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Greiskind
Anonymous Killers Mercenary Corporation
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Posted - 2012.08.09 01:05:00 -
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Jonquill Caronite wrote:I have to admit I'm mildly surprised by the disinterest, and I just ran another search to make sure I wasn't missing some big thread on this subject... Seems to me if there's no interest in contracts, or the actual mechanics on how conquest and matches will be encouraged and played this game is doomed to become another quick play first person shooter.
Maybe that crowd just isn't online right now, who knows...
You probably frightened a lot of the younger players - high school and below. I expect a lot of the Eve players in Dust might also be intimidated. I'm an older guy that deals with contracts all the time. I'm hugely interested in how contracts will be implemented. Even though my FPS skills mean I'll only be a plasma sponge most of the time, I still want to know what kind of contract my employers are getting me into. I want to know the scope, rewards, and penalties. Good to read the fine print that says "if you destroy over 10% of cargo you don't get paid" on a contract.
I think the Dust side organization, when we get into Corps and the like, will probably include a few folks with contract-reading skills. (Be nice to get paid ISK for helping scan a contract.) Depending on the mechanism to select or bid on contracts, I can see some leaders getting fragged by their mates for accepting a contract where nobody received ISK to pay for the equipment they lost....... |
Greiskind
Anonymous Killers Mercenary Corporation
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Posted - 2012.08.11 00:58:00 -
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It should be relatively easy to publish contract "templates" for single events, a defined period of time, or within a particular geographic area or planet. The templates could be modified by multiple choice options (thinking something like a typical on-line form for ease of programming) for things like destroy/protect X%, capture/defend Y number of something. Once the contract is built and checked "are you sure?" it becomes a draft for approval of the CEO/CFO or whoever. At approval it's published to the Contracts market for bids. (Hmmm, open bids or closed bids?) |
Greiskind
Anonymous Killers Mercenary Corporation
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Posted - 2012.08.11 01:07:00 -
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Avenger 245 wrote:Holy ****, less info dump can we have some footnotes please. Um from my quick skim It looks like a very good and well thought put idea and should deserve more attention. But yeah... Footnotes will help. Dont know if you suggested it but I think cobtracts could extend over multiple matchs, hell multiple planets eve players could contract us with a single contract to capture all 5 planets in a solar system and since each planet would take alot of matchs contracts could extend over multiple matchs.
Sort of an "indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity" contract covering the 5 planets, maybe a bonus for capturing them in less than expected time, or fewer casualties than expected. Or set the contractor six months to get it done with the option to fire the contractor with penalties for failure. Dang this is getting deep. |
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