Hey illfonic devs,
So first off, I enjoyed my weekend playing the game. The matchmaking hotfix definitely helped a bit, but I still found myself in queue times of 5 - 6 minutes plus. Of course that’s for MM as Predator though, which is kinda to be expected. Better than launch night and Saturday though.
As someone who pretty much played Predator all weekend, I have a few things I want to mention.
Predator spotting - seems insanely easy from the fireteam. Multiple times my cloak was basically useless because the enemy teams Scout kept pinging me. Completely killing the stealth vibe the Predator is supposed to have. Every time I mounted a tree, I was pinged and spotted in a matter of seconds. The cloak needs to be more effective in loosing ping, and being harder to detect. Predator already has a hard time going toe to toe against 4 soldiers who are running sniper rifles and lmgs.
Predator Weapons - Smart Disc, Yautja Club, Elder Sword, Yautja Bow all PALE in comparison to the Combistick. I don’t believe the Combistick needs a nerf, but the other weapons need to perform at the same level.
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Smart Disc: One of the weapons that I was really excited to try, but sadly does way too little damage, and leaves the player exposed during the duration of it’s flight time. Also, it should come back after it’s timer runs out. Make it truly smart :p
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Yautja Club: I understand that this weapon is supposed to be slow, but it needs to have either knock back after a hit or increased damage. I mean, these are regular humans being clubbed by an alien weapon. It needs to feel better. Currently I tried it once, and never again. Especially with how squishy the Predators are.
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Elder Sword: Animations are a bit slow, and just isn’t worth the trade off from Wrist Blades.
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Yautja Bow: Now this has some crazy good potential. BUT like mentioned above, it’s damage is pretty negligible. Here’s the thing, the bow already has a crazy high charge time, has range drop off (as it should) and seems like it has VERY little to no Aim Assist, which again is great. BUT fully drawing a bow, should be a one shot imo. It’s a primitive sniper, that goes against PROPER snipers that can just decimate you in a few shots.
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Plasma Caster: While I don’t think a basic shot of a Plasma Caster should one shot, I feel like it definitely needs a bit of a bump to either damage, or introduce some sort of burn (damage over time) it’s a plasma shot for crying out loud XD that shit should BURN lmfao But seriously, just, kinda nudge it up a bit pls.
A couple rapid fire things I want to mention:
-Grenade Launcher spamming soldiers, are frustrating beyond belief.
-Reinforcements happens TOO fast after downing a player.
-Spawn Reinforcements with a basic hand gun, and let them acquire weapons/equipment ON-SITE. I’ve had multiple games where it’s only one person left alive, then they call reinforcements, and the chopper. Now I’m low on supplies as a Pred and have to go up against the whole team again fresh. It just feels unfair.
- Alternatively let Predators take downed players and hang them in typical Predator fashion as a means to prevent THAT specific player from being respawned.
Okay, that’s enough for now. I gotta get to bed for work in the morning. Thank you for reading!! I truly love the game, and want to see it have all the success possible.