Totalbiscut gives a well rounded Critique.

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Originally Posted by TheSaltySeagull

This was a change being done because people wanted it. People wanted an end game to work towards and in fact TB mentions that desire in his video. The players demanded cont locking so the devs are putting in cont locking.

But I dont think your complaint is valid. Cont "squatting" as higby put it is no longer a valid option because certs are xp based. You have to actually go and get into a fight. Sitting on a cont you locked is detrimental to your own character progression so you will have to move on to the next fight.

This is going to give players an overall objective to work towards and a tangible reward for completing it. Which is what players have been asking for. However the way you advance your character is by taking part in combat so that provides an incentive for people to engage in fights rather than just sitting on territory they already own.

Of course people wanted cont locking, but we also realised it couldn't be done with just 3 conts.

But the meta game also includes base benefits, I'd expect those in before launch.