5 hours ago, Naqel said:
My main concerns are that I have regressed in the overall progression, more so that I would even if a straight up increase to the level cap occurred, and that the new progression is based on completionism, not experience or involvement.
My ability to unlock the 4th ship slot is now delayed by dozens if not hundreds of millions of credits, whereas previously rank 12 was 2 ships away. Those potentially hundreds of millions of credits will have to be spent on ships I have no interest to fly or own(I’m generously ignoring the fact that it’s now also gated by a PvE campaign, which I have no interest in whatsoever as well).
The core design is hostile to everyone, it is also especially hostile to returning players who will not have gaps in progression they are forced to fill, rather than encouraged(as the introduction of fleet strength did).
TBH: you are the first person that I know of that was selling his modules and not maxing out ships. People with max rank 5 ships are higher in pilot level than you too. Not criticising, just stating the fact. The whole game from the beginning was based on how to have multiple ships configurations available for playing - and most people was doing exactly this.
And regarding returning player issue - I have an account that was created and used for translation testing back in 2014-2015. 700 battles total. Few rank 7 ships. Out of curiosity I logged in first time in 3 years - it has pilot level 12, 4 slots unlocked. So no - it’s not a problem. The problem exists only if someone is tier rushing, specializing only in one or two ships and selling all his modules. Which is very, very rare.
If the current system is better or worse with encouraging people to play - that’s the matter of opinion, and I cannot discuss private opinions here.
If you play only PvP, then as I said before, you should have access with your lvl 7 to all R15 ships if you meet the requirements to purchase them. 4th slot unlocks at lvl 12, but since you play only LRF and Engie (your gunships are at R9 still, so I don’t think you play them) - why do you need more? Campaign is simple and more it is a story driven tutorial for new players.
Also you have most of your ships not maxed up - those are progression points as well, so maybe you will hit that lvl 12 sooner than you think.