After sleeping on this idea I think I support it.

- It will dramatically increase the amount of people playing FW, which will make FW a lot more viable.

- Since FW actually has an effect on EVE, having more FW matches will strengthen the EVE/DUST link. With more FW battles, it will be easier for EVE pilots to get involved in OB (Although having a way of predicting where DUST FW battles will happen would also help.)

- Having to think about what faction they are fighting for will get more players interested in New Eden lore and help immersion.

- We will soon have a new game mode that can be added to the Pub rotation, so there will still be variety in Pubs.

- FW has a progression system so players have a way of progressing besides just accumulating skill points.

- With more people doing FW we will start to see Faction specific Corps, which will make the meta game interesting.


This assumes that ISK payouts are added.

I am also still looking for Team Deploy, which will encourage Corps and Alliances to grow.

Thinking at it, idk if i'm 100% with you on it.
From one side it will add people to FW, from the other side it would kill any chance to use FW in a roleplay manner, experiments like: only min suit in min FW, negative standings with a faction, high ranked player can decide to kick griefers.
Cool stuff not possible if FW become the only source of skirmish out of PC.

What's so bad about fair fights? In my experience, fair fights make for a good time, and lopsided matches make for either a bad or a boring experience. Not trying to be combative here; please help me understand ... what am I missing?

I'm with Godin. q-syncing FW is one of the only links between Eve and Dust, and matchmaking there will make the results of a FW less about coordination and more about which side scotty decided to give the good players to.

Because forcing specifically fair fights in a arenas designed not to be fair, but based on more of a war situation is ******* stupid?

If the urge to stomp with impunity becomes unbearable, you can always fire up a single-player game. Or call in an HAV.

So I assume you want MM for PC too scrub?

How about we try introducing Team Deploy in FW first and see if that increases FW popularity?

It would also be less painful to fight for Caldari if you can build a decent team before you que up.

Using only min gear in min FW?

Actually very viable. So viable in fact, I do it all the time, even outside FW. With the exception of equipment, of course.
After my last respec a few months back, I only put SP into minmatar dropsuits/weapons.

Only Minmatar gear in Minmatar FW? Actually not viable at all unless it is done exactly as you did it. The player makes that decision, yet even you don't stick to Minmatar for equipment. So, no Minmatar FW for you.

If the game allowed such limitations we could have solved proto stomping a year or more ago. I made more than one suggestion on this very topic. I originally joined Dust because of the FPS/RPG/MMO sales pitch. Reality was much different after I was actually playing. Disappointingly so. Eventually they even ruined my Minmatar Logi.

Needless to say the effort was huge, but every night, we start from 0% control, win consistently to get 15-30%, wake up the next day and see it back at 0%.

This happens because the Gal/Min side is stacked with so many players from corps who possess enough organization to topple lone wolves (as it should). The problem then arises that due to the massive overload of Gal/Min, any lone wolf automatically gets thrown into Cal/Ama FW should they not have anything checked, which usually is from people who are not motivated, who are not talented.

So this phenomena would increase the likelihood of our qsyncing being broken up, to an ever increase in parasitic non participatory behavior, and guarantees negative gains for the whole group despite a squads efforts.

And with the current suggestion to open the floodgates of players to FW, who may not be motivated, loyal, or talented, I must say I am slightly skeptical. While the Gal/Min might like getting more matches, the other side of the coin is that the Cal/Ama severely get penalized with the influx of lone wolves who lack motivation will automatically get thrown into Cal/Ama matches to keep the matches flowing.