Kasote Denzara
A Vulture
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Posted - 2013.11.13 09:41:00 -
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Unfortunately, people are weak. They'll flock to the next easy thing. No pride, no shame, no fortitude. So long as there are sheep, there will be mindlessness. There's only a few options these days and they all sadden me. "Roles" are not predefined in Dust 514, which makes them a creation of the player. (See my heavy nova knife ninja for an example.)
"Slayer" is the easiest and the most mindless of all the "roles" seen on the field. The "medic" is more attention and ability demanding, as the medic sacrifices "self-power" for the "power for others" sort of deal. (See the logibros that aren't giving up.) I had to think about the light set of suits for a while before I could come to terms with a suitable way to describe them. They are the smallest siblings of the suit family, with medium in between it and the (largest) heavy. The lights can preform similar to the medium, but they are not as strong. They are faster, but (again) not as strong. Before I break to the heavy member, let me say that both the light and medium are the most open and able to "roles". They both can be medics or slayers. Most use them for the "slayer" role. Now for the heavy. The heavy is big, slow, but strong. It can carry a weapon that would crush the other two. However, they sacrifice more than the other two in order to even hold them. They sacrifice the versatility that light and medium have. They're limited strongly on what they can do. There's only one heavy that can even carry equipment, but it suffers in another way.
The sheer problem that we're facing is "too much mindlessness". Too many slayer options and little for anything else. The lights are fragile and are outclassed by mediums that opt modules right. In the medium section, the logistic suit is a better option than assault to slay, as it has more versatility than the assault. This same suit, this logistic, is everything the assault is and more. It's superior to slay. It's superior to medic. People realized this and the other suits have become... lesser in a way. The heavy's only two weapons are not reliable, the scout will have a heart attack if you sneeze at it, the dropship pilot will implode at the mention of forge gun.
What's left?
HAVs, logistics, assaults. Slayers. There's too many options and benefits to being a slayer, the most mindless of things, than anything else. We make the roles. We're digging this hole. It's our fault. It is in us, the people, that define the roles and control the field. We made the mistake of loosening the grip and now it's all gone to ****. CCP is the only one that can step in now and I feel they are too afraid to make that step.
If you think Plasma Rifles take skill to use and are fine as they are, you are the problem.
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