DUST Search - Announcement:DUST 514: Warlords 1.0 Issues

Kierkegaard Soren wrote:

CCP Rattati wrote:

Kierkegaard Soren wrote:

Feedback thus far:

-some features missing: toggled inertial dampeners.
-ISK payouts are still pretty low. Not seeing much of this salvage that was touted.
-warbage seems like a slow burner, but that's good. Less impressed with how components cannot be earned within battles, and only through facility output and Aurum purchases. If you want us to fight to build up our power bases, link the engine of that -the components- to our efforts within the game itself. It'll also make the warbage look a little less like a desperate cash grab ;)
-nothing in game has really changed, it feels. Nothing worse, but nothing better.

All in all, a bit deflated to be honest. But I think it's got potential.

You can earn Components through salvage, 50, 100+ at a time and also some Daily missions rewards!

Yes, I earned 75 last night. My apologies. It'd been after four hours of solid play so I'd assumed it wasn't feature. Can I ask if it's possible to make components awarded less as a RNG drop but a way to reward the winners of a battle in a unique and meaningful manner? Essentially, winners get the right to salvage the battlefield and claim an additional reward of components? It'd make games much more competitive if winning them gives mercs a direct way of improving thier power bases.


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Varoth Drac State of Purgatory General Tso's Alliance 565	Posted - 2015.02.04 21:56:00 - [1] - Quote I really think war barge components should be available via isk. To be honest, I just assumed they would be, and I was really excited that there would finally be a method of investing isk longterm. This could be a kind of endgame progression the game sorely needs. At the moment what is the goal of playing the game, other than the thrill of battle? We need an endgame goal. Some might say the goal is to earn isk, but for what purpose? At the moment isk is just used to fund suits to earn more isk. If you run proto you lose isk, if your run standard you gain isk. There's PC but that's more of a collective goal rather than a merc's personal goal. I thought warbarges would be a tangible way to track your isk earning progress. Your endgame goal would be to earn isk to build up your war barge. I say endgame, but you could start investing in it at any time. I just assume new players are more focused on earning their skill points. I feel it's a missed opportunity to add a purpose to earning isk. Please consider isk component purchases as an option. Many people have voiced disappointment that you can only build up your war barge in time or by aurum. There are isk and aurum versions of most things in game, why is this an exception? Maybe when PC raiding is added, so that people will still maintain a profitable use for their expensive proto gear.
Varoth Drac State of Purgatory General Tso's Alliance 565	Posted - 2015.02.04 21:57:00 - [2] - Quote Kierkegaard Soren wrote: CCP Rattati wrote: Kierkegaard Soren wrote: Feedback thus far: -some features missing: toggled inertial dampeners. -ISK payouts are still pretty low. Not seeing much of this salvage that was touted. -warbage seems like a slow burner, but that's good. Less impressed with how components cannot be earned within battles, and only through facility output and Aurum purchases. If you want us to fight to build up our power bases, link the engine of that -the components- to our efforts within the game itself. It'll also make the warbage look a little less like a desperate cash grab ;) -nothing in game has really changed, it feels. Nothing worse, but nothing better. All in all, a bit deflated to be honest. But I think it's got potential. You can earn Components through salvage, 50, 100+ at a time and also some Daily missions rewards! Yes, I earned 75 last night. My apologies. It'd been after four hours of solid play so I'd assumed it wasn't feature. Can I ask if it's possible to make components awarded less as a RNG drop but a way to reward the winners of a battle in a unique and meaningful manner? Essentially, winners get the right to salvage the battlefield and claim an additional reward of components? It'd make games much more competitive if winning them gives mercs a direct way of improving thier power bases. Exactly. This could also be done by allowing isk component purchases.
Varoth Drac State of Purgatory General Tso's Alliance 567	Posted - 2015.02.04 23:22:00 - [3] - Quote On the subject of strongboxes. I like them but they just need to be made cheaper. I would happily spend aurum to open them if it felt more worth it, but at the moment the cost is just too high for what you get, and how many boxes you end up with. Maybe there should be isk-bought hacked keys as well. I'm sure the original idea of aurum in this game was that stuff was purchasable by either isk or aurum.