ND said this in this thread:
http://www.neverdie.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18163
"A hypothetical Question.. Do we need to restrict the Import of L Weapons from other Planets to stimulate Demand for our own Weapons?
If great weapons can be manufactured cheaper on planets with more players, will that always have the impact of stunting our growth since those weapons are cheaper to import than the cost of Manufacturing from our own BPS
OR
Do we focus on marketing and growth and then Gradually Our Weapons may start to appear organically from Local Crafters and become competitive?
Do U prefer an Entirely free market on RT or would you prefer to see us create a controlled market to stimulate Growth?"
He then went on to so say "don't worry" and that they would NOT restrict import...he said this after reading our responses to his question (and also I would bet after MA said something if they read his hypothetical)
Regardless, restricting import is one thing...it can't/shouldn't be done...but his question opens up a very important line of thought regarding PP's own weapons being nerfed out of existence or becoming outdated with more and more Caly weapons that are better and better.
What I believe ND and other PP's SHOULD be doing is creating zones within their planets where only that planets items can be used. THAT would be allowed by MA.
Maybe that's what ARK will do with the underground...let all of us be able to make and fire Hermans again for use in a specific area.
Let all our shotguns on RT have a use somewhere, where ECO isn't the sole factor in loot return anymore.
Face it, if the common eco guns from Caly get you 90% return on RT or ARK, then using the shotguns or Hermans there with those loot rules would get you 82%-87% return. That makes those guns outdated and unusable.
BUT, if you make zones where the 90% return is balanced to the few types of guns that are allowed into that zone (and those specific costs/kill with those weapons), then you just made those guns usable again.
That is the only solution that helps all, and harms none.
I really do believe that RT, ARK, CY would benefit from doing that. It stimulates the market for those planet specific items and comps, and it negates somewhat the impact of Caly being able to drop whatever they want with whatever eco they want.
If they AREN'T thinking this too, I would be shocked. They HAVE to be...otherwise Caly with just continue to kill them off.
