Comments on: Epic Mistakes: Valve’s broken weapon unlock system

By: Leaf Runner

Leaf Runner — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:46:56 +0000

I just discovered a epic fail.
”In some cases we did a good job at this (Scout), and in some cases we did a bad one (Medic).” -Valve’s update page about this.

So if the medic was so terrible, why did they make it so that the medic still has the milestones?

By: Talionis

Talionis — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:14:02 +0000

Why not work a point system out? Catalogue the points you get in a round, and spend the darn things to buy a weapon. Add more points for achievements.

… Took me all of five seconds to think of. Might take newbies a little longer to get the weapons, but it lets the players have a choice and something to work for. This new system disgusts me– I have several of the same unlockables, and quite simply don’t want to play a game that I generally enjoy a lot– simply because now it’s become a lot of boring, endless nothing for little to no reward.

By: Lanf

Lanf — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:51:38 +0000

It’s not as if Battlefield 2′s system was overly complex, TF2 has a very similar style point scoring system, so if they made so points could heavily influence the rate of unlocks, not quite having the solely point based unlock system of BF2, things would be better… Theres probably too much choice for BF2s style of control of unlocks to work.

If it was more points based though, I think it would make the best way to earn unlocks, would be to play the game properly.

By: @Unknown

@Unknown — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:45:27 +0000

Well that’s great, but do we really need to reinvent the wheel?

By: Cknblade

Cknblade — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:39:03 +0000

I say just give everyone the unlockables…no requirements. Deals with the issue of grinding, gives newbies equal playing ground with the regulars, and truly makes achievements just for bragging rights/fun

By: Unknown

Unknown — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:42:39 +0000

Sure they could copy Battlefield 2 but…maybe they’re just trying to reinvent how to earn unlockables with out copying somebody else.

By: DOn

DOn — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:35:56 +0000

Totaly agree, this have to be overseen asap..

By: Buttons

Buttons — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:47:38 +0000

So people are achieving unlocks by abusing the system?

Better go back to the old system, where people can still achieve unlocks by abusing the system.

What did we accomplish again?

I like the current system, and hope there will be improvement made, but I don’t want to grind away at achievements to earn the unlocks. I would be playing WOW if I wanted that type of gameplay.

By: buttered toast

buttered toast — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:40:38 +0000

“I kind of enjoyed doing things endlessly…”
KIND OF

By: Toast

Toast — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:40:37 +0000

Yeah this annoys me no end. I kind of enjoyed doing things endlessly because of the sense of achievement you got after getting a new weapon (even if it is useless). I think the whole point of these weapons are hidden in the meaning of what you need to get them. ACHIEVEMENTS.