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    Group Size Bracket for DZ! Thoughts?

    EXAMPLE:
    Bracket 231+ ( 1 Man Group )
    Bracket 231+ ( 2 Man Group )
    Bracket 231+ ( 3 Man Group )
    Bracket 231+ ( 4 Man Group )


    So I realized that PVP gear score bracket is pretty balanced. As balanced as you can get with the state of the game now.

    But if you run into a group with just 1 or 2 more agents then your group, you will lose the fight.

    What if you can choose the Group Size bracket before entering the DZ?

    If you enter the DZ as a group of three, you are put in that bracket and can't add or remove agents. All teams will have 3 agents. At the same time you enter the DZ, you are also put in a random server. This will also end 8 man rogue group.

    Thought? Devs are you listening?

    Possible balance and better Solo dz as well!
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    Really? no one? :P
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    Too complicated. Keep it as it is.
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    Originally Posted by Voronja_SaVi Go to original post
    Too complicated. Keep it as it is.
    How is it too complicate? You have a group of 2, when you enter the DZ you will be put in a Server of only Groups of 2?
    If that is too complicated maybe for you, but for so called AAA games, it is not complicated at all.

    At lease Solo players will be put in a DZ with other Solo players and have Chance instead of being trampled by 4 manhunters.
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    Sorry OP but the DZ should stay as it is.

    PS: I am a solo player.
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    Ive wanted this for quite a while. DZ used to be the time filler activity if no one else was on, which is a majority of the time (when compared to say challenging missions or incursions going back). It was still too solo unfriendly, but at least before 1.2 was somewhat plausible.

    A few problems will prevent it from happening.
    a) Players popping in and out becomes a chore, having to pop into different lobbies constantly.
    b) Takes time and effort to set it up on a back end.
    c) Needs complete rebalancing. Not just enemies, but also number of players in a lobby. As an example (with random numbers for clarity). You could have 10 groups fighting over spawns with 40 players in a dz vs 40 "groups" (solo) fighting for those same spawns.

    I doubt they will want to put the effort in for that. I still think its far more positive option than what we have now, but they have other places where they can attempt to make the game less of a tragedy for anything that isn't a 4 man premade. Those might be easier for them to tweak than the DZ.
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    This is actually a very good way to balance the DZ.

    If this was implemented, it would be pretty close to impossible to create the super groups. Also there would not be any more 4-8 player groups killing solo players.

    Massive should consider this as it seems like an easy fix.
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    A "Solo" bracket and a Group bracket.
    Or people would use the "2 men group" bracket to gank the others, using the disband/join system to make bigger groups. You can counter this with a group of 4, could be hard in a group of 2.
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    do you understand all the stuff that comes with your suggestion? I have an idiot in my team and i cant kick him? I cant even log out? if I logout what then? the team is stransferred to another server? server swap every 5 minutes? wtf.. This will only promote more 2-3 group gangs. And then sm ppl like to challenge themselves and hunt 4 man groups being 2 or 3..
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    A solo bracket would be nice for less gank squad advantages.
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