Arkena Wyrnspire
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Posted - 2014.02.08 22:40:00 -
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Fizzer94 wrote:Just do want MAG did. Make spawn areas super super easy to defend, then remove the redline.
Whilst I partially approve of this idea, there should also be some preventative measure stopping overwhelming attackers from just farming people on their only spawn point.
I think part of it is a game-mode issue. Even once you redline people on Skirmish, it can take a while before the match actualyl ends. The match is hopeless for one side after a short time of being 5-capped - yet it continues.
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Arkena Wyrnspire
Fatal Absolution
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Posted - 2014.02.08 23:21:00 -
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Teilka Darkmist wrote:
First, shields in New Eden don't work that way. They stop projectiles one way only, or else everything from mercs to titans wouldn't be able to shoot at anything.
A pointless distinction. Lore is not a valid excuse for poor mechanics. As it happens, there already are shields in the lore that do this - There is a chronicle which references drone bays which work in this fashion.
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One way redline doesn't work if you're trying to get a vehicle delivered sometimes. I've had a rail tank take out my LAV as soon as it's landed, before I had a chance to get in and speed away, the solution was to drop back into the redline and get the vehicle dropped there.
Is that not more of a problem with the call-in location or alternatively the rail tanks power projection?
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The idea of a redline timer, that auto kicks you if you're in it too long is not a bad one, until you take into account vehicle drop queues. If you get a couple of vehicles that take a few attempts to actually be dropped at the start of a queue, you can have most, if not all of the team getting kicked because the vehicle deploy is bugged.
Vehicle deploy will not be bugged forever - and the solution to vehicle queues is simply to allow a fairly generous timer. With a long timer, there is plenty of time to deal with vehicle call ins and organising (though if you're spending several minutes in the redline at the start of the match you'll probably lose anyway) but it still prevents AFKing.
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