anyone else actually enjoying the game?
just see a lot of negativity but honestly thinking about how the game used to be an the improvements they have made i am having a lot of fun(like evo shields are just so much better than how shields ...
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@Redmattgame indeed I agree to what @CCbathwater said, also you replied to your own question in your post = map has various loot level places (can be googled to give you some sense of what is better or worse place to drop on each map).
On top of that there are hotspots which at least I personally see always being targeted by the best players or at least best pushers/shooters in the lobby, they have 0 doubt in their mind most of the time regarding where they will drop - straigh to hotdrop.
So that instant decision making to be first to land, good/better mechanics gives players advantage of better loot straight out of the gate.
What you can do to counter that?
1. drop better, faster
2. choose other more safe location yet with say 2nd best loot on the map
3. develop tactics vs players with better loot - focus fire, 3rd party, ult combos or just purely avoiding them
E.g. people do fear others with higher tier armors but usually the difference is just 2 tier = 25 damage = 1-2 bullets. If you fire first thanks to positional advantage and have somewhat competitive weapon - don't go into a fight with scopeless P2020 vs tricked out 301 - actually that advantage is still insignificant in my opinion same as tricked out guns in wrong hands = cases where you see better players still winning P2020 vs 301 fights or alike.
On top of that there are hotspots which at least I personally see always being targeted by the best players or at least best pushers/shooters in the lobby, they have 0 doubt in their mind most of the time regarding where they will drop - straigh to hotdrop.
So that instant decision making to be first to land, good/better mechanics gives players advantage of better loot straight out of the gate.
What you can do to counter that?
1. drop better, faster
2. choose other more safe location yet with say 2nd best loot on the map
3. develop tactics vs players with better loot - focus fire, 3rd party, ult combos or just purely avoiding them
E.g. people do fear others with higher tier armors but usually the difference is just 2 tier = 25 damage = 1-2 bullets. If you fire first thanks to positional advantage and have somewhat competitive weapon - don't go into a fight with scopeless P2020 vs tricked out 301 - actually that advantage is still insignificant in my opinion same as tricked out guns in wrong hands = cases where you see better players still winning P2020 vs 301 fights or alike.
@Eshshshss Whenever I get the chance to be Jumpmaster believe me established hotspots like Fragment is the last place I'll be landing where I'll always tend to choose fringe areas where there is a chance to try & get half decent loot.But as you know there are pred teams who will delay landing & looking at smoke trails of various teams & effectively land on top of them & pick them off.There's also the issue of what happens when your not Jumpmaster & teammates choose to land in hotspots or areas that you van clearly see are heavily populated where you try to warn teammates by pinging (I don't use headphones when playing with random teammates) but they choose to land there regardless.You & others may choose to land somewhere else & play a solo game but I'll reluctantly land with teammates with the consequences.But there is no skirting away from the fact that the game suffers from an unbalanced weapon & loot system (like when opening a chest & discovering 3 white backpacks or 3 Thermite Grenades etc) that will often have players struggling in situations like I've often encountered like opening half a dozen chests & trawl entire buildings & not find a single weapon but plenty of shotgun barrels or sniper stocks.
You can wax lyrical about firing first when in a positional advantage but when your competing against teams with Bloodhound's & Seers who'll track you in a heartbeat & the constant 3rd partying any advantage can go out the window.And with Octane's leap pad landing exploits,tap strafing,Tap jumping,audio issues,Stryker packs (& other exploits) that give players aiming & zero recoil exploits etc that will stack the odds against you.
You can wax lyrical about firing first when in a positional advantage but when your competing against teams with Bloodhound's & Seers who'll track you in a heartbeat & the constant 3rd partying any advantage can go out the window.And with Octane's leap pad landing exploits,tap strafing,Tap jumping,audio issues,Stryker packs (& other exploits) that give players aiming & zero recoil exploits etc that will stack the odds against you.
- @Redmattgame honestly I choose based on situations when these stupid drops happen. If I see e.g. my squad going into a place with 3+ teams especially with higher rank dive trails (recent ones) I tend to split and drop solo, then try to pick them up (because they die 99.999% of a time of course). It just makes total sense to me that me surviving via normal drop is still better than a suicide mission especially with people who think they are rembo but in reality they are like Homer Simpson :P
As for the Predators and not even them, just sneaking players - yes they tend to drop late, change their drops etc. But that's just a game tactics, any good as any other.
If they drop late = you will 100% of a time land faster, if you land faster, you should get to the best spots and land on any weapon as even P2020 is still better than punching people. So it is all about timing, comms, knowing the maps and places.
If you drop and go for the bins which as you said can be as random as 3 bags... that is your f-up in my opinion and instead of going for bins you had to choose a place that has items dropped on the floor = more likely to be not bags :D
Worst case, coordinated drop so that it is a fair boxing match or even better you land on top of 1-2 enemies and have a man advantage.
p.s. not using microphone (I guess that's what you mean by "headphones") is a big disadvantage as well. I use it every game even when I am not trying.
@Eshshshss wrote:
@Redmattgame
If you drop and go for the bins which as you said can be as random as 3 bags... that is your f-up in my opinion and instead of going for bins you had to choose a place that has items dropped on the floor = more likely to be not bags :D
Worst case, coordinated drop so that it is a fair boxing match or even better you land on top of 1-2 enemies and have a man advantage.
p.s. not using microphone (I guess that's what you mean by "headphones") is a big disadvantage as well. I use it every game even when I am not trying.So opening a random chest & discovering 3 bags (or backpacks I guess you mean) is my fu%k-up & not genuine a fu%k-up in the game that's great logic on your part.As you say it's your opinion which to me isn't worth much but if you don't see any issues or problems in the game such as match-making,audio,teammate shortages.disconnects, screen freezing,game stuttering,lag spikes,lag spikes,persistent server issues (or is there no dodgy servers in the game & we're just playing with dodgy internet as others claim).But as long as your enjoying the game that's alright then (which is what this thread is all about) just don't expect some of us to share the same levels of enthusiasm.
I'm enjoying the game tremendously. I'm making big improvements and the game is not suffering from issues affecting me very much, outside of the several days following launch and the last patch. My biggest issues in previous seasons were matchmaking and team fill. While neither has been perfect by any means, both have been much better for me overall.
