Circle damage increase feedback thread UPDATED June14.

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@Vhalei wrote:
@kartikins the whole point of the circle is to remove portions of the map from play. The problem has forever been that people can simply spend the first 10 mins or so of the game using the circle to avoid combat while they get free access to any unlooted areas, and people just generally lingering in places where they should be restricted from. If your deathboxes are in a restricted area and you can get your gear and run quick enough, fair play and good luck. If not? Bad luck. Find new gear.
Another solution I have seen that I think would work is a second, slower moving, circle. It follows behind the first circle, and instantly kills anyone who steps outside of it. They could add a significant delay and varied distances that it stops without completely aligning with the initial ring (maybe 100m of ring first after 2 mins, then later 10-15m of accessible ring after 30 seconds).

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If you decide to drop further away from the circle there is now more urgency to loot faster and move closer to the action. Sure it's going to be a safer play, but you won't have that luxury of time looting up while other squads are eliminated. There's also a risk of the chance of an enemy squad looking down your way as you run from the ring, so you'll have to contend with both as you flee from it. 

Do you feel the ring should be feared?

I don't get the issue.

You know what the ring does and know to avoid it. You should not want to get caught in it, and certainly shouldn't want to re-enter it.

How you are all getting caught out is a mystery to me.

This is speeding the game play up forcing people together, which is what people wanted. It was even suggested on here more than once that the ring should do more damage.

I like the heavy damage.

The raised damage is somewhat ok, but the problem is that you can't outrun it so it's an instant death sentence if you loot too long and too far. I really like the idea that the more you fight, the better loot you'll get from your enemies, but looting is still part of the game and can be a lifesaver in some fights. In my opinion, the 1st and 2nd circles should do a tad less damage, but the next (3+) circles are ok with the current amount.

I think the first circle does way to much damage. Me and my squad had no time to get in zone before we died, and we didnt land somewhere to camp in the storm, we just happened to land on the opposite side of the map than the first storm and we started running as soon as it started moving in. We didnt have time at all to use a redeploy balloon if we wanted to. My teammates tried and died halfway up. The first ring is going to have a lot of people still trying to find loot and I dont think it should do that much damage. The next ring definitely, but not the first.

You are ruining an otherwise great game.  I understand your need to buff the damage, but this patch is way too strong!  It's making the fights around the last ring not fun at all.  

Normal circle damage was good enough from all points of view:

- tactical, because sometimes you can escape through it;

- looting buildings or dead boxes;

- reviving fallen teammates;

- and many other things;

No one was "camping in the circle". I never saw anyone literally camping in it. People were just using it for all reasons stated above.

New circle damage output is too much. Return it to its normal state and DO NOT FORCE certain gameplay ways - I have warned against this many times before.

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@D3loFF wrote:

Normal circle damage was good enough from all points of view:

- tactical, because sometimes you can escape through it;

- looting buildings or dead boxes;

- reviving fallen teammates;

- and many other things;

No one was "camping in the circle". I never saw anyone literally camping in it. People were just using it for all reasons stated above.

New circle damage output is too much. Return it to its normal state and DO NOT FORCE certain gameplay ways - I have warned against this many times before.

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So far the feedback we're seeing in this in favor of the changes, but the first ring damage is a tad too much. 

@D3loFF 

This was mentioned by the Community Manager of Respawn below. It was in regards to a question on whether matchmaking was taking longer.

"No it's more about behavior [for example a Lifeline might ride the circle and use the tactical to wait out other players]. We'll be watching feedback so play with it a bit today and let us know how it feels."

I never intentionally did this with Lifeline to win matches, but there were plenty of situations where I had enough health kits to survive outside the ring for a bit, especially when combined with the heal bot. I guess the question you should ask yourself is whether it makes sense for a squad to come outside the ring 1 minute after it stopped. 

new changes to circle in elite, is *... only word to describe it...
please remove that horrible solution, fix pathfinder hitbox. and server issues for ps4, thanks..