Hazor Dris
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Posted - 2005.07.14 20:25:00 -
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I would like to start by saying i usually stay out of the forums, but this is an issue that i feel needs to be shared b/c i haven't seen anyone with this same idea/opinion, and i would like to know what everyone else feels about it.
I feel CCP is moving in a very wrong direction with this patch...i read a post somewhere else on the forums, that said instead of nerfing things, why don't they bring out additional technologies and modules and try to balance things that way, with a positive change. Seriously, this is the way real-life technologies work; now i know this is just a game, but it is modeled on realworld mechanics to some extent, so why not treat it the same way.
Even more so, why is there a need to "balance" all the races at all...we can all train up skills to fly any ship and use any weapon/module we want, so why worry about balancing? Why not let races specialize in different things? You don't see anyone complaining about Gallente haulers having the most hauling space available...everyone knows that if you want to do major hauling, you should specialize with Gallente Indy skills. I think it should be the same dealing with mission-running ships; what is the point of having the ability to skill other races technologies if they all end up being exactly the same? Answer: there is no point in that case. There are differences between races for a reason, that is what makes the game interesting. This isn't like WoW or any other MMO where you are stuck with your character and their abilities from the start, so why treat it like that.
Additionally, with the new changes the Raven is not the only mission running ship that has been seriously gimped. The only ship i did missions in was the Typhoon, and i was able to successfully complete every lvl4 mission with it; however this was not easy by any means, i had to work very hard on some missions like Angel Extravaganza. Now it is almost impossible, since the phoon relies heavily on missile dmg to be effective. Everyone says that we shouldn't be able to solo lvl4 missions, but since when has that been the intent? I've played this game for almost a year now, and lvl4 missions were soloable through my entire playing experience. If you actually DO run missions, you know that lvl3s are a walk in the park with a BS...so where are the missions for solo BSs? CCP, if you really wanted us to do group missions, you should have brought out lvl5 missions, instead of removing the logical step for a mission runner in a BS. Once again, this "nerf things instead of actually creating new game elements" mentality has come into play.
Would just like to see if anyone else has the same opinion, feel free to comment, and please don't flame.
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