Again, it doesn't look like they play their own game. Rattati called Dropships a 'Force Multiplier'. That's BS. Tanks are a force multiplier. Any AV on the board now makes Dropships near useless, especially after their nerf. I would like a DEV to respond to this question instead of random players that just speculate.

They only took it out of beta because of Sony and their timeline for the game.

I play an Amarr Assault with Scrambler Rifle and Laser Rifle. I'm so far away from FoTM that it isn't even funny. I have the isk to run my protos even if I die to a bolt pistol, lol.

Except Amarr assault with scrambler and autofire controller was super FOTM op cheating. What kind of controller WERE you using I wonder...

Yes.

The answer to your question is: "Yes".

Feel better now?

Good.

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I am sure they do, but not like we play an on a far more balanced playing field to see and test out there work. This is the case in most of the games I play they have lives and sadly have to do stuff with the fam and all real life jaz we have manage to avoid. The forums actually play a huge role in development in my experience, so everyone that writes threads should really think about what they are jotting down because if the devs pick up a bad idea and run with it because it could kill a game.

No, that isn't an adaquate answer.

In your opinion

You don't seem to understand my question still.

Then state your thesis more clearly.

THe people that still play dust are incredibly hardheaded with their opinions and put too much faith in CCP.

After perusing the forums I have found that cynicism outnumbers examples of faith in excess of 10-1.

A company known for screwing over players and not caring.

Making mistakes while underestimating the playerbase whom CCP allows to screw each other over is a more accurate assessment.

Regarding ADS...

The AB cool down adjustment was badly needed. That has not nerfed DS viability whatsoever, just the amount of time you can hover in the hot zone splatting dudes with your XT-1. Now you have to take a little time out for being naughty.

The swarm acceleration buff means you have to take lol swarms more seriously now. If there is more than one swarmer, you either find something else to do, or you DIAF. At least you forced 2 enemy infantry to gimp themselves with AV in a gun fight.

Regarding tank bustin', I agree DS versus Tank is weak sauce now. But... we don't fly in constant fear of 80GJ Railguns anymore either. There is a compromise that was reached here. Tanks don't wreck you with no recourse, neither do we smash them to bits without a return shot fired from directly above in less time than it takes to travel a quarter mile.

If we want ADS to be AV, which seems ideal, Rattati should strap a forge gun to the weapon mount, not small Railguns and Missile Launchers.

Edit: Or strap an Anti-infantry swarm launcher to ADS that locks on infantry and is as fire and forget as AV swarms. Lol!

I had to correct this so that it adheres to actual fact, not anecdote

- Hey, thanks for being an *******.

I find this seeming expectation that CCP owes you something to be interesting.

- I don't believe I ever once said CCP owes me anything. I invested in this game and was let down. I'm disappoints in the route they're going, but I don't believe I am calling for some huge reform to the game. Not once have I said that they need to change this or that. I have just pointed out some things that they should have changed.

The game is free. You show approval of the game by buying aurum. You show disapproval by skipping aurum.

- That's great and all, but CCP doesn't care because of the contract with Sony.

I have played alongside archduke and have shot down devs in play.

- Man, that seems to be a theme. Yay, you play with devs. You're still missing my question. Congratulations.

Yes, they play the game.

- cool. It feels liek they don't given some of the recent 'balances'.

No they are not obligated to agree with you or accept your words as gospel.

- I never said they should agree with me or accept my words as gospel. Thanks for putting words in my mouth.

This thread is pointless, ranty and contributes nothing to improving the game, therefore it is unlikely to gain dev attention longer than it takes to savor harvested tears.

- In your own words, that is your opinion.

No, that isn't an adaquate answer. You don't seem to understand my question still. THe people that still play dust are incredibly hardheaded with their opinions and put too much faith in CCP. A company known for screwing over players and not caring.

YOu are assuming I want to impliment some sort of change to the game. You are completely missing my initial question: Do the devs play their game and do they see the effects of said changes themselves?

Any same developer would see most of the ganges they have made and go 'oh man, maybe that was a bad idea to do that'. I've never seen a develompent community pretty much ignore their players as bad as CCP has. They didnt need to nerf ADS. At least not for the reasons ratatatata gave.

I won't be playing this game when the new Borderlands comes out, so I don't really care if they change things back. I just want to know if they play their own game and are comfortable with the changes despite seeing it first hand. That is what I want to know.

Before, there were no Logistics specialization. That was a greater variety.

Before, assault suits and commandos didn't have a 'You use this weapon because you get the bonus'

Right now, there is a right way and a wrong way to fit every single suit. If you can't see that, you're an idiot. Sorry, but you are.

I've played with Rattati, Cmdrwang, Frame, Foxfour, Archduke, Logibro and Saberwing

I'm not so insecure with my abilities that I had to use a turbo controller. I don't cheat in FPS to get my kills. I used a regular controller. Back when that was the norm, I used to be a slayer logi with either a creodon breach assault rifle or a six kin assault combat rifle. Thanks for trying to call me out.

Again, it doesn't look like they play their own game. Rattati called Dropships a 'Force Multiplier'. That's BS. Tanks are a force multiplier. Any AV on the board now makes Dropships near useless, especially after their nerf. I would like a DEV to respond to this question instead of random players that just speculate.

I haven't see the stomps anywhere ADS could have offered since closed beta's Sagaris. So being number 2 of most OP platforms of all times will go to the ADS of 1.8a-c