Re: Anti-Blob Mechanics Since the Feb 4th patch
Redline wrote:Sandbox mmos have several system inherent ideas - like having to prevail with the tools one has got in that coherent world - that sandbox wants to be. Consequences are a key element - possibly not prevailing in that world also - instances cripple that.
In fact consequences and political system as well as goodies are missing. Things get boring when you can do what you wanna do - sounds contradicting to games? Not at all - its the key element.
see i hear this type of thing all the time followed by the obligatory " go back to wow lol"
and i cant find how adding another place to have some pvp without having to go look for it and only finding some miners or a blob is taking anything away from this game
I wager it will bring way more to the game than it takes away from it, for starters there are many people playing perpetuum who have never pvp'd and if they have some easy pickup fights they might find they enjoy that aspect of the game and get involved in the " real game"you say consequences like an arena instance system cant have them it could also -gasp-
have rewards too!
things get boring when you cant do what you want to to as well in a "sandbox"gameso any way back to this whole topic has a separate thread now so back to what ever the hell this thread is about
The issue is preventing the advantage of a larger group over the smaller group.. its a endless infinity and cant be solved.. Nature has no fix for this other then extinction ( over population) or self destruction (large stars/black holes). the concept echo's into something virtual like Video games as well,.. Its silly to think just cus the game is a virtual creation that some coding could solve this natural effect.
Adding an instance will make the problem finite sure, but its not a solution. its a fundamental change to the system and not part of the elusive sandbox people are looking for. So if someone says go back to some other game,. its short sighted,. But,.! if your looking for a fair and level esport,. They might be right.
Still a interesting topic to read about.