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PAs Capone
The Tritan Industries
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.05.08 18:39:00 -
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In a game that pladges to hold dear the many facets of teamwork, are there any plans slated for CCP to give in game recognition to our beloved pilots?
Recognition ingame meaning warpoints. Currently there is no in game reward for the valuable assets they provide: insertion into objectives, mCRU points, surviving encounters with turrets, hasseling advances granting an oppotunity for ground forces to break lines, and providing us an awe inspiring illustration of flight.
If ISK rewards for battles are in any way tied to WP they should be given a way to tap into the pool and get their fair share.
There are many ways they could be granted WP. But right now they just get no love. They provide invaluable support and yet are expected to dump millions of SP into their craft. And millions more ISK into their fits. We as corps praise them for their dedication and help in the heat of battle.
They are truly under-estimated and under-rewarded by the game mechanics. So, CCP, is there anything on the front to resolve this issue that hurts the playability of such a dedicated class of soilder, and person.
I leave you with this quote from K.O. Eckland, "Footprints On Clouds"
Within all of us is a varying amount of space lint and star dust, the residue from our creation. Most are too busy to notice it, and it is stronger in some than others. It is strongest in those of us who fly and is responsible for an unconscious, subtle desire to slip into some wings and try for the elusive boundaries of our origin. |
PAs Capone
The Tritan Industries
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.05.08 19:49:00 -
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That is just one piece of a solution. But i dont believe that even that would be enough of a reward for our flying friends.
Thanks for the input and I can obviously see that you are frustrated with the situation like I am.
A few simple tweaks would do wonders. |
PAs Capone
The Tritan Industries
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.05.08 20:34:00 -
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gbghg wrote:2 matches today, made 200k ISK, didn't lose a ship. I think it's just a case of finding out how to use the new DS's best, things are quite a bit different than they were before, new handling, new base stats etc.
And the level of enemy AV, that's important too, can vary match to match.
Yes and in those same two matches I can earn at least 400K ISK, and more foten than not that is the low side. I just want to see them get point for the things they are capable of doing. As a Heavy, am capable of killing, assisting, and hacking. Every foot soilder has the capability for various paths to accrue WP. There needs to be more paths for the pilots. Lest they go the way of the missles. |
PAs Capone
The Tritan Industries
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.05.08 21:43:00 -
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Moochie Cricket wrote:I find it very easy to gain wp in a ds. Just need to be the squad leader and set the defend order to one of your gunners
That is a good option, but unless your gunner has skills into turret operation and you have a great pilot and a great gunner, it is still only one way (kill assists) for pilots to accrue points. It is a bit unbalanced, vs. the multiple ways a soilder on the ground can.
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PAs Capone
The Tritan Industries
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.05.09 12:28:00 -
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CCP Nothin
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C C P Alliance
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So about dropships and love.
First, there's a price cut in plans for them. We'd like to make them more affordable especially on the lower end to make them easier to get into. The learning curve can be pretty rough if you can't afford mistakes. Dropships also provide the kind of cooperative gameplay that we would like seeing more of.
Second, we're taking a look at the SP requirements for different paths overall and making sure that skill costs are appropriate for what you're getting. Progressing into being a dropship pilot (or something else, for that matter) should ultimately be a fun and rewarding endeavor, not a grind.
Third, we're aware that flying dropships as your job doesn't allow you to make a solid living right now. It's getting looked at. We want to give some more WP-reward love to the dropship pilots. You should be able to be the trucker of the skies without having to finance your job by doing other things in between :)
This was posted in this thread, https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=767935
just thought i'd let everyone know who saw this thread and was hoping for something to change. It seems as though they are actively looking into it.
Good Luck Pilots!
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