Gold items, are they worth it?
So in this game we have 4 gold items below is the order I rank them all in... Helmet Body Shield Backpack (unless you have a Lifeline or a Gibby or maybe even a Mirage at a push) Knockdown s...
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Helmet
Knockdown
Backpack
Body shield
The body shield is only useful early game now that it doesn't fast heal, later in the game it needs swapped for a red evo.
I disagree on your point about the knockdown though. It's supposed to be a hail Mary, not an extra life. Sure 9 times out of 10 you won't pull it off, but that 1 time you do is GLORIOUS.
- @blkarmphoenix Nice list, I am shocked about your thoughts on the knockdown shield though.
But here me out...
These gold items are meant to be extremely rare right, meaning you shouldn't find one every game yourself, you might loot it off a dead body but you're not going to get one every game yourself?
I know its not an extra life, but it really doesn't serve any purpose IMO, its more like 99 times outta 100!
So why not make them rarer, but make them better so they are actually worth the gold name tag!- @rockyboy1998 Maybe I've just had better luck with it. I also think the situations people use it in are typically less than ideal. A lot of people seem to think it's best used when your squad is all downed so you can pull a miraculous comeback, which is nice.... when it happens.
Where it performs much more reasonably is in 3 party battles where 1 or 2 of your squadmates are still up. If they can hold attention you can revive yourself amongst the chaos without distracting another teammate. That gives you the opportunity to level the playing field and get back in the fight. I get the feeling a lot of times that people try to "save" the self revive for when they "really need it". Even if your downed, have 2 squadmates still up, and the fight is over, picking yourself up gives your squad mates more time to heal and reload to prepare for another team approaching.
So yeah, while it's not the greatest, I think people would respect the gold knockdown a little more if they treated it like the tool it is and don't expect it to be a miraculous playmaker.- @blkarmphoenix That’s actually a great point, I’ve never really looked at it like that.
It just tends to be bad luck for me whenever I use it.
I still think it could do with a tweak, making it silent would be great at a minimum!
