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Originally Posted by aia
For (L) armor to be useful in the long run, it should be possible to get replacement parts in a reliable way. I didn't consider this any scientific approach and I didn't visit the shops I know of (slither, aukatuma and Buzz).
Also, another problem with (L) armor is you're "living" on CND you also have to pay transport fee and you can't visit the shops on the planet to search. (Luckily, on CP at least you can buy from auction without penalty.) |
That’s the problem really, for (L) to really compete with repairable items it needs to be reasonably priced and available. People look at thier options and are willing to pay outrageous prices for (R) items because they are always available and less of a hassle.
I really don't mind the (L) system but make it "user friendly" and I think more people would adopt it. I know as soon as prices dropped on (L) ore and enmatter detectors I was more willing to use them. If they suddenly became less available and more expensive well I would use them less and use my (R) more.
I know when I sign on I don't want to spend more than 5-10minutes looking for items to use on my next hunting/mining expedition. If I had to continually search for days just to get Serum Thighs for that next hunt well that keeps me out of the field and away from doing what I like to do generating decay which
MA could be pocketing.
Seems odd really. I guess if I were in
MA's shoes I would be trying to get as many people decaying as I possibly could so I could make more money. How do you get people to decay in
EU? There are so many ways but just to answer my own question here are a few: First make it easy to get your gear of choice if its (L), second give tangible results to leveling up, and keep those "carrots" in everyone's head everytime they loot or claim or click to craft.
Maybe its just me but I get the feeling that to many people get to a point in
EU where they see no point in skilling further, no point in tracking down that (L) item with 200% markup, no point in hunting bigger mobs to loot better gear, they simply hit a daunting wall which only IMO seems to stifle advancement.
MA needs to promote participation. They are getting better at it in some areas but others they seem to be cutting their own feet off.
Who knows
maybe I am thinking to much into all of this and we are just "on hold" in
EU until CE2 is implemented, it would make more sense to me if that were the case.