"Last month Ga'len asked us which game mechanic we would most like to see added to EVE. This month Keith "WebMandrill" Nielson proposes to reverse the question and ask what may be a controversial question: Which game mechanic would you most like to see removed completely from EVE and why? I can see this getting quite heated so lets keep it civil eh?"
Well darn. Congratulations on finding a blog banter that I can whip off in a very short time. Took me way too long to settle on it but yep I finally did.
I'd get rid of learning skills. Lock stock and barrel. They are one of the leading causes of newbie pilots abandoning EVE. With all other skills you get a sense of progression. These are seen as simply a hurdle to suffer through. Most senior pilots advise newbies to do them as early as possible, which makes the problem worse. They should be summarily removed. Up the basic stats to keep a decent learning rate but scrap these entirely.
That's it. What? you expected a long argument?
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13 comments:
Mine aren't maxed yet but I just did them as EVEmon suggested. But yeah, I wouldn't be sorry to see them go.
I love my learning skills. They make me feel smart!
Yes, there are better ways to implement acquiring improved attributes. Maybe an attribute boost for each skill learned, or certificate earned (subject to a cap, I suppose)
I love the Idea.
The fact is that they don't actually ad anything to the game. They simply make you waste your time on something that gives little to no gratifacation.
You have my my vote man!
Damn. I'd never consider it but it's so obvious. Nailed it.
I vote you be considered for the main prize based solely on finding damn near perfect thing to get rid of, demonstrated in a single paragraph.
Prior to the ability to rebalance attributes, the learning skills were possibly more useful. I'm not sure what I think about removing them. I have Learning to V and the rest to IV. To be honest, I'll never train them any further.
I agree with your statement and the attribute boost. You should be able to gain knowledge as well as learning experience points as you gain more skills. The more books you read, the more intelligent you get. Learning about specific subject could then earn you points in perception, etc...
This way if your learning is not balanced, you still get penalized, but if you balance your skills, your learning will be balanced. A Rennaisance PodPilot.
I did what Mynxee did as well. Learning V and all else IV. What a waste of time.
You made it on the list! Good luck!
Learning skills give players the choice to develop a basic combat character or a better developed character. It prevents people from making combat alts and training at the same rate as everyone else, so they do serve some purpose.
However, I agree they could be changed to alleviate some of the discomfort of making a new character. And it takes way too darn long to learn them too - by the time you get them to five, it's what, 3 years of playing to make up the time lost from learning them? I always tell new players to get them - after they have gotten enough skills, such as destroyer and a cruiser learned and basic gun skills so they can enjoy the game.
I don't like the time spent learning them. They are simply a time sink. So I agree.
I would like to see Luccul's idea of linking attribute boosts to something else tho. Or just a pool of points that you can distribute as you see fit, and then remap twice a year rather than once.
Either way, don't make me spend time in the game learning how to spend less time learning. It's just downright silly.
I am of two minds in this. It does ask whether you are in for the long or the short haul. Learning skills is a commitment, more so now that 'ghost training' has been laid to rest.
How would you suggest taking them away? I dread the roar of the whiners and rage quitters if you told them all that time they have put into skills was for nothing.
It is an almost rp choice. Do you think now or shoot now?
Or find some middle ground?
how about getting and inrease to your learning skills every so often. ONe thing I am most proud of is my alt who has all learning ( incl adv) to 5 while removing this would punish those who invested this time...is it too much...yes I cannot argue there I would like to see your abilities advance 1 point across the board per year, vets would be happy and new players could endeavor to stay longer as a kind of mini reward.
I agree.
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