Comments on: Money Does Grow on Trees, Pt 2 http://jumponcontact.com/2010/03/money-does-grow-on-trees-pt-2/ The fascinating world of EVE Online, explored and explained. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:57:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: drew http://jumponcontact.com/2010/03/money-does-grow-on-trees-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-154 drew Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:33:56 +0000 http://jumponcontact.com/?p=532#comment-154 Yeah, that does seem like a much more logical mechanic. Or perhaps push pirates into mining sites, so you actually have to protect miners from them? I'm torn - on the one hand, I really like that I can log on and grind alone for an hour to afford another backup Interceptor. On the other hand, I feel like it would be more authentic for me to be protecting the miners in-system from pirates. It would be satisfying to see the pirates grow a bit of a spine and actually hunt down miners from time to time. I very much like your moths-to-an-iHub-flame simile. It does very much feel like that. Just one of those times when the metaphors of the system clash with what makes for a design that players like. Yeah, that does seem like a much more logical mechanic.

Or perhaps push pirates into mining sites, so you actually have to protect miners from them? I’m torn – on the one hand, I really like that I can log on and grind alone for an hour to afford another backup Interceptor. On the other hand, I feel like it would be more authentic for me to be protecting the miners in-system from pirates. It would be satisfying to see the pirates grow a bit of a spine and actually hunt down miners from time to time.

I very much like your moths-to-an-iHub-flame simile. It does very much feel like that. Just one of those times when the metaphors of the system clash with what makes for a design that players like.

]]> By: Tom Hoffman http://jumponcontact.com/2010/03/money-does-grow-on-trees-pt-2/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Tom Hoffman Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:18:02 +0000 http://jumponcontact.com/?p=532#comment-153 I'm pretty happy with how this has worked out, but I'd prefer if -- from the point of view of the game world <i>actually making sense</i>, the military index was always less than or equal to the development index, and the difficulty of belt rats should increase with the development index. That is, pirates should be drawn by economic activity, not just swarm to their deaths like moths to an iHub flame. I’m pretty happy with how this has worked out, but I’d prefer if — from the point of view of the game world actually making sense, the military index was always less than or equal to the development index, and the difficulty of belt rats should increase with the development index.

That is, pirates should be drawn by economic activity, not just swarm to their deaths like moths to an iHub flame.

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