DUST Search - Drop Uplinks, Forge Guns, and general woes. Please offer your own solutions.

Zero Harpuia wrote:

Please read to the end. I in no way state that this is a good idea.

I feel this is a slapdash solution to a prevalent issue, but what if Drop Uplinks could not be utilized by Heavy class suits? I feel it would fix the issues people have with SwarmSniper Commandos and ForgeSniper Sentinels on the highest of heights, like the roof of Communications, the towers of Line Harvest, or the skyscrapers of Biomass. They may only get to these places with the direct aide of a Dropship, and once killed must be re-ferried to their perch.

However, this idea is not, in any manner, perfect. It penalizes those Heavy class players that do not abuse the rooftops, and will most likely relegate any Domination playing Heavy to Skirmish, as the long walk back to the point would become tiresome. It would be the same thing we did to the Logistics and Vehicle players for those few that farmed WP off of LAVs, or what we did to the AV players by removing damage WP due to, again, a few boosters abusing the feature.

This solution is not perfect. In fact, even though I despise Drop Uplinks, I find it very heavy-handed and unfair to the Heavies. This is where I ask for your help. his is a forum, a place to exchange, share, and build on ideas. People are upset by Forge Snipers, but only view the Forge itself as the issue.

The components of this problem are
1.Dropship flight ceiling. If DShips couldn't go that high though, then they'd have a harder time dodging swarms.
2.Height of certain map areas. If they alter the maps though, then it would set precedent for changing ever 'problem' with every map.
3.Forge Gun supremacy at high places. Working as intended, until compounded by one of the other issues.
4.Drop Uplinks. There is no reason not to use the Uplink, but something as heavy-handed as class limiters is unfair to those who share the class.
5.Build-able Zones. We can slap a Nanohive or Uplink anywhere that has a floor. If we couldn't build there to begin with, there wouldn't be as much of an issue. This may take far more coding time that it seems, however.

I've done the legwork, and proposed my flawed idea. Anyone else have a better solution? You have nothing to lose in offering.

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Asirius Medaius Planetary Response Organization Test Friends Please Ignore 371	Posted - 2013.09.16 06:02:00 - [1] - Quote Zero Harpuia wrote: Please read to the end. I in no way state that this is a good idea. I feel this is a slapdash solution to a prevalent issue, but what if Drop Uplinks could not be utilized by Heavy class suits? I feel it would fix the issues people have with SwarmSniper Commandos and ForgeSniper Sentinels on the highest of heights, like the roof of Communications, the towers of Line Harvest, or the skyscrapers of Biomass. They may only get to these places with the direct aide of a Dropship, and once killed must be re-ferried to their perch. However, this idea is not, in any manner, perfect. It penalizes those Heavy class players that do not abuse the rooftops, and will most likely relegate any Domination playing Heavy to Skirmish, as the long walk back to the point would become tiresome. It would be the same thing we did to the Logistics and Vehicle players for those few that farmed WP off of LAVs, or what we did to the AV players by removing damage WP due to, again, a few boosters abusing the feature. This solution is not perfect. In fact, even though I despise Drop Uplinks, I find it very heavy-handed and unfair to the Heavies. This is where I ask for your help. his is a forum, a place to exchange, share, and build on ideas. People are upset by Forge Snipers, but only view the Forge itself as the issue. The components of this problem are 1.Dropship flight ceiling. If DShips couldn't go that high though, then they'd have a harder time dodging swarms. 2.Height of certain map areas. If they alter the maps though, then it would set precedent for changing ever 'problem' with every map. 3.Forge Gun supremacy at high places. Working as intended, until compounded by one of the other issues. 4.Drop Uplinks. There is no reason not to use the Uplink, but something as heavy-handed as class limiters is unfair to those who share the class. 5.Build-able Zones. We can slap a Nanohive or Uplink anywhere that has a floor. If we couldn't build there to begin with, there wouldn't be as much of an issue. This may take far more coding time that it seems, however. I've done the legwork, and proposed my flawed idea. Anyone else have a better solution? You have nothing to lose in offering. Implying you can't just get a dropship and fly it up there in a heavy suit...