Well this post started out about some guy raging about his car but yes lets talk about balance.
But back to the topic of balance. You know this game is very unbalanced, and we all rage about something. My biggest compliant is big factions well squash small factions in any pvp but I have accepted the fact moved on and its the wasteland its harsh and unfair. Its an unbalanced game get used to it.
The game is balanced just fine.
Your faction, my faction... even you and I as single players, have the same opportunities as any other in this game. Really.
Bigger factions squashing smaller factions is actually pretty damn fair when you really think about it. It's not easy to maintain a large player base for a faction. People come and go constantly, people squabble about petty stuff... but some factions manage to do it.
The fact of the matter is, just because we don't possess the same capability doesn't mean something unfair is stopping us. I'm 100% positive that any large faction has worked hard to get where they are. If my faction or your faction, or Marko's faction isn't in the same spot... well, it's our own faults. The opportunity is there.
Again I stress, unequal outcomes does not mean unequal opportunities. Same goes for balance. We all use the same armors, weapons, drugs, cars, bases, (for the most part), etc. In that respect all things are equal... except the
players themselves. Obviously a player or faction that's been around for a long time will have their shit together better than a new player/faction.
So essentially what I see when someone complains about the game being unbalanced is "It's not fair that this other player/faction is better than me/stronger than me.".
That's just the way it is though. Somebody has to lose.
And nothing will change with wipe, either. When everyone is reset to zero, all we have left is our experience. Face it folks, some people will always be more capable. But there's nothing the devs can do about that.
As far as infiltrating GN13/Outcasts, the main objective wasn't to teach them not to trust anyone. I think most of us know that, at least those of us that have played longer than a week. No, it was payback pure and simple. No we didn't take any items, because it wasn't a base rape. I can't speak for everyone I play with, but I can say with certainty that most of us detest base rapers. It's happened to us several times, as it has most other people. I know I tend to take it personal when someone tries to do it to us, though... as Marko and his guys can attest to. Frankly, I'm not saying any more on the subject... except for this:
Upsetting perhaps when plans crash (and really weird when Section 9 infiltrates your gang, foils your first TC, then posts a video about it as if it was ever a fair fight lol and a bunch of meaniheads pile on) but you gotta stay cool man.
Come on man, the fight was about as fair as it could be. The only info I had was "TC in Modoc". We waited until the timer started (assuming you were all there and ready), and then we all entered from one side and fought you. No dirty tricks once the battle started. No dual logs, I wasn't even in your mumble at the time.
OH, and it was 9 vs. 9. Even numbers. You can reference the video and count for yourself.
Other than player skill/experience, where is the imbalance? Hell, I've seen lesser numbers defeat a team twice their size easily. What part of THAT is unfair?
Seriously, unless someone is getting special treatment, it's plenty fair.
