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zzZaXxx
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Posted - 2014.08.27 20:32:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:P.P.S Shotguns and Burst HMG are OP
TBH the problem is cloaking. It's fun for scouts. For everyone else theres no game plan for it. I can be doing everything right and get shot in the back, try to fight back, get shot again and die. The only thing for it is to stick in tight groups. Grouping is good in general but to have no freedom to move around on your own because you KNOW you'll be shot in the back severely limits players' behaviors. Were all just herding around in little groups for safety. Cloak has made Dust more predictable and frustrating for most of the players.
Remove cloaking and buff scouts in other ways. More speed and base HP, and interesting racial bonuses to replace the cloak bonus. Speed, scanning, scout bonuses, and the extra equipment slot are more than enough to make scouts stand apart from assaults.
Rattati PLEASE don't look at cloaking as sacrosanct. It was an interesting experiment, but we were enjoying Dust before it came along. It breaks the game too much and requires everyone to adapt to it--the definition of imbalance. Would a petition be useful? |
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Posted - 2014.08.27 22:15:00 -
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Jadek Menaheim wrote:zzZaXxx wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:P.P.S Shotguns and Burst HMG are OP Rattati PLEASE don't look at cloaking as sacrosanct. It was an interesting experiment, but we were enjoying Dust before it came along. It breaks the game too much and requires everyone to adapt to it--the definition of imbalance. Would a petition be useful? As a shotty scout myself, I'm a little biased toward the cloak, but in real honesty we should really consider a longer decloak to weapon swap delay before considering removing the cloak. Is it possible to remove R2 functionality (the weapon switch button) while the cloak is active? This would mean the player must tap R1 in order to regain use of the weapon and weapon switch mechanic.
Actually now that you mention it that's a better idea than just removing cloak. Give it a 6/5/4 second delay and a slightly more noticeable decloaking sound. Balance that with lower fitting costs and more dampening (5/10/15)
This would make cloaking a tool for traversing the map in secret, gathering intel, and getting into position for a sneak attack, but would make more difficult for scouts the sudden death strikes against players on the fringe of groups or on their own. They could still sneak up behind you but there's more of a chance your squad mate could alert you or that you would turn and have a chance to respond before 3/4 of your HP is gone. |
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Posted - 2014.08.27 22:18:00 -
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Adipem Nothi wrote:Also, we can't safely blame the current "herding" behavior on cloak or scouts.
There was far less herding and far more cloaking in 1.8 and 1.8A than now.
The blobs began in earnest 1.8B.
Yeah because players have wisened up by now. 1.8 and 1.8A was a holocaust of assassination. |
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