Clone D
Grundstein Automation
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Posted - 2013.12.14 14:23:00 -
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Needed Incentives
Name: Protect Claimed Territory
Explanation: There is currently no incentive for mercs to stay behind and defend claimed territory.
Recommendation: Grant 5 WP for every 5 seconds that a merc remains within 20m of a team-owned null cannon.
Name: Use Medics
Explanation: Since some dropsuits are dirt cheap, mercs may not have incentive to wait for a medic to revive them. If a merc does wait around for a medic that may or may not successfully revive him/her, then that merc is losing valuable time on the battlefield.
Recommendation: Award 10 WP to a dead merc for waiting at least 10 seconds to be revived regardless of whether or not the merc is revived.
Name: Merc Damage Rewards
Explanation: In addition to kill rewards for taking out a merc, also grant damage rewards for inflicting
damage on enemy mercs. The more HP an opponent has, the riskier it is to try and kill that enemy.
Recommendation: Grant 1 WP for every 20 points of damage to opponent mercs.
Name: Discourage Friendly Fire
Explanation: Mercs can easily be killed by friendly fire, so punish friendly fire.
Recommendation: Subtract 1 WP for every 10 points of damage inflicted on team members. Obviously, total WP should never drop below zero.
Name: Partial Hacks
Explanation: A merc that attempts a hack is significantly exposed to danger. Reward attempting a hack by percent of contribution to total hack. Food for thought: A merc may be at 99% hack completion when killed. There is no justification of effort. What a waste of time.
Recommendation: Grant 1 WP for every percent contributed toward total hack, regardless of hack completion.
Name: Couragous Death
Explanation: It takes courage to stand and blindly hack something while your back is completely exposed.
Recommendation: Grant 10 WP if a merc died while hacking anything, in addition to partial hack rewards.
Name: Encourage Offense
Explanation: Mercs should be encouraged to join the fray to provide more focus to battles.
Recommendation: Award 1 WP for every second that a merc remains within 20m of an opponent-owned null cannon.
Name: Victimized By Lag
Explanation: The game is laggy, and death often occurs without a merc even knowing he/she was under attack.
Recommendation: Grant 5 WP for dying if a merc dies without firing off a shot within 2 seconds prior to death.
Name: Keep Your Servers Online
Explanation: Nothing is more discouraging than being in the middle of a battle and being disconnected and then repeating that process after signing back in. This disencentivizes anyone from playing the game altogether. Avoid learned helplessness in your fan-base.
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