Parry still allows for 1v1 win, Predator now even easier to bum rush. v1.06

#7

I get what you’re saying and I appreciate the necessity of adaptation. But, as I’ve said ad nauseam, this is an asymmetrical game. I don’t think the player should be completely helpless against the Pred, but if he’s separated from the team he should be more vulnerable. Anything he can do at that point should only be about staying alive long enough for the team to regroup and help him, not turning the tide on the Pred.

Nothing feels less Predator than getting punked by a 6oz knife.

As for switching tactics, well, I honestly don’t feel the mechanics are solid enough for that to be viable. If it works for you great. But for me, switching weapons or gear, even trying to aim the spear (edit: I’m talking about trying to do nay of this in the middle of a fight or after you’ve been stunned/parried) feels terrible and clunky. I honestly don’t know how people are making that work with the game in it’s current state. If it was sharper, smoother and more responsive then yes.

I still think the stun needs removed, or at the least the stun duration needs reduced, and the parry stamina cost should be higher. If we just absolutely MUST keep it…which ugh, no matter what anyone say I think it’s just the lamest, nastiest feeling mechanic in the game. Make the Pred vulnerable but don’t let him get punked by a knife. Just feels gross af.

#8

Also keep in mind we are talking about balance of a 1v4 and the argument we are having is, the predator getting 1v1 killed by a knife. That’s a bit concerning that 1v1 it’s Uber lethal much less if the entire team is alive. All I want is the game to be based around team work to defeat the predator. In my opinion any option that allows you to go blow for blow with a full health pred in a 1v1 while the game is meant to be balanced around 1v4 is wack

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#9

I agree. It’s just still too strong.

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#10

Absolutely. Perfectly said.

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#11

The most OP combo right now especially with the quick fire Plasma Caster getting a buff is to be on Plasma Caster on weapon wheel… then attack two times with wrist blades, shoot Plasma Caster fast, and cancel animation with another two hits… try it in Private match to get technique. You can continuously do this combo.

#12

Would you recommend down range with this or fearless

#13

Personally since the buff to uncharged plasma caster, use Fearless as wrist blades are fairly weak in comparison. One combo can down a player no problem, and lead into a second combo provided you get a line of sight before wrist blading again

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#14

You’d probably want downrange in case the player can parry well. Then at least you don’t have a more or less useless perk.

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#15

Honestly you lost me after the first sentence. I can’t really bare to think about how you play the game if your vision of how this made the game worse is true. You are either a really bad troll (And by bad I mean you are terrible at being one) or you really don’t know how to play this game. I am going to assume it’s the latter.

#16

Says the call of duty player who just wants to 1v1 everything.

#17

Also funny, because I wipe the fireteam in most matches (probably about 80%) I play as the Predator. I don’t have to be bad at a game to dislike a mechanic or think changes need to be made. If you don’t agree with my opinion that’s fine. But you don’t have to be an ass.

#18

I think it might be more balanced, if the stun required 2 - 3 consecutive parries from the predator’s combo. Single parries would only deflect the attack.

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#19

So you are saying you’d like 1v1 with the predator with melee only to favor the fireteam? Ah yes, very thought provoking. A man of intellectual properties. I assume you’d like the 50. Cal to one shot The predator as well, and assume anyone who’s opinion differs is a mongoloid.

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#20

Can we also mention how the 50.cal gives 45-55 xp per hit and the knife gives 65xp on pred hit?? Sooo knife doing more damage than the 50 eh? Predator hunting grounds is good, because Predator hunting grounds is great.

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#21

Just played a match as the Pred. Health buff make it incredibly easy. Hunter class. Used only caster and wristblades. Didn’t try that combo^ because I didn’t need to. Super easy win. Barely took off 1/3 of my health.

Predator should be more vulnerable to gunfire. Stronger at melee and shouldn’t be stunned. Too easy to just wipe the team like I’m out for a walk in the park. Just casually strolling along and picking up kills left and right. But the parry/stun is not the way to do it. I barely had to pick my engagements.

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#22

Honestly I’m having a hard time deciphering constructive feedback from salty players that have lost or keep losing. This goes for FT and Predator players.

Balance is by no means perfect for either side. But I’ve definitely seen both sides win a number of times. But also lose. Just depends on a large number of variables.

#23

My thing is I LIKE the fact that the fireteam feels strong and capable and makes a predator have to think and use tactics cause this game would suck if you could just charge in. I love playing with friends and punishing people for just trying to blitz. I literally just think the 1v1 viability and knife damage are just busted but that’s just my thoughts at the moment

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#24

I’m honestly surprised I haven’t seen the 1v1 thing more frequently. I only saw one FT player do it semi successfully. But I thought nothing of it, haha.

#25

Maybe I’m just playing wayyy too much (I am) cause I see it often hahaha. Not every game but like the fact that the skill cap allows it to happen is bonkers.

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#26

Like nothing is more nuts then when the random on my squad runs off and we are all like “shit here we go this guy is derping out” then out of no where it says PREDATOR DOWNED and before we have time to laugh it’s like “PROTECT THE SPECIMEN” cause they insta disarm the bomb too. Like it’s not super rare to see what I’m describing, and I feel it’s because most preds see this lone wolf and think “oof Lemmy slap him real quick” and before they have time to realize they fucked up he’s already parried them and smacked them around 3 or 4 times

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