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Posted - 2015.04.16 08:36:00 -
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I for one am incredibly excited we are even having this conversation. One thing I must say before contributing to this think tank, is that 95% of the stuff expressed by everyone is intelligent, with 50+% in my opinion incredibly insightful. While I support CCP in bringing this to the table, I can say that we do need to be careful, as many of you have pointed out, not to upset too many of the people who rely on Skirmish as their primary game mode.
That said, his initial consideration and outline does indicate that its not a removal of Skirmish from the game, rather taking skirmish which currently is exactly FW maps, and making a hybrid mode.
One thing that many of you may overlook is the connection to EVE online. FW is quite literally the only mode which opens up that connection. Imagine that YOU decide which faction you want to contract yourself out to for a week. You can choose to lock into a faction and receive an LP bonus % for that week, but you can ONLY fight for it during that time..... and next imagine this....
Once your locked into a faction you gain access by default to a new channel that is like LOCAL channel. Many of you might not be aware of this but in EVE side FW there is a channel called MILITIA where ALL pilots of that militia hang out and coordinate. If we gained access to that channel it would IMMEDIATELY connect us with pilots and link the games in ways one cannot dream of currently. It solves many problems of EVE/DUST logistical coordination, but adds exactly what we need, that link between games.
That said, and remember this:
There was once a game on the PS3 that had a community very much like this one. It like all games had diminishing player base throughout time. The developer thought it was a wise move to create more modes for the game, and drastically increased the time it would take for games to deploy. Some modes were no longer viable at all, and in the end, it was too many modes that drove the player base down even further.
Lets not go down the road to Interdiction/Escalation again EVER!
Consolidate, if we are MAYBE getting another game mode, we need to address the reasoning behind having PC / FW / Skirmish all being the same maps. I love SKIRMISH, but if I want to play it, I play factional or PC. There is no entrance requirements for FW and ISK being added solves pretty much any complaint anyone would have.
Hoping for the best
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