Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
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Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
So, I've been meaning to brainstorm this for a bit, and now that I can actually look into tweaking some things it might be worthwhile to actually make this topic.
Predators - how do you feel about your gear, comparatively? Do you feel any of the options could be improved? Do any of them feel less useful than others?
I'm admittedly pretty bad at combat, so feedback from more experienced / robust people than myself would be useful here .
Predators - how do you feel about your gear, comparatively? Do you feel any of the options could be improved? Do any of them feel less useful than others?
I'm admittedly pretty bad at combat, so feedback from more experienced / robust people than myself would be useful here .
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
Scims are amazing.
The Glaive feels a bit too much RNG.
Sword is pretty good.
Combistick is a pretty meh option, it needs a sprite for when it's 2 handed
Scythe is just... Eh.
Chainwhip is alrightish, don't use it all that often though.
Smart Discs need a lot of work done on them if they are to be any good. Increased speed maybe a good starting point.
The Glaive feels a bit too much RNG.
Sword is pretty good.
Combistick is a pretty meh option, it needs a sprite for when it's 2 handed
Scythe is just... Eh.
Chainwhip is alrightish, don't use it all that often though.
Smart Discs need a lot of work done on them if they are to be any good. Increased speed maybe a good starting point.
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
Scims way too good for 1v1s, pretty much just CC.
Glaive is too RNG and luck based. Not hitting an alien means having to wait 2 more seconds to click again and so on. Hitting marines has a ridicolously high chance to not even work.
Sword is the best primary.
Combi is... ok. Perhaps lacking in dmg but ok overall.
Chainwhip is alright.
Smartdiscs are the big gay, you need like 5 of them to do anything.
Pred traps are way too fucking good and need a rework ASAP. Just make them not be an instant kill, please. Maybe make the mob unable to go past 5ish tiles of the trap - and make humans unable to use them.
Glaive is too RNG and luck based. Not hitting an alien means having to wait 2 more seconds to click again and so on. Hitting marines has a ridicolously high chance to not even work.
Sword is the best primary.
Combi is... ok. Perhaps lacking in dmg but ok overall.
Chainwhip is alright.
Smartdiscs are the big gay, you need like 5 of them to do anything.
Pred traps are way too fucking good and need a rework ASAP. Just make them not be an instant kill, please. Maybe make the mob unable to go past 5ish tiles of the trap - and make humans unable to use them.
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
Buff harpoon damage and make it that they have a chance to stun.
Keep scimitars the way they are
Make it the glavie doesn’t miss as much
Buff the combistick damage
I think traps are fine
Keep scimitars the way they are
Make it the glavie doesn’t miss as much
Buff the combistick damage
I think traps are fine
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
nerf schimitars so these trash preds stop crutching on them killing everything in their path
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
^z a n e b o t wrote: ↑30 Oct 2018, 02:34nerf schimitars so these trash preds stop crutching on them killing everything in their path
Also smartdisc could be a bit faster
Bring back old traps thx
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
Scimitars - Extremely Overpowered, they do more damage than the sword at a speed as fast as Wrist Blades and you can't drop them, nerf hard.
Combi-Stick - Needs a two-handed sprite, please give it more damage, it is not viable as a primary because it does barely any more damage than wrist blades, but wristblades are faster and out dps it. A primary weapon should not be weaker than your backup weapon.
Sword - It's alright.
Glaive - Pretty alright as well, though a weird thing with all Pred weapons in general is that Marine armor has a chance to fully block hits, which can be very punishing for the few hits you actually get with this one.
Plasma Pistol - I see no reason to use this over just your plasma caster.
Spike Launcher - OP against humans but weak against Xenos
Hunting Traps - Legitimately just remove these, they aren't fun for anyone and are overpowered as hell. Way too much abuse from Predator players, and Marines that manage to steal them.
Smartdisc - It's actually not terrible but it suffers from SS13 AI being braindead.
Harpoons - More chance to imbed or stun could be useful.
Chainwhip - Niche but it's basically just a weaker sword. I say change it's trip function to something else, like... grabbing people? I don't know.
Scythe - Damage is actually kinda meh but it's a meme for its chance to instantly decapitate people.
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Unrelated Predator Complaint: I'm all for Predator nerfs in general but they should not be able to be knocked unconscious for 40+ seconds by being hit on the head with a knife.
Combi-Stick - Needs a two-handed sprite, please give it more damage, it is not viable as a primary because it does barely any more damage than wrist blades, but wristblades are faster and out dps it. A primary weapon should not be weaker than your backup weapon.
Sword - It's alright.
Glaive - Pretty alright as well, though a weird thing with all Pred weapons in general is that Marine armor has a chance to fully block hits, which can be very punishing for the few hits you actually get with this one.
Plasma Pistol - I see no reason to use this over just your plasma caster.
Spike Launcher - OP against humans but weak against Xenos
Hunting Traps - Legitimately just remove these, they aren't fun for anyone and are overpowered as hell. Way too much abuse from Predator players, and Marines that manage to steal them.
Smartdisc - It's actually not terrible but it suffers from SS13 AI being braindead.
Harpoons - More chance to imbed or stun could be useful.
Chainwhip - Niche but it's basically just a weaker sword. I say change it's trip function to something else, like... grabbing people? I don't know.
Scythe - Damage is actually kinda meh but it's a meme for its chance to instantly decapitate people.
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Unrelated Predator Complaint: I'm all for Predator nerfs in general but they should not be able to be knocked unconscious for 40+ seconds by being hit on the head with a knife.
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
I'm a new predator so I haven't made my opinions on the weapons, but even before I was a predator I knew this was an issue.TheMaskedMan2 wrote: ↑25 Nov 2018, 14:02
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Unrelated Predator Complaint: I'm all for Predator nerfs in general but they should not be able to be knocked unconscious for 40+ seconds by being hit on the head with a knife.
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
Combi-stick - Needs to hit a little harder for two-handing it. It really doesn't do much damage.
Hunting Traps - Really strong, but new honor rules basically make it so that you're only ever going to be using them to fight off hunting squads and things of that like, so I don't see much issue with it.
Smartdisc - Kind of wish this did a little more damage, or was a little faster. As it stands, stuff only gets hit by these when it stands still as far as I can tell.
Harpoons - Totally garbage. I don't even remotely see the use of these.
Hunting Traps - Really strong, but new honor rules basically make it so that you're only ever going to be using them to fight off hunting squads and things of that like, so I don't see much issue with it.
Smartdisc - Kind of wish this did a little more damage, or was a little faster. As it stands, stuff only gets hit by these when it stands still as far as I can tell.
Harpoons - Totally garbage. I don't even remotely see the use of these.
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
Harpoons - The point is to have it embed in a marine after you throw it, making their life suck.
Combi-stick - It's gimmick is the deflecf chance its two handed form has
Smart-disc - If you're using the active form, you should be using a multitude of them for best effect, and they're more intended as a distraction for groups of hostiles anyways.
Hunting Traps - The new rule regarding them is a bandaid fix while we wait for devs to nerf them mechanically
Combi-stick - It's gimmick is the deflecf chance its two handed form has
Smart-disc - If you're using the active form, you should be using a multitude of them for best effect, and they're more intended as a distraction for groups of hostiles anyways.
Hunting Traps - The new rule regarding them is a bandaid fix while we wait for devs to nerf them mechanically
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't one of the main utilities of the Plasma Pistol is that it can very rapidly destroy most walls, even R-Walls? Unless that was nerfed. Otherwise it's a decent self defence weapon against Humans and Xenos that lets you save your plasmacaster energy for more bigger situations.
Hunting Traps should be reworked. Constantly seeing Predators meming Marines by stunning them then cuffing them and dragging them off to the middle of nowhere is stupid to see.
Finally, combi stick really needs a buff. Its one of the more iconic Predator weapons yet it is functionally mediocre
Hunting Traps should be reworked. Constantly seeing Predators meming Marines by stunning them then cuffing them and dragging them off to the middle of nowhere is stupid to see.
Finally, combi stick really needs a buff. Its one of the more iconic Predator weapons yet it is functionally mediocre
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
Plasma pistol is the greatest breach and clear weapon.
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Combi is pretty trash and should be buffed in damage, it ain't fun using it either since it's got no sprite.
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Re: Predators - how do you feel about your gear?
FIX THE RNG FOR KNOCKOUTS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
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