Holy SHIT… petition to rename this game Fireteam Hunting Grounds. Why do you guys wanna limit the predators so goddamn much? Some of these are no brainers like FINALLY increasing their damage threshold… but youre increasing Impenetrable AGAIN?! Do you guys test this shit at all? One FT member alone can still melt a predator 1v1.
The next updates are gonna be a group of female dlc predators and the chick from Predators… as if there’s actually any women playing this game.
And as tradition, with every update comes more bugs… wtf are you guys smoking? We want a FORMIDABLE Predator and more maps. FT is strong enough and doesn’t need any more help. No more money for you. Merry christmas.
UPDATE: so I’ve been playing all day after around a month off cuz… broken game… and I wanted to believe things were maybe balanced and I just needed to be even more careful. Nope! Same bullshit! Fireteam says F the mission, lets hunt down the predator, cuz yknow, thats how you know you made a good Predator game; when the humans aren’t afraid of chasing the space alien with high tech weaponry.
Ilfonic, I know you guys don’t read anything on reddit, Twitter, youtube, etc. I get it, close your eyes and pretend its a great game. Hopefully the jizzmopper at the office will read this and relay some tips for you.
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The Predator needs to be formidable. Remove Second wind altogether, and buff the fuck out of the Predators armor. One player should not be able to take down the predator, if you’re caught alone, youre dead, stay with your team. There should never be an option to CHASE THE FUCKING PREDATOR BECAUSE HES ON A TIMER AND IF HE DOESNT STOP TO HEAL FOR 10 SECONDS HE DIES ANYWAY. This is absolutely bad design, guys.
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Buff the fuck outta the predators equipment. The plasma caster should be a one hit ko (like the movies), but it needs to be a direct hit with a major drop off in splash damage. Why do we have a handheld caster if we can just spam the shoulder cannon? Balance, guys… The net gun should not be able to be removed and should gradually deplete a players health until downed (you’ve seen the movies, right?), and you only get one net, and its a GEAR item, not a weapon. The battle axe needs to swing faster. The smart disc needs to be faster. And for gods sake the war club needs to do more damage, or be faster. The combistick needs to be faster. The wrist launcher needs to do more damage, or the burn needs to last longer and do more damage.
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Either remove parrying, or make FT take slightly reduced damage from parrying. Right now, and since launch, you can parry a predator to death. Why? Because it’d be a challenge for 4 players to kill 1? Because everyone should be able to 1v1 the predator? Oh gee, its almost like you made a game about THE FUCKING PREDATOR… honestly it makes no sense that you can parry in the first place, its… again, bad design.
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Cloaking and thermal should not waste energy, period. Energy meter should be tied to plasma caster only, because its a one hit ko, and should take time to charge and replenish.
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Extend fireteam missions. We’re supposed to hunt fireteam right? Well since launch we haven’t been able to. Most teams are ready to exfil in 3-6min which means the predator HAS to rush them. Youre forcing one playstyle across 9 (going on 11…) classes. BAD DESIGN.
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Buff the predators perks, and reduce points needed. Impenetrable is still ass, and now it costs more. Dithered Lense should make your laser totally invisible leaving only the three dots on a surface (again, just watch the movies if you need help). You also need to add useful perks like faster movement, not limited to trees, just universally faster movement including attacks and leaps, weapon switching and predkour. This is why there’s thus far only one way to play if you want a win. Its too easy to chase down the predator, and it shouldn’t be an option to begin with, fireteam is being hunted, right? Cmon guys… you obviously know you designed predator gameplay poorly or you wouldn’t have added Ironside, which should be renamed Cowardice because it only activates when youre running away from fireteam… shame on you illfonic lol
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WHO THE FUCK IS DANTE WHERE THE FUCK IS DANNY GLOVER OR GARY BUSEY YOU HACK FRAUDS?!
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(For real) give predators class perks, not just fireteam. Maybe scout gets increased splash damage on plasma caster but its not a one hit ko. Or faster healing. Elder can get extra gear or increased long range damage. Hunter gets improved thermal that overrides mudding and owlf, or cant be spotted but takes extra damage. Give us options for these classes…
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Reduce medkits and ammo crates on maps, or reduce the amount of uses they have. Fireteam has more survivability than the predator and, you guessed it; its bad design! The predator should be feared, fireteam are the ones who should have to be careful, not the famous space alien.
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Reduce fireteam starting ammo. Players use crates to get more syringes, not bullets. Easy fix guys, just pretend you’re designing a game focused on the Predator franchise, not call of duty. Fireteam is strong enough, and most players aren’t stupid, they dont need a lot of help but since launch, the predator indeed has but instead got mostly useless class variations and (admittedly great) cosmetics. No ones complaining about how things look, its the gameplay format that needs more work.
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Allow the predator to shoot down the chopper and force fireteam into overtime. Yes, I went there. No one would oppose this, and its a great way to spike the tension. Fireteams primary goal should be completing their mission. Everyone loves killing the predator, give us the chance to AFTER the mission so the predator has time to… yknow, hunt fireteam. No matter what the timer was, if the chopper goes down there’s a five minute window for fireteam to kill the predator. If they dont, they lose and predator gets the win. If anyone’s in the chopper when its shot down, they DIE. If Fireteams lucky they can revive those who died during overtime and pull off a win. THAT is how you give players a sense of accomplishment. THAT is how you make gameplay clips go viral and get more people interested. Right now the stakes are low and the rewards minimal.
I’m sure this won’t be read by anyone of importance but if it is, just know that the fanbase wants this game to be great. We don’t care about a fucking viking predator, a samurai predator, an Aztec predator, whatever random themed predator… we just want a GOOD predator game, and this shit is dying fast.