PiDG30N
Paxton Industries
Gentlemen's Agreement
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Posted - 2013.02.05 20:23:00 -
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As much as i like the idea of revamping HQs so that they involve more than just broadcast, lock, F1, i don't think this would be the right way to go about it.
Making it mandatory to have very specific roles, such as an interceptor or two, a dedicated neut ship and a huginn, roles that would otherwise be considered for PvP content only, would only make it more difficult for current and future FCs by having to manage a specific fleet composition as well as managing the x number of specific roles that these changes would add as well as those that are currently in place.
In addition, enforcing a minimum value of dps in order to complete the site without losses would make Headquarters available only to those that meet those requirements and would in turn deny potentially thousands of pilots the ability to even attempt this content that they had previously done with ease before these changes. This would turn them into the kind of elitist content that only a fraction of the player base would be able to attempt, and possibly deny whole incursion communities the ability to effectively run these sites.
Another possibility you might not have considered is the number of opportunities for people both inside and outside of the fleet to troll and grief these headquarter sites, such as killing all the triggers deliberately to cause large waves of enemies to spawn, or claiming to carry out a specific role and then deliberately not filling out that role, or perhaps even enough people in the fleet not actually shooting in an attempt to prolong the site past the point in which the addition support ships start to spawn.
In conclusion, while i agree with you that Headquarters are dull and need to be adjusted to provide an engaging experience that players wont get bored of, i feel that these changes would simply make it too difficult for your average pilot/ FC/ community to run. Headquarters should be content that everybody can enjoy not just those that have high dps or can fill specific roles. |