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Zappity
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Posted - 2014.07.19 09:23:00 -
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I don't understand why we can't buy faction standing like we can sec status. Forcing the grind is bad.
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Posted - 2014.07.19 09:52:00 -
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J'Poll wrote:Adrie Atticus wrote:Zappity wrote:I don't understand why we can't buy faction standing like we can sec status. Forcing the grind is bad. You can. Yep. It is called datacenters.
Aren't they one time missions? Not to mention needlessly complicated and annoying mechanics. The whole standings mechanics could really use a makeover.
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Posted - 2014.07.19 10:16:00 -
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Scipio Artelius wrote:Zappity wrote:The whole standings mechanics could really use a makeover. Not accusing you of this, but as a general observation the whole "this could really use a makeover" is usually a statement that "things could be made easier'. No need to make things easier as he already has several viable options to correct things. The NPE could be made more explicit about these things so new players are more informed about the consequences of their choices, but the consequences don't need to be changed.
You are exactly right. It should be made easier. I don't see that the complexity of the plan (and the compulsory grind that goes with it) add enough positive gameplay to justify the nuisance. Compare the plan with the sec status tags in which you acquire, take to a lowsec station, pay some isk and you're done.
Note that I'm not arguing for any change to consequences, just the mechanics to repair those consequences.
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Posted - 2014.07.19 19:54:00 -
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J'Poll wrote:Zappity wrote:Scipio Artelius wrote:Zappity wrote:The whole standings mechanics could really use a makeover. Not accusing you of this, but as a general observation the whole "this could really use a makeover" is usually a statement that "things could be made easier'. No need to make things easier as he already has several viable options to correct things. The NPE could be made more explicit about these things so new players are more informed about the consequences of their choices, but the consequences don't need to be changed. You are exactly right. It should be made easier. I don't see that the complexity of the plan (and the compulsory grind that goes with it) add enough positive gameplay to justify the nuisance. Compare the plan with the sec status tags in which you acquire, take to a lowsec station, pay some isk and you're done.
Note that I'm not arguing for any change to consequences, just the mechanics to repair those consequences. Now let's compare the Tags-4-Sec with datacenters. I buy tags I warp to datacenter I open and instantly complete them. Voila, Faction standings.
Does that fully repair your standings against the faction? I thought they were one time only. I admit that I've never done it - I looked over the plan and decided to do something else instead. It looked awful.
Regardless, I'm quite sanguine about the faction mechanics. The upcoming removal of standings requirements from POS anchoring indicates that CCP is inclined toward good design rather than historical equity. I think they will continue to promote player-player consequence rather than player-NPC consequence and that this will flow into a revision of standings mechanics when they get around to it.
Not that I think that will be soon - they have bigger fish to fry.
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Posted - 2014.07.19 21:11:00 -
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DeMichael Crimson wrote:Which part looked awful?
The missions.
The Plan wrote:
Start working 'The Plan' with the Empire Faction that has the lowest amount of negative Faction Standing above -5.00 (-4.99 or higher) and complete the 10 part mission series for each of the 15 Career Agents in that specific Faction.
Career Agents
After working the Career Agents, complete one round of the Circle Agent missions for that same specific Faction.
Circle Agents
After completing one round of the Circle Agent missions, now work the level 1 Data Center 'Graduation Certificate' missions for the same specific Faction. After completing the 3rd 'Cert' mission, take one of the certs to the Agent listed on the certificate. That Agent will offer a multi part Storyline mission which will introduce another Event Agent.
Data Centers
After completing those missions, turn in Pirate Tags to complete the rest of the Level 1 Data Center Agents. Don't speak to these Agents until ready with the required amount of Tags. Pirate Tags can be found in the wrecks of Pirate NPC's killed at Asteroid Belts, Cosmic Signature and Cosmic Anomaly exploration sites.
I don't want to grind missions. I don't think we should be forced to interact with the NPC side of the game to that extent. NPC interaction is not why I play.
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