The native bots have jammed our sensors, so we actually don't know much about the planet's topography. The only known parts are the ones at present which we cleared the evil robots. The map itself is not a representation of the world, but I agree that it would be nice to have an "overall" view of the planet for rpg's sake

I fully agree with neoxx. I think people get thrown off by the "ignore LOS" comments. While many players may feel a large advantage against npc's, I assure you that the benefit is drastically reduced in pvp. When the opposing player is also hit and hiding, your cycle time will be your worst enemy as a lot of your missiles will miss the target

As with all bots, it depends on the situation. As a missile bot user, I have many advantages. First being able to use both short range and long range missiles, which will be useful when swarmed by both long and short range bots. Second, Having a better LOS means one less variable to consider, and more fighting options. Thirdly, accum usage is the lowest for green bots, meaning that more options for module usage. Lastly, it's a great psychological weapon; both in graphics and in alpha damage. Scares the *** out of me when all 1/4 of my hp is drained in one volley.

Ewar I have no experience with, but fighting against overlord ictus, they drain my accum in no time, rendering me a sitting duck not being able to even fire weapons.

To sum up, green is definitely a viable choice for pvp

My over 1000 figure was based off memory. I definitely know it exceeded 950 - and I rounded it off to 1000+. The figure wasn't meant to mislead anyone. If your graphs say it was 974, then it was. I apologize

As a player who has been here since launch, I have experienced both ups and downs. I can't help but feel that a lot of these "devs are great!" posts are from the afterglow of leaving CCP. I am afraid that once that "glow" is over, that people will jump on the anti-dev bandwagon. I want to point out that while the devs here are great people, they are still people, and will make mistakes. However, what they do best is that they listen to the playerbase, and they work tirelesly and quickly to resolve issues. I have stuck with this game for so long because I do believe that the dev's in this game have been the most professional (and quirky) than any other I have played. Above all, they churn out content very very quickly.

To sum up, the devs have been the best since launch and are not putting up a "show" just for new players. If ever the 'glow' from leaving CCP disappears, please don't jump on the bash-the-dev bandwagon!

+1

Great idea! When i played Myst i spent a lot of time reading the lore. I even bought 3 fantasy books on it *embarrassed*. Perhaps devs could ask the community as well to participate in lore-making. We are the first wave of inhabitants and we could tell our side of the story too, of course in role-play mode. Would love to pick up an fragment telling a nice quote from an ingame player, or a battle that had happened months or years before. A nice way for us to leave our mark in this game.

I think trial users should be able to join corps with a trial membership. No access to Corp storage, nic transfers, etc. The issue with spies is only a problem if they are allowed to join intel chat, or intrusion events. Corp members will decide if they want them trial members to join in operations. It would be nice to have Corp vs Corp arkhe battles, might spark that coolness factor for new players to want to invest time to pvp in a better bot.

Great post. I wholeheartedly agree. Economy needs to grow at the bottom to be self-sustainable

As I noted in another post, why not have titles or achievements to differentiate the best of the best. On the same note, I always thought it was weird that there is no penalty killing your own faction bot. It would be nice to have separate reputation for destroying other faction bots, not your own.