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Its time to bid farewell to EVE.

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A long overdue and much needed change will be put in place with the Wednesday, 15 October 2008 patch. Ghost Training, the continuous skill gain on accounts in an inactive or expired state - will no longer function after Wednesday, 15 October 2008. This practice upsets the balance of the game, and capsuleers who actively put their time and energy into working on their characters will no longer be unfairly affected by those few who have not.

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BAD decision ever same they made on Chinese server
f**k you CCP

also many ppl take a break from eve put a long skill and 2 months make other things when skill end ppl pay the game and come back
many ppl wont come back whit this thing

if they are going to do this then they should decrease the amount of some of some skill training. instead of say 30 days its 18 or something.

bad idea on ccp part. they have become greedy and mony hungry.

they have let there success get to them.

Been looking for a reason to quit this game for good. Before I would come back because something good would train (like Heavy Drone Op V). Now I won't have a reason to return anymore.

I don't see the problem with this; We were used to it as it was convenient, but not logical. Would you level up in WOW while your account is inactive? ofcourse not. But people rather not use logic and reasoning if that interferes with wanting/having more.

So what? this will make you leave a game?

Think about it for ages people have been moaning about CCp not doing anything about the isk farmers and charcter farmers which arent doing the game any good..

Having to pay to train will cut down on these activities, yeah it may also be a money grab, anyone been watching the news lately about the economic situation in Iceland (where CCP is based)?? Ok the current economic condition could also be a reason against the move but again think about it...

Maybe the devs didnt want people to have multiple accounts like many do now and leave 'alts' accounts inactive to train while playing on another in some ways this will even the playing field, also could argue that for a while that newer players will be disadvantaged by not being able to ghost train but how else could it be done?

I think long term this could be a good move for the game, less people using alts and concertrating on the one account, would mean more people would have to rely on others to do the other things in the game, after all it is a multiplayer game remember.....

While I can see the reasons against it, it is mainly people moaning about something being taken away, but seriously think before you speak / write / rant / moan

haha CCP sucks, and I hope all their fish will die in that stupid tank on the 1st day.

Originally posted by cosy

 

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A long overdue and much needed change will be put in place with the Wednesday, 15 October 2008 patch. Ghost Training, the continuous skill gain on accounts in an inactive or expired state - will no longer function after Wednesday, 15 October 2008. This practice upsets the balance of the game, and capsuleers who actively put their time and energy into working on their characters will no longer be unfairly affected by those few who have not.

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BAD decision ever same they made on Chinese server
f**k you CCP

also many ppl take a break from eve put a long skill and 2 months make other things when skill end ppl pay the game and come back
many ppl wont come back whit this thing

Ok, let me get this straight! You want to tell CCP go to F themselves because people have been taking advantage of a bug thats been in there for years? Seriously, do you think you should get to stop PAYING for your account for 2 months while your skill still trains? Thats the most stupid thing I have ever heard! While I hate using real life to justify anything in game, I can in this instance as its not so much about in game things. You go to a gas station (that you been going to for a year now) and fill up your tank. You drive it around till its empty then go back and tell them they should give you more gas because you been filling up your tank there for a year and deserve it. See how fast they kick your butt out of there.

And if you dont like that analogy. Lets use another game. You been playing AOC for two months. Your level 40. You decide to take a break. What happens when you come back? Your still 40 with the exact same skills you had before you left. You earned nothing new. Do you think you should petition to get a level increase because you paid for the game and quit and then decided to come back?

To be honest, I am surprised they have let this go on as long as they have. I would wager that its probably cost them a fair amount of money letting people get away with that over the years. The skill system that eve has is a brilliant one. If you really want to get high level skills you have to be willing to pay for it. I mean, come on, you dont even have to be online for your skills to increase, you just have to have an ACTIVE account.  Their skills are not gained by you actually using them. its a brilliant system to keep people paying money.

heck, I have been training for the last 3 months and have only logged in to change skills. I haven't even actually played it in that time. Right now, I am simply paying for the ability that when I start playing again, my skills will have risen to where I want them to be.

Originally posted by cosy

 

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A long overdue and much needed change will be put in place with the Wednesday, 15 October 2008 patch. Ghost Training, the continuous skill gain on accounts in an inactive or expired state - will no longer function after Wednesday, 15 October 2008. This practice upsets the balance of the game, and capsuleers who actively put their time and energy into working on their characters will no longer be unfairly affected by those few who have not.

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many ppl take a break from eve put a long skill and 2 months make other things when skill end ppl pay the game and come back 

many ppl wont come back whit this thing

This is something that will hit most people, I know way too many that have set a skill and decided to take a break knowing they wont be behind the curve if they come back. 

Knowing that I AM going to be behind the curve tells me that I shouldn't bother. 

Sure, some people will disagree, after all this is all opinion based. I, however, happen to know of many many people who do this.

No reason in arguing it, simply state your opinions so that CCP or others can get an idea of what outcome may occur because of this.