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Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2012.07.30 15:24:00 -
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Killstreaks in the sense of "get X kills, get cools tuff handed to you" doesn't fit here. They're a bad idea in any game, in the sense that they give the player(s) performing well even more of an advantage against the player(s) being beaten.
It's the exact opposite of a balancing mechanism, and as a result, it makes the game harder on the losing team.
At the same time, it DOES provide incentive to perform well - but kills AREN'T the only measure of how well someone performs in a game with healing and resupply options and objective-based gameplay.
Giving ISK or SP bonuses (or both) for reaching certain amounts of WPs in a single life would be a good idea - effectively, it's a monetary killstreak if you focus on killing, but can also be a hack-streak or heal-streak for those players who focus on such things. |
Garrett Blacknova
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Posted - 2012.07.31 03:50:00 -
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I still say we should have streaks based on War Points, NOT just kills - get (for example) 200 WP without dying, get a +5% bonus to your SP earnings (or your War Points, which affect both ISK and SP post-match) for every action you perform from then on without dying. 200 WP means 4 kills if you do NOTHING else that helps the team. They could have higher WP streaks that add an additional bonus. If you hit (again, just an example) 600 WP without dying, you could be given an additional +5% modifier to WP earnings (total 10% bonus), then at 1500 it could add another 5% for a total of 15% bonus WP.
That not only makes it easier (assuming they're still running with the "WP = vehicle requests" system) to call in your Tank/Dropship/whatever if you're on a streak, but it also means (assuming the current "WP = ISK/SP modifier) you earn more and gain more SPs for surviving that long.
Seems reasonable to me. And as I said, having it apply only as a modifier to SP would work reasonably well too. |
Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
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Posted - 2012.08.01 01:51:00 -
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I think it's worth bringing up an important point in a GM post as to what happened earlier in the thread:
GM Unicorn wrote:Ok guys, I lock the thread so we can do a proper cleanup of this mess. The doppleganger has been spotted so his/her fate is in the capable and wise hands of the Elders of New Eden. I reopen the thread tomorrow and I will keep a close eye on it. The topic has a valid point so I would like to see what are your opinions about it.
OP was a fake version of a legit poster on the forums, AND IS ALREAY BANNED FOR IT.
But the thread was kept open because THERE'S A VALID POINT.
Anyone care to add to my few attempts at looking at the idea of "streaks" constructively? Just saying "no, go back to CoD" isn't giving any real feedback. it's just saying you're refusing to even TRY and see any potential for a good idea as soon as "killstreak" is mentioned.
Why does it have to be only KILL streaks though?
Look back, and you'll see a few posts from me suggesting SP or WP bonuses when you get a large number of WAR POINTS without dying. Nobody's commenting on those attempts at constructive posting though, people are just seeing "killstreak" then seeing red.
Calm down, pay attention, and TRY to think of GOOD ideas, instead of ignoring the potential behind the idea because OP was an idiot. |
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