I played a lot of this game in the first few weeks that it was released. Generally prefer to play Imperial and I was averaging 9 kills per game without any sort of prior experience and getting kills in the double digits wasn't uncommon. Recently picked it up again and I can't get any kills. Thought it was just me being rusty, but after 15 games or so, every single one has been a Rebel victory and it's uncommon for anyone on my team to break 3 kills. Rebel ships feel a lot harder to track and kill, even with an Interceptor with boosted maneuverability. I'm getting decimated in every engagement and can't hit and run like I used to. Rebel players seem like they can hunt TIEs much more effectively and to be honest, it's killing my desire to keep playing. Was there a balance update that I'm unaware of? What happened?

@Merc_Security wrote:Are you playing with randoms? if you are then you should consider joining a clan. You can go to the official discord for Star Wars Squadrons: https://discord.gg/squadronsYes, joining a clan and matching against premade 5-man sweaty tryhards is definitely the way to go when you feel like the game has suddenly gotten more competitive.Just like putting a fire out with gasoline.

I'd say check the scoreboard and see the ranks on both teams. The matchmaking has been stacking one team to a ridiculous degree lately. I've been seeing the Republic and Empire winning with about equal frequency lately, so maybe you've just been the victim of crap matchmaking.

@Billkwando No way dude, I'm not cheating for you. You can cheat it yourself if you want. I'm not going to keep replying here, you're being hyper creepy right now.

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Kanrei13
5 years ago
I'd say check the scoreboard and see the ranks on both teams. The matchmaking has been stacking one team to a ridiculous degree lately. I've been seeing the Republic and Empire winning with about equal frequency lately, so maybe you've just been the victim of crap matchmaking.
VMethos
5 years ago
@Kheldar42
There have been a couple of things that have been altered for balance.
Off the top of my head, the big ones are:
--Heavy Rotary Cannon for bombers now has a huge maneuverability penalty
--Assault Shield also carries a big maneuverability penalty
--Ion Missiles speed has been reduced
--Barrage Rocket damage is now 60 instead of 100 per rocket
--AWing shield recharge rate has been reduced
--While charging Plasburst lasers you will take increased damage
--TIE Bomber Reinforced Hull bonus was reduced some

So, if your loadout included some of those items, that could be part of it.
It's also possible that you were going up against people that have been playing a lot more now.

In the beginning a lot of people on New Republic weren't overcharging shields or managing their systems very well, might not be the case anymore. Also, when playing with or against people below level or so, remember that they have very few points towards upgrades which isn't necessarily a penalty, but does mean they have fewer options and less experience.
VMethos
5 years ago
EDIT for above post:
Was supposed to say Below Level 5 or So.
Billkwando
Rising Vanguard
5 years ago
@Kheldar42 wrote:
I played a lot of this game in the first few weeks that it was released. Generally prefer to play Imperial and I was averaging 9 kills per game without any sort of prior experience and getting kills in the double digits wasn't uncommon. Recently picked it up again and I can't get any kills. Thought it was just me being rusty, but after 15 games or so, every single one has been a Rebel victory and it's uncommon for anyone on my team to break 3 kills. Rebel ships feel a lot harder to track and kill, even with an Interceptor with boosted maneuverability. I'm getting decimated in every engagement and can't hit and run like I used to. Rebel players seem like they can hunt TIEs much more effectively and to be honest, it's killing my desire to keep playing. Was there a balance update that I'm unaware of? What happened?
I think they messed with the aiming system 2 or 3 patches ago, because I remember post patch feeling like I suddenly wasn't hitting shots that I would have hit before, and just generally feeling like I was getting less kills, and this was long before the A-wing nerf.
I know there was supposed to be a patch for the aiming reticle in 4.0 but they pulled it at the last minute. It was even in the official patch notes, briefly, then they edited it out.
Edit: The other fellow's statement is true too. Matchmaking has made players who were getting a zillion kills feel average, because you're not getting a constant crop of blueberries (which everyone at launch was).
Merc_Security
5 years ago
Are you playing with randoms? if you are then you should consider joining a clan. You can go to the official discord for Star Wars Squadrons: https://discord.gg/squadrons
Billkwando
Rising Vanguard
5 years ago
@Merc_Security wrote:
Are you playing with randoms? if you are then you should consider joining a clan. You can go to the official discord for Star Wars Squadrons: https://discord.gg/squadrons
Yes, joining a clan and matching against premade 5-man sweaty tryhards is definitely the way to go when you feel like the game has suddenly gotten more competitive.
Just like putting a fire out with gasoline.
Kheldar42
5 years ago
Thanks guys. Probably just that all the easier players either quit or got better. It's one of those games that I tried to get my friends into, but they never ended up playing, so it's just me. Communication and cooperation is probably key now.
EmmyV7
5 years ago
No there's definitely cheat trainers out there. You can google it easily. Here. https://flingtrainer.com/trainer/star-wars-squadrons-trainer/ All over the place.
RTW702
5 years ago
I'm with Bill on this one. If i could have liked your post twice, I would have.
Billkwando
Rising Vanguard
5 years ago
@EmmyV7 wrote:
No there's definitely cheat trainers out there. You can google it easily. Here. https://flingtrainer.com/trainer/star-wars-squadrons-trainer/ All over the place.
Note: Story mode only.
Nice reading comprehension, Darth Einstein.