Cinnamon267
The Southern Legion
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.05.20 22:00:00 -
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nukel head wrote:I am already seeing many players quitting after being frustrated by nearly full proto teams against teams of randoms. I fear that the number of long term players will suffer from this. This is where all the career 24/7 lifers that spend more time in the Eve universe than they do the real one will chime in with "that is just how it works in Eve" blah, blah, blah. All I can say to that is congratulations on your glorious one sided victories against lesser equipped players who actually get laid. Well played, sir. I know that THOSE players don't want instant battles changed so that they go up against anyone who is equally equipped because they will most likely lose and they don't like that.  .
You started out reasonable, then turned into an f-head, for no reason. Well played, sir. Well played.
Quote:To CCP - I want to thank you guys for an awesome game. What you have done is truly impressive and has potential to be one of the best games out there. While I think throwing in some stacked matches occasionally is a good thing, if a player comes in and spends the majority of the time getting cut in half by 16 duvolles while the rest of their team hides behind the red line they will probably stop playing. At least SOME balance is needed in INSTANT battles. That's just not fun.
They only just implemented the instant battle academy. Until then I read on this forum that matchmaking was a low priority for CCP. Which doesn't surprise me, to be honest. I said a little while ago that, if that was true, they should be ashamed of themselves. Something, like, matchmaking is one of the most important things in an online game, now. It was talked about on the forums to ban the use of proto gear in pub matches and have only militia to advanced gear. But, even then, new players will get worked. It's part of another problem all multiplayer games suffer from. Player skill. Some people are going to be better players. Regardless of the time they spend in something. Some people are just really good at certain games. |
Cinnamon267
The Southern Legion
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.05.21 07:50:00 -
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nukel head wrote:Cinnamon267 wrote:You started out reasonable, then turned into an f-head, for no reason. Well played, sir. Well played. You are right, I did. It was an unfair stab at the inevitable "screw the blueberries, Dust and Eve are for elites" mentality that seems to plague these forums. That attitude is total BS. On the other hand, my preemptive blast on something I expected to happen was not fair. At least not in the general sense in which I put it.
This game's biggest problem is going to be keeping players around. You aren't the only one who thinks it. There are a fair share of dickheads on this forum. But, that's the Internet :) But there are also level headed people. There are posts all around the forums about what CCP needs to do in order to make new players think about staying. One of those, which I am in support of, is banning the use of proto gear in pub matches. I already do this. I only used advanced weapons/frame and standard everything else. Thinking of going one lower on the weapon front, too. Use standard everything and see how that works, for me. + I do really well and it's super satisfying to take out proto folks. Although having to go against proto weapons with standard weapons will be tougher, should be entertaining to see.
The argument against it usually is "I WORKED FOR THIS!" Cool. So show it off to the people who have also worked for it and see if you have earned said gear. Planetary Conquest will be the way you show said gear off and it's needed. Mainly because you're fighting for things instead of street cred.
I'm all in favour of a proto equipment ban in pub matches. Maybe even an advanced ban. Who knows?
I remember during the open beta period I, and many other people who started before the open beta, were stomping EVERYONE. It was a massacre. Since the wipe happened 8 or so days prior, it was interesting to see that. We all had standard gear with an advanced weapon. Dominating everyone. A new player messaged me and said, to the tune of, "stop killing me over and over go play with proper skilled people. Don't play against us new people."... I couldn't say anything, really. There was no way of doing that and, to be honest, still isn't. That was 4 months ago. Progre.. wait.
I hope when planetary conquest opens up and it's in, almost, every system that there are enough of those matches happening to keep a lot of the "skilled" players away from pub matches. Maybe that's what CCP is betting on? Who knows. They are an enigma. |