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CCP Rattati
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2014.09.27 02:43:00 -
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CEOPyrex CloneA wrote:SO i just got home for the week from work and thought i would quickly check out Hotfix Delta and see what the buzz was.
Loaded in and went straight into a game, heard some noise about dropship changes so thought i would stat here. Dropship comes in and i start flying away. my first thought was "did i call in a gorgon?" i had to check and fire a round to check it was an ADS.
Okay so it handles now like a chopper carrying a skip loaded with used washing machines. Okay well fair enough lets go see what it can do.
Hovering over the point i see two dudes jump out of an LAV and immediately look up at me with the same look a tiger gives that little gazelle before someone turns into a buffet luncheon. Nevermind i think, i can take two dudes on.......
4 swarms later im lying on the floor surrounded by smoking wreckage with my front teeth in my hands and my balls slightly aching..... "wow swarms hit hard now"
So even tho i was in a pretty tanked Incubus and even tho i kicked the afterburner expecting to yolo out of there like Maverick and Goose, it all went wrong.
So i have to ask, why CCP would you severely limit the functionality of one of the most unique and interesting aspects of a very mediocre game? Dropships gave this game a certain 'flair' and frankly are still incredibly overpriced for there now apparent capabilities.
I recall someone telling me 'this is due to the numbers saying they are OP' well if the numbers are correct, then your game is also a massive failure and you should just shut down the servers now.....going by the numbers....if they are that important to you.
Is anyone alive at the wheel of this game anymore? feels like its pretty much just the 'number boyz' now pushing their own agendas. This continues to show an every increasing slide into balancing being all that matters.
Oh well - back to Destiny.
Once, I was also killed by two players
"As well as stupid, Rattati is incredibly slow and accident-prone, and cannot even swim"
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CCP Rattati
C C P C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2014.09.27 05:28:00 -
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CommanderBolt wrote: The biggest thing other than the RoF is I keep hearing people say that you nerfed the speed / manoeuvrability of the ADS (normal mode no afterburner on) is this true?
No
"As well as stupid, Rattati is incredibly slow and accident-prone, and cannot even swim"
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GM Archduke
Game Masters C C P Alliance
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Posted - 2014.09.27 16:15:00 -
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Ahoy!
Aside from any "numbers" and "tables", I'll just post my unofficial, personal opinion here.
Assault Dropships were hilariously, ridiculously annoying and resilient. Sure they were relatively rare, but every single game I played where there was 1 or 2 of these beasts, they just dominated the battlefield. Whole squads were herded by them into buildings, below bridges etc. or simply killed on spot. And when me and some others switched to AV, proto or not, our combined effort was only ever enough to drive them off for about half a minute. Then they would be back, full shields and armor, kill a couple AV guys, and just "yolo out of there like Maverick and Goose" when we managed to get another few hits in.
I have yet to see how they are in action now, but if anyone thinks they were balanced or good as near-invincible godlike shepherds of the skies, I have to respectfully disagree.
GM Archduke
CCP Customer Support | EVE Online | DUST 514
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