Bojo The Mighty
Bojo's Grand Bazaar
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Posted - 2014.01.03 22:35:00 -
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Have any of us considered that the 3 tiers are actually a part of tiercide? Check it, most players as of now have prototype gear. If everyone in dust had prototype gear no one would've requested tiercide. But people are just trying to look out for the newberries.
Well time for some thoughts on tiers from me (like they matter)
1. The focus of the game should be Planetary conquest and Factional Warfare. Pub matches should be designed for new-blues just like the academy, an extended version. Really the pubs right now suck. It's almost always an unbalanced match where one side is dominated by the other. Sure all the WP you make from stomping can be fun but in reality the evenly matched fights are the better. Focus of the game should be moved from these petty cookie-cutter matches and extra development in expanding PC should be made. Everyone in PC runs their highest end gear and the rewards from PC justify their use. Basically make Prototype the norm by making PC the norm.
2. Accelerated SP or bigger academy. New-blues, in a world of prototype, should get accelerated (active) SP earnings until X where they drop off like the rest of us. Dust has a steep learning curve so it doesn't seem out of place to suggest steep SP earnings until they have enough to get a suit, weapon, and maybe some modules. Make it so that new players can enter PC or FW faster but they'll still be lagging behind other players in SP earnings.
This game is still in beta, there is no economic link between EVE and Dust, so Dust players are stuck in a cage making nothing of value. CCP is watching, we know but that just goes to show that we are still in beta, they still have tests to be done. So until then, dust is about nothing and tiers seem to be more of an obstacle than a part of learning the game.
Give players more room to tromp on planets and hold hands with nubs, and you got a game. The point of tiers after everyone hits proto is to have modules with lower CPU/PG to make the most out of suits. Prototype Pubs are no fun, give us sand box and newbs someway to catch up. Right now PC is small enough to the point where the lots are being farmed rather than fought over.
Was this about tiercide? No, it was about how the game makes you take the path of least resistance and that is stomping or AFK.
*Which System is next for PC?*
Does anyone remember those red Caldari flags in Manus Peak in early (pretranquility) chromosome?
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Vrain Matari
ZionTCD
Public Disorder.
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Posted - 2014.01.03 23:59:00 -
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+1 Bojo. Too many peeps build their arguments around the assumption that what we have now is a reflection of the finished product. Imo we are still in alpha, since there are still core systems, mechanics, content of several varieties, modes, etc. that need to be added and many others that need to be fleshed out.
Calling for tiericide now to fix problems that rightfully belong to other game mechanics is well-intentioned but misguided and would be a tremendous waste of resources. Someday tiericide or something like it may make sense, but not until all systems are online and operating as intended.
I support SP rollover.
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