Shadowfall NEEDS an Update.
Shadowfall needs love. I love the idea of this game mode, and when it's fun it's fun. But there are far too many problems with the gamemode as is. Here are some solutions to problems. 1st: P...
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@DRrDUBB I think a lot of people accidentally leave when they become shadows. Somehow the 'spacebar = go to leave menu and ALSO counts as 'yes' if you hit it again' method of leaving the game got re-implemented in this mode. It was that way once in the past, and then they changed it to the way it is in normal games now. I've nearly left a few times as a shadow just because space = wall climb/jump/staying alive as a shadow. As such in the few seconds after you die before your hands stop hitting keys to try and keep you alive, you accidentally trigger a 'leave game?' and 'yes' response.
To your 4th point, shadow dmg is consistent, for some reason if someone is at a lower health amount the shadows deal less to them. I saw someone post the exact amounts somewhere, and I'm not sure why a nearly dead player should take less damage from a shadow, but there it is.
5th - ABSOLUTELY seconded. The arbitrary respawn jump points for shadows are sometimes just dumb. I'll spawn on the other side of the map from the ring/player who killed me over half the time, and then if I try to drop back to them my drop speed goes to crap so it takes ages.
Unfortunately, this game mode is HEAVILY imbalanced in pathfinder's favor. When the drop ship comes in he can grapple up into it and then shadows really can't get up there to kill him. There was one game where it was next to a wall and I'd climb up a few feet and try and turn/jump but I'd never get it right. I'd either hit a wing and drop too fast or go to high and land on the wing.
https://imgur.com/a/hbeBTC9
That pic pretty much says it all about pathfinder and this game mode. The only variable I've seen in the matches I've played are how many pathfinders are the winners.
To your 4th point, shadow dmg is consistent, for some reason if someone is at a lower health amount the shadows deal less to them. I saw someone post the exact amounts somewhere, and I'm not sure why a nearly dead player should take less damage from a shadow, but there it is.
5th - ABSOLUTELY seconded. The arbitrary respawn jump points for shadows are sometimes just dumb. I'll spawn on the other side of the map from the ring/player who killed me over half the time, and then if I try to drop back to them my drop speed goes to crap so it takes ages.
Unfortunately, this game mode is HEAVILY imbalanced in pathfinder's favor. When the drop ship comes in he can grapple up into it and then shadows really can't get up there to kill him. There was one game where it was next to a wall and I'd climb up a few feet and try and turn/jump but I'd never get it right. I'd either hit a wing and drop too fast or go to high and land on the wing.
https://imgur.com/a/hbeBTC9
That pic pretty much says it all about pathfinder and this game mode. The only variable I've seen in the matches I've played are how many pathfinders are the winners.
Thanks for your input!
As much as I hear, and understand the problem with spacebar=quitting, I'm positive the majority of players still quit intentionally, I say this because I play on console where quitting is still a problem. On console you have to consciously PAUSE, down, A, down A.
(That being said, it's still easy to accidentally quit after you die even on console. Pausing and quitting the instant you die is muscle memory when you're playing a solo game mode.)
And yes, consistently inconsistent shadow dmg lol. Just wish it was clear!
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