Re: ACCOUNT RESET
I think I'll have to disagree.
As a production toon, your first priority is always to reduce your ME, even if its just a small gain. All I was trying to say is that eventually that small gain will mean more, but there isn't any skill more important.
You can make an arguement that there's no reason to produce on beta or gamma, since the risk of producing there doesn't balance out the very small increase in production from a 50 to 130 pt factory; but part of the reason it doesn't, is because you have maxed skills.
The entry level into being a producer is much better now, there's no longer that huge OP gap between high EP players and 90 day players. This is now more inline with combat, and will only be more so when they change combat skills to also be diminishing returns.
I don't see why any high EP producer would actually give-up the only advantage they have over newer players, or where that EP could be better spent; other than just wanting to get out of the manf. biz because it's no longer an elite vet only playing field.
There is no reason to produce on Beta/Gamma that's for sure. I can definitely think of things I'd rather do with the EP, instead of having a fully dedicated production guy who can drive a scarab. I could have another miner too, another remote rep bot, and a possibly another ewar and still be half way decent at all of them. We had the choice new players have right now removed and made for us by not refunding, or offering the option of a refund, on ALL the production skills.
<GM Synapse> please don't abuse our fresh players before blowing them up. And for god sakes, don't do that after it!