Foundation Seldon
Demonite's Legion
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Posted - 2015.04.14 04:04:00 -
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"To make the transition easier, we would add ISK rewards to FW so players can make LP and ISK at the same time. Solid ISK rewards to make it a closer match between PC and FW."
This addresses my primary concern. At the moment I think I speak for most vehicle focused dudes in saying that Skirmish is pretty much the most friendly environment for vehicle play. Dom is often restricted by the specific map and Ambush is out on the vehicle front so that's out of the question as well, Skirm is almost always open enough to allow something to be done with any vehicle. As long as I can recoop some of my vehicle costs in FW with ISK rewards, I'm happy. And ISK rewards will further encourage people to bring out their proto suits to play (for better or worse).
My secondary concern would be with respect to the overall matchmaking experience in FW. If you're fighting with the Caldari or Amarr then 9 times out of 10 you'll be on a weaker team from the outset. If you haven't synched up with a major corp during that process then soloing can be a pretty brutal experience for you. I speak from experience after having solo queued up for Amarr during the event, it hurts. Skirmish in its current state allows a more even experience, you'll still get protostomped from time to time but it never feels like an uphill battle from the moment you're sorted into Caldari or Amarr in the way that FW is. Will that be helped with this change? Not sure, just something to think about.
Overall though I approve of the idea, synch times in FW are an absolute pain during non-event times and this would do a lot to mitigate that. The main highlight for me though is that FW will become an inherently unique experience, it won't just be "Skirmish with Friendly Fire" it'll be the definitive mode for that style of multi-point play. Faction Warfare desperately needed something to set itself apart and this will do quite nicely on top of being able to support an environment where more people are able to train for real Planetary Conquest conditions.
Any word on adding team deploy to go along with this change?
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