IN THE GRIM DARKNESS OF THE FAR FUTURE THERE IS ONLY WAR...or a series of football matches? Guys, I am watching the development of EC from afar, and while being a great fan of the W40k franchize, I have some doubts about this game. So, I have this question about the future course of the game. So far what I have seen in gameplay videos or read online, the game logic looks like: log in the match (only 2 armies, balanced numbers (16 vs. 16, 32 vs. 32 (?)) -> pew pew for some given amount of time (15 minutes? or whoever gets the target score first) -> get better score then enemy, win the match -> rinse and repeat. Dont know about you, but this type of gameplay will be boring for me in the moment the novelty of the game would wear off, 1-2 evening play sessions, a week max. Are there any plans to make the game more interesting, war-like, not feeling like a linked football match? What I would suggest: - 3-factions, 4-factions maps, - not equal numbers, but like in real war - surprises - lets say a 3-faction map for max 64 players. 15 spots reserved for each faction, rest of the spots open for any faction (could be conditioned with something like if f1 = the most abundant faction, then f1 <= f2 + f3), - no time limit/match - just open the map for 12 hours and let people log in and out - have some automated system that will announce faction/map specific quest with time limits (f1: hold this waypoint for 5 minutes; f2: conquer this waypoint in 5 minutes), - generally, more "open-worldness" without artificially balancing the odds/numbers of players too much. (on the other hand, balancing the abilities is a must!). In summary, the future EC will be still Football online in W40k costumes or the war is really comming to Arkhona? P.S.: Im not in alpha/beta (whatever the phase is called now), so my info about the gameplay could be wrong. Feel free to correct me. Cheers, W.
I'd like to see some horde mode PVP hybrid in semi open world settings, with each faction having some AI troops to command and throw at each other. Only one possible scenario that could play out on the campaign map. Say one side having 10 players but 5,000 AI troops(not all available at the same time) and the other side having 20 players but no AI to command. The 10 players could all be Elites -The side with 20 players having access to Terminator armor, a Dreadnought or Two. Limited Artillery strikes and one or two orbital strikes. They could have 2 or 3 heroes, plus Warlord. The rest could be elites -The Players commanding the AI troops would have waves to command, along with some points to spend on troop types and armor. Cultists, IG, Air support. The battle could last 1 to 6 hours.
