Well I am not a major fan of it overall (as I am wanting more tactical less dancing) but you must admit that joyous chorus from the community means its closer to the sweet spot and overall its no where near as annoying as it was in early builds.

There are some complaints from various people using or dealing with straft such as running sideways faster than forwards though and would like to see those resolved but I have to let the dust from 1.2 to settle down to see which are the real complaints or not.

Overall I am still adjusting my controller and determining which graphical setting is best for me since I do have a far older PS3 model.

Despite the community, what would you say toward it affecting the game's health as a whole? Many of us feel that it is only further imbalancing the disparity between Armor/Shield tanking and has led tka negative impact on CQC combat. And please dont opt out with the "get gud" argument.

The thing is there is a level of expectancy of controls and response and means of any shooter or various types of shooters. After all strafe speed should be high enough to duck around a corner you're shooting from and not be slow as molasses which would make corners terrible cover vs the waist high ones.

However the strafe speed shouldn't be so high you become a ghost due to bad hit detection and it becomes untraceable as a shooter. So far in this build I have no problems tracking people.

My personal opinion aside, where does the CPM stand on the removal of strafe speed restrictions?

My personal opinion is very clear on the matter. It's better this way. And saying it takes out some tactical aspect of the game is imo untrue. The fact that the game and movement feels more responsive, more dynamic since 1.2 doesnt change the fact that you cant rush 4 guys by yourself straffing like a mad man. That you should use cover instead of being shot while running in plain sight.

I still got murdered by snipers, AR and every other weapon despite the fact that everything feels a lot more paced up.

Regarding CQC combat, i'd point out hit detection and not straffing speed. As yes, HD is still very much perfectible. But honestly, i have no issue taking down a scout at CQC by playing its own game.

Now, the debate about armor vs shield tanking is not new. Straf speed was already awfully more slow for armor than it was for shield before 1.2. And the solution doesnt lie in overall straff but in modules and penalty for those two type of defense.

So yeah, me likey.

Possible solution for this would the the addition of movement acceleration, as it stands now i dont think many people have a issue tracking a targets its when they start jumping and switching directions that the issue occurs as their is no indication that such a act is occurring it just happens and the target starts moving full speed in the other direction(This is more obvious with a keyboard user than a controller), if when they switch direction they were slowed down and had to gather momentum before going full speed again it would in theory at least stop alot of the CQC dances as well as add more feeling of being human and not just a floating camera with a gun.

Iam curious as to CPMs thought on the addition of movement acceleration.

Well I am not a major fan of it overall (as I am wanting more tactical less dancing) but you must admit that joyous chorus from the community means its closer to the sweet spot and overall its no where near as annoying as it was in early builds.

There are some complaints from various people using or dealing with straft such as running sideways faster than forwards though and would like to see those resolved but I have to let the dust from 1.2 to settle down to see which are the real complaints or not.

Overall I am still adjusting my controller and determining which graphical setting is best for me since I do have a far older PS3 model.

Considering aiming feels a little wonky after the hell we went through in 1.1 I'm not entirely sure the problem is the strafe speed - it may just be that we haven't adjusted yet.
That said, it does feel a *little* fast. I'm curious to see how the community will feel about this in a few weeks.

Hit box lag is an odd thing to account for in Dust. The only way to tell if youve got good ping is through FW matches but it only shows when the battle is enabled, by which point the match is normally full. So, do I aim at him or behind him? Either or, hes usually strafing too fast for me to tell where his hit box is.

That and personal opinion (not relevant at all) says it kinda kills the immersion. I expect this from Scouts but Amarr Assault suits is a bit of a stretch....

When holding a Heavy weapon, you strafe faster than you walk forward.
That sums up what I think about changes to strafe speed.

Well I am not a major fan of it overall (as I am wanting more tactical less dancing) but you must admit that joyous chorus from the community means its closer to the sweet spot and overall its no where near as annoying as it was in early builds.

There are some complaints from various people using or dealing with straft such as running sideways faster than forwards though and would like to see those resolved but I have to let the dust from 1.2 to settle down to see which are the real complaints or not.

Overall I am still adjusting my controller and determining which graphical setting is best for me since I do have a far older PS3 model.