Hello fellow Pilots, (Hi Cap'n Josh)
So I was not able to make E3 this year (med school sooo gets in the way of things) but I still want to pitch an idea to Cap'n Josh and the community for your feed back.
Right now IMO the best multiplayer FPS games are actually PVE and not PVP. I believe the reason a game like Warframe has continued success in this industry is because it gives all players a chance to join up (Free to play) and become part of a massive elite covert assasin coalition. Where Warframe makes their money is in that people want individuallity. They want to stand out amongst their peers, so gamers are willing to pay for their individuallity while hunting down the "bad guys" online with friends.
I have experienced a sense of this PVE "group mission" in what is already present in Hawken, however in the end it just feels like 25 matches of TDM. I know the intent of Hawken is PVP and I never want that to change, but I do want Hawken to grow and the devs to make Mega $$$$.
Imagine if you will with me,
You and 3 other pilots are droppend in at night in an old abandoned part of the city. Your mission comes in from that cute girl from the tutorial. You and your squads are to locate and destroy the four reactors of the enemy mech base. Your team decides to forego the stealthy approach and bust through the front door with Tow rockets. 3 of the 4 reactors go down with medium resistance, on the fourth you hear someone over your headset laughing when all of the sudden drops down from the sky a GIANT mech world boss...
Think you get where I am going with this. Missions from point A to point B with skirmishes all along the way, mission objectives, big stylized bad guys. I know some of you might hate this idea, but in the end PVE is just more fun for the general public. I feel so much better dominating the Bots *stupid bots* then getting my but kicked in a 1 sided TDM. Yes I know how to play and yes I love PVP. The future of Hawken however might be in a rare place to pull the $$$ from both markets. Add a founders pack, rare variations of mechs, and most importantly big giant explosions... now we are talking fun, sustainability, and $$$ for those that sit on "the board of directors" for Hawken.
Constructive feedback always welcomed
-Happy