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nico0las -> RE: The Ironic Truth? (10/5/2012 17:56:50)
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Although we can observe that the majority of the players above level 32 are in fact varium players, this is not where the majority of the population is, although it would be a safe guess to say the average level of the active player in ED is above level 30. When we look at the amount of characters and accounts in ED, we forget that the majority of players that play ED quit out before level 30, simply because the current 34s and 35s are simply too powerful to be beaten, and losing over and over isn't exactly fun. These high levels are loaded on varium because they were crushed by the early Delta 33s and 34s. These were crushed by the Gammas, and them by the Betas, and betas were crushed by founders. It's not hard to tell that the majority of the populous would either be level 30+ or done playing this. As already stated, if everyone had varium, there would be no point in buying it seeing as it's only purpose is to have an advantage. Eventually there are going to be no more low leveled players, and the only ones left are going to be us, overloading on varium, buying new gear every week to gain an advantage over the others. Does this game ride on non-variums? Of course. However, we will eventually reach either of two outcomes: Either this game dies out absolutely because there are no more non-variums to keep this game going, seeing as they all quit because the varium players are too strong, or that this game rides on because a pocket of it's players continually invest money into the game on a regular basis (every few weeks) to gain an advantage on the ever decreasing player population.
@Lord Machaar Although that makes sense, it's not justified, as there are always reasonably large exceptions. Take a game like Halo or Call of Duty for example. So you invested 80+ dollars into the game, well that's sad for you, seeing as what's measured is skill. In Halo (and I use this example because I play roughly two hours a day of Halo), everyone is equal. The gap is made by those who are good, and those who are not. We could take an example out of ED, even. Players like JaritheMighty and Doctus are outstanding players without investing a single penny into the game. If you time your shots, you will get the kill more times than someone who rushes for a power weapon (one hit kill weapons) and randomly open fire, which is how I see the 90% of the vairum players in ED. Are they skilled? Absolutely not. They are terrible. They recycle builds to gain an advantage. What separates the players on the leaderboards and the recognized players from others? Ingenuity, battle strategy, and understanding.
(Edit)On a side note: This game is ironic. A blood mage who uses intimidate. It's almost funny to think that a class that mindlessly buffs it's strength would bother having a skill to lower his opponents'.
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