ratamaq doc
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Roy Ventus wrote:I had a thread last week about Guerilla Warfare and the applying of some of the tactics used IRL to the game. Got into a few interesting discussions about strategies and tactics and whether or not they were viable.
Honestly, this was one of the biggest reasons I came into Dust. I believe you could search for one of my very first posts/threads and you can read how I talked about what we kind of strategies and tactics we could be running on the field. I knew that if EVE had grand scale battles and highly strategic and tactical planning and maneuvers, we could do the same. I might not be running PC(or be able to game right now, for that matter) but I at least like discussing FCing and SLing as well as overall strategic concepts. I mean, I even made a playbook for Foxhound Corporation back when I first took the cold metal seat.
So my question is, why don't we talk about Tactics and Strategies much?
Send me an email in game. It sounds like you and I have similar Dust scars.
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ratamaq doc
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Posted - 2014.03.16 01:57:00 -
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Roy Ventus wrote:ratamaq doc wrote:Roy Ventus wrote:I had a thread last week about Guerilla Warfare and the applying of some of the tactics used IRL to the game. Got into a few interesting discussions about strategies and tactics and whether or not they were viable.
Honestly, this was one of the biggest reasons I came into Dust. I believe you could search for one of my very first posts/threads and you can read how I talked about what we kind of strategies and tactics we could be running on the field. I knew that if EVE had grand scale battles and highly strategic and tactical planning and maneuvers, we could do the same. I might not be running PC(or be able to game right now, for that matter) but I at least like discussing FCing and SLing as well as overall strategic concepts. I mean, I even made a playbook for Foxhound Corporation back when I first took the cold metal seat.
So my question is, why don't we talk about Tactics and Strategies much? Send me an email in game. It sounds like you and I have similar Dust scars. D: I wish I could. Having personal-server issues and then some so I can't even log on.
I'll give you my thoughts then. In a word, a Consoles, plus the fact that this is still a lobby shooter. I've been a console player for a few years, but my first 'tour of duty' in online gaming was in RTS. C&C, Starcraft, then Homeworld. It seems like half of the internet was Clan Websites back then, and most of the game took place there in the form of tactics and strategy.
I was hoping to get some of that back with Dust, because it doesn't exist in the FPS I came from and I didn't want to invest in a rig to get back into Starcraft when 2 came out.
Most of the console players I've come across in Dust don't spend much time on the actual internet. Most are only able to process what is going on right in front of them and have little to no awareness of the bigger picture and no interest in seeing it. Trying to get them to read, understand, and contribute to any form of over arching tactic or strategy is mind numbingly impossible. I spent a year with the same corp until frustration got the better of me and decided to move on to see if there was a group elsewhere that liked to play this game the way I hope it's meant to be played.
Like you I spent time laying to text tactics, editing map images with way/rally point names, opening moves on maps, flow concepts for each map etc,etc,etc. I even got frustrated with the **** usability of my old corps enjin website and built my own "training" site that was more mobile friendly to try and lay down things I mentioned above along with com discipline, group training evolution, and what not. No traffic, no interest.
I have faith that this game will get there, and that I'll find more players who think like I do. If you're truly one of them, get in touch with me and we can share notes. Even though I'm no longer in the Corp I built that training site for, I still own it and designed it for this type of co ordination. If you and any others want to talk tactics, maybe we can do it there outside of our respective corporation websites or here.
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