Matticus Monk
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Posted - 2014.01.11 12:45:00 -
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About the only thing I agree with is that scouts need a slight buff and need to be viable without the use of the cloak. As for the rest, as much as I wish it wasn't coming to the game... we'll just have to figure it out when more details are presented.
As Surt mentioned, there shouldn't be any issue with firing one shot while cloaked. Jeeze, what is the big deal....? We typically fire the first shot unseen now anyway. Whether it's by flanking, stalking, sniping....
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Matticus Monk
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Posted - 2014.01.11 19:40:00 -
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DeeJay One wrote:Vulcanus Lightbringer wrote:
Heavies can't use equipment though, so cloaked forge gunners won't be a problem either way...
Oops. my bad. But getting and MD or a Plasma Cannon in the back is equally bad.
I've rarely been killed by an MD or PC user I've seen before-hand. It's usually a from the roof, behind cover, or out of nowhere lucky / cheap shot... not a skill shot from someone who legitimately got the drop on me. I don't see how being invisible for the first shot from this weapon is really all that frightening, honestly.
If they are already in their typical hidden, covered, camped spots... well, being cloaked there wouldn't change much from my view. Besides these guys typically go for multiple kills so if they now alter their tactics to approach and attack groups, well, it's added risk to expose yourself like that and then not kill all of your targets. Especially for PC user w/ 1 shot in the clip....
Honestly, I don't really see that much of an issue here. They will be running gimped fits to accomplish this anyway.... they will finally see what scouting is all about; gimping yourself and going for the paranoid, must-hit initial strike and then hoping you can get away or finish the job without dying. It will be great; every medium frame user will complain the cloak makes them UP and they can't use it effectively..... I doubt they will tolerate the drop in KDR to become even remotely threatening with the cloak in a medium frame....
Scouts can still hunt you down with passive scanning most likely - and we have tons of experience executing people and playing games with our prey when we can't see them (in the case now when they are behind walls or other structures....)
TL;DR - not concerned with any of this. And still not using the stupid cloak, CCP. Please don't gimp my scout fits anymore or make me use some gimmick.
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