I'm just going to quit tonight. I felt I've done enough in this game.
Game's got a lot of issues to fix before I even want to go 'long term' in this.
Cause I can see the cracks and frustration piling up.
No.1 issue. Player kills. I wouldn't mind losing my gear if this game actually had a fair-encounter system.
But most of the combat ambush I've seen is a random guy comes in on a caravan run, spawns on top of you - and shit happens:
RT - A. We're totally unaware due to fog of war and got burst down in Real Time. 200-350 damage. You lose, learn to Toughness.
RT - B. We're aware, but can't do shit cause our AP is too low after expending them on rats. We try to focus fire asap, but die anyway cause his focus is totally on us, while we're busy cleaning molerats.
TB - A. We're unaware due to fog of war and got burst down before our turn comes up cause it's fair that he starts first while our Caravan Lead ignore this shit. Too bad assholes, learn to grind to 30 and roll P90 PK build with ST1, cause that's how people roleplay PVP in this server.
TB - B. We're aware, but we still lose anyway due to how the offensive builds work at DPS-bursting down even 300 HP in one turn. On the odd chance of a blind crit, we might win, but ever encounter a guy with heavy flamer that spawns 2 hex away with a mini-gunner buddy? That shit will kill you in a few crits.
If PK lost a battle, he probably lost Combat Armor and Gun + minimal ammo + some stims.
No sane PK would carry anything important. Drugs are taken before he starts hunting, Psycho, buff out mentats, cigarettes, nuka cola.
So the reward for killing PKers isn't even much. You expend AP, Ammo, lost time. They were just killing for the hell of it. They didn't really need your gear.
And what makes them not repeat this stunt? Think about it, nobody got rich from PK-ing. They got rich from farming stuff, breaking them up and manufacturing.
The only sane way to solve this fucked up situation where PK can just waltz in and 1-hex burst is to make them spawn at the edge of the map.
With the caravan lead giving a warning - 'Someone's coming.' That's all I ask.
But this isn't happening soon. So fuck that.
The devs of this MMO needs to stop thinking of everything else and focus on that nonsense before I can even consider 'long term' gameplay.
Wait, RK don't quit, what about the faction v faction politics and larping Machete Rapes.
Faction v Faction is laughable when you're playing in real time with 300-400ms latency.
You'd die to snipers from long range, and the off-chance you made it to medium range, say hello to Mini-guns.
Shredded, what's that noob, didn't take Psycho, 2x Toughness, 2x Anticritical and 10ED? GTFO.
If you actually want to do a Machete Rape Squad, it's easy. You really want to do it? OK.
1. Turn Based Mode
Everyone has shitty lag. Don't play real time if you want some sort of organized combat. It's better to switch to TB, and actually plan your move instead of clicking madly, and hoping you click on the right guy, instead of Combat Armor Guy no.41820.
2. Have builds and proper weapons.
I'm not asking super powered player. 150 weapon skill is enough. With proper perks. Numbers meant a lot in Turn based. Here are the roles I think we should have if you want to do machete rapes:
a. Long Range Sniper - Perception & AG
The guy with highest crit. The dude who takes Eye-shots. Remember, a blinded guy is a non-threat. Choice of weapon: Something long range, he should stand at a distance, near edge of the map but can see the center. If the snipers are lowbies, they can still contribute by shooting the guy's arms off to knock off his guns. Or legs to cripple the fucker.
b. Burster
The guy with burst-fires. His job is raw damage and spraying at groups. He can shoot from medium range and should be equipped with full auto guns like P90, LSW, Bozar. He probably needs 10-12 AP to unleash two bursts. Take fast shot if you want. Or, you can go with Rocket Launcher to knock people around. He should stand at mid range, just in front of the sniper and heavily armored. He might die, but he takes medium risk. The closer he is to the center, the more damage he'll do, but he's taking more risk. If you want full risk, we call the third build.
c. Spotter Tank 10ED
Psycho'ed, heavily armored. This guy stands near the center and shouts out to everyone if someone spawns. Initiate combat and chuck grenades or flamer or burst.
His survival rate is poor, despite having highest DR, but he should be drawing the most fire and since fucking slavs thinks everyone plays RT, they can't see the snipers or bursters and fires at the spotter instead, thinking he's alone and about to be taken down like a Crimean whore. Alternatively, you can go Mutant, and wear Metal MkII + Psycho + 200 First Aid + Buff Out. Eat damage, over and over. And not die unless they crit hard.
From the roles I've provided it should be clear what the Machete Rape Squad should do:
Run a caravan in turn based, find an encounter, clear it but don't end combat. Everyone take their positions and... wait.
We're ambushing. Let your turns time out. But do not let combat end. Yes, for once just spam space bar or chat about hentai. Have a general discussion. Caravan routes are always the same: NCR or VC etc, where do big fishes swim when they want food? The same routes that small fishes take.
But we're not small. We're piranhas.
Chain of events:
Spotter sees bad guy, shouts out number so the rest can decide whether to bail or fight.
Spotter may or may not die. It doesn't matter. PKer's do not come in large force.
Combat begins.
Snipers aim for arms. Disarm. If successful, spotter pick up the gun to troll. Or knockback with Bazooka etc.
Bursters burst.
The slavs won't even know what the fuck happened, being not used to turn based combat and facing people who are actually
waiting for them.
All they know is there are two guys in the center but they're not firing and being fired upon from
somewhere in the map.
You want to do this on weekend? I'm down. I don't mind killing innocents. I don't even want the loot.
Don't ask me to do anything else, I won't do it. This game is devoid of entertainment outside of combat. Fuck dungeons and RT combat.
Fuck random scavenging and grinding parts. I'm tired of being a victim.
We're larping rapists.
Machete wielding rapists.
