Would you play this new play mode I'm proposing here?

[Captain Thea Kreutzer]

AH! Good old grind factor three sandro.... I hope the forum revamp has something to dowith the change of magement?

The people who control the forums and manage the game are different.

 

[Zeeman]

CQC should have been what conflict zones are - except without the arcades power-ups. Basically, you sign up for a side, you get thrown into an SLF, and are launched out of a cap ship. Lots of hull losses leads to the Navy being less willing to give you a seat, and good piloting results in a choice of fighters.

Anyway, it’s been proposed before, along with conflicts and battles taking place around stations (yeah, so traders actually have to run the gauntlet, but payouts would be greatly increased). At the very least, conflict zones should be around some sort of asset - it makes no sense to be fighting over an empty patch of space in th middle of nowhere.

Z...

 

[aRJay]

CQC should have been what conflict zones are - except without the arcades power-ups. Basically, you sign up for a side, you get thrown into an SLF, and are launched out of a cap ship. Lots of hull losses leads to the Navy being less willing to give you a seat, and good piloting results in a choice of fighters.

Anyway, it’s been proposed before, along with conflicts and battles taking place around stations (yeah, so traders actually have to run the gauntlet, but payouts would be greatly increased). At the very least, conflict zones should be around some sort of asset - it makes no sense to be fighting over an empty patch of space in th middle of nowhere.

Z...

It does if the assets are too valuable for either side to risk.

 

[Schmack]

I've advocated something similar to this in the past. The Air Force doesn't require me to provide my own airplane when I join them to fight in a war. It would make challenging (where you can lose) combat fun without the added cost of rebuy after rebuy after rebuy, and it would remove the terrible imbalance in PvP.

Bring it on

Yeah but you don't get to join them and get an airplane. You get to go through OTS and then flight school. Then you get years of training then maybe you'll see combat.

As for the mode, it seems like an SLF concept. The problem with that is that you have no real risk of your ship being destroyed and it puts people sitting at the stations or on pads playing a virtual game while other players are looking for you to be their content.

 

[M00ka]

I like the idea OP but would take it further. Make it the only way you can progress in either Imperial or Federation rank, the higher rank you are the (slightly) better ship that will be offered to you. For the downside, lose too many ships and your rank goes down.

 

[Clicker]

Good idea.

I’d play this.

Do it! Make the recommendation/suggestion and post back here so we can pitch in with our support.

Clicker

 

[Taimaru]

Great idea. I would play this mode.

I also like the idea of this being used for ranking up with the powers.

Please suggest the idea once the forums are back up.