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Kincate
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2014.06.03 12:28:00 -
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Im coming late to the party I just got around to watching the progression presentation.
I have a small issue with this system.
Meta level, this is great for a match making system. In fact it is the best idea you can have for match making. What about things which should be free for all? I am thinking down the line in Null sec conflicts (Yes I realize we are not there yet) these should not be "Match making sessions" this should lend itself more to throwing massive amounts of resources at a conflict, attritional warfare. I only bring this up because not because I believe this is a bad system for match making, but that match making is not the best system for certain aspects of gameplay. I just do not want to see the game backed into a position where it cannot create the other things Legion should be aiming for in the future.
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A thought occured to me after post.
For the love of god while you are doing all of this defining redefine/rename/fix LAVs
I love LAVs and I love the concept of them as an actual Light attack Vehicle. If this is not the intended role for them change the damn name. Otherwise if it is supposed to be a squad support vehicle make it that, no more easily picked off gunners, put some mechanics in so they are good for more than driving a heavy around so he can kill with his HMG. I know it is a somewhat seperate issue but along the lines of developing roles when you transfer this role system to vehicles keep that in mind.
1st Legionhaire
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Kincate
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2014.06.04 11:15:00 -
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Captain Crutches wrote:Why do my post ideas always form before bed?
Anyway, here's some words on suit BPO's and "emotional attachment".
Let's say, eventually - certainly not anytime soon after release, but eventually - Legion reaches a point where large-scale ground or combined ground/space battles can be fought and have a newsworthy impact at the level of 6VDT or B-R.
lots of other good stuff was said here
read post above for details.
Yes, I appreciate where CCP Z is coming from but in this particular set of games you do not get attached to your equipment, should not either. Maybe you become fond of a certain fit or a particular dropsuit because of the performance. I have nothing against a hall of suits, but I urge CCP Z to consider the Eve addage "Do not fly what you cannot afford to lose" for Legion I say the same thing do not fight in what you cannot afford to lose.
To CCP Z I say this, I can take a leap of faith on this progression system it seems only fair to have it tried in beta before I become opposed to it. But Dropsuits and any equipment you intend to use should not be free, and if you are going to meta level then you can reduce the stats of the only thing which should be free, the Militia dropsuits. Free anything will wreck havoc on a game like this. You where not here for free Balochs, let me assure you the scene of a half dozen balochs driving around trying to run people over with no fear of losing their free equipment did nothing for gameplay. I realize you have said there will be other ISK sinks but Dropsuits should be one of them, any equipment you use (In my mind to include even militia equipment beyond the dropsuit and militia weapon) should be an isk sink.
1st Legionhaire
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Kincate
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2014.06.05 11:05:00 -
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Himiko Kuronaga wrote:
It is NOT fair to try anything in beta that is likely to fail. By the time beta is out, the game development process has wasted tens of thousands of human man hours that could have been spent on something productive. Entire feature sets will be missing because CCP wanted to try something destined to fail.
Do not tell them it's ok, because it isn't.
I very much doubt this system will cause some sort of catostrophic failure. It is as likely to succeed at making the game better as it is to fail.
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