Amazing. Probably my all time favorite competitive shooter. It just.....never gets old.
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Amazing. Probably my all time favorite competitive shooter. It just.....never gets old.
Anton Sugar
Member
Platinum skin is out (via reddit):
Looks really plain, might as well stick to the Gold skin.
Anton Sugar
Member
Gonna need some screens before I made a decision. I love the Gold skin, though.
Interesting vid on the new US operators. Most of it has been discussed here, FWIW.
He is pretty sure the man is an Attacker, BUT the audio files indicate he has a Nitro Cell, which is a first, right? It also sounds like his mini-shield can be deployed or "retracted".
Audio for the woman makes it sound pretty damned certain she has deployable cams.
Interesting vid on the new US operators. Most of it has been discussed here, FWIW.
He is pretty sure the man is an Attacker, BUT the audio files indicate he has a Nitro Cell, which is a first, right? It also sounds like his mini-shield can be deployed or "retracted".
Audio for the woman makes it sound pretty damned certain she has deployable cams.
TimeEffect
Member
Probably just extra lines of dialogue in case things changed. Dude definitely sounds like an attacker.
I just dont understand what he would bring to the table. Would have loved motion sensors that tagged enemies instead, or at least eventually.
As it stands, Buck and this other guy dont sound like they'd add much, while the upcoming defender sounds meta-changing.
I haven't noticed it myself, but maybe you guys have, are the attackers possibly overpowered? Maybe Ubisoft has some numbers indicating that attackers win a large majority of the time and they want to balance it out by adding mediocre attackers and good defenders? Just an idea.
Not that I know of. I think you have to put it in your ps4 and then it'll start the downloading of updates. I suggest doing that as soon as you walk in and provided your internet is fast you could be ready to go pretty soon.
Chronospherics
Member
Street Fighter V
I'll still be on though, but not even many of my friends play anymore. Heck, look at this thread now, it's super slow. It's not even going to see an OT2. Not ever.
I said this at the start of the game, attackers have better odds in my opinion. That's why it always makes me cringe when people complain about defenders going outside etc... attackers have all the flexibility in the world, and people try and take what little the defenders have, away from them.
That's why there's side rotation, though. It doesn't matter if the odds are unfavourable, because overall, everyone plays the same sides.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
In a sense, thatcher's emp grenades can render the majority of the defenders unquie equipment unless.
Lord of Castamere
Member
There is absolutely positively no reason to have team killing in Thunt.
Personally I haven't heard a good argument to leave in regular muti, but there's no reason it should ever be in coop.
Personally I haven't heard a good argument to leave in regular muti, but there's no reason it should ever be in coop.
Chronospherics
Member
Balance, tension, funny moments, realism.
You shouldn't be able to stack up and shoot across each other without having to exercise caution, and friendly fire provides that, both in TH, and in MP.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Ha I just got kicked for team killing. I'm sorry bro don't sneak up on me like that!
Lord of Castamere
Member
Yeah I've heard those before and I don't agree. Video games aren't real, this is a game where you can 1 slice knife kill, for example, and you have different situational awareness in real life. You would already have what you mentioned due to blocking teammates bullets. I don't blindly run into a teammates line of fire in Call of Duty, because he's shooting, regardless of him actually being able to kill me.
Also the only "tension" its given me is the tension of whether or not your random teammates are going to start shotgunning you for no reason.
ShadowsFell
Member
Man, so many people leaving, getting disconnected, or trolling with team or hostage kills in ranked matches the last couple of days. It's putting a damper on the experience.
Oh, and I'll add in people voting to kick myself and others from ranked matches for no reason, and then having to wait 8 minutes for a ranked match, because of that.
Oh, and I'll add in people voting to kick myself and others from ranked matches for no reason, and then having to wait 8 minutes for a ranked match, because of that.
Yeah I saw this twice yesterday, too. Specifically on Castle.
grandwizard
Member
The ranked update to make it so there are better balanced matches is sorely needed atm, it's rough seeing coppers and bronzes having go up against a team of golds and platinums and know they just have to suffer through or get a leavers penalty. However I hope people are willing to accept longer matchmaking times in return.
Anton Sugar
Member
It would be nice if they gathered some metric on how much damage it absorbs/how many times it has "saved" you. That would be an easy way to understand its worth.
It was deployed this morning:
TangoAlphaLima
Member
I'm a noob. What operator should I unlock first? I've got the Season Pass with Buck and Frost already unlocked.
On offense thermite or thatcher
On defense rook, mute, or castle
Can't really go wrong with any of the above as long as you play your role.
So weird with the whole patch this then something else breaks.
I hope this update today actually fixes the skill level matching because it's the worst getting stomped by a team of Diamonds when the rest of your team are bronzes.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMUF7q-cF2E
50 sec mark.
Playing Division gets you a Siege outfit.
Um thats big news, would be first time you could customize operator appearance.
50 sec mark.
Playing Division gets you a Siege outfit.
Um thats big news, would be first time you could customize operator appearance.
Anton Sugar
Member
Neat!
Aw yiss.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
I have convincingly speculated the outfit will be Ash.
No Castle. Never Castle. Rook is a must. But Castle is awful and actively hurts your team most of the time. I'm anti-castle all the way and unless you have a buddy being mute, its never useful
TangoAlphaLima
Member
I've read that Frost is a good defender, but that Buck isn't a good attacker. So with that in mind, I should probably unlock either Thermite or Thatcher first, right? That way I've got a good option on each attacking and defense?
Anton Sugar
Member
Frost is a fantastic defender, but very expensive compared to the others.
Besides the fact that Castle's shotgun is brutal.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
I have the season pass, so Frost is already unlocked for me.
Frost is a good defender but she costs 25,000 so I would stick with people like Rook. Jagers are always useful on defense. Mutes as wel. But Rook is a must on defense. I like Buck but Frost is definitely more useful on defense than Buck is on offense.
Thatcher/Thermite are musts too. No team should ever go without either except maybe on bomb.
That being said, I'd just buy any that sound interesting. You'll find characters who guns you prefer. Sledge/Ash is a good beginner character too.
ShadowsFell
Member
This. I actually like Castle a lot in general, but his shotgun is beastly.
Frost is great too. I often will default to Rook if no one else takes him though, just to provide the body armor. Although I'll choose him plenty of times anyway when that's not the case. He's a good operator.
Anton Sugar
Member
Do it. Frost has the best semi shotty in the game (it seriously needs an accuracy/range nerf), C4, and Thatcher-proof traps.
I always pick other operators, usually Kapkan, and wait until the timer to choose is down to 5 sec. If no one has picked Rook, I switch to him.
PeskyToaster
Member
I think Castle is okay but don't let him trap you in the room.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Man I love his game but the matchmaking takes forever. I also get a lot of connection issues. Haven't had so many games where it just freezes or has a connection error and boots me.
where do you live and what datacenter does the game show you are connected to?
ShadowsFell
Member
That's a good strategy. A lot of people pass on Rook, unfortunately. I'm not sure how big of a boost the body armor gives people though.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
NY how can I see what Datacenter.
Do you guys ever get this thing where it can't connect to the servers and it won't work until you restart the ps4?
I'm not sure. It certainly gives me a psychological boost, but not sure how tangible the effects are. My favorite is when someone else uses him, so I can Kapkan the shit out of people while wielding 3 star armor plus.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Using your breach explosions as a distraction while you enter through another barricaded point is gold
ShadowsFell
Member
Yup, I get that same psychological boost from it as well! I just wish I knew the stats of how much it really benefited you.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Is EUS the Datacenter I should be on for New York? I assume so but just checking
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Could just be my connection I guess