Predator Bugginess

#1

Alright, so here’s my take on the state of balance between the Predator and fireteam.

Honestly, I think removing the bugginess that already exists with how the Predator operates would boost their performance considerably and should definitely be handled before making more invasive changes to them.

For instance, if I rush a person and down them and then immediately start hitting F to claim the trophy, the game will often bug and I will be unable to claim unless I walk away from them first. Obviously, seconds count in this scenario and I simply don’t have time to walk away from the player I just downed and then walk back. I take tremendous damage in those seconds and I’m forced to retreat or go into second wind.

Another bug I’ve encountered with the Predator is being unable to jump. I haven’t narrowed down the source precisely, but it usually happens when I run out of stamina while traversing trees and then jump down. It’s hard to recreate.

The net gun feels super buggy. If I try to aim and fire it quickly, my Predator will often just melee instead of firing it, even though I see the crosshairs appear on my screen. This one actually happens very consistently.

There’s plenty more bugs than just this, of course, but the point is that they greatly impact gameplay. It doesn’t make sense to make invasive changes (or reworks) to the character when bugs like these exist. I honestly think that if bugs such as these were fixed, the Predator would be noticeably better.

That said, I’m interested in knowing about any other crazy bugs you guys may have experienced with the Predator.

#2

I kinda wish we had the option to switch from third to first person view on either faction. Sometimes the third person view throws me off when using plasma caster and it’ll hit tiny limbs and explode
Or the muddied fireteam blends in too much with the foliage because the third person mode is zoomed out so far.
They could even have the maps have different weather types and day/evening/night maps so we have more variety and they don’t need as many new maps while still feeling like we have more

#3

Finding a mudded Fireteam on a night map would be a nightmare lol, but it would also buff the Predator’s cloak tremendously. This is why I tell people on here to NOT buff the current cloak, since a night map would make it absurd.

Concerning the plasma caster, you did remind me of a huge issue with it. The plasma NEEDS to follow the laser. As in, if the laser isn’t intersecting with any objects, then the shot should go where you’re aiming, but as it stands the laser can be pointing directly through a doorway yet the blast will still hit the tree or wall that I’m peeking, even though the laser isn’t touching it. It’s retarded, especially since it damages you.