grenades don't need a dedicated button. They should have to be swapped to like any other piece of equipment, and thrown using R1.

Problem: Frame-rate. It's way too low for competitive multi-player gaming. Sub 20fps alot of the time.

Fix: Can there be one? The engine is not optimised this far in development.

I cant even begin to understand the decision to make grenades the way they are now. They were working quite well last build. It's like remote explosives all over again

Problem: I say fix the damage when you get stuck on the hill parts as you climb certain areas in the terrain. Why you loose half your shield hp.

You do, you probably just notice it when the things get busy.

This should have been priority number 1 about 4 builds ago. Stable, smooth frame-rate is the cornerstone of a competitive FPS. I the frame-rate is too low, it hurts controller responsiveness (input lag in other words).

We're talking about about first impressions here really. First time player boots up the game, plays Ambush, laughs at how amateurish it is and quickly goes back to one of the countless other shooters out there that feel smoother/better to play.

This is the enormous task that Dust is up against. It is vying for the most precious commodity of all; a persons time. The FPS market is unbelievably competitive at the moment. If your game isn't competing with the big boys, then you are looking at a premature demise.

There's not a hope in hell (unless they are planning to release a new build) that the frame-rate and general polish is getting sorted in two weeks.

I honestly can't see CCP not changing this back (grenades). There has been such a community backlash that they are most def. changing the fuse.

Now with spawns, the idea of being dropped in, a la starhawk, always seemed like a good spawn solution. I totally agree we need more game modes, especially the old rush style map. I think ccp is really underestimating what that map did for the game.

My beef, vehicles, especially the DS are not a tactical option. Give us back a little of what u took from the missile nerf, and make the vehicles a better source of game play. Get bored running from obj. to obj. all the time, would like to fly and do other things but it isn't rewarding at all.

uhm should this help newbies to keep playing dust? don't think so... as somebody before me said, first impression is really important and a new guy that gets slaughtered isn't a good one. Still I think this open beta is going to fail. It's not a matter of grenades or damage flattening, it's just because it's so rough that more than a ready-to-be-open beta seems like a pre alfa. An example? Snipers owns just because maps are rough with just some rocks here and there and no "vegetation" or similar things. Tanks owns and get owned for the same reason. And i mentioned just one of the millions of bugs and problems this beta has. And it's a pity because I really enjoy this game's concept and really appreciate ccp's hard work

Ok so I'll explain better, maybe it's just me my english might not be that good especially at 6 AM.
What I meant is that people don't like to get owned, especially FPS players, because they/we think/s that everything's literarily in our hands (sometimes our connections but that's another topic). If a new guy shoot you in the back, and you beta tester shoot him back with your brand new Duvolle AR fitted with 2 damage mod, who will win? With the damage flattening it's still unfair, but reasonable let's say 70% for you and 30% for him. Without it it's a 99.9% for you at least.
The newb get owned. Try again to kill someone else. get owned. the newb leave the game.

Yeah but that was the topic. And by the way, if you don't have other players to fight, who would you fight?

if anything getting killed by that weapon would only make the noob what to work toward getting that weapon. listen while i spit this lol how many times have you been i a match and seen most of your team go 4-10, 1-9, 0-15? even with weapon flattening noobs will always be noobs. CCP needs to stop trying to close the gap....NOOBS WILL BE NOOBS.