Don’t get me wrong here but, I never said anything about stomping new players. I would rather be in matches with higher level players that have the same chance at killing me as the Predator then in a match with a bunch of new players with low stats. I do however think that if they are going to put us up against new players those players should see a difference between the levels and want to strive to become higher levels to compete. If the case is where they make ranked matches that would be fine with me by all means but the higher ranked matches should last longer than what we currently have to deal with. I think with a little more thought into actual gameplay mechanics they could make this game just as fun if not more than Friday the 13th. I had said that I wanted to see more focus on armor removal before serious damage could be done to the Predator but also understanding that most Predators don’t have extensive arm or leg armor, damage to those areas should either slow down attack speed for the arms or movement speed for the legs. A FT with maxed out weapons now take down a Predator way too fast and it does ruin the fear factor of facing off with one of these hunters. There needs to be some more focus on realism when it comes to the lore that the movies and the comics have given us about these creatures.
What is the purpose of leveling up?
I hate when people make me out to be a power hungry newbie hunter. That is not what I want at all. I just want people to have to play enough to compete with those of us who have put the extra effort in to reach level 150. I don’t see why that is so much of an issue.
Because you already have that.
New players already:
- Don’t get all the perks.
- Don’t get all the classes.
- Don’t get all the gear.
- Don’t get all the weapons.
- Don’t get all the cosmetics. (has no real impact)
You’ve made it very clear you feel the Predator is too weak at the moment, and in many scenarios I agree with you on that point. (However there’s still plenty of Predator players that will very much prove that point wrong).
But how do you think a Level 1-10 Predator is going to feel going up against a team of 150 Fire Team who all have extra stats because they’ve played more? (Not to mention all the experience and skills they have already obtained from their play time).
Everything you’re suggesting just makes it harder for those at the bottom of the ladder to climb up, and those already at the top to keep kicking those at the bottom.
You, me, and every other level 150, have already had the easy climb. Would you be OK with being reset back to 0 when these changes are implemented? Because that’s the only way it’s actually fair. We didn’t have to deal with ‘stronger’ opponents because they had more play time, nor should anyone else.
This is not an RPG.
I agree with progression. I agree with an incentive to keep playing, and provide rewards for your time, effort and performance. Those rewards should not be direct in-game stat advantages in a game like this
A hit from a Predator no matter if it is parried or not should cause some serious damage seeing their strength way exceeds that of even the strongest human. They are the main focus of this game not the FT. Maybe if they actually took the time to research how fights with humans actually have turned out in the movies and the comics they would see that there was always some special technique that had to be used by the human counterpart inorder to best the Predator they were facing off with. You just don’t beat a Predator by shooting it to death sorry that ruins the meaning of a fight with one of these creatures. Now don’t get me wrong if your a new player and you choose the Predator and you just stand in the middle of oncoming fire for an extended period of time, well you get what you ask for but even then the armor should have to be removed and then when the vitals are exposed I can see one downed for its lack of intelligence.
Would I redo it all over for stat boosters, Hell yeah I would in a hot shit minute I would. Then this game might actually be more fun. I would earn my right to be at the tip top of the food chain.
if a level 150 FT member wants to shoot me or stab me to death and I am a low level Predator that would just drive me to get better and come back even harder. That is an incentive to me…
As they said so well in Batman, why do we fall? To learn to pick ourselves back up. In in this case become even stronger then those who knocked you down in the 1st place.
What is an incentive for you, may make others simply quit the game.
It’s the same as others who think “hard mode” should be the only way to play. The game belongs to everyone, not just a small sub-set of players.
Hard mode is for those who love the challenge. I also agree games are for all but when it comes to one of my favorite movie monsters just as with Jason, there has to be some fear. I am not even the least bit phased when I see the Predator pop up and in most cases I make it out when my entire FT dies. That tells me something about this game. The FT has the clear advantage over the Predator.
It’s a game it needs to be fun for all the players.
Then just call it Hunting Grounds.
If your gonna put the name PREDATOR in bold red letters then make it mean something at least.
I haven’t even been playing with my Berserker class, I have been using my Alpha and Hunter classes and yes they get taken down alot easier but they still should offer more of a challenge, even the Scout class should still be stronger than the FT. They are Predators not Pushovers.
I am truly sorry of any of you think that I just want to beat on new players all day. That is not what I meant at all by creating this post. As always people take other people’s words and twist them to fit their narrative. I just would like to see more depth to this game and a better reward system for those who earn the higher levels. Yes new gear or higher level gear and skins and skills are awesome but they pail in comparison to actually being alot harder to kill because you have more life or better armor or even the capacity to equip more skills or carry more items. If it is the case where the fireteam can increase the level of their weapons then at least allow the Predators to do the same thing with their weapons.
It really sounds like this thread is you asking for a Predator buff, and is not actually about leveling up at all?
Or you only want the Predator to benefit from such “level ups”?
Note: I posted this at the same time as your above comment.
No I want to see it all around. I just prefer to play as the Predator more. Thats all.
I think that the FT as they level should be able to carry more weight and also access more skills. This goes for the Predators as well. There should be an increase in HP as well as overall defence. This would make for longer matches with more uncertainty to who the victor would be.
Just to make it fair so nobody gets too butthurt keep players in groups. 1 to 50, 51 to 100, and 101 to 150 so people don’t get their feelings hurt.
It is sad we now live in an age where people shy away from a challenge. This is what our world has become. I am fine with how the game is for now but I and many others would like to see some improvements made to make this a little bit more realistic then what it currently is. Predator fans like to see the Predators and their toys rip people and Aliens apart, not the people beating on the Predators. It is fine when someone actually comes along and pulls some crazy ass bullshit out of nowhere and kills one but like I said it has to be some crazy ass bullshit to down one of these bad boys.