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Vespasian Andendare
Subsonic Synthesis
Alpha Wolf Pack
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Posted - 2013.09.30 15:42:00 -
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Aeon Amadi wrote:Sarducar Kahn wrote:But how much does 6months of double omega cost? 'bout $400 with 55,000 aurum to spare if you go with the 200,000 aurum packs. That's the trick right there. At 65k Aurum a pop, Omega boosters aren't cheap. If people have loads of RL money to throw around, I don't really care if they blow it on Omega Boosters.
Guys, you have to realize this about Dust: Every skill has a cap of V. And then, the differences from IV to V only range from ~2-5% on average. If people want to blow ~$400 on Omega boosters for a marginal gain over your suits/weapons/equipment, let them. That means more $$ in CCP's coffers, and that means a healthier life-span for Dust. I'll take that any day.
Besides, Dust comes down to skill and tactics. SP has diminishing returns at some point. Sure, with more SP you can cross train, but "more SP" doesn't mean "more skill." It just means you can do more. But having skills cap at V is the beauty of the skill system. I can take a ~3mil sp merc and be just about as effective as a player with much more SP that I would have, yet because my AND his skills are capped at V, there's no way for him to "greatly overpower" me. Factor in that much of Dust is about knowing your weapon/suit/class/capabilities AND using tactics to achieve victory, skill trumps SP almost every time. |
Vespasian Andendare
Subsonic Synthesis
Alpha Wolf Pack
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Posted - 2013.09.30 16:30:00 -
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Our Deepest Regret wrote:Hrr. I play unboosted, and I've got 11 weeks (76 days) in on my character for a total of 4.7 million SP, but I SP cap every week and I use the daily bonus, not to mention those double SP events. I'll have a little over 12 million SP if I keep it up in four more months. It kind of bugs me that a boosted player will get around 4 million more SP than me in that same time period.
Ah well. Free game. Don't worry, 11-week-bro. Like I mentioned above, all skills are capped at V. Whether I spent $400 boosters or I spent nothing, skills stop at V regardless. More SP =/= skill.
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Vespasian Andendare
Subsonic Synthesis
Alpha Wolf Pack
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Posted - 2013.09.30 20:07:00 -
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DUST Fiend wrote:That chart represents all the reasons DUST 514 will never ever be a competitive FPS It already IS competitive, considering that everyone's skills, regardless of sp, cap at level V.
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