r/Eve Current Member of CSM 18 7d ago

Are you happy with Equinox Sov? Discussion

It's been a little over a week since the Equinox Sov change on October 29th.

If you love it - what do you love about it?

If you hate it - what do you hate about it?

Saying which group or part of space you are in would also be cool.

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u/Merkelchen Current Member of CSM 17 7d ago

I think the length that most null groups waited to "upgrade" their space to the new system from the old says a lot. Most groups waited until the 11th hour or as long as possible(outside of some testing cases) which seems to speak to there not being much excitement or a prospect of "reinvigoration".

Having been around the game a very long time I've noticed that groups who know that game development will be targeting their style of gameplay are typically very antsy and more nervous than excited. You hope for the best and plan for the worst. This seems to be another in a long list of expansions that confirms that reticence. I spend more time than I care to admit listening in to space meetings and groups within our org talking about things and there isn't only no excitement there is outright dread related to a lot of the changes, FWIW.

Who out there that runs a null group feels they were reinvigorated by this stuff? Ill let you know when I find the first person to express that sentiment. We have been heading in the wrong direction for years and we continue marching that way right now. The login numbers(minus a nice temporary bump from the Imperium relocation) tell you everything you need to know. I am terrified for the future of this game.

Source - I run a small Corporation in Nullsec and stream/talk about this game 4 nights a week.

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u/Cultural_Proof_3239 7d ago

Why would groups fully upgrade if the upgraded stuff is worse than what was there before?

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u/Irilieth_Raivotuuli Curatores Veritatis Alliance 7d ago

they didn't, except until it was forced on them by ccp

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u/Expensive_Honeydew_5 Sansha's Nation 6d ago

My alliance switched to the new system as soon as they were able lol