Which is why I believe they should be gained in other forms, like Manufactured. It would atleast eliminate the need to Grind them due to a Market that just can't supply them.

Kernels on the other hand.... is a completely different topic in its own lol.

But with a low population, and as you say the Market is kinda hard at the moment, mainly due to that, if people don't Grind for Kernels or Decoders, then as the game picks up, if more people that i described came into the game, then there would be more demand for these Purchases with not enough on the Market to supply them with. Which in the end will lead them to either leave, or be forced to Grind so they can enjoy the Aspect that they prefer.

What exactly does the old Equip Screen offer that the current 1 doesnt? Apart from a different look?

+1

Don't get me wrong, I love new shiny stuff, but once again, the DEVs really need to focus on Nee Player Experience if thy want to be growing a lot more. You never hear a new Member complain about how the Interior of the station looks.

I believe, if they are going to Promote their game, then they [the DEVs] should be the 1s doing it. Even though Perp is all about Player Interaction, for New Members, who know nothing about the game, are not going to either [get it] or [care] let alone know who Gremrod is =P and once again, they won't want to be watching a Podcast for a game they know nothing about, unless it's 3 minutes of Gremrod talking about the Mechanics, which will just be like any other Video you can find on Youtube.

In short: It will just seem like a general Fan Video not a Official Video.

Well, not pasted infront of the In-Game Footage, and probably not saying what they've done better then others. I dont believe any Company should really do that. Office Nerf Gun Battles do sound fun to watch, but maybe that can be at a later date lol.

Basically, for Steam Greenlight, it would be a Video of them Introducing themselves, and explaining the different Concepts of Perpetuum, and a quick run down on how the basics work ect.

I just think it would be good for Avatar Creations to start interacting with the outside Public in a more direct way, which is a much more effective way to create bonds, which will also lead to more intrigued people wanting to play, or at least check it out.

+1

Apart from Live Streaming, I would also like to see these Matches Edited, and placed onto Perpetuum's Official YouTube Page. Not only will that help the players who are not able to watch the Live Stream, or be a part of the Event itself, but get there Name out abit more on as being a Company that likes to be involved, and does Events that can be enjoyed by all.

Your right, I havent done any PvP at all in Perpetuum yet, but I have done PvP in Eve, and HAVE lost ships worth Billions. I didnt cry over CCP to start insuring Modules due to the fact the total cost of them were so much more then the ship itself. I knew the consequences, and sure I wasn't impressed, but thats part of the game, and it's a part of it that I love, along with many others.

As for your comment about me wanting to "destroy" the fun of others for this game, is total bs. You are just completely missing 1 of the Major Aspects of this game that makes it so much different from other Games. "Your Loss, or the loss of others could have a effect on the Entire Game". Sure at the moment, with a low population, it's not going to have that much of an impact, but what about when Perp really does pick up to a point where this would pretty much destroy this concept?

I'm not at all against Perpetuum growing, but I don't believe taking a unique factor away from what it is, will improve on Memberbase. How many New Members do you know that go straight into PvP? They all Mission at the start, and with the new "Alpha 1's have no Aggression Mobs unless Attacked", then there should really be no reason to have this in the game to help put "Fun" in for New Members.

There are so many other things that can be changed, improved, and implemented in it to be more attractive to the New Members.

But everyone has different opinions of Games, and I'm not against that.

It can be leading to carebearing due to the fact that people are wanting their items insured, so in the case of losing them, the income damage possibly done to you is reduced dramatically. The majority of excitement and reward for a kill or a loss would become more to the point of irrelevant. Nothing beats a kill that is a major loss to a player, especially if it's against a rival Corporation. But what reward would that give if everything was insured? The only reward given would be the person that died cause he knows basically has the NIC again to replace what he had.

I'm very aware of how Insurance works...

Maybe you need to look at the bigger picture of how this leads to "Carebearing" Having everything that you operate being Insured means you can basically replace it without a single teardrop. So it would completely throw the point of "Risk" out the window.

Maybe you need to read my other Post before making a stupid replay aswell.

I think they need to have a hard focus on Improving the New Member Experience. All these Idea's are all well and good for the People who are already here for Perp, but the new Push needs to be increasing the Player-Base.

I dont think this should be implemented. Although I do believe the current feature needs some work, and maybe a relocation of where it is placed ingame. Maybe placed in the actual Corporation Tab. They'll think, "Hmm need to join a Corporation, where would that be? Oh the Corporation Tab"

But Karl, I understand wat you mean and would like to see happen, and I do agree, but I believe the Number 1 problem for this feature being "dead" is due to the CEO's of Corporations. They spend most of the time just picking selected Noobies that they see and would like to help, which then tends to lead to a Corp Recruitment, or they just Spam the Recruit Channel.

Pro's for your idea: You can tell abit about your Corporation using your own words.
Con's for your idea: Alot of people don't like reading through tons of junk.

Pro's for the current Feature: It's quick, simple, and easy to work. Gets you what you are looking for.
Con's for the current Feature: Not able to write your own words for your Corporation, location for the function isnt in a appropiate place.

Solution: Keep the current Feature but, move the feature to a better location, and add a Text Box below all the choice selections to add that extra kick to make people impressed with your Corporation.

But once again, if any of this gets changed, the only way it will be more active, IS up to the CEO's and how they intend to utilize what is there to use. I do believe that with a few tweaks to this system, to make it abit more appealing, then it will be used and utilized to its fullest.

My 2 Cents, NQ.