Ok..spotting, needs to go.

#1

The spotting in this game really nerfs the Predator, I cant count how many times ive been spotted just sitting still waiting for the fireteam to come to me. Am i visible? Is there some perks that does it? Are they just spamming the button in hopes of me beeing there?

Just remove the spotting completely, there is no reason the Predator should be able to be tagged and then be visible through walls etc when the fireteam already has a ping function. Simply removing this would help the balancing ALOT, Really weird mechanic in this game, the fireteam already has way too many medkits and ammo capabilities, why should they be able to TAG and make the predator visible for several seconds?

I was on the fence about the predator beeing UP, he isnt, the FT are OP as all hell. They have WAY too many ways to counter the predator as it is.

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#2

Definitely, Every time I got into trees I was instantly spotted, it’s fucking bullshit!

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#3

need a nerf in the shortest possible time, otherwise many players will abandon the game

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#4

I 100% agree with you there, I’m just sitting still In a tree trying to find the FT and I 'm the one being spotted before I even see the FT come in. FireTeam: Hunting grounds.

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#5

They for sure need a day 3 patch and severly patch up the game fast… I’m going to be loyal but I’m nervous folks are gonna drop this game…

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#6

Predator: “I am the ultimate hunter!”
Fireteam: “This is our jungle punk ass bitch!”

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#7

“Fireteam: hunting grounds”

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#8

Spotting, as a mechanic for fire team is a good way to direct attacks, however not sure how much cocaine was in-taken by the Illfonic dude who at some point must have said something like that - “Oh, and you know our spotting mechanics? Lets get it to stick to the predator, create a glowing icon over his head and make him visible through walls:-) People will love that!”

Predator – a stealth, INVISIBLE hunter… and you people are letting us see him through walls, from miles and stick a glowing icon over his head…

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#9

What Noktrum said, well…

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#10

i agree with @Noktrum while spotting is a good mechanic it does need to be nerfed. the moment you lose direct line of sight, you should lose any sort of spotting.

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#11

Just remove the tracking. Only directional spotting should remain. I’m fine with the white icon that shows where to look though.

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#12

There should be long cool down when you use spotter. You can get spotted in the trees easily even when invisible and jumping around. Predator is easily spotted. So much for concealment in the trees! The predator needs to be buffed up majorly

#13

It doesn’t need to go exactly but you’re right. It needs a major nerf.

If the devs see this thread, hear us out.

My opinion, if cloak is on it shouldn’t outline you more than the one time need to mention you to “story” purpose. Maybe not even outline, just a green ping IDing the team “Something else is here”

The outline needs a cool down/nerf. A big one. It shouldn’t outline you often, maybe once a minute? No matter who does it.

Perk restrict it? If you have a perk active you can Outline it while cloak (with cooldown), otherwise you can only outline while Pred is uncloaked. Its makes them risk more energy for the stealth.

The yellow pings need to be slowed down. This is a fire team gripe I know its in the trees but the branch shouldn’t be made of eye icons jesus.

#14

Half of the intensity of Predator is how they can’t just point him out. They’re all firing into trees in the hope they’ll hit him.

#15

Spotting is absolute horseshit.

It lasts too long and makes ambushes impossible. The predator is already loud as all hell with the constant chittering and clicking, plus the footfalls of even the scout sound like a fucking elephant stomping around.

I’ve had games where the fire team just runs around trying to find me and I can’t seem to get away. Drop a trap? Broken in seconds and that is only if they even step on it, since they are visible as hell. Run? The recon is right up my ass the second I try to stop and heal. Eat a pig? None to find, plus you can hardly afford to eat them when you are constantly getting pinged.

#16

Herik, right now, the Predator is insanely underpowered, and the Fireteam is nearly unstoppable. You’re not wrong. I don’t even worry about putting mud on anymore, I know that with the Support class, a SPAS-12, and the perk for either more/less damage to the Predator, I can officially solo the hellish creature without an issue. All you have to do is spam the melee button and fire button and take turns parrying/firing off a shell in circles until he’s dead.

Right now, all we can do is hope we get into a game with people that aren’t insanely good at their respective roles. If you’re a Berserker on the Predator side with + melee/- bullet damage perks, all you have to do is run up to someone stealthed, hit them with the body net, hit them maybe three times, then the quick finisher before sprinting off into the trees.

It’s definitely unbalanced, but give them some time. We all know this isn’t the finished product. I keep looking at their other titles, Friday the 13th, and the final product is now still in the top charts on Twitch. Let them work on it.

But, if no updates whether on the forum or by patches come through in the next few months, we’ll have gotten our answer.

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#17

Yeah, parrying is ridiculous.

I ran an Assault with a shotgun and parried the Predator a good five times, all while loading him with lead. You take a bit of chip damage, but nothing compared to what the Pred gets; plus the team tends to be right on them.

Even a Berserker with a combi goes down easy, unless they get smart and spear you with the throw and then run to your side. It’s essentially the same logic as Dark Souls’ backstab fishing, since the Pred now has to do a little dance to avoid getting parried.

The net doesn’t help either, since it gets stuck in the environment against invisible bits of geometry, though it’s no better if it goes straight ahead. If they are shooting at you the net explodes mid air, even though the actual scene that introduced the net+combistick combo shows a dude firing helplessly towards the net.

The smart disc is also more of a gag gift to the fire team. I can hardly count how many times I threw that damn thing only for it to get stuck mid-air. Either in an invisible wall or some branch that didn’t load properly. 9/10 throws also end with the fire team shooting it to pieces, even after it cuts into someone.

I have faith in this game, there is a reason why my and my cousin bought it. But they need to do something STAT, as of right now the general consensus is tremendously poor and most people are being told to stay away from it.

#18

The next few months!!???!??
This is supposed to be a finished game…
More like the next few weeks

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#19

I say the Predator shouldn’t know it is spotted and only nearby FT would know the Predator is spotted. This would polish it up a bit. I play both sides I can’t stand seeing spotted because then I know I gotta move. As FT one spot lets the entire team know…it should only work with nearby I’m saying right next to each other though.

#20

Spotting has to stay man. Too many people will flip shit. However getting rid of the green icon if you spot the pred precisely…that needs to go. Just leave regular spotting for a …reference for direction.

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