Laheon
Osmon Surveillance
Caldari State
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Posted - 2013.05.20 23:11:00 -
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I'd like to start off by saying I agree with both sides. And disagree with certain points on both.
Yes, at the end of the day, people won't enjoy this game if they don't like the controls and mechanics. That point is fairly obvious. However, the point is to make them dissimilar enough to CoD and BF3, but easy enough to use, so that it's obvious that it's a game that doesn't want to follow in their footsteps. Yes, it needs to be smooth, and yes, it needs to be fairly consistent, but at this point no one wants another MAG/CoD/BF clone in terms of both mechanics and controls.
However, people will be attracted to this game by its unique features, e.g. truly persistent gameplay and the ability to actually hold territory which gives bonuses, as well as the famed metagame, rather than for how good its controls are. If they want decent mechanics and controls, then there are a few franchises which already exist out there which cater to their desires. However, most people I've spoken to have expressed an interest in DUST simply because of the bigger picture.
All that said, CCP are aware of hit detection and control problems, and are working on them as quickly and thoroughly as they can. As they've said, they can't fix it with a simple patch, they need to work on the code itself. It takes time to identify and fix said issues without any other issues popping up, or even bugs when compiling (anyone with any experience coding knows what I mean), but rest assured that CCP will work on this to the best of their ability. |
Laheon
Osmon Surveillance
Caldari State
576
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Posted - 2013.05.20 23:35:00 -
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Unfortunately, for once, I agee with Panther Alpha. This game isn't for "smart people". It's for those who are dedicated enough to put time into the game to fully understand the ins and outs, or even the basic SP system. You don't need to be an "honors student" to play the game.
I disagree with him on the metagaming part, though, you need to do something in a very well-thought out manner to get anywhere in this game. Panther, try to get an alt into a big corp and to sabotage their match. Double dog dare ya. |