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IAmDuncanIdaho II
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
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Posted - 2013.08.30 18:32:00 -
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Yeah this feels like it forces me to play non-stop over three days, instead of at a more leisurely pace over seven (or six or whatever).
It also means I won't be playing on the Weds, Thurs and Fri before Friday downtime so I can maximise any SP I get. If I do manage to cap, I probably won't be playing after I've capped either.
If you want to do shorter events, then could try something along the lines of a free special active booster that can only be activated during a certain window (like any time in a specific week). This would only work for a certain number of matches.
You could do all sorts with that, like make it only work for ambush, or make it work for 10x ambush and 10x skirmish. You'd also get different ppl earning bonus points at different times, which might balance out pub-stomping as well as give ppl the flexibility of when they activate.
I dunno, I'm sure there's loads of things you could do that feel like a more balanced mechanic. That all said however, thanks for the chance for more SP, even if I don't get the reasoning behind the mechanics of it.
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IAmDuncanIdaho II
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
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Posted - 2013.08.30 18:49:00 -
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Marston VC wrote:Sana Rayya wrote:Checking some math and it looks like I'll have to start AFKing in ambushes instead of playing them to keep under the 3k SP limit.
From my experience, the average ambush lasts 8 minutes, but can range from 6-12 minutes, and with the current formula [5x(seconds alive in match)+WP = SP] that doesn't leave much of a margin for earning additional WP from PVP actions in game, without exceeding the limit.
Who wants to join me in a nice LLAV tour near the redline? Ummm..... I don't know what your smoking dude. Hitting the limit maximizes the amount of points you could possibly make. In other words, only the first 3000 SP you earn in a match will be doubled. so ill give you an example. You complete a match and earn 4000 SP. Only 3000 of that gets doubled, so now you get 4000 SP + 3000 more. If you have an SP booster on, then you would get an additional 2000 SP on top of the 7000 you just earned. Creating a sum total of 9000 SP. Hitting the max is what you should be trying to do..... not avoid. By redlinine camping you would just be losing out while everyone looks at you and goes "wtf is he doing?"
I think what he means is every point over 3000 in one match he earns is points he didn't get bonus for. But these points still counts toward his cap, so they're "lost" from earning him bonus. I'd assumed he mean't his optimal SP total from a single match is 3000. Not less than. |
IAmDuncanIdaho II
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
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Posted - 2013.09.04 07:20:00 -
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Meric Voyer wrote:CCP Cmdr Wang wrote:The new anti-AFK mechanic should also curb this behavior as well. Wrong. You don't even need rubber bands - just turn your controller face down and manipulate the analogue sticks into a position where your character is running in a circle. Just turning on the spot will still get you kicked, you have to be moving forward also. AFK away. Next anti-AFK system?
Don't allow spawning into MCC.
Or as someone else said recently, make the MCC walls shielded, so you can run off the edge.
I'm assuming the terrain etc. means you can't run in a perfect circle without manual adjustments. So you won't stay in one spot with nothing to bump into |
IAmDuncanIdaho II
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
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Posted - 2013.09.06 07:24:00 -
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Duck Gun wrote:Sana Rayya wrote:Hey guys, quick update. I got really bored grinding ambushes in the redline, especially with the 80 clone ones where I usually had to DC anyway, so I decided to play only the 50 clone ones. Typically I can still play and get WP and remain under the 3000 SP limit just because the matches are usually short.
The trick is to queue alone, and to wait in the battlefinder until you see the "Game Mode: Ambush" show up. Should be right before you are deployed. If it's OMS, then press circle to cancel out of it.
I haven't tried doing this with a squad yet, so not sure if backing out in this manner will result in your squad being deployed without you in it. However, this seems to be a viable way to consistently get 50 clone ambushes without too much of a hassle. I've only had to cancel out of a few 80 clone matches, but I have been able to requeue right away, without the team chat bug that was plaguing me before whenever I tried to mess with the Neocom after queueing.
In terms of how high you can score, each minute will net you roughly 300 SP in passive gain alone. So in a 9 minute match, don't score more than 300 WP to stay under 3000. For 8 min, 600 WP, 7 min, 900 WP, etc. Of course it's hard to predict how long the match will take unless you know a stomp is coming, but if the game drags out it may behoove you not to go out of your way to get additional warpoints, or else you may have to DC. I haven't DC'ed yet and I've only had two matches where I exceeded my limit, by 50 and 150 SP or so.
YMMV.
P.S. - scanners are awesome. If I were squadded they would be a super fast way to quickly decide a match without gaining WP. Yup noticed this too. really hard to stay under 3k SP/match unless one reverts to tricks like this. Other way to shorthen a match is to run heedlessly in front of the enemy in starter fits hoping they'll kill you so that you manage to deplete your teams clone reserves quick enough.
Hah or just play at MCC skydiving without a parachute. +1 for innovation. |
IAmDuncanIdaho II
The Southern Legion
The Umbra Combine
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Posted - 2013.09.06 07:52:00 -
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Duck Gun wrote:IAmDuncanIdaho II wrote:
Hah or just play at MCC skydiving without a parachute. +1 for innovation.
No MCC in Ambush, but you can always also suicide blowing yourself up with your own grenade. However I prefer letting the enemy kill me because I'm such a mean SOB. Letting them kill me they accumulate WP and have higher chance of hauling over the 3k SP limit. 
Wow I never realised there's no MCC in Ambush lol
And nice gameplay! Try to win every way possible! ;-) |
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