Character Purchasing Scheme

[Rex]

[QUOTE=OwNLY;456967]There i see the problem for Dirty Bomb if it isnt perfectly balanced from the start.
Once it´s released and you have to pay for different soldiers,
you cannot change them anymore, or people who bought them will get really pissed of.[/QUOTE]

Why can’t there be balance tweaks in the future for certain mercs?

Also you cannot add more soldiers in the future, since this might throw the balance off.

But that’s the plan. Like SD said, all new mercs will get a testing phase to keep the balance intact.

[QUOTE=OwNLY;456967]And i don´t like the **** i see in modern military shooters like CoD or BF3,
where i have to pay full price for a game, then play it dozens of hours to unlock everything,
just to be able to play the game I ALREADY PAYED FULL PRICE FOR.
The worst thing is, even there you can pay for all the unlocks from the start.
I don´t like unlocking stuff. I bought it, i get everything from the start.

Seriously, who got this whole bull**** “unlocking in FPS games” idea?
I just want to pew pew, and not bother with the stupid ****ing rest![/QUOTE]

Why don’t you quit playing such games?

… I just hope that in comp everything can automaticaly unlocked for diversity’s sake.

But then everybody would play comp and no one will buy anything.

[tokamak]

Of course you can change them. Drastic tweaks however warrant a refund of the in-game currency. Also something WoT does.

[MrFunkyFunk]

But then everybody would play comp and no one will buy anything.

Comp as in the official matchmaking system, not ranked public, and only in the case of “special” loadouts with different abilities. If those are only obtainable through rank xp grind or money.
Otherwise we might see restrictions in leagues & tournaments, sticking to “default” loadouts and dividing pub & comp once again.
Again I’m not referring to skins.

But it seems it’s kind of a pointless discussion now thanks to badman clarification:

To clarify, the Mercs can be unlocked in the game, but the special Founder’s outfits are only available through these packs.

[tokamak]

[QUOTE=MrFunkyFunk;457024]Otherwise we might see restrictions in leagues & tournaments, sticking to “default” loadouts and dividing pub & comp once again.
Again I’m not referring to skins.[/QUOTE]

Not if SD offers a superior integrated platform for competition.

[INF3RN0]

If I remember correctly Founders will be continuously alpha testing new content for DB. So in the hope that all loadouts are balanced very closely then it won’t matter in comp. LoL pulls it off very well, and if a certain champ is ‘OP’ they remove it from comp until the devs re-balance it.

[H0RSE]

I like the unlock type of BF3. You need to reach a certain rank, kills with gun, xp of a class etc to unlock stuff.

I actually do not like the way BF3 handles unlocks - it’s too…limiting (not the best word?)

I can understand playing and earning xp/points to unlock gear as sort of a “carrot/stick” mechanic (although from a competitive standpoint, I never really saw how such a system could be balanced, if Team A has everything unlocked and Team B does not) but why limit it per weapon? Why can I only unlock features for the weapon I have equipped? I find it more convenient, diverse, and more fun overall, if players just earned xp or whatever, and were able to spend it on whatever they want, regardless of class or loadout. For balance purposes, you could make gear lvl dependent.

[tokamak]

BF3 is identical to COD unlocks. I agree with H0RSE here. It’s linear and not remotely interesting. You don’t get the feeling you own your player profile.