Momentum is a concept that has been creeping in the back of my mind ever since I came up with it. In short, this would be an idea, if implemented correctly, can ease the progression of the game on a daily basis as well as help ease the burden of wanting to leave a battle before it begins (or any point in between before it is over).
Momentum Rewards follows a core principle of keeping players engaged with the game for an extended, but limited time frame (some exceptions to prevent exploitation, of course).
So, I guess I should now delve in what I mean about this idea.
Momentum Rewards
An in game system that checks when a player finishes a battle. This account check will be active for only ten times a day, which resets on every Daily Login Box drop.
For every battle completed in a victory, the player will earn a 10% experience booster for their next game. If by chance, the player wins the second battle, the third game will have 20% experience booster. This effect continues on every successful win, but only on the same campaign and same faction the player begun their Momentum.
For any battle that was a loss, the experience rate increases by 5% instead of 10%, which then stacks with as many wins or losses to total to that ten account check.
If a player decides to leave a match from their own decision, (if a player crashes, the game will be counted as void and any experience will not have any boosters attached, but will not count as a penalty.) then their Momentum will drop by 20%.
[A player’s Momentum can not reach into a negative percentage threshold for any reason.]
RECAP
Momentum would be a new system to help ease a player’s progression in one select campaign and one side of the same campaign daily, whilst also attempting to ease the problems of people leaving matches to leave the game unbalanced for those who stick it out until the end.
Lets say you play only one campaign - well this would be a perfect addition for you! Every day your Momentum for that select side would grow faster and faster until it gets completed as, if you were someone who played all ten current factions, who bounced between sides each day to equal everything out in one way or another, would benefit you the most as you focused on one thing at a time. Be a main, be a jack of all trades - Momentum does not matter how you play.
Momentum only cares if you stick around and get the most out of its potential daily.
Message for Darkflow
I know this system is not the perfect fix in any sense of the word, but it would benefit every type of player, and if the free to play community has a more enjoyable time with the product with such a new addition… then there is a higher chance for them to become a paying shop user as a result.
You give a little and bank on the reception being in good faith - it will not hurt the bottom line, but in fact could increase it as people might be more willing to pay for either premium time to help stack Momentum, squad slots to try the newer options out, or even some premium squads as well.
