3. Humans have what is called need for competence, which essentially means that when you master one skill, then you GET BORED if you don't progress to mastering another skill. If you force people to just play one role in a match, or all of the time, then you will effectively create a BORING game. Thanks for making life mundane.

Nobody forces you...

You could always switch to Assault during the match. The team and you probably won't like spawning at the MCC every time you die though...

Bandwidth doesn't get in my way of switching roles. If I play as a logi and set a bunch of uplinks, I can switch to an assault when I feel my team is doing alright enough, and still keep 2 of those uplinks active (an assault can support 2 uplinks). Often the value of the equipment deployed is outweighed by the value of the role you're switching to, so don't worry so much about losing some equipment, and just switch roles if you really feel you need to.

Some people in the forums are saying that people should be limited to playing only one role. That is what this thread is about.

Some people in the forums are saying that people should be limited to playing only one role. That is what this thread is about.

Who says that? And on what subjects?

Alot of the community had the mentality that "you pick a role and you stick to it". Im looking forward to seeing this mentality spread out to more classes. No more using scout speed and invisibility to get to a depot and switch to a heavy. No more assaults switching to dual swarm commando. In the New Year, these are some changes I intend to push hard for.

Some people in the forums are saying that people should be limited to playing only one role. That is what this thread is about.

Humans are rarely if ever competent.

Band width only affects one role and all it does is suggest if you want to be able to use the benefits of that role you need to keep using it.

You cannot swap out of being a heavy but keep your Heavy Machine Gun. You cannot swap out of scout and keep your Cloak and bonuses, nor can you swap out of Assault and have your magazine or heat build up bonuses.

If you want the benefits of Logistical suit bandwidth you need to remain in a Logisitcs role on the field until your role is complete or you die.

Some people in the forums are saying that people should be limited to playing only one role. That is what this thread is about.

Alot of the community had the mentality that "you pick a role and you stick to it". Im looking forward to seeing this mentality spread out to more classes. No more using scout speed and invisibility to get to a depot and switch to a heavy. No more assaults switching to dual swarm commando. In the New Year, these are some changes I intend to push hard for.

If you made this entire thread because of that comment...

No, bro. I have read other comments of players saying that they want to lock players into a single role as well. Just trying to stamp out the fire before it starts.

Knowing CCP, a few comments like this can turn into v1.11 real fast.

The reason i said that is because people who benefit from multiple roles still can, but my role has been nerfed. i feel that if everyone has to share a similar pain, it would wake people up as to the hypocrisy of one role being locked but not of another.

If you made this entire thread because of that comment, thats unfortunate, as I hate the limitations that the bandwidth system has placed on me.

I agree with you. I've seen far too many peeps who want to lock peeps into roles and it bothers the hell out of me.

It's more worrisome and soul-destroying than the tiericide faction, imo.

I have seen forum entries that speak to forcing people to pick one role and stick to it.

This frightens me in a n.a.z.i kind of way.

1. There is not enough team level communication prior to a match in order to designate how many of each role will be played. For instance, I wouldn't want to end up on a team with ten snipers, five logis and one assault. Allowing players to change roles during a match allows a team to naturally balance itself in accordance with the needs particular to that battle. If a needed role is absent, someone should be able to change into that role in order to support the team.

2. There are various situations where multiple roles are needed. Sometimes, only one soldier is left behind to defend an objective. That soldier may want to lay some proxies and then change into a dropsuit more conducive to a gunfight. There is nothing inherently or philosophically wrong with that. Only highly regimented and scary tyrants want to take away the individual's right to self expression in multiple facets.

3. Humans have what is called need for competence, which essentially means that when you master one skill, then you GET BORED if you don't progress to mastering another skill. If you force people to just play one role in a match, or all of the time, then you will effectively create a BORING game. Thanks for making life mundane.

Bandwidth has already made the game much more boring already.

Please don't force us to play one role, you controlling despots.

Which means that you are forced to stay as a logi.. nice..

Bandwidth has already made the game much more boring already.

Please don't force us to play one role, you controlling despots.

10/10
Lol

Good one OP. You almost had me,right up until i figured out you were complaining your assault/scout can't deploy as much as my logistics.

No one is 'forcing' you or anyone else to stay as logistics.
You have just gotten so stuck in your ways that changing inconveniences you,so you complain.

You are the one that is forcing you to stay in a logistics suit.

But I can tell you that 80% of the time I'm put on a losing team with the new bandwidth changes.