Preds r dying way more after 1.09

#21

I love playing both FT & Predator and use how I think as a frame of reference for fighting the opposite when playing as either.

It took me awhile to get descent with the Predator. Even after earning the Veteran Predator 🏆 by playing 50 matches as such, I was wet behind the ears.

But nowadays, if I play as FT most matches I either kill the Predator, often by myself after everyone is dead, or our team completes the mission.

As the Predator, I wipe the the FT most matches.

Maybe it’s because there’s more new players today and people, like myself, that started playing during the Trial are seasoned enough.

I’m definitely not the best, nor do I claim to be.

The balance between FT and Predator seem well adjusted for the most part now.

#22

I feel that. I attributed my deaths to my loss of practice and skill for not playing the Predator for 2 weeks. I’ve also had Veteran Predator for a while but I’m currently winning maybe 10%. But also on FT side I’m melting Predators on quick claims. Consistently. Something I couldn’t do before. Interesting hypothesis nevertheless

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#23

Thank u, this IS exactly what I speak of, preds falling VERY easy, constantly. This just started happening, maybe I am at a mediocre skill level where I see it a bit more, but even as fireteam I consistently watch predators get down more often, especially when they are claiming.

#24

I think we either have a large new player base, or people went to playing FT more after the challenges were introduced and now more people know how to destroy the Pred by stopping tactics that they use as Pred. Either way, it makes the game more challenging. I play Pred in the mornings, and then when my buddies get on we go Pred hunting.

#25

There should be enough concern for the predator that Pred hunting shouldn’t even really exist. the point of the game is for the predator to hunt and stalk the fireteam why they try to complete their mission if the fire team is good enough to down a predator that should be a hell of an accomplishment. Completing the mission should always be the main way for the fire team to win not simply waiting around in a room for a predator show up so the entire team can send it to pigs.

#26

Oh believe me I agree, but…we have what we have until such a time as they fix it. I’m still wiping 99% of teams as Pred, still haven’t died since level 62, I get maybe one team out of twenty that gives me a challenge.

#27

I like this hypothesis. The forums are filled with less “Buff the Predator” posts now that people have actually tried FT for challenges so I’d assume there’s a correlation between increased FT playtime and this topic

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#28

my point is more the increase in predator damage or lack of health and durability that has happened since the patch that’s great that you’re that good that you kill that many teams that easy and that’s not being condescending I want to be that good but given the fact that you are that good do you notice that you are still taking more damage than you did before the patch?
I do not feel that I’m that good but I was definitely having far more success before the patch.

#29

I am taking more damage, but they didn’t nerf the preds health, I’m guessing it’s just FTs are getting better and closing the gap. Also people are starting to learn what weapons and perks to take into combat. I only use the LMG with the UMP, or the SCAR with the UMP. Both will melt a Pred in one clip if fire is accurate.

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#30

Preds are for the most part dying more cause players are likely noticing what guns they should be using in most games I play as the pred more and more players I can tell are using either the last 2 smgs or AR/LMGs that and there truly is only so much a pred can do tactic s wise. Melee is entirely unviable some of the best guns out dps every melee weapon unless you throw them ranged is dependent on the FT getting overwhelmed or just being so incompetent at aiming or separation that it’s a wonder how FT ever lose

I’m certainly losing more games a week as of last week usually I only lose 2 games a week as pred last week I lost 5 games one of those games were a death the others I had to let them xtract

FT needs nerfs or rebalancing around class specific roles sadly no one wants to admit FT does way too much dmg for there to be 4 of them we don’t even have to mention there hypothetical 64 health bars they get have/bring in

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#31

I personally think the Pred scout needs a little bit of a health increase. It doesn’t need to be equivalent of the hunter but it definitely needs to be increased by maybe a small percentage.

I’m trying to run scout to change things up from the Hunter 87. If there are no Boars, you get raped by the FT. It’s sad.

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#32

Not meeeeee. Once a good pred always a good pred.