Jaran Vilktar
CORP SIX KING
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Posted - 2015.01.10 18:45:00 -
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As we all know by now taking your first steps in DUST 514 is not as easy as we'd wish past the Academy mode with all the high SP player's and all that running around... not to mention Starter fit's are some of the most glorious and OP fit's that new player's should feel blessed to own, as such they should clearly have no problems taking us proto noobs head on right?
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That aside, Academy mode is the relative haven for new player's as they built up their SP and knowledge on the game however the time spent there is awfully short. Once out of the Academy players are stomped into oblivion because their SP and Gear is very limited as such they need all the extra firepower they can get. Here's when the Recruit program would come in handy... if it wasn't because of the relative obscurity of it. New player's don't usually know about the recruit program and it's benefit's, since DUST is free to play people just stumble upon it on PSN, grab it, and test it out in their long time account's. The recruit program however, requires you to make a separate account directly from the DUST 514 website and use a recruiter code from a player that has it lying around... that's quite a lot to ask of people who've never even heard of the game before as it requires actually knowing about the game before you've even played it. Now, we know recuit gear (Recruit AR and SMG + MLT Cal Frame BPO's) is nothing to get hung up on as it is really not much different from other MLT gear right? Oh, but there's 1 thing about this gear, that is, it offers higher damage than other MLT weapons, something that is pretty useful for a player who just stepped into a game full of high level players as they'll need all the extra firepower they can get. But, sadly not many newbro's get this gear when it really would've been good to have it. Then we have the APEX fit's, these fit's are just swag gear for most of us but for a new player these could be something to aim for, but they require you to spend money (quite a bit of it) on a game you're not entirely sure about yet and grinding in FW can be a hellishly frustrating thing to ask of a new player. So, this means new players are practically unable to acquire necessary firepower for the duration of the hardest part of the game, the beggining. The academy training has some basic missions that help you figure little things out that award MLT gear, nothing particularly special.
The Recruit program has milestones set for:
Joining/Enlisting
25,000 WP
100,000WP
TL;DR
In previous updates CCP has improved DUST to be abble to provide higher level Starter Fits and extend the duration of the battle academy so, here's my suggestions (which may have been suggested before):
-Make the Recruiter Program less obscure to newer players by advertising it wherever possible and add a video tutorial of how to effectively register for it.
-Extend the duration of the Academy from 5,000 WP to 50,000 WP.
-Add more training missions to match the extended time in battle academy.
-Among the new missions, add one that rewards it's completion with an uneditable racial and useful STD Starter Fit BPO like this. Kinda.
-I had something else in mind but I forgot while I typed everything else. 
Help reduce protostomping and motivate new players stay long enough to put up a decent fight, dont force them to snipe and fall victim to things like these. Please.
DUST 514 Is the first FPS I played actively for the PS3 and is my favorite FPS to this very day. :)
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