Curse

JAFO2RHh · May 30, 2006, 11:50 PM // 23:50

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Originally Posted by Snowman

I have to say I agree completly with everything on the OP Post!

However it IS a bit premature.. because we dont know exactly what ANET will do to provide this 'alternative means to access'

And in the end, it won't really matter, because there will always be people complaining about it.

Zinger314 · May 31, 2006, 08:31 PM // 20:31

Well, the gap between Orks and Komalis Protector is now much greater...so Kurzick faction is now pointless.

(Except for me, I have to farm it!

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Parson Brown · May 31, 2006, 10:27 PM // 22:27

The only thought I have on this is that as loud as people bitched about not being able to enter elite missions, we now have 2 controlling Alliances willing to ferry people and you complain that now Faction is useless?

Why is Faction useless? Because people ferrying has made it useless.

Would you rather that only the controlling Alliance could enter? Ferrying could be made impossible pretty easily.

Orbberius · May 31, 2006, 10:59 PM // 22:59

I think Alliance Faction should be reset periodically. That way, if an alliance wants to control a town, they don't always have to gather Faction in the multimillions.

pokerface · May 31, 2006, 11:15 PM // 23:15

Some people are unbelievable, first they are nagging that the elite mission are to exclusive, and now when you can getin at any given moment they start nagging about the fact that its not exclusive anymore.

And there is a point to owning a town and this is the whole reason you are trying to even get a town its a thing called "pride"

Stockholm · May 31, 2006, 11:18 PM // 23:18

X(set amount) amount of faction gives an alliance controll of an outpost or town, then when all outpost's and towns are ownd the controlling alliances fight in alliance battles for controll of the capitol, winning alliance gets to own the capitol for 1 week and get the income from acces to elit missions.
alliances get something for there work and everyone can go to the missions.

Just an idea that needs more work, but would make alliance battles mean something, and would make owning a capitol worth something. Say they get XXX faction for everyone entering the mission witch means they get 1 week whithout farming factions and will still be able to defend there ownership in the next "Capitol battle".

CK0 · Jun 01, 2006, 03:22 AM // 03:22

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Originally Posted by pokerface

Some people are unbelievable, first they are nagging that the elite mission are to exclusive,

Is that really unbelievable for them to raise an issue about this?

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Originally Posted by Alex Weekes

We've been monitoring the whole Alliance system, including Elite mission access, since the first day the system was available. This includes in-game, forum feedback, reports from alpha testers, our own experience and other data sources besides. Based on the results of the data gathering, the dev team will be making changes to how Elite missions are accessed in the future.

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Originally Posted by pokerface

and now when you can getin at any given moment they start nagging about the fact that its not exclusive anymore.

What other alternative is there? It is the lesser of two evils, that stemmed from the fact that ANET delivered a piss-poor system in the first place.

Factions a resounding success? Yeah right. Sales figures don't mean <expletive>.

Mr_eX · Jun 01, 2006, 04:02 AM // 04:02

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Originally Posted by Stabber

I agree with the OP. Faction is pointless. Along with most of PvE. PvP also. By the way, videogames are all pointless.

This pretty much sums it up.

It's a video game. Do what floats your boat. Enjoy yourself. Have fun.

Manic Smile · Jun 01, 2006, 04:13 AM // 04:13

so you would argue that faction grinding is either self fulfilling or not and compare that with video gaming as a whole?

that's a poor argument