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TheAmazing FlyingPig
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.05 02:20:00 -
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So I've been thinking about something that would make you feel like you're making progress on your way to that proto suit. Right now, you can only put points into a skill if you have all the points required to bring it up to the next level. What I'm proposing is allowing you to put however many skill points into a skill you want, regardless if that would bring you up a level or not.
How it would work
I have 5,000 SP and want to put it into a skill, say, Scrambler Pistol Operation, which is currently at 0. I dump 5,000 SP into the skill. I don't have it at level 1 yet, so I can't use anything beyond militia, but I now have a picture / bar that shows I've made progress to this goal. If I'm already capped out and am gaining 1k SP per match, I can watch this bar move after every game I play.
Why
Free to play games can only thrive if you're interested in the content and feel a drive to progress. What this would do, rather than the current "tiered" system, would show visible progress towards a goal. It is much more satisfying to see a bar slowly fill up than to continuously play game after game with no changes being made other than the pool count.
In the example above, a new player would see visible progress being made towards his goal. This may make them want to stay on to fight another few matches to see that bar go higher. I feel that having a visual representation would give that feeling of "almost there" better than numbers would.
If this were Eve, I wouldn't even have brought this up since everyone that flies internet spaceships is extremely proficient in Excel / OpenOffice, however we're working with FPS players. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying FPS players are stupid. This is an entirely different playerbase that, for the most part, doesn't want to deal with "math", "numbers", or "spreadsheets", but wants to be able to quickly glean what they need to know from simple graphs so they can get back to running and gunning.
TL;DR - Allow skill points to be spent, regardless of whether or not this would bring the skill up to the next level. Introduce a progress bar when allocating skill points to show current progress to the next level.
I would like to note that the proposed changes in no way, shape, or form, involve changing any skill requirements.
Lemme know what you think. There are flogs to your left and pig-friendly cookies to your right. Do with me what you will. |
TheAmazing FlyingPig
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.05 05:54:00 -
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Oso Peresoso wrote:No, that would be dumb. Accumulating unallocated points and purchasing skill upgrades with them offers the most freedom and choice. By having them auto assigned and a progress bar, you're not really getting any useful functionality.
There is no auto assignment. You choose where it goes, just like now. The only difference is that you get to place them into a skill without having to wait until you can outright level it up. This would let you get a feeling of gradual progression instead of the steps we have now. You could always, of course, save unallocated SP and spend it only when you have enough to boost a skill by a level. The proposal only lets you add SP to a skill, regardless if it would up it a level or not.
EDIT: Example - You have 5000 SP. You want Scrambler Pistol Operation 1, which requires about 12k. You dump that 5000 SP into the skill. You get to see a progress bar showing how much SP you have invested / progress to next level. It does not automatically assign SP into this skill afterwards. |
TheAmazing FlyingPig
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
1391
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Posted - 2013.07.05 06:25:00 -
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Maken Tosch wrote:Might as well make it a 100% passive skill in this case.
This proposal in no way, shape, or form changes anything about skill point accrual (I'd still like to see rollover SP, but that's a topic for a different thread). |
TheAmazing FlyingPig
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.05 14:46:00 -
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Anyone else? Flogs to your left, cookies on the right. |
TheAmazing FlyingPig
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.07.05 16:19:00 -
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Having auto-allocation would be fine too, as long as it is an option that can be toggled on / off. There are those that would still like to pool points over time, then spend them at once, so I'd like to leave that ability to do so intact. |
TheAmazing FlyingPig
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
1410
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Posted - 2013.07.05 17:45:00 -
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Provolonee wrote:Couldn't hurt. It would be somewhat of a placebo effect. As long as it is optional. Could also help people stay focused. There have been a few occasions i have been saving up for that last level in CPU upgrades, then after a few tasty beverages thrown those points into lasers. oops.
That's basically what I'm shooting for, the placebo effect. Seeing a visual representation of how close you are might get you excited that you're "almost there" and drive you to stay on for a few more matches. |
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