Alixenus
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Posted - 2012.09.02 22:41:00 -
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I'll be honest, I skipped through a lot of posts so i don't know if this has been suggested. I posted this in a different thread but this one seems more appropriate so here goes:
Sansha nation PVE or PVP if enough Dusters are loyal to the Master. The idea is that Dust mercs take a contract to defend a civilian sector from Sansha abduction teams (think Mann vs Machine in TF2 but with multiple points to defend, far more intelligent AI and no hats). The battle opens with players manning anti-space batteries, attempting to blast Sansha vessels from orbit as they attempt to hoover up civvies with tractor beams. If the players are succesful (success could also determine the difficulty of this next phase) the Incursion fleet will resort to a more direct method: the defenders must now switch targets to engage dropships swarming from the skies, (optional for the devs: the more you shoot down, the less true slaves you have to fight.)
With the dropships now too low for the ASBs, the battle now shifts into a more traditional format, but with the twist that there are civilian targets in the area that MUST NOT be shot and MUST be rescued if captured, though i doubt you'll save them all. Payment from concord dependant on percentage of civvies saved.
Now, here's where things get really interesting. What if we add a moral layer to this mission? For example, after you take the contract, you may be contacted by the commander of the incursion, offering a bribe for you NOT to resist. Or perhaps, if you are fighting a Gallente incursion, you may be contacted by shadowy members of the Caldari State who will pay you a bonus if you shoot down Sansha dropships only WHEN they try to escape with civilians onboard. obviously taking the darker path will need to be balanced with some sort of punishment, a sec status hit or a temp ban from incursions if you accept Sansha's bribe, or if you deliberately let civilians get captured only to shoot them down on the orders of the aforementioned shifty Caldari, perhaps the Gallente come after you and sabotage your territory?
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Alixenus
Omega protection service
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Posted - 2012.12.14 16:42:00 -
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A Barracks or a Sansha slave conversion facility seems like a nice change of setting to me. This offers up a little PVE opportunity aswell, mortal soldiers and automated defences. I would prefer to have very little outside on these; when I said Barracks, I meant big enough to house a division or an army group. Heck, you could put the Sansha facility on an asteroid. Your physics engine can handle that right? |