I just played one match in a heavy suit so this is definitely a first impression. The map was also the wide open 3-point map and I wasn't squadded up because I was just fiddling with new suits.

So I was on my own with no one around except a scout that was in the distance. I saw him cloak up and tried to be on guard. Nevertheless a few moments later I was two shotted by a Creodron shotgun out of nowhere. I didn't have a chance in hell. That happened 2-3 more times that match.

Anyone running around away from a cluster of teammates is going to find this game unplayable now.....but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Cloaking definitely adds another layer of strategy to the game and will make it more dynamic....unless it turns out to be so OP that no nerf will make it work. But that's unlikely. CCP have shown themselves willing to nerf things as far into the ground as is necessary.

If I had been running with 3 squadmates that scout would have gotten one shot off on me and then either killed me and died or failed to kill me and died. Then again....if I had been running with 3 squadmates and then 4 scouts with Creodrons decloaked on us then we would likely have all been squished like helpless bugs, so we're back to square one. Of course I don't know if that would be a winning strategy for them overall.

I predict that we'll have a month to remember and then CCP will change the nature of cloaking so that, as in EVE, there will be a delay after decloaking before you can fire a weapon.

Quick, skill into Situational Awareness and Eyesight level 2.
It worked for me, so it should work for you too. ALso maybe use some glasses if you're into that kind of stuff..

Use your eyes dammit.

Can anyone cloak?

The first change needs to be decloaking when damaged, with a delay before being able to re-cloak (I've heard 5 sec delay, which is about right). They could add a skill to minimize the recloaking penalty, maybe the base delay would be 8 secs, and maxed it would be down to 3? I'm just spitballing.

I just played one match in a heavy suit so this is definitely a first impression. The map was also the wide open 3-point map and I wasn't squadded up because I was just fiddling with new suits.

So I was on my own with no one around except a scout that was in the distance. I saw him cloak up and tried to be on guard. Nevertheless a few moments later I was two shotted by a Creodron shotgun out of nowhere. I didn't have a chance in hell. That happened 2-3 more times that match.

Anyone running around away from a cluster of teammates is going to find this game unplayable now.....but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Cloaking definitely adds another layer of strategy to the game and will make it more dynamic....unless it turns out to be so OP that no nerf will make it work. But that's unlikely. CCP have shown themselves willing to nerf things as far into the ground as is necessary.

If I had been running with 3 squadmates that scout would have gotten one shot off on me and then either killed me and died or failed to kill me and died. Then again....if I had been running with 3 squadmates and then 4 scouts with Creodrons decloaked on us then we would likely have all been squished like helpless bugs, so we're back to square one. Of course I don't know if that would be a winning strategy for them overall.

I predict that we'll have a month to remember and then CCP will change the nature of cloaking so that, as in EVE, there will be a delay after decloaking before you can fire a weapon.

So you were playing all alone in your heavy suit and someone backshotted you... That s so Incredible!!! Strategy is clearly OP!!!

They are pretty easy to see and if he ran behind you then it was not the cloak thats OP

Use your eyes dammit.

You got four eyes, use them dang it. additional correction.

Can anyone cloak?

Oh look at that.
A heavy with an HMG that does 900 DPS, eHP of 1200 at the minimum and resists to 2 of 5 damage types is complaining that his counter - countered him.

Cloaked shotgunner is the heavy destroyer, get used to it.

Heavys with HMG already have a counter. It's called mobility and engaging at range. Heavies aren't so good that opponents must resort to invisibilty to counter it. Heavies are already easy targets from range when not in a favorable location/situation, and when they are in a favorable situation they're hammed in and predictable, susceptible to flanking. Adding invisible shotgunners to the equation will create drastic imbalance. You'll see.

Then again...maybe a new balance will be found. Not skilling into heavy this week though!