Necromancer wrote:
Date: 31-Mar-12
Nick: Matsif
Notes: Donation
point is its much more likely GC will be alienated by new people that put money in the pot rather then 'old' people that may or may not have donated money. telling someone who has been here for so long and is genuinely concerned that its not up to him is nothing less then an insult IMO.
In a way, I think this is correct. In another, I don't think it is correct. I guess the best analogy I can make it stock holders vs consumers. Stock-holders are directly impacted by the decisions the company makes b/c they have actually put their money into the company's stocks. They sacrificed their own monetary wealth to make sure that the company goes the direction they want it to and so b/c of that, they get to vote on important issues and steer the company in the direction they want to see it go. In some ways, this is a similar situation. Those who have put the money into the community should have some priorities than those who haven't.
Now, a consumer who has been using the company's product for YEARS doesn't have the same authority. Yes, they've been helping the company all along by purchasing the product and even providing valuable feedback BUT they haven't put in the same sacrifice as stockholders may have. The consumer can help direct the company by providing input and what not, but in a sense, the ultimate decision will be made by the company's primary stock-holders.
What I do want to say is that, b/c we're not some faceless corporation, I do think it's important to keep the discussion as open as possible. GC's always been about the community as a whole rather than allowing a few elite people within the community do anything they want. Anyway, that's all I wanted to say about this matter. Also, I was one of the people invited to the community purely by donating my time and volunteering. (Although I am planning to make donations once my job situation stabalizes.)
NOW BACK ON TOPIC.
RazY70 wrote:o1oo1 wrote:I say we should ban them to balance the playingfield. I think the commander perks gained from flags is cause enough to cap them.
one shot kill weapons in the hands of very skilled players would be incredibly demoralizing for their opponents
There were a few 1HK weapons under the GC settings (80% health) in BF3, and while I agree they were annoying as hell they were still left in game. At least with the battle pickups you have limiting factors such as availability and ammo. Either way, as suggested by others I think its best to wait for the full game in order to examine their exact impact.
Yes. This is exactly what I think too. The weapons have pretty limiting factors and I don't think they're enough to change the direction of the battle by themselves. Sure they are powerful in the right hands, but it's hard to tell how much damage they will do until the full game comes out and we try it out with GC style play. GC style play tends to make or break certain things and it's a HUGE factor in how some items, vehicles, maps play out. (For example, the rez train...)
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