What about other game modes?

Players are not really exposed to fire fights the ttk is so high in this game and many believe that k/d matters because it is tracked so they are afraid to push in. The pubs do not use the buddy system because this is not a fire fight style game it is a insta gib style game which makes the buddy system a liability that may expose you to a shotgun scout, and it is the reason there are so many red line snipers tankers. This is not something that will change period the devs are not willing to balance scouts or light weapons.

The RR nerf has been reduced which makes it probably the second strongest rifle second to the CR. The profiles of both the CR and RR are absolute profiles which means that there damage profiles are net positives in almost all applications which would be fine if the mechanics to balance them worked, but sadly the CR has no balance mechanics with the strongest profile, and the RR is buffed well above the usefulness of its balance mechanics.

The scout suits really make balance impossible because no other suit can match its effectiveness with light weapons so the game is balanced around scouts. I use the sg on my commando and it is balanced it is in combination with scouts speed, ewar, cloak that imbalances them; it is the same with the BrAR if it is imbalanced because a scout can choose ranges, but I don't think of it or Remote Explosives as an issue. I have 0 experience with the core locus so I can not comment. The use of turbo effects many semi auto and it was suggested charged weapons which makes them harder to balance and place, but the only issue I have with the ScR is when I run into a turbo user.

Stop playing domination if you don't want two squads of foreigners mexipacked into one objective.

Stop playing domination if you don't want two squads of foreigners mexipacked into one objective.

You could probably get some of those people off the roof top and try to be helpful if CCP buffed the payouts to be like they were when 1.9 came out. Glitch or not it was the greatest day of Dust ever! Pilots weren't complaining about the cost of their vehicles, people who didn't run PC could play Proto or something other then ADV/STD, it was overall a beautiful day.

I love it! I'm stealing that word, "mexipacked". It isn't racist, it is absolutely descriptive of the general mentality of certain demographics in this game.

Also, great for a new Taco Bell menu item.

i somewhat agree.. players are too afrade to push, which has lead to my assault-logi gameplay style.
players are also afrade to push because of isk cost of their suits vs how often they die to the OP weapons of the month..which this month are..

1. BAR
2. SCR
3. SG
4. Core locus
5. RE

notice how SCR is now back near the top as an op weapon? its still too strong vs armor buffer even with its -20% vs armor.

BAR.. well with the RR no longer king of the rifles the buffed BAR was next best choice.

core locus.. may be even more OP then pre-pre-nerf SCR... 7.20m blast radius.. and despite its 600 dmg its only supposed to do time and again i have been OHK'd by core locus for 800-960 damage which is still even more then the 20% explosive damage profile should do.. and this is vs SHIELD+ARMOR not just ARMOR


SG and RE are on there "Because Scout"

Stop playing domination if you don't want two squads of foreigners mexipacked into one objective.

End like THIS win or lose.

this image was taken on that map with the socket with the cap point surrounded by 2- high buildings that get clear vantage to the cap point meaning first one to cap and roof camp = win.


edit.
the problem with the one map i just mentioned is the fact that you need 0 ground presence to defend the point just 100% rooftop campers with snipers, RR, MD, RE, SCR, breach.. any of the EX/current op guns

edit 2.
another match where is was pretty much exacly as the image shows.. this time was gall research lab.. equipment spam galore and atleast 8 sentinels and 4 to 6 scouts and only me and some other dude as logi.. i miss when OB cost only 2500 and people died in droves and matches were a good back and forth not just a washout within the first 3 minutes.