DUST Search - CPM cloak discussion

Ydubbs81 RND wrote:

LEHON Xeon wrote:

Technically I love the cloak function the way it is right now. I love to be able to use it to get into an epic flanking position or behind someone and then take them out with a CR. Then I can quickly get back into cloaking and set up another attack right away.

Some people would say that's OP, but it's a style that I love. For me it's an adrenaline rush twitch style type of gameplay.

Get into an epic flank, uncloak. Take someone out, get spotted by someone else and get shot at. Zoom behind cover, cloak, then rush around the back of the building while invisible and come up behind the guy who was shooting at you and take him out. Recloak again while flanking around to get at an uplink I spotted with my passive scan uncloak and drop an RE by that sucker. Explode that and kill a few people that spawned in, cloak up again and rush around another corner to set up an attack on someone else.

About as fun as it gets for me when I'm not in my logi suit. To me, cloaks right now are the epitome of hit and run attacks. I don't need to run a brick tanked scout suit either. I prefer to rely more on tactics than hp.

I remember when it was so much fun for those people who used to be gunners in the dropship pilots before the missile nerf in Codex.


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LEHON Xeon Ahrendee Mercenaries Dirt Nap Squad. 356	Posted - 2014.03.28 03:12:00 - [1] - Quote Don't know if anyone else is having the problem, but when I use a cloak I cannot do anything while in it except move. I can't swap to a weapon or even equipment without instantly uncloaking. Even when swapping to a gun, it seems I can get a round or two off before I become fully visible, but if I use anything else like an RE it deactivates. I can't even just hold the RE and it'll turn off. Always the last person to leave. Always the one cleaning up people's messes.
LEHON Xeon Ahrendee Mercenaries Dirt Nap Squad. 375	Posted - 2014.03.30 18:43:00 - [2] - Quote Technically I love the cloak function the way it is right now. I love to be able to use it to get into an epic flanking position or behind someone and then take them out with a CR. Then I can quickly get back into cloaking and set up another attack right away. Some people would say that's OP, but it's a style that I love. For me it's an adrenaline rush twitch style type of gameplay. Get into an epic flank, uncloak. Take someone out, get spotted by someone else and get shot at. Zoom behind cover, cloak, then rush around the back of the building while invisible and come up behind the guy who was shooting at you and take him out. Recloak again while flanking around to get at an uplink I spotted with my passive scan uncloak and drop an RE by that sucker. Explode that and kill a few people that spawned in, cloak up again and rush around another corner to set up an attack on someone else. About as fun as it gets for me when I'm not in my logi suit. To me, cloaks right now are the epitome of hit and run attacks. I don't need to run a brick tanked scout suit either. I prefer to rely more on tactics than hp. Always the last person to leave. Always the one cleaning up people's messes.
LEHON Xeon Ahrendee Mercenaries Dirt Nap Squad. 377	Posted - 2014.03.30 20:15:00 - [3] - Quote Ydubbs81 RND wrote: LEHON Xeon wrote: Technically I love the cloak function the way it is right now. I love to be able to use it to get into an epic flanking position or behind someone and then take them out with a CR. Then I can quickly get back into cloaking and set up another attack right away. Some people would say that's OP, but it's a style that I love. For me it's an adrenaline rush twitch style type of gameplay. Get into an epic flank, uncloak. Take someone out, get spotted by someone else and get shot at. Zoom behind cover, cloak, then rush around the back of the building while invisible and come up behind the guy who was shooting at you and take him out. Recloak again while flanking around to get at an uplink I spotted with my passive scan uncloak and drop an RE by that sucker. Explode that and kill a few people that spawned in, cloak up again and rush around another corner to set up an attack on someone else. About as fun as it gets for me when I'm not in my logi suit. To me, cloaks right now are the epitome of hit and run attacks. I don't need to run a brick tanked scout suit either. I prefer to rely more on tactics than hp. I remember when it was so much fun for those people who used to be gunners in the dropship pilots before the missile nerf in Codex. Yeah, that was before my time. I do think the cloak could use some adjustments, but my big concern is that with the nerf hammer the way it's been in the past, that cloaks would become something completely unlike they are right now. Overall, I think cloaks are in a decent place at the moment, but could just use some tweaking. Right now they offer a reasonable defense against vehicles and heavies, and I think they should be used for hit and run tactics and stealth attacks. I mean for what some people have said already about how they should only be used for crossing an open area (which I do use them for), I could practically do the same thing in an LAV. Always the last person to leave. Always the one cleaning up people's messes.