Reading from these mining problems threads, it seems a lot of players agree that EP bps are unfair on the economy and have negative impact especially on the mining profession.
Several threads are open all coming to similar conclusions:
Short term fix:
I came back from WOW in 2020 after leaving EU in 2008. I came because was challenging. i discovered that making models and calculations is way more funny than killing same mob over and over (yes the game is the ultimate neverlasting grindfest, i dont know why there is not a population of 100k...
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If you dont want to read through the wall of text I really like marco suggestion in the short term:
"Reading above i came to a sinking system that can sovle 99% of the above
remove nanocubes and enhancer frames from TT Terminal and make a function
that convert ANY item in Frames or Nanocubes and give 1% uniammo bonus
that would Sink all unused drops at 101% and make those refined nanocubes or frames
just tradable to other players or crafted and not sellable to TT."
It would at least tie up the amount cycled between professions making them dependant on one another. Especially since crafting is/should be the end of cycle for resources.
Long term fix:
Ask MA to fix the economy as a whole. Tie up in a logic way all the EP bps/tech gizmos/weapon gizmos/arkadia bp chains to use all the resources in the economy. And no MA, having a bp that uses fillers and then ask for premium fee on MU to gamble/condition craft is not OK (generic texture comes to mind i.e.)
I open a suggestion ticket with support a couple months ago:
Hello Entropians, For a bit of context. I play this game since 2006. I started playing poker at about the same time and still do with good results. In entropia previous to 2014 I was also able to compete on a limited budget with the big dogs mining using lvl7 amps. I see Entropia as an...
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Maybe if enough players respectfully make them notice that we dont like the way the game is set up as it is. And in fact we are all actually pointing to a solution to the pinpointed problem they will actually listen.
Im unsure how much of what is debatted in the forum actually reaches MA ears. Maybe reaching out to support with actually well tought suggestions makes a better job than rambling on forum and going in circles coming to the same conclusions.
To my dislike, I know Im getting more and more detached from the game. The core of the game and its economy are very neglected and only deeds and LA and real estate and long term investment in passive income seems a not so bad investment.
To the players:
I dont want to play slot machines, but I can guarantee that no new player will deposit many times to play chess and lose 10 out of 10 games. While if they play "slots" and win 3 or 4 out of 10 games they will come back a lot more times and deposit more.
So I ask, is this low variance game any good in the long term for the game?