Vell0cet
Vengeance Unbound
Dark Taboo
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Posted - 2014.09.22 02:26:00 -
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It's the only FPS I've ever bothered with PvP. Other games are missing the risk/reward of DUST, which means deaths HURT. It's such an awesome concept that really ramps up the intensity for me. The skill system is excellent (every skill does need a bonus though) and I love how you can quickly get into a role, but it takes significant investment to master it. I really hope we don't loose any of this with Legion.
Controls need more polish, and it's annoying that you get hung up on terrain. Matchmaking needs work (the team balancing has been excellent though), and we do need a first class gameplay tutorial mission, with a highly polished NPE that includes an optional 2nd tier academy mode for players under 5 millionish SP. I really hope we get full racial parity with the missing vehicles, turrets, and heavy weapons (maybe in early 2015? Please CCP?). I'd like to see vehicles get all of the modules added back in DUST, and eventually capacitors and ewar modules for Legion. I want players to build a 30 million ISK tank and have it crippled by a gang who ambushed you while you were doing PvE and ransomed back to you for a bunch of ISK. No other FPS would have that kind of gameplay depth.
I also want to have missions on wrecks in 0g space with flickering lights (like Dead Space) that coordinate with EVE players doing exploration missions. These would be like dungeons in other MMO's. See the link in my sig.
And of course I want to have huge epic battles with over a hundred mercs, with a huge variety of terrain: deep canyons, water, caves, jungles, swamps, forests, etc. rich and tactical terrain that require teamwork and smart coordination to succeed. Eventually I want them to expand to other planet types (probably ice and barren at first) but eventually to lava planets, ocean planets (naval and subaquatic combat), and gas/plasma planets where we fight in Sky City type structures over a bottomless expanse of swirling clouds and gasses.
If CCP could pull that off, Legion would be so incredible. I don't expect much of that stuff at launch, but if they build the right foundation, it would allow the rest of it to come. I have serious fears about dumbing things down too much, instead of improving the confusion with better tutorials, menus, and UX design. The soul of this game is fantastic, it just needs more polish and refinement as well as implementing the missing stuff.
Best PvE idea ever!
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