DUST Search - Dust is getting better IMO, this is why.

KingBabar wrote:

An ongoing issue, or raher issues, that have been my main gripe with Dust is slowly diminnished patch by patch. I am talking about what I and many other "protostomping wannabe elite players with inflated ego" have experienced as noob friendly mechanics. Prime examples of these are the LLAV nerf, the Flaylock nerf, the MD nerf due to better LOS weapon hit detection and now recently the FG blast radius nerf.

I've said it before and I say it again, getting killed in a 200K proto suit due to some skilless scrub exploiting a cheap mechanic isn't any fun at all.... There was a time when I felt that 9 of 10 deaths I had wasn't deserved at all. Lately not so much, not even close. Dying by a militia AR getting the drop on you, simply getting outgunned or dying to an enemy blob due to too aggressive play is all ok and should be expected.

So the TTK is reduced by 1.6 and many players used to being carried by more EHP and DPS has just lost a little of that crutch and situational awareness, fast reflexes and superior aim has never been more important. I am not a direct fan of the new TTK, a little too fast IMO, but nothing game breaking. It might be a deliberate act to tap people faster for expensive suits in an attempt to cure the economy, I don't really care.

Conclusion:

If the current line of development continues, Dust will become a true competitve FPS sometime in the future. I am very positive towards the current trend of development in this regard, though it could always go faster...

There are however more stuff that needs to be done, to reduce what I call "cheap deaths", if you have more suggestions please bring em forth and I'll update the OP.

- Nades, and especially their spammability needs a serious nerf.
- The AI turret aim is just simply insane and needs to be toned down.
- Exit and enter time for fatsuits with LAVs needs to increase. Its just too easy to drive an unkillable LAV and pop out, kill a dude and pop back in again. Two "scrubby russian players" have done this for, well ever, in EU ambush. Its hard, next to impossible to counter, I'd like to see these players perform without this huge benefit.

So CCP, moving slowly in the right direction, keep it up.

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Jaysyn Larrisen OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention 221	Posted - 2013.11.07 20:57:00 - [1] - Quote KingBabar wrote: An ongoing issue, or raher issues, that have been my main gripe with Dust is slowly diminnished patch by patch. I am talking about what I and many other "protostomping wannabe elite players with inflated ego" have experienced as noob friendly mechanics. Prime examples of these are the LLAV nerf, the Flaylock nerf, the MD nerf due to better LOS weapon hit detection and now recently the FG blast radius nerf. I've said it before and I say it again, getting killed in a 200K proto suit due to some skilless scrub exploiting a cheap mechanic isn't any fun at all.... There was a time when I felt that 9 of 10 deaths I had wasn't deserved at all. Lately not so much, not even close. Dying by a militia AR getting the drop on you, simply getting outgunned or dying to an enemy blob due to too aggressive play is all ok and should be expected. So the TTK is reduced by 1.6 and many players used to being carried by more EHP and DPS has just lost a little of that crutch and situational awareness, fast reflexes and superior aim has never been more important. I am not a direct fan of the new TTK, a little too fast IMO, but nothing game breaking. It might be a deliberate act to tap people faster for expensive suits in an attempt to cure the economy, I don't really care. Conclusion: If the current line of development continues, Dust will become a true competitve FPS sometime in the future. I am very positive towards the current trend of development in this regard, though it could always go faster... There are however more stuff that needs to be done, to reduce what I call "cheap deaths", if you have more suggestions please bring em forth and I'll update the OP. - Nades, and especially their spammability needs a serious nerf. - The AI turret aim is just simply insane and needs to be toned down. - Exit and enter time for fatsuits with LAVs needs to increase. Its just too easy to drive an unkillable LAV and pop out, kill a dude and pop back in again. Two "scrubby russian players" have done this for, well ever, in EU ambush. Its hard, next to impossible to counter, I'd like to see these players perform without this huge benefit. So CCP, moving slowly in the right direction, keep it up. I think you have some good points and I very much agree with the idea that CCP is clearly making the game better. That said, I do have a couple counter points to you: TTK is still too fast. I think it needs to be toned down noticably; I like the FPS / MMO hybrid they are trying to build and I think another point that would further seperate Dust from the large amount of FPS titles is a bit more tactical game play and "InstaDeath" TTK pushes this to a twitch shooter mentality. I have been protostomped and been the stomper. I'm not a die-hard gamer; just a normal guy that likes playing and the social aspects. Please note...that does NOT mean that I'm not competitive or get involved in the higher end of the game ...I do. That said, I absolutely think that SP and ISK well spent on high end gear should give you a distinct advantage on the battlefield. I don't mind a Toxin AR killing my Proto Assault suit at 25 meters. I do mind when it takes about .7 seconds to do it; the high end gear should give you the slim margin of error that you can recover from a guy with lesser kit getting the drop on you. Notice I didn't say it should be an easy button or protect you from bad tactical choices. Other quick points.. Nade spamming; I think you could increase the draw from nano hives to replenish nades and that's ok. Turret AI...I don't recommend changing it; turrets are now a part of the battlefield environment you MUST account for and that's a good thing. LAV entry/exit...good point; would be nice if there were a little mount/dismount animation that slowed you down for a very brief second.