Victor 'LifeLine' Ramous
SyNergy Gaming
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Posted - 2012.07.30 03:49:00 -
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All of Mavados points should be followed:
VR - This game is meant to be hardcore and competitive, give this one to the competitive community. Naysayers (who I cannot mentally comprehend) to this idea will scare away the competitive crowd.
Comms - Squad leader being able to switch easily to squad and MCC would be an amazing boon to the game, underscore that competitive edge tenfold and be a shining symbol of hope for any competitive clan out there.
Corp matches - tbqfh i would be in shock if you failed to deliver this at launch, and ive been an unsung recruiter for this game, converting people to it who then in turn have converted entire clans into getting on the Dust bandwagon. it would badly damage my faith in CCP, and no doubt the bulk of your community. Cannot stress how much of a fail this would be, it should be a no brainer to any dev claiming to support competitive gamers, but yet almost every dev has failed in this aspect even after promises, so some scar tissue and fear still remains in me. 
THIS ALSO SOLVES another problem, fear clans just stacking highsec? Create a corp match system and you have greatly eliminated the problem. People pub stomp out of necessity, not willingly, and if they do it willingly they arnt a skilled clan and a pub can probably still put up some type of fight (also revert to the suggestions given on Noobies vs Vets, in combination with this, pubers really should have some room to breathe)
Party system - Entire team party systems, just re-read the first part of my previous description. Don't make me regret ever falling in love with you CCP.
FW Assuming and expecting that Corp matches will be in at launch and some way to properly organize them with the community, I can give leeway of about a month, maxxxxx of max 2 and tbqh that will be pushing, not so much for me but for the clan im a member of and others i know of in different clans. You have been flaunting a juicy steak infront of a pack of rabid, hungry, dogs (Starved PS3 competitive gamers... just incase someone didnt catch that >.>), so you better deliver or so help you god we will savagely eat the man holding that steak, and you will have a pissed off Eve community to face when console clans start dropping out and they start singing that "i told you so" song because you didnt release on PC.
Noobies vs Vets - This is a fair point. Highsec should really be dubbed down for the casuals, in hope that those casuals one day yearn for something more and head to lowsec/null. If they are heading into highsec to be raped then its not going to be fun (as already stated) and ive seen first hand people already claiming Dust a fail because of beta... which is stupid impo... but hey people think it and not giving some help for highsec folks will damage the community numbers.
Im basically just echoing Mavado, but i hope an additional number stressing the importance of this helps you guys be decisive about these suggestions.
I also understand there may be technical issues that may limit you but this is why i stress COMMUNICATING with the community, if ANYTHING on here wont be at launch, then send a devblog on it and explain why this will be difficult and if it can be done, give a truthful answer as to when you see it being complete. But tbqh, EVERYTHING on here should take priority, and especially Corp matches and Party system , if that isnt on launch.... I will never let a game developer steal my heart again, and probably quit gaming for a while.
Just because i use an emote, doesn't mean im not serious.
Edit: Another incentive to make sure that Party system and a functioning Corp match system is at launch, is that it will breed patience with the community as proof that you can atleast provide the most basics to a 'competitive FPS', something that (quite mindblowing) has yet to be done successfully on a console game.
Edit #2: YOU SHOULD POST THIS UP IN YOUR OFFICE: You have been flaunting a juicy steak infront of a pack of rabid, hungry, dogs (Starved PS3 competitive gamers... just incase someone didnt catch that >.>), so you better deliver or so help you god we will savagely eat the man holding that steak, and you will have a pissed off Eve community to face when console clans start dropping out and they start singing that "i told you so" song because you didnt release on PC. A reminder of whats at stake. |