BF2's Persistent Scoring More Harm Than Good?

jasoncart writes "Persistent scoring (where your score is counted from one gaming session to another) is the norm in MMORPGs, but using it in arguably less mature genres such as FPSs makes for interesting gameplay. " From the article: "The most prized asset for the competitive, ranking-sensitive Battlefield 2 player are the helicopters. These fearsome death machines are almost ludicrously overpowered, in the right hands. They feature a gunnery position with a nasty cannon (best for troop takedown), and TV-guided missiles (best for vehicles). The pilot, whose job is to grapple with the newbie unfriendly control system, and powerful engine also has access to a bank of effective-in-quantity missiles. Newbies inevitably do get hold of them sometimes, to disastrous effect - they are pretty difficult to fly until you get your head around the control system. I'm reminded of a driving school car around my way that says 'Everyone had to learn once!' on the back."

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Re:Why, Zonk, why?!

[wbren]

Apparently not much is Slashdot material these days but then again when it is posted all of the time does it not become the new defacto Slashdot material?

That's like saying George Bush sets the new standard for "presidential material". Just because he is the president doesn't mean he is everything a president should be, just like this story is on slashdot even though it isn't everything a slashdot story should be. "Slashdot material" is a constant term this equation.

PS - Sorry to make it political, but that's the best analogy I could come up with, honest.