DUST Search - Are there too many control points?

Borne Velvalor wrote:

Godin Thekiller wrote:

Borne Velvalor wrote:

There's a reason most games use 3 capture points. 5 is annoying when you only have 12 to 16 players on your side. It's harder to coordinate things with so many points and too much time is spent traveling. Vehicles would be a great solution, except for a few facts.

>HAVs are slow as hell and expensive as hell.
>Dropships are expensive as hell and most people can't land them without crashing into a hill top.
>LAVs are pretty cheap and the only cheap, reliable and decent method of transportation.

When everyone has to murder taxi around the map like a Heavy just to get around, you know the maps are too big. Some maps have huge expanses, which are almost impossible to cross without a LAV. You can't have firefights there due to both the lack of cover and the gun ranges are too pathetic anyway.

I have the most fun in this game when I'm assaulting or defending a building or complex of some sort. Not running across desert or waiting for my RDV to drop my LAV.

I can cross the map in like 30 seconds, going to all the points (unless there's a city, in which case takes a minute) in my Maddy. Slow? No.

Well, I usually drive Soma's with a few armor plates and it takes WAY longer than that to hit all five points. You'd be lucky to hit all five in a LAV in a minute in my experience.


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Godin Thekiller Hellstorm Inc League of Infamy 1148	Posted - 2013.10.14 07:42:00 - [1] - Quote Nope. Get in a vehicle (and actually get out).
Godin Thekiller Hellstorm Inc League of Infamy 1149	Posted - 2013.10.14 09:15:00 - [2] - Quote Borne Velvalor wrote: There's a reason most games use 3 capture points. 5 is annoying when you only have 12 to 16 players on your side. It's harder to coordinate things with so many points and too much time is spent traveling. Vehicles would be a great solution, except for a few facts. >HAVs are slow as hell and expensive as hell. >Dropships are expensive as hell and most people can't land them without crashing into a hill top. >LAVs are pretty cheap and the only cheap, reliable and decent method of transportation. When everyone has to murder taxi around the map like a Heavy just to get around, you know the maps are too big. Some maps have huge expanses, which are almost impossible to cross without a LAV. You can't have firefights there due to both the lack of cover and the gun ranges are too pathetic anyway. I have the most fun in this game when I'm assaulting or defending a building or complex of some sort. Not running across desert or waiting for my RDV to drop my LAV. I can cross the map in like 30 seconds, going to all the points (unless there's a city, in which case takes a minute) in my Maddy. Slow? No.
Godin Thekiller Hellstorm Inc League of Infamy 1173	Posted - 2013.10.14 23:42:00 - [3] - Quote Borne Velvalor wrote: Godin Thekiller wrote: Borne Velvalor wrote: There's a reason most games use 3 capture points. 5 is annoying when you only have 12 to 16 players on your side. It's harder to coordinate things with so many points and too much time is spent traveling. Vehicles would be a great solution, except for a few facts. >HAVs are slow as hell and expensive as hell. >Dropships are expensive as hell and most people can't land them without crashing into a hill top. >LAVs are pretty cheap and the only cheap, reliable and decent method of transportation. When everyone has to murder taxi around the map like a Heavy just to get around, you know the maps are too big. Some maps have huge expanses, which are almost impossible to cross without a LAV. You can't have firefights there due to both the lack of cover and the gun ranges are too pathetic anyway. I have the most fun in this game when I'm assaulting or defending a building or complex of some sort. Not running across desert or waiting for my RDV to drop my LAV. I can cross the map in like 30 seconds, going to all the points (unless there's a city, in which case takes a minute) in my Maddy. Slow? No. Well, I usually drive Soma's with a few armor plates and it takes WAY longer than that to hit all five points. You'd be lucky to hit all five in a LAV in a minute in my experience. A LAV starting from a point, I can do it faster. Those Abron's....... Anyways, yea, they are expensive though.