DUST Search - Any comment on no-squad options CCP?

Duck Drahko wrote:

I just want to chime and say that as a new player, the imbalance created by squads is the number one issue I am having with the game. Maybe the only issue that actually matters. It's not proto gear, useless dropships, weapon imbalances, or any of the missing or broken features of the game. I can live with all of it, but the squad based match making is really hard to deal with. And it's equally annoying whether I find myself on the winning or losing team.

One of the most refreshing parts of playing in Academy IMO is the lack of squads, and how unbelievably more balanced the game becomes as a result of it (granted, it's certainly not the only reason).

I understand that you don't want to split up the community even more, but considering that the game is already split up between four different game types and two public modes (instant battles, factional warfare), I wonder if it wouldn't be possible to reserve at least one of those for solo players. At least as a temporary solution, until the playerbase has grown and squad based matchmaking has proven itself to be more balanced (if that's even theoretically possible).


Author	Thread Statistics \| Show CCP posts - 4 post(s)
T3chnomanc3r Ultramarine Corp 8	Posted - 2013.07.22 18:04:00 - [1] - Quote Why do we even have a discussion about solo players? You want a solo FPS go find one, it's counter productive to level up in this game to run solo because the point is team based work. Random blueberries almost NEVER work together probably because like you they're playing a SOLO game. Matchmaking? Yeah great, how about fixing things so we can corp deploy in FW without gambling 3x6 sqauds may or may not make it in on the same side if at all? Stop asking them to waste time on eye-candy features for randoms when you should be bitching for them to filter high ping & macro controller players, fixi/tweak the core net code to get the game playable, and add missing BASIC dumb/non-statistical deploy options so full teams can go against each other. As it stands finding, much less joining, FW is beyond a joke & totally precludes being tactical about choices. Duck Drahko wrote: I just want to chime and say that as a new player, the imbalance created by squads is the number one issue I am having with the game. Maybe the only issue that actually matters. It's not proto gear, useless dropships, weapon imbalances, or any of the missing or broken features of the game. I can live with all of it, but the squad based match making is really hard to deal with. And it's equally annoying whether I find myself on the winning or losing team. One of the most refreshing parts of playing in Academy IMO is the lack of squads, and how unbelievably more balanced the game becomes as a result of it (granted, it's certainly not the only reason). I understand that you don't want to split up the community even more, but considering that the game is already split up between four different game types and two public modes (instant battles, factional warfare), I wonder if it wouldn't be possible to reserve at least one of those for solo players. At least as a temporary solution, until the playerbase has grown and squad based matchmaking has proven itself to be more balanced (if that's even theoretically possible).
T3chnomanc3r Ultramarine Corp 13	Posted - 2013.07.23 08:03:00 - [2] - Quote Duck Drahko wrote: It's that simple. Squads are cool, and the more game modes there are which focus on squad play, the better. But not having a way of taking a break from it at all just isn't good, at least not until you find a way to reliably sort out all the possible stomping scenarios. If that's even possible, which still remains to be seen. ^--- Clueless! This IS a MMOG NOT a solo-screw-the-rest private FPS session.