Icarus DelSol
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Posted - 2014.03.05 22:30:00 -
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Logi Bro wrote:Delta90212 wrote:Out of all people you were the one to complain about damage mods. Why  I thought you were a true logibro I've never said anything against damage mods. I'm not even a logibro, I changed out to sentinel a long time ago. To anyone that supports this damage mod nerf, take a moment to actually think. Shield extenders ARE better, make no mistake, especially after 1.8 hits. The only thing people will be using in their highs are shield modules. With lower TTK AND dual tanking mixed, the game will slow to a crawl. I support lower TTK, but nobody wants it to take 5 minutes to finish one gunfight.
I've quit using damage mods mostly even in this build. I've just found for my play style (non-slayer logi) they aren't as helpful as extenders or even precisions enhancers (or is it range amps? whatever, you get the point). Anyhow, I think this will force us to bring two guns on a target. 1v1 will take significantly more time, but two cloaked scouts will murder. Heavies will murder. A pack of assaults will murder. Logis will not. Lone assaults will not. Snipers will not :)
Roles are becoming more important, as are thoughtful fittings and group tactics. I think fortification will become more important, as will coordinated assaults. I think people will spend more time looking to fill their squad with people who fit specific roles. No longer will it be enough to just grab a bunch of randoms on a Wednesday night, you'll have to find yourself a heavy and a minmatar logi. Add a scout and a couple of assaults. Maybe swap the min logi for a gal logi if you keep getting into games with gal scouts. This is why I'm hoping they reduce the SP cost to get into racial suits a little. I think with all of the variation and all of the specialization it would be really nice if you could proto out two suits instead of 1 for 10 mil isk.
I've been really bored since 1.7 dropped. I'm totally excited for 1.8. There will be things to adjust, and of course the first week is going to feel horrible, but I'm hopeful. It sounds like things are going in a good direction.
My only real concern now is AV, but I think they'll be more open to balancing that out once they have a few weeks of gameplay data after the drop. |