DUST Search - So should I just give up on the heavy and go with Assault since it's clearly...

Altina McAlterson wrote:

KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote:

Altina McAlterson wrote:

KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote:

It seems like there will be assault dropsuits capable of using heavy weapons; happened in the recent "gathering forces" trailer, and in the new screenshots from the the visual effects devblog (look at the hands). If this happens, there won't be much reason for anyone to play as a heavy.

Pure speculation at this point (and monumentally stupid). Giving a Forge Gun to a class with speed and an equipment slot will ruin this game. Those weapons also have much higher PG and CPU requirements and were obviously meant only for the Heavy Dropsuit.

As to the OP's question I would say yea, you should probably switch. I ran heavy for a long time in the closed BETA and still go back to it every now and then for certain situations but the Assault Suit is just too versatile to not use. I know that's the way it should be but the discrepancy between the two is so large the Heavy class really doesn't seem like something meant to deploy on a regular basis.

Its more than speculation when there are videos and pictures from CCP showing assault dropsuits holding forge guns and HMGs. I hope it doesn't come, but its more than speculation when there is actual evidence to suggest it.

If you look at the fitting screen it also appears that she is wearing an assault suit with 2 light weapon slots and a sidearm, 2 high slots, 2 low slots, and 2 equipment slots.

Since there is nothing like that in the game then the video is not evidence of anything except that the DEV's have things that we don't.


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KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3132	Posted - 2013.03.10 00:02:00 - [1] - Quote It seems like there will be assault dropsuits capable of using heavy weapons; happened in the recent "gathering forces" trailer, and in the new screenshots from the the visual effects devblog (look at the hands). If this happens, there won't be much reason for anyone to play as a heavy.
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3132	Posted - 2013.03.10 01:32:00 - [2] - Quote Altina McAlterson wrote: KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote: It seems like there will be assault dropsuits capable of using heavy weapons; happened in the recent "gathering forces" trailer, and in the new screenshots from the the visual effects devblog (look at the hands). If this happens, there won't be much reason for anyone to play as a heavy. Pure speculation at this point (and monumentally stupid). Giving a Forge Gun to a class with speed and an equipment slot will ruin this game. Those weapons also have much higher PG and CPU requirements and were obviously meant only for the Heavy Dropsuit. As to the OP's question I would say yea, you should probably switch. I ran heavy for a long time in the closed BETA and still go back to it every now and then for certain situations but the Assault Suit is just too versatile to not use. I know that's the way it should be but the discrepancy between the two is so large the Heavy class really doesn't seem like something meant to deploy on a regular basis. Its more than speculation when there are videos and pictures from CCP showing assault dropsuits holding forge guns and HMGs. I hope it doesn't come, but its more than speculation when there is actual evidence to suggest it.
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3134	Posted - 2013.03.10 07:08:00 - [3] - Quote Altina McAlterson wrote: KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote: Altina McAlterson wrote: KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote: It seems like there will be assault dropsuits capable of using heavy weapons; happened in the recent "gathering forces" trailer, and in the new screenshots from the the visual effects devblog (look at the hands). If this happens, there won't be much reason for anyone to play as a heavy. Pure speculation at this point (and monumentally stupid). Giving a Forge Gun to a class with speed and an equipment slot will ruin this game. Those weapons also have much higher PG and CPU requirements and were obviously meant only for the Heavy Dropsuit. As to the OP's question I would say yea, you should probably switch. I ran heavy for a long time in the closed BETA and still go back to it every now and then for certain situations but the Assault Suit is just too versatile to not use. I know that's the way it should be but the discrepancy between the two is so large the Heavy class really doesn't seem like something meant to deploy on a regular basis. Its more than speculation when there are videos and pictures from CCP showing assault dropsuits holding forge guns and HMGs. I hope it doesn't come, but its more than speculation when there is actual evidence to suggest it. If you look at the fitting screen it also appears that she is wearing an assault suit with 2 light weapon slots and a sidearm, 2 high slots, 2 low slots, and 2 equipment slots. Since there is nothing like that in the game then the video is not evidence of anything except that the DEV's have things that we don't. Devs already said there will be major changes to dropsuits, and special variants are spotted on the item database like scout suits with damage bonuses, and super-versatile heavies with no heavy weapon slots (discussed in this thread). Just because something isn't here now doesn't mean it won't be coming in the future.