Does anyone else think (and reflexivly do) that FT should be able to avoid damage by jumping off the ground? Because there is literally no avoiding damage no matter how far the predator is away and how fast you move.
SLAM avoidance.
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Its an explosion, not a earthquake.
And yes you can avoid it by running. Just try running before they land on you and you should be fine.
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no because it would make the slam literally obsolete and pointless pred slams ft just jumps evades all damage lights pred up. dumb or daft is that idea … lol. plus it has aoe im pretty sure
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Just shoot him it cancels the slam.
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Shoot him or sprint for a second in any direction instead of panic bunnyhopping lol
People don’t realize you’re way safer in the open than anything else.
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Slam is already useless in the open if you don’t animation cancel. Being able to do a measly jump to dodge it…no.
ill have to try that, never knew that was possible.
I was not aware of that thank you.
i hear you on that one ,especially when your in a building and the predator slams onto the roof and everyone gets damaged by it which is a bit stupid because the roof is blocking the way for the damage to be done even if does area effect damage and you still get hit, a serious glitch or bug that needs to be fixed or looked at
Feel the slam needs a serious nerf…
The damage it does and the flash effect through buildings is PERFECTLY fine.
To make it able to DOWN fireteam members through a building? I think not.
My idea:
Bring the FT health down to like 25 or 1 even regardless of how many slams you do on a single building. Allowing the pred to just jump into the room and finish people off face to face.
BUT!!!!! <~~~~~~~ see the but
I CANNOT STAND how people use it to win.
Especially if I’m not even “camping” or trying to “hide”.
I can just be dojng an objective and play the game it’s supposed to be played and boom slam, GAME OVER.
Like I said, it is a great mechanic.
Cannot stand that it is a GAME ENDING MECHANIC.
Any predator would for surely prefer to fight not through walls lol.
Where does it say the game is supposed to be played like that?
The fact that one of the Win conditions is based upon that? Maybe? Are you fucking brain dead? That’s like the biggest way Fireteam can apply pressure against a Predator is by doing missions fast and forcing him to all in at the end. Did you just buy this game dude? XD
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The biggest means of dealing with the slam is largely to keep well spaced but still close and if you see him leaping run towards him so he overshoots you and misses. If you are a crack shot and think you can nail him enough to cancel his slam by all means go for it but largely it’s a matter of keeping on the move and not clumping together. OR the second he slams you pop a syringe. Even if he animation cancels he can’t attack until it goes through and by then the damage he just did nullified. That might be considered a waste of a syringe but if you live then it’s worth something at least.
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I play Pred all the time. I love Pred. I main Pred. But the slam is OP. The main problem is how so strong it is vs less than 4 FT members. If you have all 4 spaced out. It’s fine. But when you kill 1 or 2. That’s when it becomes a brain dead auto win button. It should only be good as an anti-tunneling ability for when people hold up in a building.
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How dense can you be?
Objectives are INSIDE buildings.
Some you have to sit on.
Getting pred slammed till death is slightly annoying No?
Guessing you enjoy using this tactic since you’re not discussing my point?
Cool.
Finally someone with common sense…
I would much prefer fight my way out of a building with minimal health and being flashed for a while, than be forced to stop end the game because a predator decides to only use this mechanic to win.
Anyone fighting me over this obviously doesnt want their WINNING tactic taken and make them work for their prey.
I am all for the slam causing damage and flashing people.
It shouldnt be a game ender.
Anyone care to tell me why it should be?
Theres no densnes here you send one person in and drive the pred away or you dont go inside untill you have driven pred away aka sw’d or so damaged he goes to heal.
Then you go in start mission and leave 1 person in there if you cant complete it by staying outside.
If the Ft cant manage this then they deserve to loose.
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Heres a counter argument.
Reinforcements used already, only 2 fireteam members left, one gets downed in a building.
Im supposed to presume hes just going to be dead including myself if I go and revive him cause I know the slam is coming?
I have no hope of being able to swing the momentum of a match?
Its game over at that point?
Just to clarify what you’re mentioning…
What a ridiculous thing to say. If reinforcements have been used and you’re down to two men with one getting downed in a building then the remaining should be thinking about themselves and doing something like trying to run and hide to see if they can escape on their own.
I’m amazed you haven’t thought of this but ok. Inside many buildings is a very safe space for the FT that is very hard for the predator to do much damage but very easy for the FT to do damage. It’s like a free and easy way to do any objectives inside there and to heal up. They should have to work for those things and that is what slamming the roof does. It forces the FT to get some damage on the predator to force him to back off before they can safely complete an objective/heal.
Now you’re moving past the topic of the SLAM… lordy…
slam should be nerfed and not cause the FT to be downed and end the match.
Have a great day!