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CCP Rattati wrote:

Dear players,

I have been mulling and considering an idea passed on to me. So bear with me for a second and read it all before jumping to conclusions.

What if Skirmish, as the most tactical game mode becomes FW only.

Players that want to play Skirmish will migrate over there, which in turn will make queuing shorter and more attractive.

Domination, Ambush and maybe another Game mode will be in the Public Contracts, thematically "smaller affairs" which makes sense. Skirmish to me is taking over a district, for your own in PC or for a Faction in FW.

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.

To get rid of the AFKing, as obnoxious as it is, we would add a WP threshold to FW for all rewards.

New players no longer get thrown into a 5 point skirmish, which is always a disorienting experience.

Please discuss.

Other things that are more difficult to do
Team Deploy
Locking to Faction


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MINA Longstrike Kirjuun Heiian 2562	Posted - 2015.04.14 12:07:00 - [1] - Quote CCP Rattati wrote: Dear players, I have been mulling and considering an idea passed on to me. So bear with me for a second and read it all before jumping to conclusions. What if Skirmish, as the most tactical game mode becomes FW only. Players that want to play Skirmish will migrate over there, which in turn will make queuing shorter and more attractive. Domination, Ambush and maybe another Game mode will be in the Public Contracts, thematically "smaller affairs" which makes sense. Skirmish to me is taking over a district, for your own in PC or for a Faction in FW. 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. To get rid of the AFKing, as obnoxious as it is, we would add a WP threshold to FW for all rewards. New players no longer get thrown into a 5 point skirmish, which is always a disorienting experience. Please discuss. Other things that are more difficult to do Team Deploy Locking to Faction I understand where you're going with this kind of... but I am in no way fond of domination or ambush in public contracts, they are by far my least played gamemodes (way, way too easy to take losses and not be able to recoup them in a match). Especially because I also really enjoy using vehicles and in those matches I either no longer am able to call out vehicles (ambush) or fights are all concentrated in area's that I cannot access or if I can access them, because everyone wants to be there, the chances of me encountering incredibly dangerous amounts of av quickly is unbelievable. Even when I choose to play infantry roles, I prefer to play skirmish as I enjoy the flow to its matches and that it can be relatively tactical, especially with small 1-3 man squads (and a decent chunk of people I enjoy playing skirm with, fight for drastically different factions in FW which would overall be harmful to interpersonal player experiences). This also doesn't even begin to cover the issues with facwar as a game-mode, where players have no agency over where they're deploying and the fact that it has zero matchmaking. I was finally starting to be able to enjoy public contracts because they became much more balanced. When I queue solo or with small squads into facwar we run into the biggest horseshit ever with q-syncing, team-stacking and other things that basically can be summed up with "Players are being encouraged to cheat because it's exceptionally rewarding". I want skirmish to stay as a regular gamemode. There are a lot of problems that must be fixed with faction warfare before it could even be considered a standalone game-mode. Hnolai ki tuul, ti sei oni a tiu. Kirjuun Heiian. I have a few alts.
MINA Longstrike Kirjuun Heiian 2565	Posted - 2015.04.15 02:00:00 - [2] - Quote Adipem Nothi wrote: In followup to Post 67: Alternative Idea * Disable FW during off-peak play periods (weekdays); enable FW during peak play periods (weekends). * Add Barge Components and competitive Isk payouts to FW EOM pay. * Merge Acquisition and Dom into common queue (Haerr's suggestion). Goals * Increase pool of players available to Scotty during offpeak hours (improve pub quality; decrease wait times). * Increase FW interest; increase FW participation rates; decrease average FW wait time. * Limit component earnings by limiting match availability to peak hours. Dear Christ no, this is an even worse idea. Hnolai ki tuul, ti sei oni a tiu. Kirjuun Heiian. I have a few alts.
MINA Longstrike Kirjuun Heiian 2963	Posted - 2015.05.06 11:49:00 - [3] - Quote Wanted to drop in and add a request for acquisition matches being available in fw - tossed out at random, but with smaller total sizes (6v6, 8v8, 10v10 or something like that) because currently faction warfare only really happens if you can get a critical mass of players on either side. Small acquisition matches would allow for FW to occur at non us-peak hours. Hnolai ki tuul, ti sei oni a tiu. Kirjuun Heiian. I have a few alts.