Sleepy Shadow
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Posted - 2015.12.01 10:44:00 -
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Aeon Amadi wrote:Let's get some constructive criticism/critical thinking going on:
Why does this form of verticality work in other games (Destiny, Tribes, Planetside 2, Call of Duty) but not in Dust 514?
Jump-packs, double/triple jumps, blinks have been a thing in FPS games for a while. What makes them easier to deal with than in Dust 514? Is it the high amount of HP players can have in Dust 514? Is solely because of the Mass Driver?
Theorycraft. Have to know -WHY- they are bad, not that they are just bad.
Why always bring other games into discussion when talking about DUST features? DUST is supposedly unique and in many ways it is just that. What works in other games has no correlation whatsoever with what works in DUST.
But if you want to compare DUST and for example Destiny, there are key differences there. For one, in Destiny you have hang-time with jumps. While your character goes up fast, it doesnGÇÖt come down fast. This leaves you vulnerable. Secondly, you cannot shoot your gun when going up, only at the peak of your jump. And I may remember wrong (itGÇÖs been a while) you cannot shoot while coming down either. Thirdly, AoE attacks are limited. Rocket launcher has limited ammo and when you die, you lose it. Your super attacks are limited by time. And lastly, every suit has their own jump. Everyone is on equal ground, everyone can do it.
The beauty that is DUSTs fitting freedom is the reason for the myofib grief. You can stack HP if you wish, you can make your character stealthy and fast, you have pretty much unlimited ammo, controls favour myofib user, hit detection is wonky against them and the plethora of AoE and high damage weapons you can equip.
If the reason for high jumps was to allow heavies climb over curbs and give access to higher ground, then it is not unreasonable to limit myofibs use in battle. Remove the ability to shoot while jumping should be taken into consideration at the very least. Slowing down the jump and fall speed would help as well.
"I have never gotten a kill assist by fluxing a wall" - Baal Omniscient
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