I originally posted most of this in response to Tweak's latest video, but wanted to start a much larger conversation. LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kex-oMv27Uw
Map locking: I can agree with level locking labs. I can't agree with level locking any other map.
Prestige system: The prestige system would make sense if we didn't have wipes. Essentially, you'd be doing a self wipe every time you wanted to prestige (turning in your Kappa). I do believe prestige rewards should be vanity only. Or maybe the prestige persists through wipes since it's vanity only. Having a wipe veteran stat would be awesome regardless.
Most of the rest in the video I can't get behind. I think when you remove better weapons/attachments from low-level players you do the opposite of what you want. Tweak made the comparison that people can hit Reserve and get great gear from the scav boss on day one. That makes them pretty much gods. Essentially you're doing the same thing when you level lock weapons/attachments. We can both agree that someone who levels MUCH faster than everyone else is a better player. Giving the best gear to ONLY the best players is only going to cause a much larger gap. IMO you're not leveling the playing field. I believe the changes would make it insanely harder for lower-tiered players. The change would make even a good player extremely hard to kill. Sweat lords would be pretty much untouchable for months. I do like the tiered weapons and attachments system that's in place. I feel like I can build a weapon/kit that I can compete with sweat lords. Take for example the Reap-IR. I'm personally strongly against the Reap-IR changes. Now, only the really good players have access to thermals. This creates an even farther gap between a basic player and a sweat lord. IMO, a free market is where you actually balance the playing field. RMT, I don't believe you're ever going to fully get rid of this without breaking the game for everyone. I believe you're only going to create untouchable gods without a free market. What drew me to this game is that I could play however I wanted. This game was essentially whatever you wanted it to be. There was a game style for everyone. With every update, I feel like we're losing that charm.
Things I think would help level the playing field:
There's probably a bunch of other things that could be discussed here. I feel like there's no real discussion going on within the community. It almost feels like a bunch of complaining and knee jerk reactions. No community discussion is happening about how to legitimately fix this issues in a way that addresses the core issue at hand, but doesn't break the game for others. I'm always up for a sensible discussion. I'd love to hear what you think.
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