What do you guys think of a minimum timer locking you in for conflict zones and powerplay zones?

[Misty_Dark]

Do people run in wars before given the order thier CO? People don't win fights or ground by running away. At least unless it's unwinnable from the start then, well, you don't engage. (IE: Check the targets before you commit to combat)

Also, then don't bring a small ship to a location where there is likely to be FDL's/Cutters/etc/etc/etc.. Unless of course you can handle being properly evasive, (With a decent set of thrusters a Viper is more than capable of dodging most shots from projectile weapons, even down to multicannons), Always make sure your thermal resistence is high to circumvent the biggest threat of ToT hitscan weapons, or turrets, run a dispersal weapon, (Often more useful on a smaller vessel than TLB as most of them can flat out outrun missiles with no difficulty((If possible aim for boosts of 700+)) and don't fly at your target, EVER. Trust me, small ships are more than capable of lasting long enough to survive even against bad odds. Quite often I find myself being mobbed by FDL's and the like when in a Viper. Seldom do I ever die, like really seldom. Moreover against a fair number of opponents, I can run the Viper empty of lead and still escape with sufficient evasion. Yes small ships have a smaller margin of error, but limiting the people who can actually fly because some can't is why we have "High" and "Low" states to define the difficulty in the CZ's/etc.

Honestly I think it's a good idea, but maybe have an extra level, like how they implemented higher threat USS' with the bugs. "Extreme" CZ's or something, for people with a high skill level and the ships to compete. That way no ickle nooblets wander in there accidentally and get mauled.

The low/medium/high have for most part never really indicated difficulty, they where used to describe how often new ships arrive. And most of the time, high usually was easier, as in conflict zones, that meant less waiting for more friends, as compared to low, where reinforcement arrived more spread out.

 

[Jefferson613]

It's like all of the people who agree with OP get all of their military planning from movies....

Y'all need Sun Tzu

 

[House0fDerp]

If you say so, many of us are not the type to follow the metas. an yes, it can, but typically there are less larger ships, so less firepower, meaning it is easier to cope under the duress they may present. A CZ is'nt difficult regardless unless there are players in there. Have you seen how stupid the AI is? For goodness sake you can get the NPC launched SLF's to voluntairly ram asteroids.

It's also easier to become lopsided and get focused. This is why some conventional wisdom has suggested high CZ for less equipped commanders. Also, when outnumbered the NPCs don't need to be geniuses. Knowing which end is the business end is enough when an incoming wing targets you.

 

[SushiCW]

OP's argument is that players locked in a losing battle against insurmountable odds should hang in there and keep fighting to the bitter end, rather than retreating.

Based on how this thread has gone, I have to give OP credit for practicing what he preaches, at least.


As for what I think about the proposal itself, Kaocraft has already said much more elegantly than I could. I'll just +1 those posts.

 

[SushiCW]

The low/medium/high have for most part never really indicated difficulty, they where used to describe how often new ships arrive. And most of the time, high usually was easier, as in conflict zones, that meant less waiting for more friends, as compared to low, where reinforcement arrived more spread out.

In the latest patch the levels seem to matter more clearly. My experience was that I never saw any extra objectives in Low, and that I only saw capital ships in High.

 

[Misty_Dark]

In the latest patch the levels seem to matter more clearly. My experience was that I never saw any extra objectives in Low, and that I only saw capital ships in High.

That is true for the new conflict zones we got.



Low - more or less no extra objectives

Medium - Protect own reporters (3 ship) /Kill opponents reporters (3 ship) / Take out strike force (4 much more capable ships, if left they kill more ships than you do=you loose this fight)

High - Take out strike force / Kill enemy Commander / And I have heard of that capital ships should arrive and you have to drive them away, have yet to encounter this one.



But Resource Extraction sites are still following the old formula.