Yagihige
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.02.22 16:20:00 -
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Rei Shepard wrote:I like the system, but in EVE missions is against NPC's they don't need to log on
In dust if you going put everyone in Mission levels, chances are there's not enough people online to fill each tiered match.
Just wait till PVE is in and the Dust Vets have gone to their 0.0 conquests.
I've mentioned this kind of system a few times too, maybe not as clearly as this but if done correctly it's not supposed to fracture people into tiers with the chance of not having enough people to fill them.
It would just place limits on which of your fittings/vehicles can be used on a specific battle. It could make for more balanced matches for new people because they knew that if they were on a Lvl 0 battle, many of the other players could be seasoned veterans but yet fighting with the same equipment as them (though not the same skills, granted). It wouldn't stop anyone trying their hand at a Lvl 4 battle, either a completely noob or a veteran could play but it would be a battle with possibly stronger equipment.
I guess what i'm trying to say is that a change to what the OP proposed would be this:
Level 0 - ML of 0 (Militia Only)
Level 1 - ML of 0 - 10
Level 2 - ML of 0 - 25
Level 3 - ML of 0 - 45
Level 4 - ML of (No limit)
I thought about this because of an idea i had for a Battle Finder designed specially for Corp Battles that would make corp battles much more easy and almost automatic to happen. With these limits in place, there could be no reason for a new corp not to accept a battle with the Imperfects, Seraphim Initiative, Synergy Gaming, ZionTCD or whatever highly skilled corp you can think of. I'm not an insider but it seems to me that the way things are at present time, it can be a chore for some corps to get good battles going. Some newly established corps, if smart enough, will never accept to fight some battles against some corps because they know they'll be steamrolled. The gap between the top corps and new/small ones is huge and this surely plays a part in an interesting trend that i heard about, that is that there are corps now masking their identity in the Corporation Contracts because it's the only way someone else will take them on.
With this system, it would be different. You could be the CEO of a very small noob corp and still accept a contract against the Imperfects or Seraphim Initiative because the contract was for a Lvl 1 and your guys can handle that difficulty level and you won't have a barrage of Gunnlogis, Madrugars, Sagaris, Suryas and every proto weapon and dropsuit in the book facing you, just equipment like your own. Hell, even throw in an handicap system. You could create a corporation contract, set it to Lvl 1 and allow the opponet to go up to Lvl 2. Or if 2 top corps want a full-flegded battle, go Lvl 4 and don't hold back. Your top corp's new guys want to practice? Get a Lvl 2 battle for them. There a lot of opportunities in this and it doesn't need to limit who gets in which tier, only what you can bring with you to battle.
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