Sigourney Reever
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Posted - 2014.11.22 19:00:00 -
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attempting to bring things back on topic, way to derail things CPM..
Almost certainly not possible for dust, probably not on the table for Legion (given CCPs track record across all their properties)
As far as Racial Parity for vehicles, multiple other threads are proposing we use the existing models with different HP profiles and bonuses to mimic what would be a new model for HAV, LAV and DS. Take the MAV off the table unless there's a single model of it working, then add 4 variations again using just color and database changes.
Realistically, all that is needed that is NEW NEW and not just tweaked existing assets are the small and large turrets, 4 total items (small laser, small artillery, large laser, large artillery)
A Laser Turret is a direct LoS weapon, so no redesign of mechanics there, use the Rail Turret's mechanics. Just a new turret model and animation (which we've seen redesigns of both in the new plasma and mass driver effects)
A simple color change would go a long way to looking past the lack of a new laser turret model..
An Artillery Turret would be really really fun i think if an arcing mechanic similar to the Mass Driver was used, Its probably the bulk of any work down this line of thinking. But again, not a completely new thing, mostly an iteration on existing systems.
This seems less important to me personally, it'd be as complex as adding any new weapons, again something that's been done plenty of times since Dust development um, 'was reconfigured'
Again, simply coming up with stats that fit the profiles of each race, modifying the colors of existing models and calling it 'ammar HAV' would most likely be better than having nothing at all. Especially if the new turrets were added, a little would go a long way.
Obviously this is beyond CCPs capabilities. While we've seen animations and stills, we've never seen anything approaching gameplay, in Dust or Legion..
So the end sum of NEW NEW work (beyond mostly copy/paste tweaked versions of existing assets/models/skills) to add Full Racial Parity for all Vehicles is the creation of 2 new weapon processes, each with a small and large variant.
We've seen the same thing happen with the MagSMG and RR effectively. It took what, 2-4 months?
Given that this is a shorter amount of time than it seems to take to develop a single new map, I'd say it sounds like a great way to add a large amount of content which in turn will change gameplay for all players.
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Sigourney Reever
Nova Corps Marines
Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive
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Posted - 2014.11.23 16:34:00 -
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Soraya Xel wrote:Grimmiers wrote:That commander mode would be great and that would be best with all racial mcc's
Mmmm, I would love that battle commander role thing. Vell0cet wrote:If I were CCP Rouge, I would do the following:
[...1.10 and 1.11 stuff...] CCP Rattati is the one who is developing DUST stuff. He is deciding what to do in DUST based on what is best for DUST, not what is best for Legion.
and... ?
you're not exactly being a facilitator for discussion or constructive communication in this thread. |