Roy Ventus
Axis of Chaos
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Posted - 2014.11.10 03:56:00 -
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loumanchew wrote:I don't write much on these forums but I feel that this needs to be said. I have many real life friends who I have tried to bring along to play this game over time and they ALL turned away within a week. The reason that always comes up is that matches are too one sided and they always get wiped out by organized groups in an unorganized evironment, which in turn gives squads the possibility of using top tier gear against average joes and litterally farm public matches. The fact that CCP has not implemented solo vs solo matches and squads vs squads matches is beyond me.
Matches will continue to be one-sided until we have other options but on the contrary, if they played the game as much as you claimed, they shouldn't be getting stomped continuously because they would wind up on a team eventually and should learn that it is a team based game. It's not that the game favors organization that's the issue, it's that your friends don't like to organize. They essentially want a more COD/Battlefield/MoH gameplay. Of course I don't know them personally but I'm assuming from what you've said about them, is all.
We'll probably never have a solo vs solo. Can't see where that really comes into the EVE Universe. Maybe when Legion gets the arena? But even then, that would be extremely boring. Haven't played in a while but Dust's TTK is much slower than the rapid action that most solo vs solo matches demand. A lot of eHP, stealth, and healing factors... That adds up to bad math for making fun solo vs solo matches.
Squad vs Squad would be much more plausible but you're going to find the same issues that you get in the regular matches. One organize squad vs one unorganized squad. And what's worst is that you won't have the option to choose which squad you want to enroll in or to build a squad in-match. Oh and the fact that you'll probably get a lot of matches going on and because it's one squad vs one squad, your odds of ending up against one of the MANY organized squads are high.
These mechanics will not solve the issues your friends are having.
And I probably sound pretentious or something, but Dust isn't built around unorganized battles. You can't just jump into the game and say, "Screw playing for the team" and expect to do really good. Some people are capable of doing really good with that mentality but then these people aren't reliable on the field of course. You have objectives, you have missions, and you have roles. The people who "survive the dust," are those that learn how to cooperate when it benefits them.
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