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[PuppetMaster]

I regenerated to G3.0 today.

In CoD games I usually get bored just after or even slightly before the first prestige. But this TF2 has its hooks in me. I can see playing this for months.

 

[E92 M3]

I regenerated to G3.0 today.

In CoD games I usually get just after or even slightly before the first prestige. But this TF2 has its hooks in me. I can see playing this for months.

Yep, it's the most fun I had in multiplayer since the OG TF and MW2.

 

[Zank Frappa]

If you get this, you might not go back to BF1 lol

This. Haven't played BF1 since I got TF2 last week.

 

[Mupod]

What mode are you playing. I have never had a spawn problem but i dont play pilotvpilot or bountyhunt very often

I mostly stick to bounty hunt. I switch to attrition if it feels like I'm playing against the same team over and over - attrition tends to have triple the player count of BH in the data center I play on.


edit: It's only really annoying in Bounty Hunt because your $600 can become $30 very quickly with a series of unfortunate spawns. I once killed one pilot so many times that my announcer proudly stated I was dominating that pilot and they were no threat to me. The game then had that pilot immediately respawn behind me while I was still reloading my LMG from killing them, which sent me into a death spiral of dropping me in the middle of 3 enemy titans over and over.

In Destiny this only happened when your team got extremely spread out. I'm guessing this is what's happening, but players are so mobile and the map icons can be misleading so people can get spread all over the place really fast.

 

[disillusion386]

Had a couple of good games with some GAF people last night.

Really enjoying Northstar. I had a hard time using her at first but her cluster missile core is so soo good. Especially great in maps with narrow corridors.

 

[ryan299]

I'm really not a fan of the Titan gameplay in this. Just not fun to me. All of them are too easy to destroy and the lack of customizable loadouts sucks.

 

[KodaRuss]

I hope all the Americans on TitanGaf are voting today.

I know who I am voting for.

 

[Gator86]

I regenerated to G3.0 today.

In CoD games I usually get bored just after or even slightly before the first prestige. But this TF2 has its hooks in me. I can see playing this for months.

I'm about to hit gen 3 as well. Just a stellar game, even for all the nitpicks I have. Top 3 of the year, along with Overwatch and Deus Ex, for me.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

also, rolling 5 scorch deep on complex lol fun stuff with Pegasus and company yesterday.

I wonder what they were thinking as the gas canisters and thermite came flying from above a wall of flame shields and they were out of room to retreat...

 

[Radical Edward]

I mostly stick to bounty hunt. I switch to attrition if it feels like I'm playing against the same team over and over - attrition tends to have triple the player count of BH in the data center I play on.


edit: It's only really annoying in Bounty Hunt because your $600 can become $30 very quickly with a series of unfortunate spawns. I once killed one pilot so many times that my announcer proudly stated I was dominating that pilot and they were no threat to me. The game then had that pilot immediately respawn behind me while I was still reloading my LMG from killing them, which sent me into a death spiral of dropping me in the middle of 3 enemy titans over and over.

In Destiny this only happened when your team got extremely spread out. I'm guessing this is what's happening, but players are so mobile and the map icons can be misleading so people can get spread all over the place really fast.

Shitty. BH makes me rage so i don't play it really.

 

[deoee]

I'm really not a fan of the Titan gameplay in this. Just not fun to me. All of them are too easy to destroy and the lack of customizable loadouts sucks.

Get Batteries, don't rush like a madman, win!

 

[E92 M3]

I'm really not a fan of the Titan gameplay in this. Just not fun to me. All of them are too easy to destroy and the lack of customizable loadouts sucks.

Don't run straight into the enemy. Understand the weaknesses and strengths of your opponents.

Got put a little thought into it

 

[hear4beer]

Someone please convince me to use something besides Tone. I'm about to hit g2 with it and every other titan is still lvl 1...

 

[deoee]

Someone please convince me to use something besides Tone. I'm about to hit g2 with it and every other titan is still lvl 1...

Scorch and Ronin look way more badass

Also Tone is imo really boring to play, it's my least fav.
I wish the others were as strong (in more situations) as Tone

 

[Radical Edward]

I'm really not a fan of the Titan gameplay in this. Just not fun to me. All of them are too easy to destroy and the lack of customizable loadouts sucks.

Become One lol

Know whatyour titan can and cant do. I see soo many scorches and northstars rushing straight into hot zones. People rushing at a legion down a corridor and people chasing scorch right into his traps or flame shield. Batteries are also important. Knowing titan match ups is key and baiting certain abilities in order to counter goes a long way

 

[lamaroo]

Holy shit, LTS levels your Titan up insanely fast.

 

[E92 M3]

Holy shit, LTS levels your Titan up insanely fast.

I play attrition and almost at G7, but might take a ride in LTS to finish Tone. Either way, it doesn't take too long.

 

[Bucca]

Is there any reason to use the R201 over the CAR?

I'm primarily a CAR user but I've been trying the former and I can't tell if it's actually better in any way.

 

[Kyne]

I heard the pro changes this to 60 fps. Is that in multi-player as well?

 

[EL CUCO]

I heard the pro changes this to 60 fps. Is that in multi-player as well?

It's already a very solid 60 on PS4.

 

[spermatic cord]

When the laser is just right (Colisuem):

HQ: https://gfycat.com/YellowCloseGadwall

 

[Gator86]

Someone please convince me to use something besides Tone. I'm about to hit g2 with it and every other titan is still lvl 1...

Tone is still ridiculous good and easy to use, but pretty boring. Fire sonar, drop two shots, dash back into cover while firing missiles into the air. Repeat. Dash wall if receiving too much damage. All of the other titans feel way more dynamic to play compared with Tone's 1,2,3,1,2,3....

 

[Revas]

For those curious: "She is the most beautiful star in the night sky. Oh Northstar, Angel of Death."



There are some pretty damn good players in Japan, but yeah, I get into games sometimes where I'm just murdering people for doing idiotic things.

The Northstar love makes my heart warm.

It would also be hard to have that combat sequence have much of an impact. Unless pilots were frequently used it does not seem worth programming pilot AI only for the player to one shot them and move on.

They saved pilot v pilot campaign interactions for Titanfall 3

 

[Strakt]

Angry joe review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCZ_uZpdvOs

 

[Revas]

Bear in mind that the game selling poorly is based on the UK charts that tracked it for two days (Fri and Sat) and didn't even count digital. EA, nor Respawn has commented on any yet. I gather, it might not be selling a boatload, but it's not the super trainwreck some on GAF are assuming.

It's compounded by articles, videos, etc. which are also based on that analyst firm estimates that TF2 will "disappoint" in sales since it won't sell 9m units, but "only" 6-7m. I've said it before, but I know for a fact that Respawn didn't spend Call of Duty-level money to develop the game, and the dev team is significantly smaller, too.

Apparently the game was out of stock on amazon (it's currently in stock for Xbox and PC), that is anecdotal evidence that it can't be doing that bad.

 

[Schlorgan]

Bear in mind that the game selling poorly is based on the UK charts that tracked it for two days (Fri and Sat) and didn't even count digital. EA, nor Respawn has commented on any yet. I gather, it might not be selling a boatload, but it's not the super trainwreck some on GAF are assuming.

It's compounded by articles, videos, etc. which are also based on that analyst firm estimates that TF2 will "disappoint" in sales since it won't sell 9m units, but "only" 6-7m. I've said it before, but I know for a fact that Respawn didn't spend Call of Duty-level money to develop the game, and the dev team is significantly smaller, too.

Your analysis in this and other threads is better thought out than the ones in any of those articles.

 

[BattleMonkey]

I miss how the MP had a narrative, with one side being clearly IMC, with IMC ships, npcs, etc, the other being the Militia. Instead now it's just random pilots and mechs fighting each other? And no matter what side you play, on, you are playing the Militia?

So does every side see their npc bot friendlies as militia, and enemy side are colored like IMC? Cause I assume it's a visual thing that only the player sees, since the NPC's on my side are always militia team.

Just one of many little annoying changes.

IMC 4 Lyfe

 

[Schlorgan]

Angry joe review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCZ_uZpdvOs

Surprised it doesn't have its own thread yet.

 

[BattleMonkey]

Surprised it doesn't have its own thread yet.

it does

 

[Xater]

I miss how the MP had a narrative, with one side being clearly IMC, with IMC ships, npcs, etc, the other being the Militia. Instead now it's just random pilots and mechs fighting each other? And no matter what side you play, on, you are playing the Militia?

Just one of many little annoying changes.

IMC 4 Lyfe

Uuuh no, you can clearly pick the faction you play for.

 

[BattleMonkey]

Uuuh no, you can clearly pick the faction you play for.

Where?! Dump this militia scum

 

[Applesauce]

Where?! Dump this militia scum

Somewhere in the pilot customization menu you can pick your drop ship's commander which is tied to each faction.

I have Blisk because Blisk is awesome.

 

[BattleMonkey]

Somewhere in the pilot customization menu you can pick your drop ship's commander which is tied to each faction.

I have Blisk because Blisk is awesome.

That's what that does? I always just ignored that option as pointless VA fluff

 

[disillusion386]

I wish Slone can get her own faction. Fuck it, let's get Richter his own as well.

 

[Schlorgan]

That's what that does? I always just ignored that option as pointless VA fluff

It changes the major character from the campaign that you see at the beginning of every match and also who talks to you.

 

[E92 M3]

Is there any reason to use the R201 over the CAR?

I'm primarily a CAR user but I've been trying the former and I can't tell if it's actually better in any way.

Use whatever you're comfortable with. Any one weapon is good in the right hands. I prefer SMGs.

 

[Applesauce]

That's what that does? I always just ignored that option as pointless VA fluff

That's what I assumed

 

[JaMarco]

When the laser is just right (Colisuem):

HQ: https://gfycat.com/YellowCloseGadwall

How do you use the laser in the Colosseum?

 

[The Xtortionist]

That's what that does? I always just ignored that option as pointless VA fluff

Winning matches levels up your current faction which leads to more merits and cosmetic unlocks.

 

[E92 M3]

Winning matches levels up your current faction which leads to more merits and cosmetic unlocks.

Once the first faction is 10, I am moving to Ash.

Ash hype!

 

[The Xtortionist]

Once the first faction is 10, I am moving to Ash.

Ash hype!

Factions regen after 5

 

[Gator86]

Is there any reason to use the R201 over the CAR?

I'm primarily a CAR user but I've been trying the former and I can't tell if it's actually better in any way.

R201 is better at range. You should generally beat SMG users from a distance with it. It's not objectively better or anything, but it's a top tier weapon in all contexts.

 

[Reebot]

Why do so many maps just have flat empty space sprawling out across the terrain?

I cannot imagine the thought process there. Its just free kills if you're even somewhat able to aim properly.

 

[The Xtortionist]

Why do so many maps just have flat empty space sprawling out across the terrain?

I cannot imagine the thought process there. Its just free kills if you're even somewhat able to aim properly.

because something something less chaos something

 

[EL CUCO]

Why do so many maps just have flat empty space sprawling out across the terrain?

I cannot imagine the thought process there. Its just free kills if you're even somewhat able to aim properly.

Titan combat, I guess.

 

[Reebot]

Titan combat, I guess.

Maybe, but if so its the dullest version of titan combat possible. Without interesting terrain, you're just DPS'ing each other.

 

[BattleMonkey]

Why do so many maps just have flat empty space sprawling out across the terrain?

I cannot imagine the thought process there. Its just free kills if you're even somewhat able to aim properly.

Giant open areas, then totally tight corridor areas. Your titans are either out in open at all times, or your stuck in a canyon of some sort with no place to maneuver.

All the maps really suck for Titans, some are ok for pilot play, but all the maps are shitty when it comes to Titan piloting. TF1 maps were so much better laid out, your Titans had lots of area to move, while also being able to always have cover when needed.

 

[ViviOggi]

So when are they nerfing Tone

 

[E92 M3]

Factions regen after 5

I meant gen 10 lol.

So when are they nerfing Tone

Tone is fine - killed a team of them last night. It's you, not Tone. Instead of asking for nerfs, think about how you can get better and counter Tone with smart playing.

 

[The Xtortionist]

I actually kinda like Homestead for Titan combat because it feels a bit less lane based than other maps, so flanking is a less rigid process. Pretty cruddy as a pilot, though.

So when are they nerfing Tone

Salvio core seems to have been nerfed a bit