Change heavy assault class name.. - Page 5

Sledgecrushr · 2012-06-21, 07:35 PM

Its funny because Im a big fan of 40k stuff I was calling the HA tacticals because thats what they looked like to me. Tactical armor is pretty bad assed. Now if I can get HA looking armor on my LA i will have a 40k fanboygasm.

SKYeXile · 2012-06-21, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by TheInferno

'cept the ones who disagree, of course.

Friendly jabs aside, I like Heavy Assault, but I don't really care if it was changed, but what would be the updated name? Reinforced Assault? Simply Rexo? Or just Reinforced Armor?

Also, was Rexo used in-game or was it just a community thing, anyways? That was never clear to me.

It was called reinforced exoskeleton im pretty sure, abbreviated as rexo.

Heavy Infantry or something so it gets the designation rexo works.

But like people have said, we'll likely just call it rexo anyway. its just easier and faster to say.

Bags · 2012-06-21, 07:46 PM

It's okay sky, Light Assault can't use Heavy Assault weaponry like this:

So there's no confusion.

SKYeXile · 2012-06-21, 07:57 PM

SAY WHAT?

Originally Posted by Bags

It's okay sky, Light Assault can't use Heavy Assault weaponry like this:

So there's no confusion.

GreatMazinkaise · 2012-06-21, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by SKYeXile

SAY WHAT?

That is from back when any class could use any item. It may not be making a return.

Redshift · 2012-06-22, 03:10 AM

Originally Posted by AzK

Think about your average actions in 1 life on ps (spawn till death) without changing gear, within a second you'll realize ps2 won't allow you to do even the most basic stuff you could in ps1.

Only real difference is i'd need a medic to heal me effectively.

honestly that's it.

Serotriptomine · 2012-06-22, 04:45 AM

"Let's see, what class do I want to be?"
Light assault, heavy assault, infiltrator, medic, engy.

"Let's see, what class do I want to be?"
Quick soldier, reinforced exosuit, ninja, PHD, mech tech

You see the issue? Obviously the streamlined names are more efficient at conveying the message as to what they are.

GreatMazinkaise · 2012-06-22, 04:48 AM

Should've just named Light Assault "Scout", "Recon", or something similar, while calling Heavy Assault the "Assault" class.

Canaris · 2012-06-22, 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by Bags

It's okay sky, Light Assault can't use Heavy Assault weaponry like this:

So there's no confusion.

ummm is that light assault guy eating that other dudes leg.... are the NC cannibals now?

Also I'm fine with the name Heavy assault, we can always use Rexo for short and to confuse non PS1 players

Bags · 2012-06-22, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by Canaris

ummm is that light assault guy eating that other dudes leg.... are the NC cannibals now?

Also I'm fine with the name Heavy assault, we can always use Rexo for short and to confuse non PS1 players

Nah, there's a iron sight on his leg.

GreatMazinkaise · 2012-06-22, 05:21 AM

Originally Posted by Bags

Nah, there's a iron sight on his leg.

But HA is supposed to be hipfired...

AzK · 2012-06-22, 05:32 AM

Originally Posted by Redshift

Only real difference is i'd need a medic to heal me effectively.

honestly that's it.

Well, you lived some pretty miserable "lives" then

But anyway even if it was "just" that it's a pretty big difference.

AThreatToYou · 2012-06-22, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by Bags

It's okay sky, Light Assault can't use Heavy Assault weaponry like this:

So there's no confusion.

quality post

legitimate +1

GuyFawkes · 2012-06-22, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by AzK

Having very restrictive classes/roles only shoves teamplay down everyone's throat, it doesn't actually improve it. Being able to help others and rely on others, good. Being forced into it, terrible.

I totally agree with this statement.

Take a new player , joins a random squad . People are always dying , so they pick medic , the other new players think the same and you have a squad of only medics. Communicate you say? Fine , but then do they find themselves pigeonholed as a medic?

Even in ps1 as a new player and minimal certs, you could pack a few extra med packs , quick swap between agile/rexo for quick armor repair ,carry a gauss and av plus a grenade. Simple stuff but you had an element of basic functionality.

Every 'class' bar max should have basic heal or repair etc , specializations should be vast improvements and aid teamplay , not force it down your throat.

Kalbuth · 2012-06-22, 08:39 AM

1) No newb was swapping agile/rexo to get back to full armor. This required some time with the game, and you don't do this before long. It often took weeks to discover you had a secondary mod on repair/heal tools to repair/heal yourself....
2) All infantry class has basic heal/repair mecanism in PS2. It's called shield regen. It's even easier than PS1 mecanisms.
3) classes being present in many major AAA title, even newbs today will understand how that work.