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Bloodline Rebellion
Capital Punishment.
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Posted - 2014.11.08 23:24:00 -
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Cross Atu wrote:Input and feedback is being sought regarding the state of Commandos within Dust, and how to polish the experience. When responding to this thread please note your primary role / primary context for use of each item being commented on so that proper context can be applied. Cheers, Cross PS ~ Commandos are something I know comparatively little about, so please do your best to be detailed and constructive so that I am able to provide the very best feedback and ideas to CCP. Thanks  Proposal
- Iteration #1 <--- Currently taking community feedback, shield regen numbers pending. Seeking suggested spreadsheet numbers and reasoning for cpu/pg changes if/as needed to compliment this proposal.
Primary: Tl:Dr. Class is too slow for frontline combat.
I have been trying to master the Minmitar Commando I always rock the Combat Rifle for general fire support. The commando isn't as agile as it needs to be for a gunfight and its hitboxes are high, to compensate I generally avoid Conventional combat unless I get the drop on the enemy. Even then with the limited magazine of a combat rifle, the battle is tricky.
Secondary and Meta Slots: Tl:Dr. Equipping damage mods and AV is essential to be a successful commando that suits its versatility..
My secondary slot is also usually the Swarm Launchers since most people on my team don't carry sufficient AV to ward off enemy tanks or dropships and my missile launchers are pretty good at that when I have complex damage mods equipped with Minmitar Commando V. I am forced to equip armor mods for any chance of survival, and I can just forget about complex armor plates as it makes a gunfighting class (my intended role for it) too cumbersome to engage in these strafe fights which everyone relies on for survival. Nanohives are hands down a necessity.
Application:
The role is working as intended and going from a career sentinel to a much weaker, slightly faster, precision class has been something of an adjustment. I'm almost as slow as a heavy without the resistances, making me an easy target for anyone within 80 meters really.
The only function that I've found successful at completing my role is to stay in the shadows and attack apart from the main group as I've said before, commandos go down easy and it isn't before long when someone else targets me. And I have to pull back. I'm either brick tanked, which isn't good, or I have armor reps which leaves me way too squishy. So what I use is a Reactive plate and a ferroscale plate to try and combat this issue.
D.U.S.T. Don't Underestimate Stupid Tryhards...
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