Some history on my Eve carreer. Started playing Eve Early 2005 I was a high-sec pubbie back then who fell in love with the openness of the game. I mined and did some mission running but eventually got bored with the game. I quit for a while cause I wasn't sure what to do in the game and back then money was tight. A few months later after reading about the game and the best way to play is with a group of people I re-subbed and started looking for a corp that I would fit in with. Found some high-sec corp that wanted to move into low-sec they did a bunch of things that I found fun so I joined. For a few months I had a blast from mining to mission running and chasing pirates down in low-sec. Then things fell apart for the corp fewer people logged in so I got bored again. I think I left Eve early 2007. I paid attention to the game had a few friends started playing and they tried to get be back into the game but they only wanted to bot mine and I really wasn't interested in doing that stuff.
Along comes Reddit a site where I probably waste a few work hours each day. I read they wanted to start a Reddit corp. At first it didn't look like it would be much but then it suddenly it grew. I decided I would try Eve again and join Dreddit a month after it was formed and been here ever since. Dreddit/TEST has made this game fun for me in many different ways. First spending almost 3 years on the Intel Map (wow its been that long) Running Recon, trying to be an FC (not very good at it). I also love hot dropping people. Nothing better then seeing a guy crap his pants when 10 to 20 ships suddenly enter a system and ruin his day.
In these past 3 years with Dreddit/TEST I started to see some flaws with EVE and would make mental notes on how things could be better. Some things either the current/past CSM saw and made CCP aware of or CCP themselves finally decided to fix. So here are the items I see needing help to keep EVE alive and kicking for the next 10 years.
- Null Sec Overhaul - There needs to be a way to truly be living in Null Sec not living in High Sec and play in null/low. How this is accomplished I don't really know. I know industry needs to happen in Null Sec for this to really take off. This has been said by many people and its true.
- Sov War Mechanics - There has to be a better way to take space from people other than shooting structures over and over again. This needs to happen with the Null Sec overhaul. Ideas range from hacking gates or ruining Industry. Wonder if the system used in faction warfare can be translated over. I think holding key sites and winning battles to help take over space. Of course CCP will have to make it so keys sites/items can be placed by players and be useful in some fashion otherwise why have them. I do have a more detail look at this point that I will post later.
- POS Mechanics Overhaul - I used a pos for a week in wormhole space and damn this system needs major work. I liked the idea CCP showed us about a year ago of a modular POS system to players can dock in and use for industry. I believe this is the way CCP should head with the POS overhaul. Access control needs to change as well, so POS access isn't controlled with corp roles but at the POS level by the owner, be that either a corp/alliance/or player.
- More access open to CREST/API - CREST is a great idea on opening API to data in game to programmers, they just need to open it more. Why can't we chat outside of game with people in game. Why can't we update our skill queue or check on the market. I agree CCP needs to watch how its used and try to prevent bots from taking over.
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