This is somthing that was awsome in planetside in how it was shameless in how unfair certain battles could be and this is somthing dust needs to do more off. Stop trying to be fair and instead give us challenges give us bridge battles that are hopelessly or bases that are inpenatrubl. Because then sense of badasstry y get when u beat that challenge is second to none

4 years of brainwashing makes you an expert on sweet fk all.

How many babies did you kill?

4 years of brainwashing makes you an expert on sweet fk all.

How many babies did you kill?

Back on topic. MAG had that. Very much so. Raven could play on home turf tho, so they were never a threat.

Sorry I never played MAG. Do you have any links or references so I can understand what you said?

Mag truly shined in the game modes they offered. complex and some favored players playing in there home turf. Raven last objective was a pain to break in. very few entrance points and up hill. But unlike Valor last objective point, IT HAD VERY FEW ENTRANCE POINTS.

MAG SABOTAGE MODE

MAG domination mode

Boys were made into Men here.

Excellent blog. Loved the more 'hand-drawn' feel to the map pathing to show the common viewer how the process works.

One thing I would like to say though is that there are still instances where snipers can make continual headshots or have significant advantages in certain areas. Manus Peak, the team starting on the south side can field a sniper and have a direct line-of-sight on Alpha from the start of the map directly from their redline and can keep the northern team off of the objective for as long as he has ammunition.

Another instance that I've seen is that in some cases a clever sniper will deploy a vehicle of some description in a small dip in the map in their redline, giving him total and complete cover from all sides (one from the LAV, two from the terrain) that he would be fired from - the rest being too far into the redline to make a difference. The only way to remove this threat (being as he has direct line of sight with anyone who would try to kill him) will often always be an orbital strike. This is both a combination of game design mechanics and terrain tying into one another.

None more notorious is the Orbital Artillery Outpost's 'Forge Tower', which being linked to the Cargo Hub infrastructure in PC will almost always be the play the is run in every match. The first team to get a dropship to the tower has Alpha permanently covered, and a large portion of the rest of the outpost as well - often times the opposing team is unable to rid them off of the tower due to the forge gun taking out dropships (the only way to get up there) unless with an orbital strike, being the only 100% efficient means.

With that out of the way, I would like to say that you guys are doing a great job so far and the Gallente Research Facility is especially fun as it allows for more intense, close quarters combat and I always have fun when I play it. Looking forward to what you guys put out and definitely hoping to see more of that.

..... but I'm still convinced that the outposts should reflect the racial playstyle!

I never understood that problem if a sniper is closing the point go get a drop hip and kill the sniperor park a tank or lav in way

You are talking about areas that are far behind our current standards. We will eventually address them. Manus Peak is a great example of how we do NOT want to make battlefield areas any more. Orbital Artillery is being re-designed entirely (as we speak, I am on it). Production Facility will soon be coming your way. OWN IT!

I spent 4 years of my life in the military and one thing I took away from combat is that some times the odds ARE NOT in your favor. Some times terrain does not favor either side, some times it favors one side strongly. A good tactician learns the strength and weakness of a battlefield and knows how to use it to best benefit him and his soldiers.

I say all that to say this.
Terrain fights you or helps you. From the beginning of a battle you know that it is next to IMPOSSIBLE to win here. I feel at times that the struggle to win is sometimes more important than winning its self and coming away with a sense of accomplishment is awesome.

Choke points, Line of sight, High ground, Low ground, Fords, Bridges, Earthworks, Barriers, Fields, Gorge, Woodlands, and Cities. These are a few of the important types of terrain to be aware of when preparing for a battle.

Example: You need to cross a bridge to get to a city. The bridge is crossing a gorge. There is a rise on the other side with a snipers dug in. It would be stupid/suicidal to try to cross the bridge on foot. So how to you get to the City?

There are hundreds of possible options here and that what i want to see in Dust 514.


I would love to see some more of this in Dust 514.

Anyone have any ideas for scenarios?