4 Simple Ideas To Drastically Change The Course of the game. - ApexAgents

#1

I have seen a lot of suggestions here in the forums and like to chime in and add my voice. Hopefully, our interaction here in the forums will make some real impact. So … here are my 2 or 3 cents. These are things that will not over tax the development team but will make a huge difference in the short term

Tip 1 Extend Match Times/Fireteam Objectives
I FEEL SO RUSHED WHEN PLAYING AS THE PREDATOR!! Nothing is more frustrating when playing as the Predator than a fireteam that calls in the exfil 5 minutes after entering the match. As the Predator I feel most people want to play with more stealth and drag the mission on as long as possible. This leads to more XP and an overall more enjoyable experience. It just seems that so many teams call the exfil in so quick I am forced to rapidly engage them. Just when I get my scout build ready and have this whole tactical approach ready…BOOM! Just a few minutes in to the match these guys are call the exfil. Extended matches would change this dynamic very easily.

Tip 2 Make Everyone Tanky = Abandon Toughness and use ‘Time to Kill’ Metrics
I have to admit that I really can’t fully explain this one but I have seen it work in a few games. Most notably the developers did this in Tom Clancy’s Division 1 and 2. It would be like saying it takes 45 seconds for a fireteam member to kill the Predator working together. In a 1vs1 situation it might take a fireteam member 1:30 (one minute and 30 seconds to kill the Predator) The basic premise of this change is it gives Fireteams and Predators the opportunity to fight it out and have long drawn out fights. This coupled with respawing NPC would turn the match into an all out warzone. Predators would come in for more close combat and it would be crazy fun!

Tip 3 Add An In-Game Stats/Rank Tracker Visible During While Waiting for a Match
I checked Friday the 13th, Dead by Daylight, and Don’t Even Think. These are 3 games that put Jason, a mob of monsters, and 3 werewolves against a group of players. Friday the 13th have 10-20 minute wait times, Dead by Daylight is at around 10 min. wait time for a match with Don’t Even Think coming in at 7 minutes. The notion that wait times are bad is only true if playing exclusively as the Predator. The fact is, however; a tracker or types of kills list would send the community into a frenzy. People would really start working towards the top of the charts.

Tip 4 Create a Elder/Elite Ranking System
There are a ton of grinders playing Predator Hunting Grounds and they have reached 100 already. As a Predator it would be dope to have an access to the Elder rank. It would encourage People to continue to play and level up their characters. This Elder rank system would gel nice with the ranking system I discussed above.

I hope is expressed these ideas clearly. What do you think.

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#2

So it’s your opinion and that’s fine, but time to kill mechanics? Make everyone tanky? Dear lord please no. Also, the division received harsh harsh criticism for doing just that and lost lots of people for it?

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#3

I like your elder idea though anything to make it worth while passed 100 would be awesome

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#4

I think these are good ideas. I’d love to see stats especially. I don’t know why most games have abandoned that these days.

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#5

I have no idea but it would be huge if we had that. New post shows 260,000 players in the game …just on PS4. This would give you such bragging rights! lol

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#6

Thx bro.

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#7

So you are asking for bulletsponges???

#8

No to 1 and 2. However, I strongly agree with ideas 3 and 4. There is a definite need for rewards to play beyond level 100.

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#9

i think the game should keep providing objectives until the timer runs out, then the helicopter gwts called in, that way the matches would last more than 5 min.
You’d have to find a way to reward less all in strategy for the pred in that case.

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#10

I agree with everything but the tanking up idea

#11

I agree mostly with the length of the matches, I understand why they have the missions to keep the pace quick for impatient players but for me as a predator I like to drag it out and stalk and as a fireteam I love mudding up with a sniper rifle and watching the trees, I would love if they provided match duration options.

#12

Because everyone is special and should get a trophy, and not feel bad about being ranked low.

#13

Ranked leaderboards are usually the writing on the wall of dead game, just look at any other full of nothing but cheats/hackers/exploits/boosters as there is now a incentive ie getting your name on the boards. My advice to any company is don’t listen to whiny kids or anyone for that matter your the maker make your game not someone else’s

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#14

I didn’t necessarily mean a ranked leaderboard. I’d just like to have stats that i can check out. Even if i can only see my own. I just like working on my k/d ratio and random stuff like that. And just seeing how good/bad I’m doing over time.

#15

Everything but number 2. The time to kill thing is a dumb idea (sorry don’t mean to offend). I just prefer damage and health bars.

#16

I was being sarcastic because this generation of kids are whiners, and yes there should be a ranked leaderboard, because that lets you know where you stand in your gameplay.

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#17

So your list has much of what many want but I extremely disagree with the Tanky/TTK division style.

This game isn’t built for that in the first place, number 1. Division is extremely intricate with its set and has a plenthora of modifiers and set ups, cover styles, abilities its not just a Shooter/FPS. That kind of stuff belongs to a looter shooter. Dungeon crawler.

In addition to criticism for padding difficulty by simply making everyone a yellow bar sponge, the AI was smart before they nerf it a bit.

Giving a player access to AI style life points is begging for imbalance. Not to mention, putting a TTK on Predators to feel like tanky which translates to bullet sponge will send everyone crying and yelling (probably with good reason) about why hes a damage sponge.

No one wants to sit and shoot at yellow bar in game like this.

He can take some hits now but we know its hurting, to add more to that? Just no.

#18

So ranked names Im on board with, elder rank and young blood and such and such for climbing the level ladder, everyone does and no competition.

Personal stats and friends ranks, tracking sure.

Public, like you said will put a nail in the coffin for this kind of game, I would think more on PC because I know illfonic doesn’t have a major/high tier anticheat. I would think.

PS4 Players would boost. We all know it.

Keep stats private/local only, Give us same named level ranks, it could work well.

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#19

I hate them in general played a mini golf game with a leaderboard and because of that people cheated…at mini golf

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#20

The grind on Division 1 was cringy. Like freaking 4 hours on 1 particular underground scene. Then I said forget this.

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