Alpha Predator rework

#1

My latest idea that will literally never happen, is a rework for alpha so he feels like a unique class not just a skin. Now I was one of those people who got burned by this skin getting released for free, so now that he’s not special anymore it leaves him feeling well. Pointless. My thoughts are, why not make him unique, that way it’s not just a useless hunter skin, and make him play the way we’d imagine a predator like alpha would?

SO
Take away his plasma caster. Replace it with his own unique weapon. Perhaps a fire bomb of some sort. Or just something more primal that you’d imagine he’d be able to craft.

Another thought would be to make the sickle exclusive to his class, and do much more damage. The idea being he has no plasma caster so this should make up the difference.

Any other thoughts or suggestions to this idea that will certainly never happen? Again, I just think this would be a great way to make this super dope predator relevant again and not just another skin

#2

Would make him feel unique.
I’m like the idea of lobbing fire bombs that have an aoe burn effect and can set ft on fire.

Give it a nice radius too.

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#3

Which would allow him to separate team members from one another by tossing them into choke points giving him opportunities to strike with his sickle. Which is a mechanic this game has needed for awhile honestly. A way for the predator to actually divide and conquer besides ME SLAM GROUND

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#4

God I cant remember the last time I seriously used slam.
I use it just to scare ppl if they’re camping inside, but I dont really try to kill them with it.

But like, actually using it, to kill the ft?
Man its been a month I think.

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#5

I haven’t killed anyone with it since… you😂 jkjkjk I actually just had a really fun match (using alpha which is what brought me to think of this topic) where the team was really really good, 2 were left and started the chopper, I shot them both once with an arrow and was like damn. If only I could find a way to close in without them melting me. Then I thought oh wait a fuckin minute. Imma old school there asses. And jump slammed between them and downed them both Lolol and that dead ass might be the first downs I’ve got with it since our game MONTHS ago 😂

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#6

Last time a team tried to get away in the chopper I just laced that shit with traps.
They only got that far cause I kept focusing this recon the whole match, chasing him like a dumb ass tryna melee him.

But he kept running like a bitch, pretty sure he had double time on. I swear tracking needs to be better.

But ya they managed to make it to the chopper and actually got trapped. And then they got murdered. Lol

They put up a good fight tho.

But given my rare usage of slam, I really want some other ability.
I honestly think they should give each class like 4 different abilities to chose from, 1 being slam, and 3 others being unique to each pred class.

#7

Yeah like if zerker had slam then everyone else had something different. I’d enjoy more utility for sure. Also agreed. Tracking is BUNS in this game lol. Which is why the fookin war club is doodooBalls

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#8

I had an idea for a Hish qu ten class with a passive that made ai ignore them since Hish qu ten could mind control other beings. Given that the alpha (to my understanding) is pretty much a Hish qu ten then I’d also give him this as a passive

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#9

Cool idea! Honestly did not know about the mind control thing lol

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#10

Or, and hear me out, what if he got the ability to control an a.i.?

Imagine taking over a juggernaut, and harassing the ft?
Like you play as the a.i. you take over?

God I would take over snipers xD.

NOW I WANT THIS.

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#11

While I thought of this it’d be too difficult to play two chars at once. You’d have to know where ai enemies are while putting yourself in a safe position as to not get melted

#12

Also kinda random but while we are talking about unique items, scout needs like laser decoys he can put in trees so the team sees false beams coming down at them to help him mask his own shots. Just something to keep such a low health pool predator from losing all his HP on every attempt to do some damage.

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#13

Zerk should be able to pick up and throw shit and bum rush the ft xD. Like foot ball stiff arm a bitch.

Blue 42…
Set…
HIKE.

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#14

Or even more simple than mind control, just vocal mimicry and you can tell them who to Aggro lol. Like that canonically makes sense

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#15

Ya it might be too much for illfonic.
But I would just find a good spot and cloak.

Stay invis.
And make sure I return before cloak ran out.

#16

Zerk should be… drum roll please… unparryable when using wrist blades! Lol

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#17

As a zerk main, yes

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#18

I love using zerk cause you never see him anymore. And it’s really not like this would make him anywhere near OP lol. It would make the option of melee blitzing a lone member viable and actually add some SUSPENSE to the game when berserker is lurking around. Make you think twice about trying to run off alone

#19

You fool.
Are you trying to star a war with the fireteam nation?

Lol I’m against removing parry.
Partly cause I like it.
But also cause zerk would be too easy then.
Waaay too easy.

But if he could grab the ft… they couldn’t parry lol.

Throw em at a barrel xD.

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#20

Here’s the super secret zerk tech, you cant tell the masses about this or else it’ll get nerfed. Use trapper with net gun for stupidly long net traps and you just get free wins