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MDBuzz's avatar
MDBuzz
4 years ago

Can we have to consider that the XP cap in solo is definitive ?

Since the launch update, Portal custom and solo/coop modes are capped hard, it means no mastery beyond MR12/13, no player card unlocks, less XP, no ribbons. I read again the Launch Patch Note and Dice said

"This past weekend we were able to reintroduce those caps and developed smarter XP and progression caps that have allowed us to re-enable XP earned via Portal Custom Experiences.

We will continue to monitor for XP Farm Servers and take appropriate actions to remove them from the pool when needed."

So, in fact, they never said it was a temporary fix to XP farms. Can we consider that those caps are here to stay, which imo, completely destroy Solo/Coop mode an Portal mode ? I mean, can we hope for Dice to bring back full XP and Ribbons at some point in the near future, at least in All-Out solo, where no exploit is possible, because it's on official servers, or do they baited us by saying something before release and doing the opposite on day 2 ? Did Dice give us some intels about the futur of the solo mode and the progression ?

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10 Replies

  • ImmortalJoker66's avatar
    ImmortalJoker66
    Seasoned Scout
    4 years ago

    Yea we just got completely screwed over after those clowns decided to make XP farming servers in Portal, thanks DICE instead of just leaving Solo/Co-Op alone you went and ruin that whole mode thanks to Portal.

  • GarfieldTehKat's avatar
    GarfieldTehKat
    4 years ago

    Oh and don't forget everytime you launch a bot game your loadouts get reset for all vehicles and weapons....so even when trying to get something to mastery12 you have to re do it every game.

  • ImmortalJoker66's avatar
    ImmortalJoker66
    Seasoned Scout
    4 years ago

    We literally have a good mode to play while they worked on the bugs and issues with Mulitplayer but I guess they decided we shouldn't have any fun and just suffer with the rest of the playerbase till they actually get the game in a working state.

  • DominickB3's avatar
    DominickB3
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @MDBuzz I think we got screwed by the farmers. Because of them exploiting the modes and PvP players complaining about those not playing PvP getting unlocks Dice decided to completely nerf what we can do as solo players.

    I am okay with xp caps, but I want ribbons, full mastery unlocks, and everything else that was in the mode on day one but isn't now.

    Mostly I just want someone from the company involved in the development of the game to tell us straight up "Solo/Coop is now working as we intended. We never meant for there to be full xp or ribbons or full unlocks." Or tell us it's just temporarily gone.
  • MDBuzz's avatar
    MDBuzz
    4 years ago

    @DominickB3The thing is, they can't say "Solo/Coop is now working as we intended. We never meant for there to be full xp or ribbons or full unlocks.", because they said you'll be able to progress at the same rate and unlock everything on anymode before release. I assume that no one though about XP farm thing before release. But then, why punish solo and portal players for MP players behaviors ? Those who farmed XP were MP players who wanted to PL, and they had no penalty, where we got punished. It's not fair imo. Killing 1HP bots for hours doesn't make you better, nor attachements, so the farmers weren't unbalancing the game. I main LMG and I play without scope, I aim better than with an ACOG.

    And yes, I agree, I can live with a 50% less XP if they really want to put cap on solo (which I find silly because solo or portal players are not sub-players who must be applied a negative ratio), but not with a mastery cap, not without ribbons, not with one XP frag every 10 minutes.

  • UP_Hawxxeye's avatar
    UP_Hawxxeye
    Legend
    4 years ago

    @MDBuzzConsidering what they did to at least one person I know who progressed past MR 12 during the window of opportunity after the update #3 patch, I would say that there an EA  mandate to not let people go past MR 12 with bots just so that they can sell the ranks later for more money

  • MDBuzz's avatar
    MDBuzz
    4 years ago
    @UP_Hawxxeye But that would be against everything they said during the marketing period. If they sell boost or bypass like before, let's sell a pack that remove all cap from solo while they're at it lol.
  • UP_Hawxxeye's avatar
    UP_Hawxxeye
    Legend
    4 years ago

    @MDBuzzThey can easily dismiss the marketing period as miscommunication between departments.

    Even if they unlocked the caps today, I would be hesitant to fight bots in case the potato anti cheat decides I am killing actual players 200 to 0 k/d etc.

  • Spidder81's avatar
    Spidder81
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago

    We got 2 large threads on these already and still nothing, people been asking on Twitter and still nothing. If the caps and restrictions are permanent then they * Portal because most wont want to play and will * over people who bought this only for solo/coop. People been saying they dont really care how people want to level up, just switch full xp and progression back on. Just flip the switch and be done with this issue. There are plenty of other ways if they want to sell us stuff, but seeing as it is still in this state its EA that loses out with a lot less players and potential customers for future stuff in the mtx store

    This whole issue is just a joke now, just switch it all back on!

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