MECH ASSAULT 2: LONE WOLF for Xbox featured Conquest mode where each battle was part of an overall intergalactic war that transpired online. Conquest mode allowed players and clans to join one of five warring Houses: Kurita, Liao, Davion, Steiner, and Marik (Much like todayGÇÖs EVE Faction Warfare), but the game mechanic was highly flawed in that planets could only be captured if there was an attacking team and a defending team. Ultimately players found it easier to defend a planet by never accepting to defend it at all, leaving the attackers to become board and leave empty handed. So the side that lost was the one that chooses to defend.

The current system in dust is a little more flawed in the fact that both this same contract system exhibits this same flaw and that you are not bound by one faction or swayed by Capsuleers. This causes random battles for districts with no side really gaining anything due to the fact we only use the contracts to war other corps over doing it for the FW Sov effect.

We are just Gamblers and not true Merc's in this current System. I put up my cash and you put up yours. Winner takes all and the house get some.

ZionTCD has chosen to only take attacking contracts and limit the amount of defending contracts we take on. This will benefit our capsuleer ally's more by taking advantage of this flaw and giving them a lag up on the District control in eve. Since they won't lose districts due to the fact no one takes the defense contacts it will only be a matter of time that Gallente and Minmatar will own every planet in FW until this system is fixed

We ask all our ally's to take the same stance as we are so this issue will be addressed quicker

The FW Contracts are done by NPC but its where both team put the same amount of ISK for collateral (like 1 mill each) and then winner takes all. So its simply gambling.

ZionTCD is being payed by Villore Accords in Gallente FW to take over districts on Dust. In the system of xxxx we are taking Districts help to help our employers take the system. The System started at -50% and we have worked it down to -36%. When we finish it will be +%50 for our employers and to take that system. The ISK is being payed to our EVE side and a % is being stored for Dust once transfers are allowed.

Could someone please clarify how ZionTCD is losing on purpose

We are not. We are doing attack contracts only, so we are trying to win. But if we lose, then all we lose is like 100k ISK and never any district. So the defenders have more to lose.

The 100 k means nothing though we are already payed for today. Will be payed more again

@Enji Elric: We can effect FW Sov already it was tested today. CCP has stated we do not enter a side but hose contract that u use to fight Corp Battle have an effect on EvE online

Can they not set the contract system like they do with missions in eve. So a Eve corp (NPC or otherwise) posts a contract up. Say 1mill isk for a dust corp to accept it they need to put up collateral like 10%. So the dust corp puts in 100k if they complete the contract they are payed the contract payment and their collateral is returned. If they lose well they lose their collateral, no contract payment is made. They could how ever allow the eve corps to choose to pay a % of the contract if their mercs lose...... or not.

For those who don't know to do missions in eve you have to put up collateral isk. If you fail you lose the isk. Bigger collateral is payed four higher level missions, but the rewards are greater also.

I apologize for my aggressive response - it just seems shock value catches attention better then reason and logic.

Lol where is the ISK flow? You put up ISK and another put up theirs. Winner takes all and you get no SP for it. You are not a Merc, your a gambler

It's sad that you miss the point of my post.

One of my main concern is if this same flaw stays in effect then what happens when EVE Capsuleers start to truly make these contract for Dust Merc's and the Dust Mercs never take them. This will kill our interaction and the purpose of this game

What we have now is a temporary system. Eventually what is going to happen is FW corps and alliances will be creating the contracts and looking for mercs to fulfill them. If we're tied to one faction then that system then it doesn't make any sense for us to actually be able to pick which battles to fight...the game should just dump us into any old battle.

Even in the current system there's an incentive to focus on taking contracts for a specific faction. If you have a working relationship with a FW group and fight battles for their faction, then you can get them into system before the battle starts to provide orbital support.

How soon it happens really isn't important. The point is that's where this is going, and the contract system we have right now is the base that it will be built on. From a development perspective it doesn't make sense to change how the contract system works until the player contracts are available. The NPC contracts would be a stub system using the same back end interface as the player contracts will use. It's just part of the development / testing process.

but you're better off just grinding skirmish instant battles until you hit the SP cap then switching to militia gear and continuing the grind for the isk.

On a related note, the mechanic for giving corp wallet isk to members is terrible.

He's not actually saying anything of consequence. Him not accepting defend doesn't mean it cant be taken, just that he won't be responsible. If nobody accepts a defend then the attackers attack an empty map. The district is still lost. It's just that the chances of this happening are astronomically low. So a fight almost always happens.

for testing purpose it is this way.... I wouldn't expect it to stay that way for long...

Does the DUST 514 mercenary's corporation have to enroll in FW to accept these contracts?

The DUST merc's corporation does NOT have to be enrolled in FW to accept these contracts. DUST CEOs/Directors can accept a contract from any faction at any time (even if the EVE side of their corp is enrolled in FW on the other side or if the corp has bad standings with that faction! A true mercenary fights for the highest bidder)