DUST Search - [Proposal] Pseudo test server via Special Contracts?

Greiv Rabbah wrote:

Bro, I like where you're going, because I'm all for planetary exploration.
The beauty of just exploring all the lovely art assets is one of the things that makes scouting so wicked in eve, but scouting in dust is just a test to see how many times you can get slaughtered before ragequitting.
Its really sad bc these planets and skies are worth admiring, but the law of the land is "shooter or go home".

That said, i want to tell you a couple things:

1) Sisi. Any future comments about lack of a test server should be directed to this line.

2) special contracts was intended as a place to put battles specific to future events. This is partly to keep newbros from getting slaughtered by bittervets playing through their event missions.

3) the other reason given for the special battles tab was so event missions/maps could be separated from other game modes and more fun things done with it. This means stuff like a map with a titan on it, or something like the templar manhunt. Instead of scouring pubs hoping to get into an event eligible match, CCP added an event mode, used it for the dev hunt, and there it rots in disuse.

4)Making special contracts active and relevant would be great IMO. And events could be used as an excuse to try out new things in a smaller sandbox without leaving tranquility. I think its a very good idea.

5) your card should be moved to public battles and game modes so that the right people will see it for it to get more votes.

Good suggestion BTW.


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Regis Blackbird DUST University Ivy League 605	Posted - 2015.01.31 15:28:00 - [1] - Quote A while ago I had an Ambush match during one of Scotty's coffee breaks. It was basically one or two full squads (+me) againt 2 poor sods, which quit the game in short order, leaving our entire team with nothing to do. So I thought, let's go walkabout... So I walked out to the edge of the redline, and looked beyond... And man, the environments are beautiful in Dust! I had such an urge to go out there, just checking the view... But sadly every time I tried, I died But an idea popped up in my head. What would happen if there were no redlines? Would the game cope? So, would it be possible to take an existing map, remove the redline completely (or moving it to the edges of the 5x5km map), and place it under the "special contracts", purely as a test? Let it stay there for a week, or remove it directly if it does not work at all. TDLR: Since we don't have a test server, could we use the "special contract" section to test out features (like less redline, 18vs18 matches etc), without affecting the normal battle queues?
Regis Blackbird DUST University Ivy League 646	Posted - 2015.02.24 12:16:00 - [2] - Quote Greiv Rabbah wrote: Bro, I like where you're going, because I'm all for planetary exploration. The beauty of just exploring all the lovely art assets is one of the things that makes scouting so wicked in eve, but scouting in dust is just a test to see how many times you can get slaughtered before ragequitting. Its really sad bc these planets and skies are worth admiring, but the law of the land is "shooter or go home". That said, i want to tell you a couple things: 1) Sisi. Any future comments about lack of a test server should be directed to this line. 2) special contracts was intended as a place to put battles specific to future events. This is partly to keep newbros from getting slaughtered by bittervets playing through their event missions. 3) the other reason given for the special battles tab was so event missions/maps could be separated from other game modes and more fun things done with it. This means stuff like a map with a titan on it, or something like the templar manhunt. Instead of scouring pubs hoping to get into an event eligible match, CCP added an event mode, used it for the dev hunt, and there it rots in disuse. 4)Making special contracts active and relevant would be great IMO. And events could be used as an excuse to try out new things in a smaller sandbox without leaving tranquility. I think its a very good idea. 5) your card should be moved to public battles and game modes so that the right people will see it for it to get more votes. Good suggestion BTW. Thanks for the feedback I moved the card to public battles and game modes, as you suggested.