Pvp team missions

[j1000]

A very long term idea, but here goes:
This game would be even more unique if it had something no other game has even announced- generated pvp team missions. Think RPG-style Team Fortress/Counterstrike. Two teams duke it out in a special area with goals like escorting, bomb defusal, destroy the other team's base, whatever. Depending on the style people wanted, getting killed could eject you from the mission, or you would re-spaw in mission with all your gear and a shorter rez shock. Obviously it would be slower-paced, and less focused on running around, but it would be great.
A couple ideas that need to be taken into account:

1. How would people get these missions? I would suggest a connection service just like non-MMORPG games, where you could pick a mission based on your level, and enter the mission when enough people have signed up for both sides. This would be done at a special terminal that would just teleport you to the mission area when the mission began.

2. How would it be balanced? Obviously pVp as it stands favors some players over others. For such a big idea as pvp team missions, there would need to be some way to measure equipment status. I don't know how to do this- maybe just handicap a team based on the pvp (including the new missions) ranking of the members by pairing it against higher level teams.

3. What else would need to be done? Funcom would need to put some major effort into making the visual display amtch up better with the in-game reality. No more shooting through walls, or melee fighters hitting you from ten meters away. And of couse, reduce lag. Make the game feel as smooth as a FPS, though I personally don't want it to play like one (thats what real FPS's are for [ahem, Neocron].).

4. What would be the rewards? I think this would be a blast regardless, but there could be rewards to the winning team. Since the teams would be balanced, this will not exclude less power-gaming players from getting rewards, but would prevent two teams just letting themselves be killed so rewards would be gotten the fastest (as would be the case if both sides got rewards no matter what).



Gingleyr, lvl 50 Trader, Corporate Legionnairres

[j1000]

I don't know wheter anyone else can see this, but on the "letter" icon for this post there is a black dot. What does that mean?

[________Barry Fukuda]

I think the more types of missions there are the better.

Players need more reasons to fight each other than just bragging rights. But with the new booster pack coming out, i think we are going to see just that. Notum Wars will give you your fill of PvP action.

[_______________Vydas]

Originally posted by j1000
I don't know wheter anyone else can see this, but on the "letter" icon for this post there is a black dot. What does that mean?

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