I guess it's just a different way of looking at things. I'm not a big fan of powerplay, but I don't begrudge the time taken to develop it. The game is still fairly successful and has quite a large user base, over a few different platforms. It might be less successful if people other than me weren't playing it, and they might be there because of stuff like Powerplay.... and Arena.
Please remove the display of CQC rank from my panel
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I guess it's just a different way of looking at things. I'm not a big fan of powerplay, but I don't begrudge the time taken to develop it. The game is still fairly successful and has quite a large user base, over a few different platforms. It might be less successful if people other than me weren't playing it, and they might be there because of stuff like Powerplay.... and Arena.
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away with the CQC nonsense.
It could be replaced with something else. Like a CG gankers medal type thing.
If you think that way then CQC rank isn't your 'Badge of Shame' surely. You should embrace your 'Harmless' CQC rank, be proud of it.
Tiny_Rick
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So is a Coriolis station spinning in low orbit above a planet while an SRV watches from below, but that will never happen in-game. So what you're saying is that, since it exists in the menu, it's therefore a part of the game.
True in a technical sense, but not in a playability sense. Empirically, I've played ED for going on 3 years and have yet to successfully connect to a CQC match (and not for lack of trying).
At the risk of going all Inception-like, CQC is a game in the game. Posting our CQC rank alongside our "real" rank is like a professional soldier wearing medals from his weekend paintball games alongside his actual military medals - it makes no sense.
In lore, it was conceived as a sort of recruiting ground for the federal military. It's not exactly paintball.
Oh really? And in lore, it was accessed through the main gate?
So if I align Imperial, Alliance, or Independent, I can have this useless stat removed? Awesome!
I'm sure there's a lore explanation for all the skipping between open / solo / private too. But I'll let someone else explain that.
As long as you give up your access to the federal rank locked ships.
So if I align Imperial, Alliance, or Independent, I can have this useless stat removed? Awesome!
As long as you give up your access to the federal rank locked ships.
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[Disclaimer - I don't like having CQC on my stats panel either. Don't play it, never will.]
So, here's a 'compromise' that will no doubt cause ire amongst 'the usual suspects' ...
IF a pilot has never played CQC but has indulged in combat with the Thargoid menace, replace the CQC non-rating with an AX rating similar to Combat but specifically geared towards AX activities.
- I have a feeling that this will become more important to more pilots as time advances.
So, here's a 'compromise' that will no doubt cause ire amongst 'the usual suspects'
...IF a pilot has never played CQC but has indulged in combat with the Thargoid menace, replace the CQC non-rating with an AX rating similar to Combat but specifically geared towards AX activities.
- I have a feeling that this will become more important to more pilots as time advances.
Me 143
How about just removing CQC?
Don't play it - never will again. No incentive and poorly implemented.
Its stand alone as its intent was to encourage sign up for the console market. If they wanted us to engage - shove the locations into the main game behind permit locked areas..take off the ranking reminder as its just a shame full reminder. Instead push in game adverts, news articles and radio broadcasts (eg. Cmdr x wins today) with some actual credits or skins to win.
Otherwise drop it and move on. Obviously FD either don't care, or their too busy on other stuff. Personally I couldn't give a monkeys, just drop that ranking...
Its stand alone as its intent was to encourage sign up for the console market. If they wanted us to engage - shove the locations into the main game behind permit locked areas..take off the ranking reminder as its just a shame full reminder. Instead push in game adverts, news articles and radio broadcasts (eg. Cmdr x wins today) with some actual credits or skins to win.
Otherwise drop it and move on. Obviously FD either don't care, or their too busy on other stuff. Personally I couldn't give a monkeys, just drop that ranking...
And for those of us that have done both?
I like CQC. But I'm not bothered about the rank being shown. Can we get rid of the other ones too?
I agree.
Me 118th
As with many others, I wear my "0% helpless" badge with pride.
And know that we are not in the minority. For evidence of this, just check out the EDSM statistics page. The lowermost ratings are most popular in all four categories, with lowermost Exp/Trd/Com ranks at about 50% - by which I would assume that about half of EDSM users haven't linked their in-game commander, so are rated at the default 0%. (I have difficulty believing that half of the EDSM contributors are at 0% exploration rating, since EDSM is primarily an explorers tool)
But check out the CQC ratings: a stark difference, with 93.5% of members rated at "helpless". Clearly only a small minority of EDSM users had had anything to do with CQC.
And know that we are not in the minority. For evidence of this, just check out the EDSM statistics page. The lowermost ratings are most popular in all four categories, with lowermost Exp/Trd/Com ranks at about 50% - by which I would assume that about half of EDSM users haven't linked their in-game commander, so are rated at the default 0%. (I have difficulty believing that half of the EDSM contributors are at 0% exploration rating, since EDSM is primarily an explorers tool)
But check out the CQC ratings: a stark difference, with 93.5% of members rated at "helpless". Clearly only a small minority of EDSM users had had anything to do with CQC.
Whilst I agree with your points, this affects the whole game, not just CQC, though, really, ED does a pretty good job of levelling the playing field in terms of controllers.
VR certainly is a huge boost, though, I can tell you that playing CQC in VR doubles my K/D ration fro ~1.5:1 to about 3:1. Being able to visually track another ship, and also look around for threats males a big difference in life expectancy.
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