DUST Search - Why jumpy suits are game breaking

Arirana wrote:

Everyone has been complaining about them but no one has put forth a real fix for it, so let me. The reason they are so game breaking is because it enables the player to completely and very quickly jump out of another players field of vision with a single press of a button. Easy mode at its best.

The issue isn't the jump height, or the splash weapons. Its the jump speed. Most people just can't react to it in time, and find themselves slowly trying to look up while they are getting bukkaked with explosives. They finally catch up to their target once they hit the ground again(if they are even still alive at this point), but the target jumps again and the whole process starts over again until the grounded player is thoroughly kkaked.

The jump mods + splash weapon combo is also a very effective counter to strafing; you can't out strafe a splash weapon.

I don't want to see jump mods removed, they add too much dynamic to be thrown out. SO THE ONLY VIABLE FIX IS TO DECREASE THE JUMP SPEED. Make it the same velocity as a normal jump, but higher therefore much longer. Players need to be given a fair chance to react and track someone trying to jump over their heads.

This will not only balance the game breaking aspect of jump mods, but increase overall airtime, allowing for further jumps between objects and therefore increase the non-combat utility function of jump mods. Not only that, as soon as players are able to react properly to it, it will actually make jumping mid combat a death sentence vs experienced players.

The reason being is the current weakness of jump mods. Once a jumper leaves the ground they are on a set trajectory. It is very easy to predict where a jumper is going while they are in the air. This is already an easy counter to jump suits for players with great aim and reaction speed (I don't like to brag but I have no trouble taking on jump suits). If and when this fix is implemented,this will be what happens to most jump suits.

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Bri Bub Dead TOOMEY 382	Posted - 2015.12.13 19:06:00 - [1] - Quote Arirana wrote: Everyone has been complaining about them but no one has put forth a real fix for it, so let me. The reason they are so game breaking is because it enables the player to completely and very quickly jump out of another players field of vision with a single press of a button. Easy mode at its best. The issue isn't the jump height, or the splash weapons. Its the jump speed. Most people just can't react to it in time, and find themselves slowly trying to look up while they are getting bukkaked with explosives. They finally catch up to their target once they hit the ground again(if they are even still alive at this point), but the target jumps again and the whole process starts over again until the grounded player is thoroughly kkaked. The jump mods + splash weapon combo is also a very effective counter to strafing; you can't out strafe a splash weapon. I don't want to see jump mods removed, they add too much dynamic to be thrown out. SO THE ONLY VIABLE FIX IS TO DECREASE THE JUMP SPEED. Make it the same velocity as a normal jump, but higher therefore much longer. Players need to be given a fair chance to react and track someone trying to jump over their heads. This will not only balance the game breaking aspect of jump mods, but increase overall airtime, allowing for further jumps between objects and therefore increase the non-combat utility function of jump mods. Not only that, as soon as players are able to react properly to it, it will actually make jumping mid combat a death sentence vs experienced players. The reason being is the current weakness of jump mods. Once a jumper leaves the ground they are on a set trajectory. It is very easy to predict where a jumper is going while they are in the air. This is already an easy counter to jump suits for players with great aim and reaction speed (I don't like to brag but I have no trouble taking on jump suits). If and when this fix is implemented,this will be what happens to most jump suits. Reported asking CCP to consider for being a pragmatic yet simple solution! Be just and if you can't be just be arbitrary.