DUST Search - We really need a consensus about what each class is supposed to do

RydogV wrote:

As this game rolled out in the Beta phase, it was billed as a game where the players decided what each roll did and how they wanted to skill to approach whatever roll they chose. Many a interview where developers talked about Heavy Snipers, Light Assault or basically anything we the players could think of based on what was available in-game. This was an appeal. The thought of mapping your progression to suit your individual play style was a major draw.

Now it seems many wish to pigeon-hole players into these structured uninspired cookie cutter classes that make it just like any other shooter out there. Limited roles with limited guns and limited slot and limited skills and bonuses to this and nerfs to that. This was never on the menu. I understand the need for balance. In nearly a year of Beta testing I have seen things addressed that needed to promote that balance. But now that the game is about to go "live", many are scrambling to sap every ounce of originality out of the game.

I play the same game you do. I am an average player with meager 1.13 KDR and I have been a dedicated Logistics/Triage player for several builds and ever since Open Beta kicked off. I have logged several hours of game time since the update and I have yet to run across what seems to be a outpouring of Super Soldiers out there populating the battlefield. I have seen the same mixture of fittings that I have always seen. Some are heavy on the defense, some are heavy on the offense. Some have ranged weapons and some are CQB. Heavy shields, heavy armor, balanced mix...I see it all.

Sometimes they kill me...sometimes I kill them. Now I even have this nifty stats screen to even tell me how they did it and what suit that are wearing. Kill me enough times and I will probably switch to a different fitting (we get like 30 you know) that might be better designed to take you down the next time we meet. I was kind of under the impression this was how the game was to be played. At least that was how it was advertised so many months ago.

Do me a favor. Put a little effort into your gameplay and don't try and put me in a box with some generic label on it.

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Darken-Sol BIG BAD W0LVES Eternal Syndicate 21	Posted - 2013.05.10 19:50:00 - [1] - Quote i wud hope all this customization doesnt get funneled down to "u do this" "he does that". i loved dust because i cud be anything and everything as each battle needed it. now im stuck runnin AR for the most part. lame i used to recomend the logi class to new players as they cud still get points even if they were not adept killers. now they have to skill up to about 4mil just to be a competent logi. guesshow long that will take at about 400k skill points a week. heavy snipers were awesome. a forge gun tanker who cud avenge his tank loss immediately. sweet. i had an assault logi who cudnt die after i used up his equipment. this game is limited to using ARs and medium frames as it is. Why try and confine ppl with a little creativity to a generic role?
Darken-Sol BIG BAD W0LVES Eternal Syndicate 23	Posted - 2013.05.10 20:56:00 - [2] - Quote RydogV wrote: As this game rolled out in the Beta phase, it was billed as a game where the players decided what each roll did and how they wanted to skill to approach whatever roll they chose. Many a interview where developers talked about Heavy Snipers, Light Assault or basically anything we the players could think of based on what was available in-game. This was an appeal. The thought of mapping your progression to suit your individual play style was a major draw. Now it seems many wish to pigeon-hole players into these structured uninspired cookie cutter classes that make it just like any other shooter out there. Limited roles with limited guns and limited slot and limited skills and bonuses to this and nerfs to that. This was never on the menu. I understand the need for balance. In nearly a year of Beta testing I have seen things addressed that needed to promote that balance. But now that the game is about to go "live", many are scrambling to sap every ounce of originality out of the game. I play the same game you do. I am an average player with meager 1.13 KDR and I have been a dedicated Logistics/Triage player for several builds and ever since Open Beta kicked off. I have logged several hours of game time since the update and I have yet to run across what seems to be a outpouring of Super Soldiers out there populating the battlefield. I have seen the same mixture of fittings that I have always seen. Some are heavy on the defense, some are heavy on the offense. Some have ranged weapons and some are CQB. Heavy shields, heavy armor, balanced mix...I see it all. Sometimes they kill me...sometimes I kill them. Now I even have this nifty stats screen to even tell me how they did it and what suit that are wearing. Kill me enough times and I will probably switch to a different fitting (we get like 30 you know) that might be better designed to take you down the next time we meet. I was kind of under the impression this was how the game was to be played. At least that was how it was advertised so many months ago. Do me a favor. Put a little effort into your gameplay and don't try and put me in a box with some generic label on it. what he said. n he used caps n punctuation.