has done very well. Compared to any other MMO I have played the npc's in this game present a genuine challenge thanks to reasonable AI and a variety of fittings and EWAR. As  I already said I like the complexity of the Industry and me and a mate are getting to grips with it, making a reaosnable profit in ammo and a few T1 stuffs and working on a knowledgebase to start making more expensive shinies.

My point about the Mesmer is that it is basically the "end game" Blue bot, excepting the mk2 which requires a horrible amount of EP into the horrible timesink *** skill that is Nuimqol control. I can already buy a T4 fit Mesmer which is the most expensive bot I can have and theoretically the most powerful combat blue bot going. Having purchased one my next purchase is, well, what? Another one for when the first goes bang?

But even thats not the point I'm trying to make.

I will be doing PvP at some point but im fairly patient and waiting till Ive got a few more EP's and a better handle on what I'm doing. But I'm thinking about what I'm gonna drive already and basically I have one choice don't I. Its gonna be an Arbalest.

I hate making Eve comparisons because I don't think these games are as similar as a lot of folk make out but I'm going to. Were I to go wandering in Eve I might take a Rifter or a Jaguar or a Rupture or a Vagabond or a Cane.

Here I've got.......the Arbalest. Possibly get away with a Kain as alledgedly theyre pretty rapid but being realistic its gonna be an Arbalest. If me and a mate go wandering it's gonna be......2 Arbalests. Or at a push an Arbalest and a Chameleon but as combat characters are completely gimped for skilling for EWAR probably not.

And after Ive fitted 5 guns and the obligatory LWF I have 5 slots to play with. So its not like I have a huge amount of choice in what i fit.

And.............oh nvm.

Nothing I say will convince anyone that im not just some impatient noob whos missed the point.

Being a new player myself and having not subbed yet, my thoughts on this are simple. Allow trial accounts to join player corps, but also make sure they are flagged in someway so Corp Leaders/Directors can manage trial accounts effectively, like removing them after 15days inactivity, etc.

One of my first experiences in eve, was joining a player run corp and being taught the basics and running my first missions and mining in a player run corp on my first night of playing. Without 'local' chat, or any close proximity chat, we are restricted in how we can communicate with others as a trial. Restricting heavily the social aspect of perp as an MMO.

Or slight insanity... which is the same thing as programming.

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