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Munin-Frey
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Posted - 2014.01.02 15:11:00 -
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Are you an accountant?
Just kidding, good analysis. +1 |
Munin-Frey
Fish Spotters Inc.
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Posted - 2014.01.18 17:11:00 -
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I play only FW and I will definitely agree that the reward is pretty bad if you win and complete crap if you lose.
On very rare matches I'll get some decent salvage which makes it worthwhile but FW will probably end up only being played by rich players who can afford to lose fittings and get nothing for it if they don't fix the reward system.
Also, it is a little weird that the losers really get the shaft in FW... we are mercs right? Since when do mercenaries earn less when they lose? You pay them before you go to battle and you typically don't expect much loyalty. It's weird that dust mercs earn their payout after a match and that the payout is way better if you win.
No wonder people come up with all kinds of scams to win.
Lastly, a lot of the FW stuff is the same as the what you can buy with AUR. If any of you have done the math you know that you can buy stuff that takes 20 minutes of gameplay to win for a few pennies. I highly doubt that the FW stuff will be worth that much because why would I grind for ISK in pub matches when I can buy $20 worth of AUR and have literally hundreds of the same item? My time is worth more than that and I think most people will feel the same way. They will either play with free stuff or play with cheap fittings or buy AUR. Only a handful will play the game "as intended" or perhaps buying AUR is "as intended" gameplay 
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Munin-Frey
Fish Spotters Inc.
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Posted - 2014.01.18 17:13:00 -
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alten hilt wrote:+1! An excellent analysis.
I've been gathering data to put together a similar analysis and what I have gathered matches up with your analysis perfectly.
IMHO, FW matches should be more profitable than public matches, as they represent the most critical battles being waged in empire space (in terms of lore). Maybe if they were more profitable we would see more pub-stompers move to FW, thus creating a viable new-player experience in public matches, and a better sense of progression for all DUST players.
I see a LOT of black suits in FW. I feel that FW is a vanity game mode ATM. Or perhaps played by role players or at least people who care about EVE and FW.
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Munin-Frey
Fish Spotters Inc.
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Posted - 2014.01.18 17:17:00 -
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Stephen Seneca wrote:The thing is that the FW items only allow less skilled players to use them. You dont earn enough lp to use those items consistently enough in any case. Once the player market is in you might be able to sell high enough to newbies, even though they technically would be smarter running the frontline fit or a full basic suit which would cost less than one proto faction item.
Faction items should have 1 or 2 percent, or only very marginally, better stats to get all players interested in purchasing them.
This isn't entirely true. For one thing I know there is a PLC in the LP store with absolutely amazing CPU/PG stats. It is so good that it makes a PLC scout possible. There is no other way to get that weapon.
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