DUST Search - Really starting to hate the WP minimum...

Aeon Amadi wrote:

That'd make too much sense, Adipem. You know what would make even more sense then that? Tieracide, maybe meta-level limited match setups, an actual match-maker... or just removing the stupid WP minimum altogether.

The hilarious part here is that I just see people saying, "Herp derp if you can't hit 150 WP you deserve 0" but no-one seems to be explaining -WHY-. I keep asking why, I keep asking the functionality, but no-one has a good answer - hell they don't have any answers, just the same trolling non-sense of, "git gud", like they've -never- had a bad match where they just got annihilated.

And I -refuse- to stop arguing against it BECAUSE it doesn't have a justifiable explanation. I won't stop until someone can come in here and say, "This is why: -insert justifiable, reasonable argument as to why a player should not just stop playing because they'd be wasting their time otherwise-". What freaggin incentive do I have to even stay in the match if by 25 clones I haven't hit the minimum -already-? Why should I stay at all, if looking at the team-setups I see a whole squad of 'x' corporation that I know will be running high-end gear?


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Michael Epic Bragian Order Amarr Empire 448	Posted - 2015.02.09 16:25:00 - [1] - Quote CCP Rattati wrote: I think you just hate ambush? We tried to fix ambush spawn mechanics, which were random, more like BF/COD, just spawn away in the distance, but then the blob was invincible. The current mechanic tries to put you close to the hub of your teammates, but if they are being massacred, it's not good either. Then we get into "if X deaths in area, then not spawn close to friends, just in outer rims", and that isn't easy either. Any super smart ideas? Yes. I have a super smart idea.... So you have CRU's, right? You already have the coding that allows those to work from their static locations however in Ambush or Domination or Skirmish, those locations may vary. This is what you should do...you should pick pieces of the map, say rock formations or pieces of the actual sockets themselves and insert a tiny invisible CRU that spawns randomly. Pick 6 places on every Ambush map and say when 3 people spawn there, the point changes...so every 3rd spawn it changes to a different place. That would solve being able to camp a spot, that would solve everyone spawning in the blob or spawning under fire. It would solve a lot of your spawning problems in Ambush. It would work a lot like drop uplinks too but be invisible and ever changing and server generated. You would have to write the code for it to be random enough to work but you see what I am saying I'm sure.
Michael Epic Bragian Order Amarr Empire 449	Posted - 2015.02.09 18:49:00 - [2] - Quote Aeon Amadi wrote: That'd make too much sense, Adipem. You know what would make even more sense then that? Tieracide, maybe meta-level limited match setups, an actual match-maker... or just removing the stupid WP minimum altogether. The hilarious part here is that I just see people saying, "Herp derp if you can't hit 150 WP you deserve 0" but no-one seems to be explaining -WHY-. I keep asking why, I keep asking the functionality, but no-one has a good answer - hell they don't have any answers, just the same trolling non-sense of, "git gud", like they've -never- had a bad match where they just got annihilated. And I -refuse- to stop arguing against it BECAUSE it doesn't have a justifiable explanation. I won't stop until someone can come in here and say, "This is why: -insert justifiable, reasonable argument as to why a player should not just stop playing because they'd be wasting their time otherwise-". What freaggin incentive do I have to even stay in the match if by 25 clones I haven't hit the minimum -already-? Why should I stay at all, if looking at the team-setups I see a whole squad of 'x' corporation that I know will be running high-end gear? This is why; The WP minimum is a good idea that was put in place to encourage player participation. If you are in the match and you are sitting on the side of the road in an LAV so you don't get kicked or sitting in the MCC with a rubber band on your controller so you can gain isk, you don't deserve SP or isk period. People do this...they are called AFK'ers and I am sure you know that. They not only take places of people who might actually be playing the game, but they also stress out veterans like me because when I am on the ground putting boots to asses, I have no support. I'm decent at this game and sometimes I'm a beast at this game but I am never God at this game. I cannot be every role and defend every objective and every point myself. It cannot be done. I am not a one man army. So I rely on all of you to assist me against the other 16 players on the other side. Just the same as you rely on me and if you're not going to try, I don't believe you should advance in this game because you are lazy and cowardly and no one deserves a reward for being cowardly and lazy. If you're not even going to try, why play the game? This AFK pandemic also ruins the new player experience. You have just graduated the battle academy and put into your first match with veterans and you see 9 players up in the MCC not doing anything and you are being humiliated and juggernauted and stomped to the ninth degree.....so you decide you know what? Eff this game...this game sucks, I'm going to play ___________. So the WP minimum is there for all of those reasons...and the reason why is because its what is best for Dust 514, its what is best for business and its a step in the right direction to encourage player participation and not allow a bunch of cowardly, lazy people to collect paychecks and skill points for spelunking about with their thumbs in their rectal cavities. Savvy?