I believe that CG's have lost their way
- Thread starter SlickPBW
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Even if they can be, this CG should be effectively invulnerable to Powerplay disruption because none of the commodities which it takes are deemed illegal by anybody. It’s just metals and the mixture of materials that a CMM composite is (carbon and metal? not that it’s particularly important). It’s not like, say, a CG that were asking for narcotics and could be disrupted by a Powerplay, power, marching in and banning them. Or slave trade.
On the other hand, if this one is to avoid going into lockdown at some point in the remaining time, and people whose placement is already assured don’t mind losing out on some profit margins, it would be useful to drop some “education” (so to speak) about it to make them aware.
At least through out-of-game means. In-game would probably just get lost in the usual… whatever system chat is. Not something forum-appropriate, that’s for sure.
I think the sentiment shared by the OP is simply awful. It demonstrates a clear lack of understanding how business works and what is actually good for this game. At one point citing that “Credits are nearly worthless after you have been playing a while”. It's as if he wants to just keep plugging away at a 10 year old game that never changes with his buddies (or solo) and never see any meaningful change in the game.
Maybe it would be better to consider that ED is clearly under new management. One that wants to actually grow the game. The latest CG has brought us a flood of new and returning players. The “worthless” credits are of immense value to a new player who’s just starting out. ED needs new ships, new players and new game loops. All this costs money and that means incentivizing engagement. It’s as if the devs actually want the trip to Colonia to be a common thing for players. That task feels impossible for newbies with early game resources. The credits matter, The bridge matters, the expansion of the bubble matters. This CG is spearheading that effort and I think it's the best thing ED leadership has done yet.
Maybe it would be better to consider that ED is clearly under new management. One that wants to actually grow the game. The latest CG has brought us a flood of new and returning players. The “worthless” credits are of immense value to a new player who’s just starting out. ED needs new ships, new players and new game loops. All this costs money and that means incentivizing engagement. It’s as if the devs actually want the trip to Colonia to be a common thing for players. That task feels impossible for newbies with early game resources. The credits matter, The bridge matters, the expansion of the bubble matters. This CG is spearheading that effort and I think it's the best thing ED leadership has done yet.