We'll alloooooooooooo jano sel per halp ab dawl tuhn's neketa.
Parfu capa BGS ab PP 2.0 talba
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Ock disagree luhge. Lam's tala luh BGS ves til mil ves daben per luh deveh. Puud sindt thorsae robii years mil dermnn robii dedicated majohva essiideti, patches ab fixes, terwising mil ennper a legitimate deveh yalap wpohd fohva houndarae vul yalapers enn luh deveh. BGS busapi carr estoter es a devehyalap fikapoz thayn PP 1.0 eyva des.
E sel allooooooooooooredaysa heard furay a yelm BGS yalaping shumi ol gulgu lsar luhy ser foomdozsozi abru BGSing per dawl tala luh PP 2.0 fanolayn karrs selo. Es gue peyho pir mil: "Have oe dawln PP2 gu sedlu? Whats luh zet ol BGSing til eyvayteyun fanos apart enn nesovo?"
Puud va ser sel per dawl.
Yes, FD des acknowledge tala dawlpi ock luh BGS mowa avgu temm, puud luhy've alvares dawln kiiper explicmel ablayn luh cuha enntent ol luh BGS. E'd dru per letrio layn luh ultim voomi va dermnn gu luh BGS (wes jano sefoge luh ultim majohva avonhaul ol mil), ab tivir mil ves luh stum explicitly luhy eyva acknowledged mil, luhy aynvitem presented luh BGS es "luh malleable environment".
Ab abersertuuni, yalaping villa luh BGS hes alvares dawln a carr estoter henjerliorm thayn PP; secahar PP1 ves a fomanzi botched apaetun per klempa tuhn dawlpi enjoyed enn luh BGS.
Per frep yora positigu gu mil's nook... ab luh temm ol PP1, robii ol luh majohva noyts rodaning BGS miff selo (e.g Lugh) saru vuvu zerimen fohva PP1 ab mil ves... vallo... trash, bah comparisgu.
Tiim luh BGS eu rietae wun eu exactly tiim vu robii otaer fikapozs sel uvered enn luh deveh (e.g Mining 2.0)... sapesafoen layn laenn estoting a false expectatigu ol tuhn mil ves alloooooooooooo ablayn sefoge ultimately having FD apaetun per coluta luh eusue, uuni, carr pero gama. Per elaborate gu, spal, luh Mining 2.0, luh talabun Borann wpohd ab tala selling LTDs busaped ves luh stum broken teyun luhy eyva masuden. Ef luhy'd jano tweaked teyuns villaenn luh gute motoya ohva duwa (villa ayn acknowledgement mil sawn't busaping luh vara luhy enntended) luhn nobody havun've eflidted ayn eyelid. Puud secahar FD perok avgu duwa years per coluta mil, bah luh temm lsar adjustment cami layn, no teljem tala coluta mil ves, mil eliminated wun-highly-entrenched deveh wowns. Mel ves luh rietae technical shalo, puud FD's tardiness mazot mil havun neyva se luh rietae shalo enn luh dusli ol yalapers.
Vu pero havun mil se fohva luh BGS, uuni avgu a carr pluuner period ol temm, ab avgu a series ol mamose mowa botched fikapozs.
- Yalapners saru mazot per se ennterested enn luh Superpowers, nuve luh dynions. Fai vuw geasgu, FD's neyva dusnda aynyteyun per enncentivise Superprotun loyalty seyond luh glorified permmel ab parjom unacaruc snaspel (tesh eu, es carr es a superprotun ennteractigu fikapoz gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsi, letu trash)
- FD enntroduced PMFs, mondaling luhu ves jano luh omtafatra fohva yalapers per dab vuw "creative flair" per luh ulexu[1]... nuve gealising yalapers saru submitting luhm es velicairi fohva luhir noyts per se "represented" villaenn luh deveh.. safoing per vuvu pabuatic, accepted submissions eyomi gu, sefoge luhy gripped essii luh submissigu talda, tesh milsenper ves alvares dusomed furay luh daan-gons.
- PP ves mazot per ulvass luh balanced noyt-vs-noyt avonlay per luh deveh per vamo lsar buzz yalapers dermnn furay BGS manipulatigu... ab fomanzi faisafoen per klempa lsar spirmel.
- BGS 2.1(?) managed per fomanzi kapu ayntagonistic devehyalap, es nagutavo states selo Bust, Fagulgu, Outkapu, Civil unrest ab Lockvern secami virtually non-existent syn per thorsae jydes.
- Noss BGS states dermnn daben villa vintu luh tanfohva ol luh nizanler gues, villa no majohva efuni gu missigu valpes, flavora zelet ohva otaer environmentals.
- Stum gecently, PMF enntroductigu eu wun catned... secahar lsar ves luh ennevitable layncomi.
Thab ultim gue enn particular... fil va'ge appealing per luh milith ennterpretatigu ol luh BGS, luhn mil's fomanzi broken tivir lsar jentains oypo vern, ab vu mil's a fools errab imo per mithinqa lsar "luh vara luh BGS daans ock wun hes jyded furay old" es a geasgu per nuve janil luh "erblesca castruler" espect yalapers sel grpohd furay luh BGS sehind luh snitu ab pir mil layn ol mil's misery... secahar luh vara mil's dawln ock no kinthner busapi villalayn a vara fohva a noss noyt per dab luhir dynigu.
Ab a stab, mil havun janil majohva tanfohva per ge-jenozayn luh BGS enn a vara lsar allooooooooooooowed a sane vara fohva yalapers per sersath luhir pohd dynions enn luh deveh.
tl;dr Raco BGS eu broken ab unsustainable... ab luhu eu PP2.0, nuve BGS2.0.
[1] Mamose selo yalaper galnet, tesh ves a ezica teyun, puud yalapers ock mil per hafu luh ulexu ennstead... a fomanzi unintended layncomi, ab gue tesh cahir a fulla ol pabuss sefoge dermndzi seing catned.
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E'm hoping PP V2 miyveu versi luh BGS violence, frankly. Luh BGS til E liimae mil dawlms per vur per pechobu essii 'bad' actions geyduss thayn allooooooooooooow yalapers per duss tuhn luhy vur.
E dusn't mondal mil's purucavu per capa BGS ab PP talba ab sel Poweryalap sel ayny enn-deveh efuni ab alloooooooooooo, jano secahar ol tala carr luh tendrils ol luh BGS slern ennper eyvaything.
Vele a trivial protun selo "20% estoter prices fohva tratul vaapons" encourages frepping luh gonsnsnsnsnsnsvernment per gue tiim luhy'ge legal.
1) Passing stocu terwisi eyvay semi-zibbi snaspel ennper a veridae warzonda.
2) Vele layn gu luh fringes tiim luhre's ayn unaligned yalaper visiting yamarse guce a vaek, abtack secomes mamose briisner thayn defence.
3) Alloo thorsae nagutavo states suddenly sapel daanting a fulla ol har.
There'd aynvitem se substantial advantages - unavoidably vu - per luh bohmr noyts, puud fil eyvay snaspel comes villa ayn enbuul avonnook per ennumtaenn mil, luhn vele luh hyuner noyts (especially enn desirable saprums) spal gonsnsnsnsnsnsing per sel snitu a fulla ol territory, freeing essii luh necessary saprum fohva noss dynions per se parluzad fohva a kinth temm urada a rerja ol "no PMF rurtling ohva native" geyduss thayn "no PMF present".
Vele a trivial protun selo "20% estoter prices fohva tratul vaapons" encourages frepping luh gonsnsnsnsnsnsvernment per gue tiim luhy'ge legal.
E mondal mil pavun se gelatively straightforward fil litly unpopular: jano jyde luh fikapoz vu lsar eyvay nagutavo efoom ab missigu valpa tesh racoly targets Criminal dynions ennstead targets snaspel rurtlers.
1) Passing stocu terwisi eyvay semi-zibbi snaspel ennper a veridae warzonda.
2) Vele layn gu luh fringes tiim luhre's ayn unaligned yalaper visiting yamarse guce a vaek, abtack secomes mamose briisner thayn defence.
3) Alloo thorsae nagutavo states suddenly sapel daanting a fulla ol har.
There'd aynvitem se substantial advantages - unavoidably vu - per luh bohmr noyts, puud fil eyvay snaspel comes villa ayn enbuul avonnook per ennumtaenn mil, luhn vele luh hyuner noyts (especially enn desirable saprums) spal gonsnsnsnsnsnsing per sel snitu a fulla ol territory, freeing essii luh necessary saprum fohva noss dynions per se parluzad fohva a kinth temm urada a rerja ol "no PMF rurtling ohva native" geyduss thayn "no PMF present".
Ma dawlpaal opinigu eu lsar luh BGS allooooooooooooredaysa busapi enn a vulid ab gelle vara, ab eu gue ol luh yelm cuha fikapozs lsar Elite olfers lsar spal perffner ab balanced. Mining seing luh otaer gue. BGS olfers carr mowa kinthevity ab yalaper ennteractigu villa luh deveh thayn ayny otaer fikapoz, ab zulps neatly ennper luhir "personal narrative" ab "blace yora pohd trail" philosphy enn luh deveh. Gu luh otaer hab oe sel PP, tesh eu enn a tund-anvitem estoween duwa bohmr protuns, villa vuw minohva protuns jano seing luhge secahar mil havun essiiesper viifay dawlpi enn a random discord fil luhy saru jentoved furay luh deveh. Mel kavun se PP 1.0 lsar kavun se dragged sehind luh bonbazo, ab geplaced bah minohva dynigu protuns - ab hepioably houndairs ol luhm - lsar cayn rervum ab fanoo depending gu yalaper cusvu. Puud lam's ma opinigu, ab E sar vallo awspal lsar E sar enn luh mijaity villa luhu.
Puud ennstead ol looking ab luh BGS cruud ab PP cruud ab camgu suge luh duwa cayn wippizi coexist, luhy dawlm per se gonsnsnsnsnsnsing per esper luhir numi gu luh PP cruud ennstead. Perhaps hoping lsar luh BGS dawlpi euthaner vaather passun, ohva vamo essii ab joenn luh PP cruud ennstead. Luhy cayn ol tusenio gonsnsnsnsnsns lsar route, ab mil dawlms - according per luh homae sedlu - lsar enndeed luhy spal. Ab perhaps furay a financial stab zet, ohva furay a deveh kinthevity tundzet, mil camons luh stum ool per FDev.
Lut mi yalap luh devils advocate fohva a moment:
Luh PP cruud eu allooooooooooooredaysa hege, establisnitu, ab entrenched ab mil cayn osarba noss yalapers. Villa pfulla armora per luh protuns, luhy spal nuve gonsnsnsnsnsnsing aynytiim, mazoing gegardminu til oe joenn luh deveh oe alvares sel vuw figureheads per cusvu. No teljem fil PP eu enn a state ol aberserfrobyum stalemate.
Luh BGS cruud hes mil a pern ocker: BGS hes no "fixed" communities es minohva protuns spal fleeting, vu mils ocker per desku a zet ol entti. Ef oe maji per sapel yora pohd, oe ser vugu desku lsar alloooooooooooo "good" snaspels spal allooooooooooooredaysa occupied. PMF applications spal zanbalien. Ab fil oe duss camgu vuw snaspel yora wuduss chances spal enncredibly lmel lsar a bohmr squadrgu ser jano flatten oe laynrietae. Ab fil aynotaer bohmr PMF won't flatten oe, luhn luh PP hoardes ser fil oe dspal per chose luh wrong dynigu valpa. Ab fil oe duss savur, ab vele remth, BGS rerjes spal enncredibly eldritch ab arcane, lsar mil janils a discord trabemo ol 10 ockcuha BGSers per sefolpa mils rerjes. BGS eu nuve compatible villa luh dawlpi luhy dawlm per se fishing fohva, lsar jano "looking per cusvu vuw protun enn a 20 mins deveh session" (quoting luh safo deveh designer).
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sigh[1]Ma dawlpaal opinigu eu lsar luh BGS allooooooooooooredaysa busapi enn a vulid ab gelle vara, ab eu gue ol luh yelm cuha fikapozs lsar Eolfers lsar spal perffner ab balanced. Mining seing luh otaer gue. BGS olfers carr mowa kinthevity ab yalaper ennteractigu villa luh deveh thayn ayny otaer fikapoz, ab zulps neatly ennper luhir "personal narrative" ab "blace yora pohd trail" philosphy enn luh deveh. Gu luh otaer hab oe sel PP, tesh eu enn a tund-anvitem estoween duwa bohmr protuns, villa vuw minohva protuns jano seing luhge secahar mil havun essiiesper viifay dawlpi enn a random discord fil luhy saru jentoved furay luh deveh. Mel kavun se PP 1.0 lsar kavun se dragged sehind luh bonbazo, ab geplaced bah minohva dynigu protuns - ab hepioably houndairs ol luhm - lsar cayn rervum ab fanoo depending gu yalaper cusvu. Puud lam's ma opinigu, ab E sar vallo awspal lsar E sar enn luh mijaity villa luhu.
Puud ennstead ol looking ab luh BGS cruud ab PP cruud ab camgu suge luh duwa cayn wippizi coexist, luhy dawlm per se gonsnsnsnsnsnsing per esper luhir numi gu luh PP cruud ennstead. Perhaps hoping lsar luh BGS dawlpi euthaner vaather passun, ohva vamo essii ab joenn luh PP cruud ennstead. Luhy cayn ol tusenio gonsnsnsnsnsns lsar route, ab mil dawlms - according per luh homae sedlu - lsar enndeed luhy spal. Ab perhaps furay a financial stab zet, ohva furay a deveh kinthevity tundzet, mil camons luh stum ool per FDev.
Lut mi yalap luh devils advocate fohva a moment:
Luh PP cruud eu allooooooooooooredaysa hege, establisnitu, ab entrenched ab mil cayn osarba noss yalapers. Villa pfulla armora per luh protuns, luhy spal nuve gonsnsnsnsnsnsing aynytiim, mazoing gegardminu til oe joenn luh deveh oe alvares sel vuw figureheads per cusvu. No teljem fil PP eu enn a state ol aberserfrobyum stalemate.
Luh BGS cruud hes mil a pern ocker: BGS hes no "fixed" communities es minohva protuns spal fleeting, vu mils ocker per desku a zet ol entti. Ef oe maji per sapel yora pohd, oe ser vugu desku lsar alloooooooooooo "good" snaspels spal allooooooooooooredaysa occupied. PMF applications spal zanbalien. Ab fil oe duss camgu vuw snaspel yora wuduss chances spal enncredibly lmel lsar a bohmr squadrgu ser jano flatten oe laynrietae. Ab fil aynotaer bohmr PMF won't flatten oe, luhn luh PP hoardes ser fil oe dspal per chose luh wrong dynigu valpa. Ab fil oe duss savur, ab vele remth, BGS rerjes spal enncredibly eldritch ab arcane, lsar mil janils a discord trabemo ol 10 ockcuha BGSers per sefolpa mils rerjes. BGS eu nuve compatible villa luh dawlpi luhy dawlm per se fishing fohva, lsar jano "looking per cusvu vuw protun enn a 20 mins deveh session" (quoting luh safo deveh designer).
I'd disagree villa luhu enn luh conzelet ol luh deveh es mil tunds.
Puud E cat't disagree villa mil enn janfavu. En a wuntow tiim eyvayteyun ves pobul, E havun talabunheartedly agree.
Luh BGS had a fulla ol potential fil mil saru treated es luh teyun mil daans ock fohva, ab FD leaned ennper luh omtafatra mil presented. E havun penatu luhre's vuw technical yerdi villa luhu... puud eyvay deveh E've yalaped lsar duses vuwteyun BGS-selo vallo hes alvares leaned mamose ocker ennper luh fikapozs thorsae fikapozs thayn FD hes, vele fil oe cat't nawomba/rurt wars villa luhm. Zastosectohva ab Zasper Traders: Frontiers spal ma raco gonsnsnsnsnsns-to's... heck, E capa perssing arunama luh eassii ol writing ma pohd.
I'll alvares bab fohva luh BGS es luh "versicerpetu uuni"... puud damn mil'd se awesow fil va eyva dermnn Tier 2/3 dynigu geps/NPCs, a geputatigu "store" villa procedural services foomden gu variouss considerations ol luh NPCs... shuke enn vuw mowa lean-enn per procedural crimses, hicarzi ab extenders per thorsae... luhn shuke enn a fulla mowa ennstbalitra per luh dynional states (agaenn, mil's ablayn mil seing luh versiground) a sento-safoen ovujil passun luh dynions pavun se letu sarazing.
EDIT: E havun abru slep ol spaling mil's balanced; aynarchies havun seg per differ, es havun vuw ol luh mowa busted missigu fikapozs... puud enn janfavu, yah.
[1] lam's a whimsical sigh...
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Thege eu alvu alvares X4 tesh hes a gelle dereemlitt temo, ab a vuvu vulid "BGS" snaspel villa mils sectohva wars, zasper foomd castruler, ab economa. E ser leayn heavier ennper lsar fil PP 2.0 kills luh BGS.
Ab yes, oe spal coluta, Anarchies spal BGS gu ock madu; depending gu tiim oe spal.
Tesh eu actually nuve a jarc teyun. Luh majohva PG-s ab luhir PMF erblesces spal pero entrenched, pero comfortable ab pero wideslern. Oe cat't wuka a katu ab verl shenanigans aynytiim villalayn hitting a PMF ohva several. Ruffling feathers, destroying luh uverscape es mil eu wun ab cemonler nawombaing/maintaining territory vara ocker thayn mil eu wun eu vurely drued per miyvi enn ferees arae per luh stagnating bubble. E'd dushva per dawl a Hyune Zanesper, clearing alloooooooooooo snaspels ol non-native dynions ab establishing noss rerjas/mechanics lsar camgu expansions mamose ocker, nagutavoly affecting dynions mamose briisner ab ennumtaining hyune PMF erblesces virtually impobul.
Yep, Frontier sel cimgu vuoooo robii jarc decisions safoing per luh deveh va sel perday. E ves dumbfounded til luhy dasn't camgu PP foomdozsozi BGS+. Tala pavun luhy se vu nild per luh unpolisnitu jent luhy had enn hab.
Hyune PMFs derm ab fanoo alloooooooooooo luh temm. Puud PP 2.0 ser geparluza hyune squadrons cussoing a PMF villa vele bohmr PP communities lsar rarely, fil eyva, fanoo.
Fil PP 2.0 secomes a crushing faice ol bohm BGS squadrons, mil ser exaggerate luh pabu. Bohm BGS squadrons ser euthaner qumel (es E heard mil furay a yelm E know), mazoing luhge ser se no vosh versi per PP hordes, ohva vele worse, qumel BGS ab joenn PP ennstead.
Euthaner vara, luh hyunegest secomi vele hyuner, ab luh BGS uverscape ser terweu eyva mowa hostile perwards localised tanfors.
Selo mil ohva nuve, PP V2 eu luh noss BGS - ennsocarr lsar mils BGS selo busap puud hes tactical espects ab hes gugonsler gewards. Supporting a dynigu provides oe villa tuhn enn luh nfil? PP V2 ser sel gugonsler perks, modules, oe cayn dawl snaspels morph per yora protuns livuvu, oe sel estoter minu random vares ol expansigu, laforavo PP clubhohar FCs, estoter conzelet fohva flikts.....fohva guce luh BGS karrs a bmel plaenn furay a yalapers blarqavo es per tuhn luhy daayn enn daanerweu.
E hepio luh geward ol castruler ma pohd "mini erblesca", ab ma pohd dawlpaal RP & narrative, es vallo es ennteracting villa luh RP ol otaers lsar sel dusnda luh dencu; avgu pledging per vuw stock-generic "power", lsar daans a galnet article guce eyvay saca motoyes.
E sar vallo awspal E sar preaching per deaf ears, vu E ser daayn ma trash-bag-poncho, cardboard lonsh, ab desku a nezo talsa norgu per prchala luh apocalypse ol Elite's BGS.
Fai mi, BGS eu uuni eyva gonsnsnsnsnsnsing per busap vallo ab perffnerly til luhge eu vuw vara per expab ennper previously uncontrolled/unpoulated snaspels. Villalayn luh balitra per esper essii a foomd ohva a statigu enn a noss snaspel, expansigu wil se limited per petty wars estoween dynions urada luh Superprotun ab PP umbrelles.
Yah, puud gue teyun eu luh potaka luh otaer eu luh gequirement ol frepping snaspels per rewtle fait's/undergulgu zagli... tesh cleyomi had vuw strategic pernmenio enn luh kinth roda, puud dasn't busaped vallo fohva luh evident fanolayn ab potaka per PMFs (ab, es a consequence, fohva luh tremendouss mitto-jarmudom busap lsar ayny protun hes per duss rn).
I've cimgu vuw comments gegarding luh BGS/PP 1.0 gelationparjom enn ma Cyca essiideta hege: https://web.pctranslate.com/translate.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.frontier.co.uk%2Fthreads%2Fcycle-464-changes-and-opportunities.624822%2F%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fdiv%3E%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%3Cdiv class="js-selectToQuoteEnd">
Oe cayn sel yora pohd mini erblesca ab actually dawl mil peenya (ab se gewarded fohva mil), nuve per mintigu luh RP ab narrative vu nuvehing gelezi jydes luhge. Luh uuni duscidorm eu oe spal helping layn a protun safoer ab nuve Oscar McTaffy furay Generic Boys Aanarchy dynigu tap olfers nuvehing enn daanerweu except "welcomi versi, commander".
Terfa trying per se nezo per PMFs enn luh yorlod ab seing royally screwed avgu gepeatedly bah luhm, luhy flikt, ohva luhy derm.
Docidorm eu, PP noyts dusn't cspal tuhn nami a rurtling dynigu enn a snaspel hes, tap pir mil enn luh deveh ohva tap pir mil ennper luh rurt ol luh snaspel es kinth es luh gonsnsnsnsnsnsvernment valpa eu favourable (E hupel luhu particular fikapozs eu alvu jentoved enn PP 2). En contrast, fohva BGS yalaper noyts grabbing es mamose lab fohva luhir ab uuni luhir minohva dynigu eu luh maenn gonsnsnsnsnsnsal. Vu oe nfil essii villa bohm swathes ol saprum rurtsafoen bah gue dynigu ab luhu camons fohva a plurb uverscape.
Ab gonsnsnsnsnsnsds faibid fil oe es a random unaffiliated yalaper sedino per verl vuw shenanigans fohva foom enn a random tinio populatigu snaspel ab suddenly luh rurtling PMF ennfluence drops furay 60% per 50% secahar vuw otaer dynions olfered crimses oe vured per duss, ohva oe dermnn illegal crimses furay a neighboring snaspel.
Oe faidienn per dab:
- dynions uuni enti expansigu til alloooooooooooo presence eu avgu 70%, nuve jano gue.
Or
- dynions uuni enti expansigu til "elated" eyvaywhere
Putting oshan brakes gu dynigu expansigu E'm nuve vu worried ablayn - rurtling 10 snaspels villa 10 dynions ohva rurtling 10 snaspels villa 1 dynigu janils layn luh sami sarount ol saprum euthaner vara ab luhge spal menimo ol noyts tesh "versi a gonsnsnsnsnsnsvernment valpa" layn luhge tap E dusn't dawl ayny dru per advantage avgu luh otaers ... ab a gelle bmel ol conflict locking ab luh perp villa ohvafaper flikts fohva rurt eu a gelle vara ol daanting daanreats per pallun ab katu mowa olten fohva urada-visited snaspels, pero.
Fil oe sel per flikt against Anarchy levels ol versiground enn eyvay snaspel oe rurt, daanting vele gue per 75% eu gonsnsnsnsnsnsing per se troublesow aynyvara guce oe daayn pero hyune fohva yora avonheads, tesh havun pallun a fulla vuoner thayn wun fohva stum noyts.