EvE Bitter Vet here - not yet a Nex member.

I am getting frustrating when I try to log on, I am thwarted by the population cap. 

The good news is that it appears there is a devoted dev team in this game.  This can only be good, so I have to keep telling myself to be patient, and let these guys figure out a solution <while I continue to spam the login button>.

Simultaneously, I ponder the affects of so many EvE players entering the Perpetuum populace.  It's akin to 100K American GI's being stationed at some little backwater town in a 3rd world country.  Our EvE-centric culture will definitely affect the big picture.  I for one want to be a respectful tourist in our new world.

I do have to comment that I don't see PvP here without better mouse/keyboard responsiveness.  I come from the Team Fortress II environment as well as EvE.  The mouse interaction is okay for PvE, but I'm thinking I need to figure out hotkeys (or something) cuz the existing mouse interface is gonna get me killed fast.  In fact, I would call it "completely bogus".  But, I am hoping it's my fault, and that I simply have to learn more about hotkeys and/or other techniques of UI acceleration.  For example: right-click to get context menu - forced to double left click multiple times to invoke action item IF BIG IF the mouse action actually works.  Like I said, I think I'm doing something wrong.

Case study - Firing on NPC - double left click opponent (if lucky, it will primary that target - if unlucky, keep clicking and/or invoke mouse until target primary'ed.  Hit space bar to fire all weapons and/or use mouse to left click individual weapons when space bar function for some reason will not result in all weapons firing.  Like I said, this is okay for PvE, but in PvP = rapid defeat/death/buy new mech.

So far, I do like the environment, but mechanics can be improved greatly IMHO.  Navigation is non-intuitive and really needs work, again, maybe I'm stupid about efficient game mechanics - I'll give this one some more learning curve.  Ability to multitask is good : example - primary a target, lock a secondary target, approach drop container and open while firing on primary - focus automatically goes to formerly secondary target (if secondary target is previously selected)  - one click to primary - space bar to fire - wash, rinse, repeat.  <if the keys/mouse clicks actually work>

kk thks buh-bye

GLiMPSE wrote:

You don't feel equal if your bot isn't pink?

I am sure people wont. Jealousy is a comon human feeling. And it's often about the dumbest things.

That said, i dont care, really, about the RMT for the paint. I just take the example of what's happening in Eve JUST for a simple-tiny-ugly-futile-monocle.

Thamul wrote:

I believe RMT fluff items help a game.  First they allow the company to get more money.  If someone wants to pay more for something that has no effect it supports the game I'm playing without affecting me.  Second it tends to prevent cancellation.  It's more investment which makes canceling harder.

Yeah I agree. But I think a P2P MMO should have a business model that allow the company to avoid the use of RMT.

On a personnal note, I would be glad to pay more, like 15/month, if there is no RMT in game. It's my view of "supporting the game company".

Gamers equality is an important gameplay feature imho. That's what makes the great games and the great communities.

In case you hadn't noticed, MT is coming here too.

http://blog.perpetuum-online.com/

Kalsius Dakalsai wrote:

Pros and cons both ways...

Pros

Encourages other players with more time but less RL cash, this can help the game

Cons

• If it isnt done right in a safe and secure manner, the game gets opened up to RL fraud etc.

• As above, powerbloks can solidify their position through funding many alt accounts and bringing new players into their fold with promises of paid gaming, this detracts from the smaller corps

• It can diminish the sense of attachment to the game, things given away for free generally don't hold much value to the holder of that asset/char etc

• Encourages botting/powermining/grinding etc which can burn people out

• Non PvP activities become primary to those using NIC for game time.... Lost a H.Mech?? OMG that was 0.5 of a timecode!!

Given the small dev team, i would err on the side of caution at this point in the game and concentrate on building more tools to keep players playing and interacting rather than looking for more ways to quickly garner cash.

I agree with this. At the end of the day the ones who benefit most are the developers, as they have money making players grinding away in game, that's why there are so many bots in eve.

On another note we cannot escape the true value of nic as you still pay a sub for time and time in game is still real money. So a really true sandbox is the one that you play for free,  with no micro transactions of course. but who pays the bills?