Balance Idea

#1

I think we can all agree that FT is super strong. So how would you all feel about syrettes being removed?
The benefits:
Matches will most likely last longer due to the added risk of each pred engagement. The use of medpacks for healing will also help to prevent the FT from steamrolling the objective and maybe even force them to split up to go looking for them around the map - preventing the chopper being called within 3 minutes. And lastly, maybe it’ll stop the field medic from being too OP since revives will be a lot more important?

The negatives:
I dunno, are they any?

I’m ready for the wave of insults to come my way, but if you disagree, what would you do to try and balance things instead?

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#2

I don’t think we should remove srynges but it does give me an idea.

What if we made all healing items more expensive, nerfed the srynge to 75 helath healed, and added more med kits to the base maps.

The idea being is to put more empthesis on attrition for both ammo and health

#3

I’m not opposed to that idea.

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#4

No way. Nuh uh no sir you will have everyone screaming Pred op faster than illfonic can say “We’d like to comment but…”

Just on the surface that is such a drastic change it’ll completely shift the game balance but also, syringes are optional right now. Some people (not me) challenge themselves by not taking it. So you can literally game test this yourself and see why it’s a bad idea.

Like the enthusiasm…just…swinging a little to high in my opinion

#5

the cons are medkits require time and setup to use

so if we do that FT will more commonly die to AI and since Med bags can be destroyed FT may in some cases fail to be capable of fighting the predator as if too many take damage in a short period they all have to stop and heal on a bag which guess what happens then? plasma canon and now everyone is dead since med bags cost so much people may still fail to bring them albeit if med bags costed less perk points and gave say 1 extra bag then the removal of syrettes become a little bit more reasonable regardless removing syrettes is a huge nerf for FT

#6

I can understand where you’re coming from. But with the game as it is now, not taking syrettes is just handicapping myself since everyone else will still be taking them. So the actual flow of the match won’t change.

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#7

I see that your cons are my pros :)

I do agree that the AI would need to be weakened a bit though.

#8

But that’s just it. All you’re really doing is handicapping the fireteam not slowing the match down to hunting speed…get what I’m saying?

#9

What I mean is; if nobody can take them then people will be forced to use medpacks which not only leave you vulnerable, but can also be destroyed. So you’d have to try and pick your spots to heal instead of jabbing a needle in your arm and being fully healed within 1.5 seconds.
So since being rambo would come with some actual consequences, people would be forced into taking a more considered approach. But as it stands now, nobody needs to do that since syrettes are available. Meaning those that don’t take them are just gimping themselves.

You’re still welcome to disagree, but I hope I’ve at least made myself a little more clear now.

#10

Buff FT nerf pred

#11

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#12

Well ask yourself how hard it is to find a pig when you need it and your out of heals as a Predator and then apply that to FT and I think you’ll get where I’m coming from.

I really do get what your saying and I just disagree for the reasons I’ve stated. Again that’s just my opinion and I’ve been wrong from time to time 🙃

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#13

Or we put them on the same thing pred has.
They have to stand still for 5 seconds, no less, in order to use syretts.

#14

Let the op gather a team and test his idea, record it, and let us watch the outcome.

#15

Have you tried this yet?

#16

Record yourself as Predator. Let’s see what you come up with. You know what they “the best FT make the best Preds”.

#17

I think the AI would need to have their health/damage adjusted a bit too. So I’m not sure testing it with their current values would really prove anything. Though if anyone wants to try it anyway then by all means give it a shot!

#18

No way! I don’t play pred.

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#19

They need to fix this issue with the AI appearing next to you when you’re interacting with an objective, healing, or mudding up.

#20

Haha yeah that too.