I dislike these limits you're suggesting.

For a suit that can be used instantly after death plus the highest HP, the highest and only suit with damage resistance, and the highest DPS weapon maybe the heavy suit is a little to much.

Some people complain about the HMGs range but at 47 meters it's still doing around 300 dps. Of course it doesn't even have to opt to using the HMG I can always use a Light weapon.

There is also the speed but that's only if the suit is playing it's role at point defense, but the suit like any other suit can just drop an LAV and mitigate it's speed disadvantage.

In 1.8 the heavy suit gets plenty of love but it has no disadvantages to its use and it can easily be spammed? Similarly to a tank, to just destroy other players.

Everything I said above is not saying the heavy is OP, if the heavy suit was used in the role it is meant for then it would be perfect and if people didn't have the tendency to just use the item that will farm them the most kills without putting themselves in danger. ..

My suggestion is disallow heavy suits from driving vehicles but they can get in vehicles driven by other players. This allows for proper deployment without removing the heavies speed penalty.

Place a 5 minute timer after the loss of a heavy suit before it can be spawned, this would for more tactical use of the heavy rather than using it as a wrecking ball of flaming ****. Similarly this should apply to tanks but slightly longer....

Dude just stop. I've been a heavy since chromosome. That was the days of the long range hmg and the true op heavy. If you are having problems then stop walking around alone. Run squads. In eve if your cruising around in a frigate and a battlecruiser shows up what will you do cry to ccp or adapt. Sounds to me like you'll cry. I wouldn't mind a nerf but stop crying about something that isnt even out yet. Everyone is forgetting that heavies are only trully scary when they wield an hmg, but why do people still assault me from the front and walk in straight lines then complain about it later??? I'll tell you why medium frames want heavies to be walking ninnies. We have hp, we have 30m or less, you medium frames have speed, you have regen, you have equipment, what do we heavies have? We have a big gun and thats it. We only kill medium suits provide support while destroying their enemy. Now yes light weapons on heavies need to be dealt with and lavs yes but not what you suggested.

My suggestion is to not balance based on tactics that only work against horrible pub teams.




Congratulations on having the single worst idea I have ever heard on these forums.

I'm sorry but tell me a game where you can spawn a suit like the heavy constantly? None. Every FPS out there that has a suit similar to how a heavy plays either has a limit to it, or is given as perk for doing well.

Battlefield, tanks can only be spawned every so often. The HMG is only picked up randomly from certain spawn locations.

COD HMG is given from kill streaks.

Planetside max suit has a 10 minute timer. Tanks have a timer also.

Crysis nanosuit armor is a kill streak.

Blacklight: retribution heavy suit has to be bought and called in every time.

Single worst idea yet it's used in every games that has the feature. Go be a **** some were else.

oh cod scrubs how they plague dust 514 and dont understand mmo's

Every mmo has a heavy tanker like a guy who takes all the rounds and attracts the enemy by killing them, aka heavy. Now what does that mean for dust a fps mmo(soon tm) that means that the heavy fulfills its intended role. This isnt cod or battlefield were all weapons do the same amount of damage and kill at just about the same time. In dust we want a challenge something that keeps us here and is why we stay. If you have your role then you use it dont go running around saying how much cod battlefield or planetside 2 is better or just go back to them doesnt matter to me. Stop be a little girl and grow some American balls and face the challenge head on. ( not like our current gov more like the 1940's american balls)

why are people so narrow minded I never said they were better I only mentioned a feature they had to avoid heavy spam.

**** it, let's get rid of vehicles and ride scouts like horses.

My only problems with Heavies will be-

If they have light weapons

and

No infantry will be able to get into CQC unless they have a Heavy suit of their own

Combine the Heavy's resistance plus the Damage mod and Light weapon nerfs, along with the fact that the HMG isn't getting touched, makes the Heavy suit OP.

I understand the argument about HMGs having a very limited range, but in the middle of a city (for example, the Surface Research Lab) it will be almost impossible to kill them with anything other than your own Heavy.

Also, Heavies in LAVs will be immediate death. Even if they have ****** aim, there's almost no way to avoid death.

Just my 0.02 ISK...

I'm sorry but tell me a game where you can spawn a suit like the heavy constantly? None. Every FPS out there that has a suit similar to how a heavy plays either has a limit to it, or is given as perk for doing well.

Battlefield, tanks can only be spawned every so often. The HMG is only picked up randomly from certain spawn locations.

COD HMG is given from kill streaks.

Planetside max suit has a 10 minute timer. Tanks have a timer also.

Crysis nanosuit armor is a kill streak.

Blacklight: retribution heavy suit has to be bought and called in every time.

Single worst idea yet it's used in every games that has the feature. Go be a **** some were else.

*snip* and die

enjoy 1.8 blueberries and redberries.

hopefully I was wrong and you don't get bent over in half...

Changed your initial post huh felt stupid didn't you

I'm sorry but tell me a game where you can spawn a suit like the heavy constantly? None. Every FPS out there that has a suit similar to how a heavy plays either has a limit to it, or is given as perk for doing well.

Battlefield, tanks can only be spawned every so often. The HMG is only picked up randomly from certain spawn locations.

COD HMG is given from kill streaks.

Planetside max suit has a 10 minute timer. Tanks have a timer also.

Crysis nanosuit armor is a kill streak.

Blacklight: Retribution heavy suit has to be bought and called in every time.

Single worst idea yet it's used in every games that has the feature. Go be a **** some were else.

My only issue is when I am using my scout suit and manage to sneak up on a heavy with my AR. The TTK will be so great on heavies that before my AR can kill him, he will be able to turn 180 degrees and mow me down with his HMG or RR or whatever.
Should it be difficult to face a heavy head to head or 1v1? Yes, that is the point of a heavy suit. However I have issue when they are so tanky that even getting the drop of them doesn't matter, and wounding them doesn't count.