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Aerius Corius
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Posted - 2014.02.23 20:41:00 -
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+1 for Infantry Respec - you did it on vehicles after they were radically changed, why not here where 90% of the gameplay is?
EvE would indeed be horribly broken if this happened, but DUST is not EvE. We don't run the risk of ever industrial 5 year alt transforming into yet another super-cap pilot to add to the masses. This is not a 'break down once, break down always' argument either. DUST is still early in its development into a 'stable' shooter game. (Reference: plasma cannons, dropship costs, installations, one heavy suit set, only one set for a whole race (Caldari), proto-stomping...you get the idea.
Getting new players - and keeping the current ones - is ever so important right now to ensure continued development and polishing. The more people raging about X is broken or Y is OP, the more help the game gets. It's hard to try out all the new crap about to hit in 1.8 when our skills are locked into such a relatively small portion (the original gear) of the game.
A respec in DUST (especially with all the new suits coming for racials) is critical. Also, I think you'll see a fleshing out of play styles and suit types and even more vehicle users who can use any wasted sp there instead.
With the suits all fleshed out across all races, all that's left is fleshing out the racial vehicles. Once all races are on an even field in terms of available options, you end sp resetting forever - hence why you don't do it in EVE. Every new ship EvE gets is available to ALL races at the same distance. I imagine when vehicles get added to finalize the initial 12 (4 LAV, 4 HAV, 4 Drops - each race) you'll need another vehicle sp reset. Stat changes don't warrant a respec because they affect all racial variants or are targeted to maintain balance - not break it. If your xyz gun gets nerfed, too bad! It was OP but the nerf didn't break it - no respec. Likewise, if 123 gun gets buffed and you're not skilled for it, tough luck - its users needed the buff. No respec.
Get all four races on even footing - all suit variations and vehicle variations. 1.8 solves the suits, so respec for a clean restart - any new suit types will be added for all four races (EX: I doubt CCP will launch just the gallente pilot suit - it will do all four at once.). Then (maybe 1.9?) add the missing vehicles (Min/Amarr) and do one last vehicle reset. Done!
Remember: racial will matter even more after 1.8 for Faction Warfare because the loyalty stores are racial specific weapons!
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Aerius Corius
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Posted - 2014.02.26 00:54:00 -
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Western Ways wrote:I think people need to stop worrying about what other people are rolling and just enjoy the ufckin game, and if you notice that somethings OP just call it out like you already do and let CCP do their thing.
I've never been one to chase the flavor of the month, but i actually think it's good in it's own way because it shows the developers whats broke. The problem with that is when they get overzealous and bend people over with a giant purple nerf dildo, but that's a separate issue.
Will a respec spark a new wave of FOTM bullisht? Maybe, but it will also let CCP see what if anything is broken in 1.8, and allow them to get the jump on all the data they need to refine the game for the patch after that. And the faster they hammer out all the broken isht in the game the more likely we are to see new content in the near future, and that i think is a good thing.
This. +1
FOTM is going to happen - who cares? DUST is not EvE - you won't see imbalances from respecs, just a lot of people using the same OP stuff...
...unless of course CCP gets balance right (crosses fingers ). Then, you WON'T see that happen because everyone will spec the weapon they like to use. I'm a huge sniper rifle fan because I love the playstyle - but I also love the rail rifle (huh, wonder why? Sniper up close maybe?) I also love dropships - I'm no Ace, but they are lots of fun despite cost and lack of WP generators.
If you're playing the game to grind sp instead of, I dunno, enjoying the game? Isn't that why we call them VIDEOGAMES - GAME, FUN!? Snipers and Dropships aren't exactly FOTM - but I love playing them because I turn my PS3 to have fun. Not grind. That's why you have a job in RL. Grind that moolah.
That guy you killed with 0% shields?
Yeah, I sniped him - go team.
Oh, you didn't know...hmm.
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Aerius Corius
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Posted - 2014.02.26 17:47:00 -
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MEDICO RITARDATO wrote:No respec no party
WHAT!?
That guy you killed with 0% shields?
Yeah, I sniped him - go team.
Oh, you didn't know...hmm.
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