Borne Velvalor
Endless Hatred
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Posted - 2013.11.05 06:32:00 -
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Joystiq wrote:Even the planetary conquest portion of DUST that could be considered its most MMO-esque element has been abstracted into a series of instanced and scheduled 24v24 battles.
Well, that didn't take long. A fine example of journalistic research.
Joystiq wrote:Before the official start of the battle at the reinforcement window, both sides could engage in small scuffles to take over or defend those hostile structures. The pressure would then be on the attacker to commit to vigilantly watch the battlefield around the clock rather than on the defender.
No, it would put the pressure on both sides, one to attack and one to defend whenever possible. This just flips the coin. Corporation members were taking a snooze and couldn't defend structures 24/7? Well, screw you, then. Say goodbye to your CRUs.
Joystiq wrote:One of the main complaints people have with DUST 514 is that the expense of losing vehicles and prototype dropsuits arguably makes the game pay-to-win. While that may not be entirely accurate, it's true that rich players can afford to waste their ISK spawning tanks and running full prototype loadouts.
In the linked article, the author states that players think the game is P2W because of Aurum gear. Here, they say the game is P2W because you can get better gear with ISK? What?
Joystiq wrote:DUST 514 could be adapted to employ a similar system, adding strategic value to certain control points or pieces of capturable infrastructure by giving each one the ability to spawn free items of a particular type during the battle. Being in control of a factory building might let you deploy free light tanks; a cloning facility might make prototype suits free of charge. Losing these important strategic points during the battle would then effectively increase the cost of spawning those items, but a rich corp wouldn't have a massive advantage from the outset.
Free anything beyond STD is a horrible idea. Free HAVs and PRO suits? What's next, capture a point and get free Thales and Balac's along with a heating pad to soothe that butthurt? Seriously.
So, what's left? Dust 514 isn't what it was hyped up to be? The great sage from the mountain that is a Joystiq journalist needed to come down and tell us this after meditating for 6 months?
Many suits I've worn, many burdens I've borne, for the oaths I've sworn.
Panda.
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