tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702428744317414233.post2581681099568406158..comments2023-07-18T02:37:42.662-07:00Comments on The Backseat FC: State Of EveBackseat FChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08183119663619424200noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2702428744317414233.post-37308145503028198802016-04-12T14:59:53.294-07:002016-04-12T14:59:53.294-07:00I think you are missing a major difference between...I think you are missing a major difference between the current spike in new players coming in and the last big ones (BR- and This is EVE).<br />The last ones were just simple one time events which got huge media attention and made players curious. When they joined the game, they weren't able to experience the huge battles etc. which probably drew them in.<br />This time a considerable amount will probably jump right into action, be it in horde, test, karmafleet etc. in an actual ongoing war.<br />So they will experience the larger fights (well, if the CFC actually would undock maybe ;) ) and also get to build up social ties right off the bat, which as we know are all factors for better retention rates.<br />My assumption would thus be that while of course lots of people will still fall off the cliff, the rentention rate will be much higher this time around.<br /><br />I also think that the current SOV system + phoebe etc allow smaller entities to hold space and thus create meaningful gameplay for them. We already see an abundance of alliances holding small parts of 0.0. After the CFC/Goons shrank to a realistic size, more space opens up and we have a lot of new ambitious players which will try to carve out their own little corner of eve.<br />rischwahttp://eve-plh.comnoreply@blogger.com