A developer of the upcoming EVE Online expansion, codenamed Kali, took some time out to talk about the details.
The space-themed MMORPG will soon offer more accessibility for PVP, among other features. Not the biggest MMORPG going, EVE is passionately loved by its fan base and is quickly picked up by space nuts who give it the time to check it out. With a little more than 120,000 paying players, EVE is still growing and it seems it will continue to do so thanks to expansions and planned improvements.
Frankly, the graphics are incredible. I’ve watched a friend who’s a fan play this title and all I could think to say was “Wow!”
Noah Ward of CCP Games talked to MMORPG about the upcoming expansion.
The crux of their goal was to make player vs. player combat more accessible to the average gamer. EVE is complicated, they make no apologies for it and while they’ve gone to great lengths to make learning easier, they found that the actual experience – especially in PvP – required a lot of foreknowledge.
The factional system mirrors the current corporation warfare system. The difference is that NPCs run the interested factions and anyone can join whoemver they like.
Once enlisted, there is no safe zone. It’s an opt in system with full out PvP for all who chose to participate. The overal goal is to capture space for your side and defend what you have against enemy incursions.
“They will reward you with loyalty points,” explained Ward. These points can be redeemed for new loot, although Ward went to great pains to explain that the loot offered will not be the absolute top of the line.
“[Kali’s goal is to] not make you go mine to further your PvP,” he added. You can gain new and good items through PvP combat. He wants to see players gather what they need through something fun.
The expansion also plans to offer new space areas on the borders of the different factions that are almost exclusively built for PvP combat.
Ward boils the expansion down to a simple idea: training for Corporation War. This is an easy way for players to learn the systems early in their career. Then, once they make a name for themselves, they can enter the private sector.
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