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Meko
Grand Admiral
Joined: March 03, 2004
Posts: 1956
From: Vancouver
|  Posted: 2009-01-19 15:26
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So automatic grouping is nixed because of the reasons you guys have given...
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this is good news
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MrSparkle
Marshal
Joined: August 13, 2001
Posts: 1912
From: mrsparkle
| Posted: 2009-01-19 16:23
Very good  So long as people don't exclude others on purpose.
I wouldn't mind a system where everyone in the faction is grouped. Is that possible to do? Fleet or non-fleet, everyone is grouped together upon logging in. And if someone wants to leave the group they are free to do so, and join again later if they want.
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Enterprise
Chief Marshal
Joined: May 19, 2002
Posts: 2576
From: Hawthorne, Nevada
| Posted: 2009-01-19 19:37
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On 2009-01-19 16:23, MrSparkle wrote:
Very good So long as people don't exclude others on purpose.
I wouldn't mind a system where everyone in the faction is grouped. Is that possible to do? Fleet or non-fleet, everyone is grouped together upon logging in. And if someone wants to leave the group they are free to do so, and join again later if they want.
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I would. Imagine 20 people sharing prestige? No thanks.
Im just happy with what we have. If people get excluded, well, too bad for them .They can make their own group too.
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MrSparkle
Marshal
Joined: August 13, 2001
Posts: 1912
From: mrsparkle
| Posted: 2009-01-20 04:44
Well to be honest I don't like the idea of sharing prestige at all. That's why I wanted a way to get out of an automatic group.
I really don't see the problem with the system we have now? There's no grouping and everything is just fine?
EDIT: Actually it depends on what exactly is shared. Is it just prestige, or is it specific badge requirement points that will be shared? Am I going to be getting engineering points if I'm grouped with someone who's building stuff? That I don't agree with. Sharing basic prestige regardless of who's doing what might not be so bad. But again, I like it the way it is so I don't see the point.
[ This Message was edited by: MrSparkle on 2009-01-20 04:58 ]
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DarkCloudd
Grand Admiral
Joined: June 20, 2005
Posts: 85
From: Iowa
| Posted: 2009-01-20 05:55
How about adding an option to use prestige sharing in the groups? That way if you are trying to help someone, say a lower ranked member of your fleet for instance, get a few more points to rank up then you can but not do it all the time. So in theory if I'm within say 250 points of getting another rank but I can only play for a lil while then I have the chance to get prestige a little quicker, or something along those lines. Another idea for ships is how about adding more slots for repair drones on the heavy supply ships, two is good but it still takes a really long time to repair a damaged dread if you are the only one repairing, or how about adding and efficency multiplier to the supply ships, so the more supply ships there are on the server the lower the efficency is, while if there are fewer supply ships the drones are more efficent and repair faster. Just a thought.
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Jim Starluck
Marshal
Templar Knights
Joined: October 22, 2001
Posts: 2232
From: Cincinnati, OH
| Posted: 2009-01-20 07:25
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On 2009-01-20 04:44, MrSparkle wrote:
Well to be honest I don't like the idea of sharing prestige at all. That's why I wanted a way to get out of an automatic group.
I really don't see the problem with the system we have now? There's no grouping and everything is just fine?
EDIT: Actually it depends on what exactly is shared. Is it just prestige, or is it specific badge requirement points that will be shared? Am I going to be getting engineering points if I'm grouped with someone who's building stuff? That I don't agree with. Sharing basic prestige regardless of who's doing what might not be so bad. But again, I like it the way it is so I don't see the point.
[ This Message was edited by: MrSparkle on 2009-01-20 04:58 ]
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The main reason for grouping is so that people will be able to gain prestige when flying non-combat, non-supply ships. Like Interdictor Cruisers or sensor scouts/frigates. Stuff that may very much help out the team, but won't get the player any prestige.
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Enterprise
Chief Marshal
Joined: May 19, 2002
Posts: 2576
From: Hawthorne, Nevada
| Posted: 2009-01-20 07:30
What I would really like to see is if a group formed under a Command Dreadnought could hold more people. (Not Command Sations though, they already get too damn many benefits, save that for command interfaces).
At least it would give those particular ships something noticeably useful that actually makes sense.
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Sixkiller
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Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 1786
From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2009-01-20 07:53
Will there be group leaders? It would be very, very neat if simply all groups needed to be started by a command dreadnought or station. (or keep the other groups smaller)
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