Vile Heathen
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Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2013.07.16 05:18:00 -
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http://subdreddit.com/2013/07/16/weapon-manufacturing-overpowered-monotones/
I donGÇÖt need to write a back story for thisGÇöitGÇÖs a story as old as time, since the invention of the n00b t00b. ThereGÇÖs a constant struggle between overpowered weapons and underpowered weapons. In Dust 514 itGÇÖs a little different than most FPS games, because CCP keeps trying to GÇ£balanceGÇ¥ things that canGÇÖt be balanced. As a result, it just turns into the flavor of the month, and when that flavor changes, hundreds cry about wanting refunds.
Right now, it seems that all you see in Planetary Conquest are mass drivers, flaylock pistols, caldary logi suits and the occasional forge gun. Any team that wants to get creative and actually have fun wonGÇÖt fare so well in a fight against these fits.
I had a thought today: Why not embrace these periodic hot fixes? In Eve, we have a market that is ever-changing. Why not treat weapons the same way? Leave the prices alone (because letGÇÖs face it, who really cares about the priceGÇöespecially in PC); rather constantly change the quality of the ammunitionGÇöi.e. how well the weapons perform.
This could be chalked up to the ammo or energy cellGÇÖs GÇ£qualityGÇ¥. If I was going to bullshit, I could say due to GÇ£economic lawsGÇ¥, ammunition prices have to be locked at a certain rate for some convoluted reason that relates to lobbyists, licensing, and the mechanics of this new GÇ£cloneGÇ¥ industry; so as the price of raw materials change with the economy, the companies that produce the ammo, or even the energy components that power a dropsuitGÇÖs shields and armor reppers, will have to lower the quality of their goods to be able to turn a profit. But B3rt almighty, donGÇÖt alter the CPU and PG requirements.
What sort of effect would this have in the game? Perhaps it would make the battlefield a lot more colorful. It may encourage some people to spread their SP out more. We could also see other players stick to their 10 million SP, one weapon type, one suit type, and either deal with their weaponGÇÖs lackluster performance, or try their luck with a standard or advanced version of the GÇ£gun of the weekGÇ¥.
Personally, I donGÇÖt care that my favorite weapons are way underpowered. IGÇÖd just really like to see some more diversity on the field.
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