News: Game Update 07 Released

Glad to see that the pounder got a much needed magazine increase, but projectile gravity increased 500%?! It looks like we're back to the days of aiming at the moon to hit a target 50 meters away. :/

Also, on the MAX front: I'm glad the mutilator and Onslaught were buffed, but did the mercy need nerfed?

 

I look forward to the MCG changes

 

And don't forget the obligatory Frame Decrease with new patch lol

 

I really don't like the population influence change. It will make it even easier for zerg forces to capture bases.

 

Two steps forward, four steps back, though I like the map changes

 

Now, I can use my chain gun and just maybe not get plastered because of the RPM to fire delay.

 

Here is my thought on the Max after last nights Ops and my use before hand.


It is a huge Buff all around, it may not seem like it but it is.

Pounders: They shoot faster, farther and they will freak tanks out when you hammer them with all 8 of them.

Mercy: This seems like a nerf, but remember this thing is still as accurate before and it now has flat damage (meaning it has no damage degradation at range) Still my go to LR option for Max

Oblitarator: Ohh dear lord are these awesome now, can you say dead meat in front of you and I expect with lockdown coming these will be the best choice for room lockdown

Mutilators: a straight sidegrade for the default gun (has more ammo)

 

Not sure if I like having the player bonus on the cap point being removed. Again, they're taking the tactical away from the game and rewarding having large numbers as the only way to go. Even if you manage to sneak the control point away from a heavily defended base, you will have a long ways to go in order to cap the base, if you don't have a massive pop advantage. Killing the enemy doesn't help, since they'll just respawn at the nearest facility. Shoot, you could have your entire zerg parked outside of the base, not even assaulting and you'd be leveraging considerable effect on the cap mechanics of the area.

I am not a fan of these changes. Not at all...

 

Well now that population and influence have no part in caps, there is still room for tactical game play, but it will be very hard to hold a facility against attacks for 10 mins.

Also I would do Small at 5 min, Large 10, and Facilities at 20


the key here is to not gets all spun up over the population thing, it is just an indicator of numbers at a base, I mean you could see that it says 70%/30% and be like F that, but it is only 10 peeps so its a 7 vs 3 fight.

The warning of activity are very vague I mean when it says enemy platoons that could easily be 8 people all I need is 2 people for a squad and 2 more for another squad and I got myself a platoon.


What I am trying to get it is don't worry so much. Nothing has really changed with how we do things, other then we now know exactly how long we have to hold a point to win.

 

So talking to them on twitter. One doesn't to have to be even in the hex for the timer to progress and to stop a cap you have to recapture the point. So its going to boil down to a blockade around the base. But a thought if enemies are not very vigilant, infil and LAs will be great and forcing them to sit on the point anyways.


Also it could be a useful tool for diversions. Say SOAR squad is tasked to go ghost cap every small facility they can while the main forces hit larger bases. The enemy is going have to either respond in kind or get cut off very quickly.