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just like fortnite seeing more and more elite players abusing default skin to look like a new player and or avoid getting targeted...very scummy tactic. Played against 6 of 8 default corns and impos...
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@Gormey Yep, seen this. Let's just hope they come up against the nasties who like targeting genuine new players......
I have a polar opposite experience and would like to share a different perspective....
All I play is BA. Period.
ANYTIME 2-3 friends enter their portals together and verse me, I’m IMMEDIATELY targeted. Should I continue to wear unique skins so I’m continually targeted? EDIT: Less than 1% of my time in PvP is spent with friends/I’m ALWAYS solo....
Another perspective (and has been my stance since day uno): I LOVED the Unreal Tournament series. In those games, most skins were universally alike. I preferred this. When I played GW’s, I preferred NO customizations so it was easier to identify enemies. Now, I STILL PREFER all characters be the same skin because it makes the game fair. ... do you know how many skins are used because they’re less visible/harder to see on certain levels? Shouldn’t that be a bigger gripe?
I usually agree with you, @Gormey ... but this one, I couldn’t disagree with more. I love not knowing who the best opponents are and having to approach vets/noobs with the same respect; keeps me on my toes.
...and for anyone wondering, 90% of my characters have custom skins; I don’t try to blend in unless I know I’m being targeted.
- @spIash_damage I guess it depends on the reason for the custom skins being used? 🤔
I've come across some who appear to be doing it because they think other players will go easier on them, which is what I assumed was being referred to....
If it's to avoid being targeted, I can understand & sympathise with it.
@ToastedSarnie wrote:
@spIash_damageI guess it depends on the reason for the custom skins being used? 🤔
I've come across some who appear to be doing it because they think other players will go easier on them, which is what I assumed was being referred to....
If it's to avoid being targeted, I can understand & sympathise with it.It’s a double edged sword (for certain) but I really wanted to share with Gormey a different perspective.
... I guess my upbringing (with all same skins) caused me to prefer similar skins. If I had it my way, ALL characters would share one skin only.
EDIT: furthermore: at the cut screen, in BA (before the match), opponents get to see one another and if you play a person more than one time, you IMMEDIATELY recognize their unique characters. For me, 9 times out of 10, I’m stuck on a team with 3 noobs who all emote/taunt pre-game. When this happens, the emotes show the other team the emoter’s name and it further narrows down identification of enemies/you can’t really hide. In these scenarios and ESPECIALLY when you’re on the bad side of unfair teams, the ONLY chance you have is to blend in with noobs or leave the server (something I only do for emergencies).
I could ramble on and on about this but in BA and when I employ certain character skins, it’s usually in the name of fairplay and not trying to be scummy. Hope this makes sense.
- @spIash_damage Yes, tricky! I did always love the GW2 portal events where everyone was playing with basic characters - I'd really like to see that as an event in here as well.
I tend to customize the heck out of my characters so in GW2 once I was targeted, I'd often switch to a different character to avoid it. I haven't had this in BfN yet barring the first few matches after unlocking wizard. Unfortunately there's no real way to prevent targeting, which at best is obnoxious to be a part of. Even newer players tend to use at least some customizations so being a plain Jane basic skin would itself stick out.
@Iron_Guard8 wrote:I tend to customize the heck out of my characters so in GW2 once I was targeted, I'd often switch to a different character to avoid it. I haven't had this in BfN yet barring the first few matches after unlocking wizard. Unfortunately there's no real way to prevent targeting, which at best is obnoxious to be a part of. Even newer players tend to use at least some customizations so being a plain Jane basic skin would itself stick out.
Hate prefacing a post but for anyone that doesn’t know, I respect Iron Guard greatly...
That said, I just don’t think you play enough competitive BA/PvP, buddy. (Which is sad/unfortunate for the PC crowd; I know you’d play more, if the community was thriving.).
On PS4, I can find a game of BA in a matter of seconds. Most matches, there’s regular gaming - I’m sure relatively close to the same as you experience in PC. About 5-20% of the matches (varies greatly day to day) are toxic or unfair... another small percentage of matches are extremely competive/nail biting.
In those toxic or competitive matches, you’ll see the taunting or sneaky strategies employed.
I’m betting the lack of community keeps much of this less common activity out of PC games more than console?
Dang - you need to buy a PS4 and KBM converter already!
- I don't know about other players, but to me that doesn't seem smart. I don't go easy on default skins, I only go easy on players that I feel sorry for (a lot 😉) I don't instantly judge a player's skill based on their costume.
