Let me start this by saying that this is not the subjective 100%.
I played this game for a while now (started in 2014) and i know a thing or two lets say.
Anyways, would like to give my ideas for improving the game, and mostly to be more welcoming for new players.
I tried to get some of my friends into this game, but it never worked, and based off what they said what they didn't like, i wanna see it improved upon some of these things. Number 1
Increase the Cash gain from Missions!
My friend started the game, 2 hours in he goes to the marketplace and sees some cool vehicle, afterwards he asks me how to get the X amount of money fast so he can buy it.
I didn't know what to tell him, but i had to tell him its a tedious grind unfortunately.
I don't want that, Premium is great but make it so the cash you get with Premium is standard amount, and Premium doubles it!
That way Premium has more value and would be bought more often, and players without would get money faster, which results in a more fluid ingame market.
Farming almost an entire day for one Level 3 weapon mod is simply not fun nor is it progression. Number 2 Removed Rank Restrictions on Mods,Vehicles etc,
"Wow i can move faster while aiming, now i need that for my Assault Rifle! Can i buy that?"
My friend was quite happy to see you don't have to move so slow in ADS thanks to the Mobility Sling, however i had to disappoint him AGAIN by telling him you have to be Rank 195 to be able to use it.
Such things are silly, why a rank restriction on a mod,vehicle or anything like that? 195 is more experienced for sure but it doesn't do anything, just limits the sales of said mods and limits mod builds of lower level players!
Mostly Modifications, if i could choose one thing to remove rank restrictions for, even though i would remove them all.
It takes over 200h to get to r195, maybe much much more, and raising rank is so slow its a bit painful to realise it will take hundreds more just so you can move faster while aiming down sights or if you want to remotely detonate your car. Number 3 Remove all unnecessary costs.
"This cash grind really is slow isn't it", he says as he notices his wallet isn't reaching any bigger number anytime soon.
It really is, and one of primary reasons is that half of your mission reward is eaten by things like Car spawning and Purchasing ammo.
This was a cool concept early on but nowadays it doesn't help, it doesn't add to the depth, nor does it make it more interesting.
It is simply eating your cash that you already have trouble getting, and it needs to go away. Number 4 Weapon balance doesn't have to be perfect, but it should be fun.
"How is this dude just strafing and killing me from this range?!" as he falls victim to the Joker Carbine.
Gun balance can't be perfect here, and it shouldn't honestly, but at least balance out things that don't require skill to pubstomp, and tone down secondaries like RFP and Colby 45 AP a bit so they aren't stronger than most primaries.
Guns like Joker Carbine, 45 AP,Manic, the list can go on but these weapons remove the core shooter mechanics that should be fused with player skill to achieve success, and they create mindless gameplay that becomes a point&click adventure.
Anyways this was all from me, i bet some might not agree, some might, i only care about the developers seeing this and taking some of my advice, as this was mostly experience my new players, not me.
Late night writing from me so its a bit lazy but i did my best.
Happy hunting in San Paro!
