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Sole Fenychs
Sinq Laison Gendarmes
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.12.21 11:36:00 -
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This is basically a nitpick, but it seems that all weapons, vehicles and dropsuits are aligned with the four factions.
You wouldn't know that from looking at the items, apart from maybe some hints in the descriptions, though.
In the end, factions in this game really don't matter outside of FW. But I made a Gallente character and recently started outfitting myself with Gallente equipment, because why the hell not?
I didn't even know that, for example, the Scrambler Rifle is an Amarr weapon until I read it here on the forums.
So, basically, the idea would be to give each weapon a faction logo or something.
But maybe the real issue here is that factions don't really matter. |
Sole Fenychs
Sinq Laison Gendarmes
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.12.21 19:01:00 -
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It would give the game more flavor if it was less uniform.
Currently, a player reads about the factions at character creation, gets a faction-aligned standard loadout and never realizes that the factions even have different approaches to equipment. You only sort-of realize that either by reading an associated website or by making another character and paying attention to the new blueprints that you get.
No, I don't want everything to be obvious. I love the flying coffins that are the dropships and I'm all okay with a steep learning curve. (I enjoyed the beginning of E.Y.E. the most, when the game made an impression of being hugely intricate with bad explanations instead of the straightforward affair that it turns into when you finally fully grasp it. Also, don't you dare misread that as "EVE")
But there's a difference between "hidden detail" and "kind of important fluff aspect that is effectively so inconsequential that you wouldn't even notice it, no matter how much you play".
Simply symbolizing alignment would help immersion, by making it more obvious that yes, these factions are actually different and use different doctrines.
P.S.
Your small explanation is useful. It should be available for all players to read and not hidden in this thread. That's what the thread is about. |
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