I am really upset at how naive and cliche some players are regarding discussions of other planets.
First of all, people keep saying they want to see Toulan launch because of all the "money" that some of these rich kids or oil barons would put into the game are just foolish. You are already playing with the richest segment of the worlds gaming population. How many of you said you can't wait for their money (with your eyes seeing dollar signs) as if you were so smart, that you will profit even more because of them? They are all as just as smart as you all. They will learn what to do and what not to do the same way you did. Your returns won't be better. MA might be better off in the long run, and that might help our game develop but it's not going to help any individual avatars bottom line, so quit acting like they are going to fund your future hunts.
Secondly, calling planets "dead" is so damn cliche. Who are you to even talk? The planets are simply different real estate in one big game. Each planet has reasons why you MUST go to it, and smart players know what those reasons are. If a player can derive a huge benefit by getting certain loot/ore/etc from specific planets, then those planets are inherently not dead. What IS "dead", however, is the way MA allows us to interact with these planets, and the current structure is devastating for any planet besides Caly. Even Ark will benefit from the massive change that is needed. And unless MA is giving up, this change will HAVE to come, or all the PP's will leave. Trust me, they know that cannot happen, and so they WILL change. The current model fails. It won't for much longer, and therefore quit viewing the planets as "dead" or "alive"...just view it as more real estate for your avatar to explore and exploit.
These self-aggrandizing, wannabee-prophetic labels of what is dead or not, or how you can't wait for their money, is frankly disgusting to read. Economy's might be dead on some of them at the moment, but the planets aren't (since I still can and do go there), and adding more players or planets benefits the GAME but thinking your avatar is going to easily get their rich oil money is just silly.
These two thoughts have almost become buzz-words in any relevant discussion here, it is over-used, and trite. It's like FOX news "talking points" that people with agendas come up with, that make their way on to all the stations talk shows over 24 hours, and pretty soon, every stupid hillbilly is saying the same thing as if it is a fact.
The same thing happened with people talking about asi TENS dropping a few in a week a month or 2 ago. "OMG, the price will go down" Tons of people were saying that...guess what, it hasn't, and it WONT. You were wrong. Until MA kills that level gun by dropping better stuff, the asi TEN will remain worth what it is worth. A few extra drops didn't change that.
Mediocre minds latch on to public modes of thought or conventional wisdom, and repeat it ad nauseam as if it is truth in an attempt to feel like they are important or know what they are saying. Quit it please...I know it makes you feel wise or unique when you say these things, but unfortunately, you are not.
Edit: It's not just this thread I am referring to, it's the countless references I have seen in multiple threads and sites, so this is not directed at anyone in this thread in particular.
One of the reasons I say this because I don't want Vedder to think this is directed at him. I agree with his post on the previous page. I think he is seeing the bigger picture of the benifit of this new planet, or any planet for that matter, as good for the game, which it is. It is directed at people who think that this planet will benefit their ped-card instantly, or that other planets are dead and are of no use.
