Think im done till next patch....

#1

Ive been suffering through predator gameplay with all the spot spamming but the round i just had just made me realize i need a break till the next patch in hopes gameplay is tweaked further.

I was playing against 4 pc players as fireteam… on the derailed map. I ran straight to the railyard and got on a roof to wait for the ft.

While on the roof i could see their noise markers in isolation on the opposite side of the yard… I came off that roof and ran on the ground to the closest building where they would be entering the compound. I waited , not moving so they wouldnt spot spam me… I hear one so i peek over the edge and the entire team is trying to climb up onto the roof at the same time like they knew i was there. They didnt “spot” me, they couldnt have heard me as i just stood behind cover cloaked…But Ok i can live with that so i open up and start nailing them with my plasma castor which did absolutely nothing to them… they just kept coming so i had to move.
I go to the ground and start lighting them again (doing nothing of course) and im taking damage so i run away in fear like a little bitch to the forest to go heal… i jump to the nearest highest rock to heal in safety… and of course during the lennnngthy healing animation all 4 team members have ran me down exactly where im at, climbed the rock and are all 4 now dancing around me trying to rip me open again…

they get me into second wind in just seconds so i just said fuck it and ctl alt deleted the process… rage quitting for the first time in this game as a level 69 predator …

theses guys had no intentions of doing the missions and just shows how op the fireteam is for several reasons… So on that note im taking a break and will come back after the patch fixes a lot of gameplay issues.

Cue up the fireteam fanboys to tell me how i suck, or to get gud.

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#2

It was to long so I read the first sentence my bad it’s just late but I’ve turned cross play off becouse nerds piss me off lmao it was a joke if I offended anyone Pc players r too try hard I’ve killed a lot but the spotting jus makes me a lil mad even if I win

#3

Also don’t listen to toxic ppl I can’t say what I would like bout them but still

#4

That sounds like it was us… RIP

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#5

Lmfoaoaao big rip

#6

yeaaa does sound like us

#7

yeahhh, riippp

#8

Yeah true It probably was us

#9

You might need practice, but I think a lot if people share your hatred for spotting. I think it was you who I told earlier, I really just think its pc players using potatoe mode, or it’s just easier to see pred on pc.

Whichever it is, it needs to get looked into and fixed.

#10

Its not us using potato mode it’s just generally easy to see pred. And to shoot him as well on pc. Think, we have entire mouse pads while PS users are limited to small joystick.

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#11

So if it was you, can you explain your side? Do you guys run potatoe mode? Is it just easy to see the pred for you?

Did they just not move well?

Cause its extremely suspicious that only pc players seem to always be able to see pred. I know some of you on pc might be pretty good, but not all of you.

So mind telling your side?

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#12

I would also like to know 😐

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#13

Oh but on mouse you can easily overshoot too. I know. Cause I see it all the time.

If you arent using potatoe mode then pred Being easy to see needs to be fixed.
It could also be that you guys have just memorized typical/good spots.

But if its as you said, then it really needs to be fixed so these poor pc preds get to experience what the game is supposed to be like.

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#14

The only thing is that the game is just ported over from PS to PC it’s not optimized. So PC has to run lower setting just to get smooth game play. I know I run all my settings on medium apart from view distance. Some people on PC if they try and play need to run on the lowest because of it just being ported over. So you might run into some PC people that are doing it unintentionally.

#15

I run on pc and while I potato on most graphics, I have my shadows on medium to avoid any possible exploitation that might entail as others have suggested.

However I can explain to you why most PC players can so easily abuse spotting. Ironically I dont think spotting in the game is the issue. Its the fact that as pred you cant even get close to a PC player without giving away your location. I will try to explain to you some counters to pc players as pred though as well.

First, how do I find pred as FT

-Headphones. I know it sounds simple but the clicking that pred makes is so damn clear at almost any time, that I can not only tell which direction its from, but also how far away he is.

-M+KB I think this one is a given but playing on M+KB means we have a much easier time scanning the environment, and especially the trees.

-Screens. PC players play on a screen in most cases, that is inches from their face. PS4 players are likely playing on a TV across their living room in most cases. This means that PC players have a lot less trouble spotting predator when hes in the trees, even if hes on the other side of the map…

-Low graphics. Assuming the rumors are true, PC players can abuse the graphics to do two things. Low effects means smoke grenades dont work at all. The smoke doesnt appear for us. Low shadows means you are never truly invis as pred.

-Blood. If you are injured as pred, and you are bleeding, A pc player is gonna spray the air above the blood stain to make sure you arent standing still invis. Sometimes this blood can be seen through the roof of buildings

-and with all of those, comes spotting. Spammed on you every time you make a move.

So bearing all of that in mind, how can you counter this as predator?

  1. Use cloak sparingly. You only make clicky noises when you are cloaked. Otherwise pred shuts the fuck up. This means that the only audio you will be making while you are in the trees, is whatever movement you are doing.

  2. Move slowly, or not at all. If you are in the trees above the fireteam, crouch on the branch, stand still, observe. dont make any noise. wait for them to pass, then start moving.

  3. Mobility. The exact opposite. If shit hits the fan, turn on your cloak and start hopping all around eratically. Even hopping back over the fireteam behind them and running the other way. This will throw them off.

  4. Standing still cloaked. It wont work on all fireteams, but as long as they dont get a hitmarker spraying at you, it will fool most of them. Just make sure you arent bleeding, and you dont do it a lot.

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#16

I run on ultra/high settings at 1080. I can’t say anything really other than it’s extremely easy to see a moving predator cloaked or not. And the predator is so nerfed we usually will lose 1 out of 20-30 matches in a whole night. It’s rediculous

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#17

U we’re typing for the longest time but you always have some long essay to write that helps a lot I read it over and thanks for the tips against pc lmao

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#18

Damn.

#19

No problem man. The more we help each other out the better the game will get over time!

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#20

Completely agree I can’t wait what lies in the future if they sticc with caring for the game!