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KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
Brutor Vanguard Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.08.17 16:31:00 -
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Much of what makes the game interesting and fun are the variety of dropsuit types, equipment, and the weapon selection. New players starting out with their starter fits will miss out completely on the light suits, heavy suits, mass drivers, laser rifles, scrambler rifles, active scanners, remote explosives, repair tool, etc. The starter fits only show the most generic options like AR assault, sniper, medic, and anti-tank; all of which are only using medium frame suits.
The first few battles will decide whether or not new players will stick with Dust, or quit the game, so why not try to impress the new players with Dust's unique selection instead of just showing them the generic stuff? Sure they could just go buy new suits and weapons in the militia section, but not all weapons have militia versions, and expecting new players to explore the market instead of jumping in a battle is pretty ridiculous considering most don't have the patience to do the tutorials. It is your job to make them find the game appealing, they shouldn't have to look through a bunch of menus and upgrade a bunch of skills to find good things about the game; most won't have the patience for that anyway.
The solution is to create militia versions of all weapons and equipment (militia MD for example can have 4 rounds), and have that variety of militia weapons and equipment present in the starter fits. Include lights and heavies as well in the starter fits. Example of possible militia presets in starter fits: Light + shotgun + active scanner
Medium + scrambler rifle + nanite injector
Heavy + forge gun + SMG
light + swarm launcher + remote explosive
Medium + mass driver + repair tool
Heavy + HMG
Medium + laser rifle + nanite injector
Which would you rather new players say: "Oh, an assault rifle like every other shooter, okay I guess..." or "OMG! I gave a freaking gun made of gold that shoots lasers! AWESOME!"? Do yourself a favor, and and make your starter fits more interesting. |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
Brutor Vanguard Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.08.17 21:08:00 -
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Ren Ratner wrote:Whenever I ask a new player what suit he's running, the answer is "I've been using the medic."
CCPs problem with providing more of these suits probably lies in the fact that they'd rather have players buying MLT BPOs instead of having a variety of Starter Fits to choose from.
Instead of having a wide array of infinite stock starter fits, give new players several expendable MLT fittings. 10 or more of each MLT suit with some premade fittings, similar to those posted by OP. Showcase the gameplay a little instead of providing them with the most boring loadouts possible.
Introducing players to MLT gear in this way would do several things. New players would be introduced to MLT gear and it's lack of skill requirements instead of running around in Assault - Medic until they get bored or learn how to navigate the marketplace. When they run out of suits, they'll learn that they can restock the fitting. Since they actually have a stock of these items, they'll be able to play around with new loadouts. New players can be encouraged to try something other than an AR. Good idea, but I would have one fit (probably the AR assault) be unlimited. |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
Brutor Vanguard Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.08.18 20:09:00 -
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Funky Chunky wrote:Obviously you all didn't think it was that boring cause you're still playing Dust. Given the amount of people who tried the game, and the amount still actually playing, I'd say we are the exception, not the rule. I came in the closed beta, and already had knowledge of the game's features like the market, skills, and all I needed to know to make my own fits instead of using starter fits. Also the closed beta had more variety in the starter fits, only recently have they been homogenized to one frame size. |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
Brutor Vanguard Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.08.23 03:31:00 -
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Hopefully such changes will be included in the NPE changes of 1.4 |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
Brutor Vanguard Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.08.24 04:16:00 -
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Blue tag would be nice |
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
Brutor Vanguard Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.08.27 12:23:00 -
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Any more thoughts? |
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