More Specific Contracts in Duel of Assassins

[resistor]

During Duels of Assassins, I am often disapointed by the lack of conflict-related contracts against the my ally's foes. For example, if Steel Song has Duel of Assassins against, say, De Valtos, I might expect going to the bottom left corner to get contracts from Mandolagg and Corelloth to get me 5 conflict-related contracts against De Valtos, but really I'd get around 3. (And yes, I'm aware surveillance, goods smuggling, and blockade contracts count as relevant in a DoA.) For gathering XP, I often find it more reliable to do surveillance in Spy Battles or blockades in Solar Wars over DoA contracts when given such options, even though I primarily play as a BH.

Last time I checked, contracts given by factions in a DoA are mostly irrelevant to the DoA, because of the large amount of Passenger Contracts, Delivery Contracts, and Contracts against irrelevant factions. 'Duel of Assassins' is the only conflict that is exclusively participated in through contracts, so I believe the amount of Book of Assassins-qualifying contracts against an involved faction's enemy should be radically increased.

I'm making this suggestion while I haven't played STRPG for a week (due to Kindle dying), so if stated an incorrect fact or forgot something important about DoAs that's why.

[fallen]

Just noting this is in ST RPG board, not ST2.

[resistor]

Feb 19, 2017 21:57:30 GMT -5 fallen said:

Just noting this is in ST RPG board, not ST2.

As intended.

[Cory Trese]

Nah, sorry, I think you're violently underestimating the complexity of the ST RPG Contract and Conflict system.

I hope that someday soon we're able to get close to the level of sophistication found in ST RPG in ST2.

[Officer Genious]

Feb 20, 2017 1:35:44 GMT -5 Cory Trese said:

Nah, sorry, I think you're violently underestimating the complexity of the ST RPG Contract and Conflict system.

I hope that someday soon we're able to get close to the level of sophistication found in ST RPG in ST2.

Perhaps so, but I agree with resistor. I have long since ignored DoA because getting an applicable contract was so rare. In fact, I virtually never played Bounty Hunters as a result.

[Cory Trese]

Wild.

I think this might be people misunderstanding which Contracts are being spawn off this Conflict.

I've spent almost 7 years perfecting that code and with ST2 in progress right now, there are no re-writes planned for ST RPG.

BH-DoA is one of the most popular modes for players in the game, and I'm sorry that not everyone is enjoying it.

All I can say is that I'm going to work very, very hard to make it more transparent and exciting in ST2.

[Officer Genious]

Feb 20, 2017 12:05:54 GMT -5 Cory Trese said:

Wild.

I think this might be people misunderstanding which Contracts are being spawn off this Conflict.

I've spent almost 7 years perfecting that code and with ST2 in progress right now, there are no re-writes planned for ST RPG.

BH-DoA is one of the most popular modes for players in the game, and I'm sorry that not everyone is enjoying it.

All I can say is that I'm going to work very, very hard to make it more transparent and exciting in ST2.

If you don't mind me asking, what contracts are supposed to spawn off this conflict? Because few of them involve you actively hunting down enemy ships.

[Cory Trese]

Feb 21, 2017 21:08:04 GMT -5 Officer Genious said:

Feb 20, 2017 12:05:54 GMT -5 Cory Trese said:

Wild.

I think this might be people misunderstanding which Contracts are being spawn off this Conflict.

I've spent almost 7 years perfecting that code and with ST2 in progress right now, there are no re-writes planned for ST RPG.

BH-DoA is one of the most popular modes for players in the game, and I'm sorry that not everyone is enjoying it.

All I can say is that I'm going to work very, very hard to make it more transparent and exciting in ST2.

If you don't mind me asking, what contracts are supposed to spawn off this conflict? Because few of them involve you actively hunting down enemy ships.

I don't know. If you're certain that it is few, then I will just have to take your word for it!

Hard to explain some of these BF saved games tho