Joseph Ridgeson
WarRavens
Final Resolution.
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Posted - 2014.05.21 21:08:00 -
[1] - Quote
Z's words were (paraphrased but keeping the meaning as best I can):
"I like emotional attachment in games. One of the problems I have currently with DUST is the 'I am a good player, I have been playing for 8 months but for some reason I have had a lousy few days.' You can end up with nothing in your inventory. I don't like that. What you should be most attached to is your dropsuit. You should be proud of that dropsuit; it is you. You are not some mercenary. You are not Tony Stark: you are Iron Man. By having that Dropsuit always be there, it becomes the thing that players can become attached to. I want for players to look back at all their suits and go 'That was my first dropsuit' or 'I remember when I first got that and I played like s***.' You keep them to create your own story."
When a player asked about the monetary hit of using his prototype dropsuit, Z went with (again, paraphrased):
"That shouldn't happen; you should never feel like you don't want to use your best dropsuit because of the price. Remember, you are Iron Man. The suit itself is what you should be attached to. Not wanting to use this suit because it is expensive is something that I find as a poor design. The economics of a dropsuit costing X can be changed very easily by moving the price on to the modules. The point is that once you unlock a dropsuit, you should be attached to it. By making it last forever as a BPO makes players not afraid of using it because they shouldn't be afraid of using it. They should be proud that they unlocked this dropsuit."
I believe that is his reasoning over dropsuits that get destroyed. It is also a way for them to make sure that players are never screwed over by the market that they can at least use their dropsuits even if they can't afford the best modules. Overall, I am just curious how it will work and "what the hell happens to my dozen dropsuit BPO's?"
"This is B.S! This is B.S! I paid money! Cash money, dollars money, cash money!"
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Joseph Ridgeson
WarRavens
Final Resolution.
1879
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Posted - 2014.05.21 21:26:00 -
[2] - Quote
Godin Thekiller wrote: Your best dropsuit can always be used regardless, as tiercide is happening. The price will go into the modules, so as I've said already, there's no point in that. Also, nobody cares about the dropsuit; they care about the fit. He doesn't get it I think...............
He wants people to not care about the fit or the modules but about the dropsuit itself. Even with tiericide happening, the price of a dropsuit still shouldn't be an obstacle. My guess is that is what is argument would be. "I want people to care about the dropsuit and not the fittings. The modules are a tool for the dropsuit while the dropsuit should be everything to you."
Like I said, that is what I assume his reasoning is. I can't argue for him, nor do I care to because I don't know how to feel about the whole shtick; merely try to relate to those that are having trouble seeing his reasons for doing it is all.
"This is B.S! This is B.S! I paid money! Cash money, dollars money, cash money!"
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