Ghost Kaisar wrote:DeathwindRising wrote:Daemonn Adima wrote:I know this isn't somehow a better solution, but if some players refuse to modify their behavior to better the experience for everyone, then why should new players force themselves to stay in stomps? For the enjoyment of the stompers?
*Won't stop officer/proto pub stomps*
*Protests players leaving games*
*New players say it isn't fun*
*Vet tells them to git gud scrub*
*New player leaves game*
It's a strange sort of dichotomy running right now.
i usually run apex suits with standard weapons. i still manage double digit kills and single digit deaths, and players still leave matches. it doesnt matter if it's proto or not, a stomp is a stomp. good players will still be good, and experienced vets will almost always beat new players.
how do you fix differences in experience?
ELO based matchmaking.
Sadly, requires a higher playerbase to truly be effective. Which is why we get a mockery of it with MU.
But what if the only restriction was on the highest of MUs? As in really stacked players couldn't bring those kits in. Just two tiers, I don't even know what the highest meta level possible is, but I imagine a reasonable cutoff could be found.
And it doesn't separate the player base, just what gear you can use. Playing FW, PC or high end pubs? Play to the max!
Just participating in casual pubs? You can still play at the highest cutoff point, definitely gaining your earned advantage over other players. But at least the newbros won't have to contend against the highest MU, wealthiest players onna regular basis in the same way they do now.
This isn't a fix all end all solution. But for a declining game without much support I see it as an easy fix that *might* go a long way in helping new players feel at home and not totally out classed. It also wouldn't require major modifications to the game.
That's why I support tiered gameplay. Not across all levels, just basically reserving the highest end gear for higher end play. I just got my first proto suit and I love feeling so powerful. But I would not mind reserving it for FW, PC and high end pubs. Adv. Gear is just as fun, especially if you're fighting similarly geared opponents! Same with proto! A fair fight is always more fun to me, especially when I lose to someone geared like myself. It's a great learning experience to understand you were on even ground and you fcked up.