lapis swift
Heres how it works:
-All territories can now be captured by Faction members to passively gain tickets.
-Each territory generates a single spawn ticket for that faction every 20 minutes.
-All factions start with 50 spawn tickets.
-If a faction reaches 15 tickets, they are given Elite Kits.
Elite Kits are special kits that allow the person to Select a special class to become. These special classes greatly increase the firepower of that unit.
this is really generalized so Ill elaborate later
sudden quest
a few things you gotta elaborate on specifically:
how do you get the elite kits? is there gonna be a vendor or something like a hardsuit/modsuit selector?
when you say spawn tickets, does it cost a ticket to respawn?
do elite kits COST tickets or do they just have access to them whenever they are over 15 tickets?
who can actually get the kits? is there a rank requirement like FTL, agent, serzhant, or can any newbie just grab one?
how do you capture territory? do you need a certain amount of people in one place? do you need to stay in a capture zone for a set amount of time? do you need to just click a button on a console? do you capture on foot or with your ship in the area?
what actually are the classes?
pallid mason
Wow this seems like a great time to shoehorn my opinion in
Territories ideally should be varied and unique
With interesting formations and twisting pathways
Like a transit tunnel that connects the building with another
Or a refinery of goods
Perhaps even a space Forest surrounded by a glass dome
It should also have that unique deteriorating aesthetic that fits war torn areas
Also tickets should be inflated to be roughly 100 to 500 for a elite kits for the same reason why goob inflated telecrystal prices
To allow for more variation
Also there should be some variation in price points for different Elite kits hell they should just be called kits normally
And lastly yes you should absolutely set foot on the territory you are given guns armor and weaponry for a reason
Use that instead of ramming your foes for the last 50 times
lapis swift
Also tickets should be inflated to be roughly 100 to 500 for a elite kits for th...
when a person respawns, thats one ticket consumed
It would be redundant to have more then what i propose
And by elite kits i mean like, a person with an anti material rifle or a flame throwee
pallid mason
Is this a public thing?
If so the numbers reaching 100$ makes sense because people are gonna use the tickets
lapis swift
wdym a public thing
lapis swift
like how many a faction has?
No the tickets are respawn tickets
like how much reinforcements a team has
pallid mason
Hmm I see I was expecting something a bit more like using tickets to extract resources from your bosses
Like buying ships weaponry gear
Food
And all the such it's oftenly what tickets are used for in other games in military settings
It being just a respawn mechanic is a little lame..
Collecting territory and tickets should be far more than just extra manpower
lapis swift
well its a war
and if you get low you get a mercy mechanic in the form of elite kits
You do NOT want elite kits to be buyable
6 billion anti tank rifles
pallid mason
Well what about the people who put in the work and stayed alive for their faction they aren't rewarded for anything in fact rather punished
With worst gear
And forgive me for assuming
But there is probably some idea in your head that doesn't allow the elite suits or weaponry or gunnery to be taken off or swapped off so you can't even share with the still living
lapis swift
The kits would be sent to logistics on the base of the losing faction
so the members can decide who uses it
though you are righrt, you cannot share the gear once used
but that person whos been alive the most could be like “hey let me grab a kit since ive won the most fights and can live the longest”
pallid mason
Okay another one I have for you
What if a person has a gimmick with an elite kit but they can't get it without sabotaging their faction they want to experience something cool with this mechanic that you added but you can only acquire it through negative actions
lapis swift
probably votes on authorizing who can use it if needed
Like you need two people to hold open the case or something
pallid mason
What? No I was asking what about people who want to use the elite kit
But their faction isn't losing
lapis swift
oh like kit stealing
Yeah if you manage to steal a shock kit from inside the enemy base then you deserve it at that point
pallid mason
????
No.. I am asking how do you acquire kit
What methods can you use
Can you only get it when you're losing?
lapis swift
you only get it if youre losing but we could also make it like an event of some sort where one spawns somewhere random
i dont even know what the kits would be but i can probably draft some ideas
pallid mason
Making it solely a comeback mechanic isn't very...
Cool
You would have to sabotage in order to force your faction to get better gear
Promotes odd and out of character behavior from both factions not taking action not taking territory in order to get funny power gamer loot
lapis swift
eh maybe a KOTH derelict event could also work then
pallid mason
With this territory system there isn't a lot of reward either you don't gain science points you don't gain credits
You only get questionable backup
lapis swift
Well this is a very general idea for Elite kits and reinforcements, im not saying you wouldnt get thay as well
this is the central idea
pallid mason
I see..
Well first off don't call them spawn tickets just tickets and taking territories should be far more rewarding
You can keep spawn tickets as they are or just tickets it's just having the official name spawn tickets sounds gamey
And just casually bringing up territories is quite a bit for a suggestion especially when we haven't even made territories
I'd suggest that you also brainstorm what territories are and their purpose
But also do due diligence and remember that other mechanics exist and having overlapping rewards isn't a good idea
Especially for such a central idea
lapis swift
a few things you gotta elaborate on specifically:
how do you get the elite kits...
gusty snow
gravedigger
novel elm
Grave/Digger
lapis swift
Somewhat