And how many would you gain? Only FD have the numbers of pledges on each platform, and what sub they have.
PLEASE MAKE POWERPLAY IN "OPEN ONLY"
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And how many would you gain? Only FD have the numbers of pledges on each platform, and what sub they have.
The minimum requirements are clearly stated when purchasing the game, so if you buy a game knowing your PC doesn't meet minimum requirements that's your problem, Yes you can come to the forums and complain, but it won't help you.
Now the game is sold as PP being available in all modes, changing this after the buyer the purchases the game is really a different thing entirely, yours is a false equivalence.
Why not just remove open, then everyone wins.
Weighted Merits have been looked at, which attenuates PG AFK (away from keyboard) turretboating slightly- but only if solo and pg merits are reduced by about 95% value. Its only then that it sees an effect. I much prefer Open only, but if it was chosen its better than nothing.
I don't use Discord so I don't know how it work out.
I accepted not playing Wing or CqC or open to play this game. To have something taken away would make this game sub Standard.
Remember Mac did that them self Not Frontier.
A majority of a minority then? And again, what about those who do not want? Sucks to be them?
You have something, but we are taking it away to appease some other players.
If PP was a new feature, then it wouldn't really be the same, it could have been introduced as an open only feature with less objection (would still have been some of course).
The whole argument revolves around no caring about those who enjoy the feature from PG/solo, some which can't play in open, whether it be due to connectivity issues, finanances, or whatever.
Let's just imagine an arbritary situation, where FD said that the majority of PPers were playing in solo. And for some crazy reason decided they were going to remove it from open, because hardly anyone plays it in open anyway. Who cares about the minority eh?
I'm not saying its realistic, but just try putting the shoe on the other foot for a moment.
YAY! Then we have 50 souless proto CGs each week!
That in my opinion would be much worse than just making it open only. That would be a clear signal that PG/solo are lesser modes.
So nothing changes
Well unless Tim Cook pulled the trigger personally, DB made the call because its his company and game.
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
Why should Open get a bonus at all?
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
.... because not all players agree that such a change would constitute an improvement to their gameplay.
Go count them, its the only physical evidence we have. As I said earlier FD would not have mentioned Powerplay as being considered consensual PvP and offer open only without some data to back it up.
Stuff changes. Games as a service change. Its rough but its about numbers and what FD think will make money.
To make people participate in player versus player for their pledged factions?
And why Powerplay remains the zombie it is.
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
There's no requirement to PvP to participate in normal gameplay in this game - never has been (apart from CQC/Arena, of course).
Because you face actual danger from players.
What right have you, I or anyone to make people do something they may not want to?
Robert Maynard
Volunteer Moderator
FPS does not stop players accessing game features.