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Ripley Riley
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Posted - 2014.04.16 14:37:00 -
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I agree with him that protostomping and PC scrublords are hampering Dust's growth significantly.
I disagree that matchmaking, excluding PRO dropsuits from matches, or allowing MIL only matches is the way to fix things.
A better NPE would fix things: PvE, better instant battle academy, and MIL variations of every piece of gear.
He imposes order on the chaos of organic evolution...
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Ripley Riley
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Posted - 2014.04.16 15:03:00 -
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KatanaPT wrote:Matchmaking by Gear
I don't know if you have ever played Eve Online, but I will assume you at least know some things about New Eden in my post...
Matchmaking by gear goes against New Eden's harsh environment and design philosophy. In Eve you can fit any ship with nearly anything (PG/CPU and slots permitting) and fly it out into the cold, lawless expanses of space. Someone can then come along in a properly fitted ship and blap you right out of the sky.
You learn lessons, you fit your ships better, you prioritize your targets better. You get better at Eve Online.
If CCP forces players into matches with similarly-geared players then they are preventing us from having agency in New Eden.
I say allow players to run full prototype fits against my MIL/STD fittings. Let squads of six run PRO gear 24/7. As one of my corpmates put it, "This is the wild ******* west son!"
To those that argue that protostomping needs to stomp to keep new players: you are wrong. Sorry, but you are. What we need is a robust new player experience. Tutorials, PvE, MIL variants of everything, free fittings appropriate to your chosen race. The works. This will educate the new players and give them a fighting chance so that when they face a squad of protobears they can put up a decent fight.
He imposes order on the chaos of organic evolution...
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Ripley Riley
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Posted - 2014.04.16 15:14:00 -
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steadyhand amarr wrote:In EvE you chose what risk u take.
Not really. You can choose to live in high-sec and still get suicide ganked or wardecced by a PvP corp. The only choice you make is if you undock or not.
steadyhand amarr wrote:If u dont want to risk running into uber dudes you stear clear nill space etc. Oh forget iv been saying this for two years if u guys cant work out why dust meta design and gameplay has nothing in common with EvE their is no point engageing you in this debate.
You can choose to squad up. You can choose to have a corp. You choose to fit your dropsuit well.
He imposes order on the chaos of organic evolution...
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