so i’ve been playing the game for a while now and i’ve got to say it’s quite fun, i love the predcour system, i think that mudding up is neat and the fact that as the predator you can use npc’s against the fireteam to your advantage. as the fireteam it’s also fun as people tend to work together in order to accomplish a task. However, that doesn’t mean that i don’t have my grievances with it. right off the bat i just want to mention that the field kits sometimes bug out and i don’t receive an item or two that was inside it which i find very upsetting. i’m sure that it’ll be fixed soon it’s just disappointing to have to deal with it right out of the gate upon the games release.
I will say that the people who say that the predator are weak are right, to a certain extent. i understand that the predator isn’t meant to be a big bad juggernaut of unstoppable death, you need to rely on skirmish tactics to play the predator well. however, it is sometimes a challenge to kill one fire team member, sure you can down them but their 3 other buddies with miniguns don’t really like you after that so it’s tough beans. but again, timing is everything for the predator. my issue actually lies with AFTER you kill someone rather than fighting them
While i do like the respawn system for the fire team so that players who died can still play, it may need a nerf. i don’t think that it should be removed by any means, but it should be leveled out to be fair for both sides. because what usually happens is that you’ve killed two people and find a third through stalking. now you’re searching for the fourth when suddenly you get a notification that all 3 are getting revived and with a vengeance. it happens so quickly that there’s no way you can close the distance fast enough unless you just happen to be very, very close by.
with the respawn being so fast, as the predator you can’t really do anything. my suggestion to fixing this issue is that maybe when the fire team gets a marker for the respawn area, the predator can get the marker at the same time. With the timer for respawning being longer. Then the two can race over there, the predator could set up a trap or the fire team can be sneaky and take a stealthier route there. That way the predator can actually compete with the chance of a respawn and it makes it more intense than it currently is.
Second suggestion is that you could allow the predator to sabotage the respawn station, then when someone goes for a respawn they have to repair it first which would also make it intense. Additionally this could be excellent time management for the predator who has to make the choice of looking for the fire team first or their respawn first. With precious seconds ticking down they’d definitely have to make some tough calls, or you could simply just combine the two ideas into something better.
Another issue i have is the system of unlocking equipment, it just doesn’t make sense to me personally. Why is the predator scout class offered pretty early on in the game but all the ranged weapons more of a mid to late game unlock? and i get that they get the plasma caster but you should also have some better options and tools to work with other than net gun and sword. i feel like they should either be more available earlier on, or the scout and beserker swap places as you get some good melee options early on with the addition of a perk that boosts melee damage.
And the last issue i have is simply just fighting as the predator, i cannot tell you how frustrating it is to try and attack someone with a sword and all they have to do to evade damage is backwards bunny hop. Or simply just jumping in general seems to get you out of melee danger pretty easily if you’re a fire team member. I just wish that the melee weapons had a better lock on feature than they currently do.
But yes, sorry this dragged on long but i really enjoy this game and i really want to see it succeed throughout its lifetime. I understand that the 1 vs 4 games are very difficult to balance because well, it’s four people against one. but hopefully you’ve taken at least some of my feedback and i hope to see the game improve even better in the future, happy hunting!