debates should always be civil especially with fellow members of the same guild. people will always have different opinions and sometimes we all should see both sides of the puzzle. This thread really got some good info in it and good theories. Hopefully CIG can find the right algorithm to meet everyone in the middle. Ive just seen to many games go sour due to being to easy and having nothing to work tword. once you get to the end things start to get repetitive if there is no grind. games need progression and difficulty levels in all fashions. I have always enjoyed challenges and thrive on dieing in games as it makes me a better player in the end even if i end up going at a slower pace than someone else in the game. One day i'll catch up with them thats all you really have to think about. It shouldn't be a competition to see who can get to the top first.
Ship prices in UEC
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I really hope there is no top. It is my hope that we will always have another base to raid or defend. Another planet to explore and all the while returning to Wolfs pleasure palace to share the stories of our adventures over good drink.
I think more important then the cost of ships is the upkeep cost of ships and the strengths and weaknesses of each ship so that no matter what ship you fly it has a purpose as all MMO's end with a gluttony of wealthy players.
I think more important then the cost of ships is the upkeep cost of ships and the strengths and weaknesses of each ship so that no matter what ship you fly it has a purpose as all MMO's end with a gluttony of wealthy players.
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The payouts for missions will also increase with better Reputation with the Mission Giver, this was your First Mission with that NPC the next Mission may well payout 20,000 and Up and Up. It should take a single person a few weeks to earn the UEC for a small Cap ship and Months to get a Large Cap IMO. Of Course a Org with over 17K members =could probably do it in a week or 2.
BTW, I am not sure if I have already post it.
But I detected that renting ship REC prices are 33.33 times less than the UEC price in game, so we could say that an 600i cost 17 to 18 millions (I can not give exact numbers as now the game do not show the REC prices)
personally I like the long waits, because if you end up somewhere far, you really are somewhere else and far away, it adds to that feeling you have gone somewhere, and makes it more meaningful. However I can see it being an issue in cities if you have a 1 hour play session and can't get anything done within 1 hour that's fun.
Do not be concerned with current ship prices, especially starters.
IMHO, it is just a part of their marketing tactics. CIG is a corporation, and like all corporations their primary goal is to maximize revenue and growth. In the case of SC (currently), it is to maintain operations until completion of the game.
At the current state, SC has only 1 silver bullet for marketing, it is the concept that purchase ships now and weep the enormous rewards later. To keep this perspective fresh in backers, they need make Alpha ships very time consuming to obtain. Would you pay $155 for a Prospector if you could purchase this in aUEC after 8 hours of game play? But, if it took you 1 month of playing to purchase the same Prospector, you would seriously consider just paying for it so you can start your mining career as soon as the game launches.
Once SC launches, it is a different story. They will then have multiple silver bullets for marketing, most noticeable are the great visuals and realistic of the sim. At this point they will naturally cater to the majority (timely upgrades on ships) because they have an actual game vs an alpha.
IMHO, it is just a part of their marketing tactics. CIG is a corporation, and like all corporations their primary goal is to maximize revenue and growth. In the case of SC (currently), it is to maintain operations until completion of the game.
At the current state, SC has only 1 silver bullet for marketing, it is the concept that purchase ships now and weep the enormous rewards later. To keep this perspective fresh in backers, they need make Alpha ships very time consuming to obtain. Would you pay $155 for a Prospector if you could purchase this in aUEC after 8 hours of game play? But, if it took you 1 month of playing to purchase the same Prospector, you would seriously consider just paying for it so you can start your mining career as soon as the game launches.
Once SC launches, it is a different story. They will then have multiple silver bullets for marketing, most noticeable are the great visuals and realistic of the sim. At this point they will naturally cater to the majority (timely upgrades on ships) because they have an actual game vs an alpha.
however, end game ships will still be a serious commitment to get ingame for balance reasons, but the path from one starter to the next etc.. will be more fluid of course.
You don't think someone, could potentially just be REALLY good at making money in the game and get them on their own ?
people in Eveonline used to say stuff like that until eventually people were buying their own titans and making them all over the place. Never mind fitting them usually cost twice as much.