CELESTA AUNGM
Kang Lo Directorate
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.03.04 19:56:00 -
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 GǪ.
I really don't want a game like this to have TOO many add-ons borrowed from our Star Trek childhood, or from other Sci-Fi shooter games that have Dust's mindset.
If the game is meant to be about getting groups of individuals to cohere as a team and cooperatively get tasks done better and more effectively than trying to do it solo---okay, I (and many others) am learning that and enjoying my increasing skill---Cool Game.
But if you insert into the game ANY device that allows an individual player to (not necessarily increase her ability to win a match, but definitely increase her ability to "pop up, injure or kill random bystander, and use a magic disappearing button to say Ha-Ha, you can't get me back"... , her "fun" is going to annoy and block other players from enjoying your game.
We won't ALL use these devices THAT way...
But look at the arguable "problem" that is creeping up on us now with players using an RE as an an imp-grenade to kill a single opponentGǪ just because "it's fun", and you can't get get the chance to shoot back",
...or look at the hard time we had dealing with (arguably still NOT full dealt with) the players who used cloaks as the magic inviso-power to "shotty" players all day with no concern about the progress of the match whatsoever,GǪ
I think we can admit there are always enough outlander players among us who WILL use these devices to be pests and imps.
In a game that's about controlling access to the map in order to beat the other team, the cool thing about ladders is they take time to cross (so the enemy has a chance to observe and stop you)---the controllable thing about cloaking is a scout crossing the map at some point has to decloak (and give the enemy a chance to stop him). But 6 "transporter beam bays" around the map---will make a Dust map un-controllable.
I know many feel the pain getting caught in a "REDLINE" (yes, it is an irritating fate that we bring on ourselves sometimes).
But, how is the secondary way of winning a match, "Clone Depletion" ever going to be possible anymore, if your mercs now have to spend "Tom-n-Jerry time" chasing after players who'll perfect the habit of dashing from portal to portal to portal, and giggling?
I know Portals sound like a nice piece of Sci-Fi, bit YikesGǪ it scares me like Cloaks scared me. Nooo thanks.
If CCP can pull it off WITHOUT the ugly consequences I've envisioning, well, it's your game--you will do what you think is best.
But personally, I don't think you can...
Universe of good wishes for the 49, especially CCP Eterne...
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