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Post by tcvash99 on Sept 9, 2021 16:43:05 GMT -5
Maybe i just haven't noticed before, but it seems the i.q. of players have dropped quite a bit
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Post by BB on Sept 9, 2021 17:05:43 GMT -5
All by design IMO. Tactics, skill, and strategy purposely phased out to make way for linear moving, easy as 「fluffernutter」 teleporting, princess power having, magic button mashing crap.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2021 19:57:14 GMT -5
There are modules, skills and chips out there to counter this issue. Gotta spend, my friend!
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I.q. drop
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Post by Sgt. Beacon on Sept 9, 2021 20:59:03 GMT -5
Is it that? Or you've gotten better/smarter?
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Post by 079 on Sept 9, 2021 22:11:49 GMT -5
It’s just that the way engagements occur has changed. What used to be decided by user-based actions like dodging or corner-shooting is now decided more by gear. Getting caught without your ability/module recharged or fighting a bot that counters yours is how you die these days. Plus power gaps have grown, only further diminishing the impact of skill. When the game just is hide-and-seek waiting for your ability, not much additional skill is needed unfortunately.
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Post by tcvash99 on Sept 10, 2021 4:32:26 GMT -5
There are modules, skills and chips out there to counter this issue. Gotta spend, my friend! Hell no
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Post by Jeb on Sept 10, 2021 10:00:16 GMT -5
It’s just that the way engagements occur has changed. What used to be decided by user-based actions like dodging or corner-shooting is now decided more by gear. Getting caught without your ability/module recharged or fighting a bot that counters yours is how you die these days. Plus power gaps have grown, only further diminishing the impact of skill. When the game just is hide-and-seek waiting for your ability, not much additional skill is needed unfortunately. Well, yes, but also no. You still need to nurture a lot of battlefield awareness. I've been training myself to do a wide-field scan when I hear my orbital strike chime ready to see if there are any low-health reds hiding out, so I can drop a blast on them. And any good Raven pilot will tell you that you ALWAYS want to know what jumps you can pull off if needed.
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Post by Loganspawn on Sept 10, 2021 11:45:21 GMT -5
Maybe i just haven't noticed before, but it seems the i.q. of players have dropped quite a bit It has been dropping for awhile now IMO. The old timers have been leaving with each update faster and faster being replaced by people being shoved up the ladder too fast by the Pix screw you matchmaker. Pix has made skill and IQ second to money and power. The power creep is now past the point of skill mattering much. Even if you have skill and meta you cannot effect a battle much if the reds have one more meta guy than the blues.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Sept 10, 2021 12:24:51 GMT -5
There are modules, skills and chips out there to counter this issue. Gotta spend, my friend! You mean I can spend my way to greatness? SWEET!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2021 17:52:08 GMT -5
There are modules, skills and chips out there to counter this issue. Gotta spend, my friend! You mean I can spend my way to greatness? SWEET! Sadly, yes. Yes you can.
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Post by Cdr. Crimmins on Sept 14, 2021 20:02:15 GMT -5
Maybe i just haven't noticed before, but it seems the i.q. of players have dropped quite a bit This is why it's so hard to recruit for 6Pack. We have had ‘champions’ join us who are stunned to end up bottom of the table. They don't understand. They spent silver and gold, they leveled everything to 6, why aren't they the best? We had one guy, who shall remain nameless, who accused one of our longtime players of hacking because while new guy was taking damage, veteran player wasn't. After a bit of loud discussion back and forth on coms we finally determined that: A) they were engaged in a duel in two Gareths B) while the vet was running OrkanPinata, the new guy was running TaranGust C) despite being in Champions, new guy was unaware (!!!) that rockets bypassed physical shields. Later he loudly proclaimed that we should be able to use Quantum Radar because Stalkers were too powerful. When we tried to explain that you have to deal with them the old fashioned way, explaining same, and that, yes, they can be trouble if you get caught unawares, he then proclaimed that he was going to buy 5 of them and show us all (the people who've been playing 6Pack since 2017) next week. I responded that I would simply kill them all. He's never showed up again. Which is damned pity, because he had promise! He couldn't see that he needed to put his time in though. He couldn't see that in 6Pack it's way less about the gear and way more about the skills.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Sept 15, 2021 11:26:20 GMT -5
Cdr. Crimmins: I like to think I would ROCK the 6-pack world but I know that I wouldn't. I bet it's a completely different game. More deliberate, less reliance on "My God mode is better than your God mode."
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Post by Eradicator1 on Sept 15, 2021 12:26:51 GMT -5
Cdr. Crimmins: I like to think I would ROCK the 6-pack world but I know that I wouldn't. I bet it's a completely different game. More deliberate, less reliance on "My God mode is better than your God mode." Olly, come on out and play with us. Such a great time. Smack talk galore. And the best part...it’s fun. Great touch up on skills that help out when playing the regular game too.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Sept 15, 2021 12:42:00 GMT -5
Thanks, it's likely I will. I seem to remember the play times are during family time but I suspect i can work something out... And I love good natured smack-talk. Eradicator1
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Post by Cdr. Crimmins on Sept 16, 2021 7:20:59 GMT -5
Cdr. Crimmins : I like to think I would ROCK the 6-pack world but I know that I wouldn't. I bet it's a completely different game. More deliberate, less reliance on "My God mode is better than your God mode." Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9pm Eastern! It IS more deliberate. The first thing nearly all new players say is about how slow the bots are. You can start to ID your enemy and you know pretty much exactly what they're capable of. The nearest thing to God Mode is the Tarancilot and there are bots in 6Pack that can take them on 1 on 1. The only healing in 6Pack is Ancile regeneration. You hurt someone, they stay hurt. We are generally in the same coms room. While there's less room for tactics and strategy, there's way more fun in good natured smack talk as well as even your enemies helping you out for next time or giving you advice. Lastly, you DON'T need a tricked out meta hangar to compete. a mix of 5 Leo's and/or Griffins with all silver gear will absolutely get you going for a pittance (compared to leveling that single meta weapon up from 2.11 to 2.12). Every other week is Casual (any legal 6P hangar) and on the off weeks we do fun stuff (that generally restricts heavies) like Mediums Night, Medium Rare (highlander), Cricket Night (all Cossacks), One Light Minimum/One Heavy Maximum, etc.. The Leagues are a hamster wheel. Come have some fun and throw yourself around in the straw pile for a while!
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Post by Koko Bop on Sept 17, 2021 14:03:52 GMT -5
There are modules, skills and chips out there to counter this issue. Gotta spend, my friend! You mean I can spend my way to greatness? SWEET! You can spend your way to *winning*, but thatâs not power: power would let you influence the game itselfâ¦which would be cool. Skills may no longer matter, but theyâre what allows me to win when I do (and getting matched against heavily-armed dip「dookie」s who canât find the fire button). Without that, I gave up years ago
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