Sometimes i think CCP would have been better off picking random names out of the phone book and letting them design Dust 514.

You clearly don't understand what this game is about. I wanted to dislike your post but there's no button for that.

LOL vets.

Want to make an alt and play some academy with me?

We can then see how effective these vet skills are.

And yes i have gone against you with your 10 million Sp while I have 2 million.

Bad aim, slow reactions vulnerable to flanks (do you even look at the map?)

I was not impressed.

Also being effective 5 months ago when everyone only had 4 to 5 million SP is not anything like like having 2 million SP and going against someone with 10 million....and that is not even considering all the changes which now requires even more SP to get anywhere near competitive.

By definition a "vet" does not know crap about starting the game now.

Is the game about turning away customers?

Is the game about only appealing to Farmville in space (EvE) players who can't aim worth a crap but spend excruciating amounts of effort and time studying spread sheets hoping that one last level will magically make them a good player.

Or is the game about compelling FPS game play the rewards good FPS game play?

The choice to have an RPG style Leveling systems in an FPS MMO is Ludonarrative dissonance...the leveling systems in RPGs are supposed to tell a story but when the actual game play is a multiplayer FPS which depends on the players skill to move that story forward that story breaks down.

It also conflicts with CCP Vision. A Dust mercenaries story is about how he preforms in the battle field and what alliances he make, what districts he takes, how much isk he can accumulate...not what gun he puts spell points into. Furthermore this game is about having the player fill roles not letting the game fill those roles....you really cannot take over the players role more then letting an SP/level system do all the work for you...especially when an FPS is meant for letting the player do.

Oh man, another one of these threads pops up. What a surprise! And guys if you haven't been following my posts recently let me tell you exactly what I'm talking about here. You see, we've seen a lot of complaining and calls for drastic changes ever since the planetary conquest was launched. And 100% of the time these calls for drastic changes come from corps that hold absolutely no districts, because these guys have made some bad decisions and now they're beginning to notice that and want to adapt fast by shuffling up the deck once again.

Well, Mark, let me be perfectly blunt with you: It's not gonna happen! Let me tell you exactly why it's not gonna happen, bro. You see, man, Dust 514 is a thinking man's video game where decisions hold a long term ramifications and if you've screwed up before well, Mark, I hate to say it but you're crap out of luck, man! Now I suggest that you collect yourself, adapt and keep it together from now on. Peace out!

undefeated in PC/corp matches, how can I adapt better?

Well I don't know, bro, but you ain't got no districts so something's wrong.

we have 2 nerd

Oh man, another one of these threads pops up. What a surprise! And guys if you haven't been following my posts recently let me tell you exactly what I'm talking about here. You see, we've seen a lot of complaining and calls for drastic changes ever since the planetary conquest was launched. And 100% of the time these calls for drastic changes come from corps that hold absolutely no districts, because these guys have made some bad decisions and now they're beginning to notice that and want to adapt fast by shuffling up the deck once again.

Well, Mark, let me be perfectly blunt with you: It's not gonna happen! Let me tell you exactly why it's not gonna happen, bro. You see, man, Dust 514 is a thinking man's video game where decisions hold a long term ramifications and if you've screwed up before well, Mark, I hate to say it but you're crap out of luck, man! Now I suggest that you collect yourself, adapt and keep it together from now on. Peace out!

Wasn't Wednesday the first day of PC? You know when you could actually fight over them?

So we have 2 days of it.....and you are using terms like "ever since PC was launched"....as if it was a long time.

Anyway my complaints are older then PC and i have not even tried PC as it would be pointless for someone like me who just dinged 4 million sp last night to even attempt to compete. Not because i lack skill...but because going up against god mode 10 million SP players is futile.

You are beating up on strawman...please stop it is embarrassing to watch.

Note: the main players in my alliance and corp have plenty of SP as far as a know....if they don't hold anything it is not because of SP. I think SP/leveling should be removed because it is an awful match for an FPS that discourages new players preventing them from even playing basic game modes...and now as the OP said it is boring for old players.

Note2: Min maxing points in an RPG leveling system is not a thinking mans game. It is busy work used to hide Dust's lack of game play options.

Well here's the thing, Hooc, and don't get me wrong but I think you're playing the wrong game here if you allow me to be perfectly straight forward with you. I mean, to remove the whole SP and levelling system is not gonna happen with Dust 514 because it's such a big part of the game, man, and, bro, if you don't like it, there are many shooters out there that doesn't have that levelling system whatsoever.

Edit: By the way I like your notes better than Mark's self notes about world domination.

There are no other FPS games on the PS3 that allow mouse/keyboard...so you are stuck with me.

Also you are bad at this game and you should feel bad and you should quit.

You told me to quit...i told you to quit. Don't get your panties in a bunch because I wrote it better.

Note on writing style: Do not say you are telling it straight, instead tell it straight.