I feel the game already involves the weapons dodging element of skill. In a race with lots of players, it's already hard to survive without absorbing a lot and keeping your shield energy high. We also already have to avoid bombs from lapped racers because they will potentially already ruin your rare if you're out front. Introducing perma-elims would put more emphasis on this skill, but for me it would be too much.
Bombs from lapped racers feel like a real nuisance. If this option for no respawns were implemented without option, I'd like to see something that makes sure it can't happen. I wouldn't much like it if games were frequented by players using pilot assist to help them survive, and then dropping bombs on people who were generally better than them, thus eliminating them and winning the match. (I know we can turn PA option off, but there aren't that many games on line these days so currently we just have to put up with it sometimes). It's very easy to drop bombs in virtually or even completely unavoidable places. That doesn't take much time to figure out or much skill to do, IMO. Let's not forget that there are never warnings for bombs from lapped players either, or at least I don't think I've ever had one. I think the game has a reasonable balance in terms of speed and weapons skill already. That's probably why I it is so noticeable when occasionally a player like wellington or wotan comes along who is almost unbeatable.
I'm definitely in the less weapons favouring camp, simply because I feel they are overpowered. I hadn't played much wipeout before HD, only Fusion. I had a demo of one of the others I think, possible Wip3out. Anyway, I got a real thrill from eliminating the AI, because I had to catch up first, then use my weapon with skill. At least that's how I remember it. Now I think eliminations are all too easy and all too frequent. Unless they were balanced, as I and others mentioned earlier, then I think people would get frustrated with this feature. So the option definitely 'necesse est'. I would kind of like to try no eliminations at all actually, like WipEout. It sounds like it might work better online.
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