Propositon to Stop Base Laming - Page 3

Crono · #31 11-19-2008, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Minomato

Creative, but you have yet to make an attempt to correct me. By all means, feel free to explain your point specifically. If I am not getting it, then a key part of the issue is going to be warped and twisted in ways it was never meant to be.

Jetpacks existed back then too, it's not the problem.

The problem is the drive to claim bases, some motivation for players to actually capture all the bases and hold them to win. Some form of incentive is needed.

Whatever is there right now is obviously not working.

Minomato · #32 11-19-2008, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Crono

Jetpacks existed back then too, it's not the problem.

The problem is the drive to claim bases, some motivation for players to actually capture all the bases and hold them to win. Some form of incentive is needed.

Whatever is there right now is obviously not working.

Right, so like I said, "winning" on Iricia doesn't give much of a reward.

XdNemesisXd · #33 11-19-2008, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Minomato

Right, so like I said, "winning" on Iricia doesn't give much of a reward.

There really is no reward. People just want kills. I think if everyone captured bases it would be better. More fun when Jesse and I tried it everyone had to fight us.

Raeiphon · #34 11-19-2008, 02:43 AM

Easy fix to all this.

Offer experience to all people present at the base (of a particular team of course) when it's captured, and a small amount awarded every minute thereafter that the base is held.

There's your incentive to capture bases.

Minomato · #35 11-19-2008, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Raeiphon

Easy fix to all this.

Offer experience to all people present at the base (of a particular team of course) when it's captured, and a small amount awarded every minute thereafter that the base is held.

There's your incentive to capture bases.

Doesn't sound promising. With that system, one team would capture all but one base, and THEN go spawn camping, so they can get free EXP while holding the enemy back.

DeathOfRa · #36 11-19-2008, 04:19 AM

Uh, easy solution...
Create a timer, if someone is inside a base for more than 10 minutes, it automatically warps them to the door of the complex if they are constantly getting kills in the bunker.

Crono · #37 11-19-2008, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Minomato

Right, so like I said, "winning" on Iricia doesn't give much of a reward.

That wasn't what I was arguing against. Re-read what I quoted from you.

Also, sup guys:

Dante55555 · #38 11-19-2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Minomato

Gelats didn't exist then, so the amount of people having jetpacks wasn't such an incredibly high amount.

Lol?

Everyone had jetpacks back then, new players could just buy them for 7500 money. You didn't need to USD to get them. Everyone who was P2P had one and even some trials (DDC, that maniac) had them after playing for hours straight.

Is today opposite day? Your statement is totally backwards.

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That's great, but once the "events" are done, they go right back to spawn camping.

Unless you want this to be a constant thing, I don't see how it will work. Even if it became constant, it'll end up being abused sooner or later.

It'll work by encouraging teamwork, if only for a short time. Hopefully it will catch on, people will see how much fun it is (we'll do it on a weekend when there's a bunch of people, as well as more ETs online to help). We have to try something, Mino.

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Originally Posted by Crono

Jetpacks existed back then too, it's not the problem.

Agreed.

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The problem is the drive to claim bases, some motivation for players to actually capture all the bases and hold them to win. Some form of incentive is needed.

Agreed.

bahamutstevetff · #39 11-19-2008, 08:00 PM

home base should have some sort of defence system.

Dante55555 · #40 11-19-2008, 08:12 PM

Like what?

bahamutstevetff · #41 11-19-2008, 08:22 PM

i dunno, barracades, auto turrets, stuff like that.

Huwajux · #42 11-19-2008, 09:21 PM

Anyone remember that Star Wars group or something? It was a bunch of trials who focussed their gameplay style on strategy and teamwork, they were highly efficient; or for the Zone players of today, they were extremely lame.

Dante55555 · #43 11-19-2008, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Huwajux

Anyone remember that Star Wars group or something? It was a bunch of trials who focussed their gameplay style on strategy and teamwork, they were highly efficient; or for the Zone players of today, they were extremely lame.

Yeah, that Jedi Order guild or whatever?

bahamutstevetff · #44 11-19-2008, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dante55555

Yeah, that Jedi Order guild or whatever?

i think milky was in that :P

Minomato · #45 11-19-2008, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dante55555

Everyone had jetpacks back then, new players could just buy them for 7500 money. You didn't need to USD to get them. Everyone who was P2P had one and even some trials (DDC, that maniac) had them after playing for hours straight.

They weren't used as frequently as today, due to hotkeys not existing at the time, so it wouldn't of mattered if more people had them-- it was who was using them.