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Posted - 2017.05.23 14:55:00 -
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DUST Fiend wrote:I just cant shake that they dont want to let you adjust or even switch suits mid match. Weak af :/
wait. what?
was that in pokey's list?? I missed that. but then again, i did skip around.
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Posted - 2017.05.23 16:36:00 -
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Ok. I read that line the same as you then.
I vaguely remember a topic a while back when we were all fantasizing about planet-side NPE, drone swarms, and mining/looting. An idea popped up describing carrying a limited supply of fits and types within your vehicle when you traveled. Like cargo space limited your suit count to 5x, or three types, or whatever. I honestly cannot remember the details, but I wonder where the starting point of that conversation was? I'm not sure if a Dev was involved or if posters were just speculating what-if scenarios for a new NOVA.
I bring that up because I think it was related to another topic of carrying a limited supply of fits into battle. Like you have a small closet (for lack of a better description!) and in it you can only fit 3 fits. Or whatever. I think the overall argument was to predict the battle and prep before launch for what you think you might run into.
This reminds me of old Sega Genesis Battlefield Earth game play where you pick your 2 weapons before each mission. In that case, you never knew what to expect until you enter the mission but then it's too late. Die, change weapons better suited, then start over.
Could be fun. Could be annoying.
Strategy by design? Or streamlining for simpler development?
Half empty, or half full I guess depends on how we want to see it. How we want to spin it.
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Posted - 2017.05.25 15:28:00 -
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^agreed.
It kept the battle fluid and dynamic. All things being equal, the objectives (not A, B, C objective objects, but objectives as in short term goals) moved constantly. As a result, we were constantly having to adapt to maintain progression or defense. I stress all things being equal because I do not want the point lost on arguments of balance or some hypothetical whatever. I have plenty of issues with other factors such as those.
There's no argument here really, that if you thought it was a negative, or think that whatever changes in philosophy exist for NOVA to justify abandoning that is a good idea. It was just what some of us loved about DUST---part of what we loved at least. Hey. If that's change, cool. Whatever. Enjoy it if you felt the old was bad. I hope I enjoy it too when/if the game launches. Just please, stop arguing as if those characteristics of the game were bad. Perhaps details were not thought through enough. Perhaps implementations were poor. But the general concept was not bad at all.
NOVA seems to be falling more in line with some of your views on what's good and less for others. Fair enough. I'm not changing my stance on what made DUST enjoyable for me, so there's no sense to try to beat it in.
And I LOVED obsessing over fittings and what suit could do what in niche contexts. It was brilliant! Even screwing around mid-battle praying someone doesn't shotgun me in the back before I can accept the change! That part of the game was a game in and of itself! Like... a shooter fidget spinner for my aging mind.
There. I've had my spell again. Nothing to see here. lol
;P
I guess that reads more aggressive than I really mean. Just tired of the back and forth. Let us be nostalgic. Let us mourn our losses in peace ;)
<3
p.s. I think I'm probably responding in the wrong thread anyway. haha. I just noticed the OP title. Ugh. still though, I'm in line with the last half page or so. kk. ima shupitup now. *curtsies*
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Posted - 2017.05.27 00:36:00 -
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Gratz.
I enjoyed the fittings and customizations.
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