DUST Search - 1.8 Commando is the new assault

Oxskull Duncarino wrote:

Ghosts Chance wrote:

Jake Bloodworth wrote:

Commando suits lack speed, slots, and a small hit box. They will have their place, but they are hardly an assault suit.

you dont really need speed when you can just face tank people to death with supirior HP and damage.

most players cant strafe to save their lives anyways so speed and hit box dont really play too much of a role in pubs, and in PC its all about positional advantage if your in a face tank fight without PA then you lose.

the only thing assaults have going for them are granades... wich addmittedly are definatly an advantage but just not enough of an advantage to justify it for your average joe.

I'd recommend waiting till 1.8 before being so sure. We don't know what base stat changes are being made to the mediums. We don't know if speed tanking for mediums will be back. Just because you've 2 light weapons doesn't grant immunity to a fast strafing suit that can have similar hit points. It might just make the commando a heavy assault with the medium being the light assault, both with balanced pros and cons.


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Ghosts Chance Inf4m0us 1042	Posted - 2014.02.12 15:27:00 - [1] - Quote anyone else think that commandos with their damage bonus and improved stats are going to trump assault suits? ive refrained from really speculating too terribly much but withthe game in the state its in commandos are going to have better health AND better damage then assault suits with the extra advantage of using a combo of weapons that alow the user to take advantage of the new damage profiles by carrying a weapon thats good against shields AND one thats good against armor. this makes commandos just plain better at assaults for everything except movement, and for that we have the new scouts.
Ghosts Chance Inf4m0us 1043	Posted - 2014.02.12 15:31:00 - [2] - Quote Sgt Buttscratch wrote: The new assault isnt really a title worth contending for. The new slayer logi is where its at minmatar logis with rep tools are where its at.... all those heavys and commandos running around with brick tanked slayer logis with tonns of armor... logi-bro paradise
Ghosts Chance Inf4m0us 1044	Posted - 2014.02.12 15:43:00 - [3] - Quote Jake Bloodworth wrote: Commando suits lack speed, slots, and a small hit box. They will have their place, but they are hardly an assault suit. you dont really need speed when you can just face tank people to death with supirior HP and damage. most players cant strafe to save their lives anyways so speed and hit box dont really play too much of a role in pubs, and in PC its all about positional advantage if your in a face tank fight without PA then you lose. the only thing assaults have going for them are granades... wich addmittedly are definatly an advantage but just not enough of an advantage to justify it for your average joe.
Ghosts Chance Inf4m0us 1053	Posted - 2014.02.12 16:54:00 - [4] - Quote Oxskull Duncarino wrote: Ghosts Chance wrote: Jake Bloodworth wrote: Commando suits lack speed, slots, and a small hit box. They will have their place, but they are hardly an assault suit. you dont really need speed when you can just face tank people to death with supirior HP and damage. most players cant strafe to save their lives anyways so speed and hit box dont really play too much of a role in pubs, and in PC its all about positional advantage if your in a face tank fight without PA then you lose. the only thing assaults have going for them are granades... wich addmittedly are definatly an advantage but just not enough of an advantage to justify it for your average joe. I'd recommend waiting till 1.8 before being so sure. We don't know what base stat changes are being made to the mediums. We don't know if speed tanking for mediums will be back. Just because you've 2 light weapons doesn't grant immunity to a fast strafing suit that can have similar hit points. It might just make the commando a heavy assault with the medium being the light assault, both with balanced pros and cons. that actually makes alot of sense, thank you