News: Beta patch preview gameplay

Geist · 2012-10-04, 12:05 AM

http://www.twitch.tv/las0m/b/334355361

Interesting Points:

New way to blow gens
New Indicators(shields will have symbols associated with gens)
New Weapons(Burst Fire Battle Rifles!!!)
New Voice Macros
New Certs
New UI changes
More Optimizations
Empire Pop Caps
Stress Test
Esamir!!!
Trench Warfare!!!
Infiltrators are getting shotguns and scout rifles...eventually
Vanu are not allowed on Esamir(check continent pop)
Heavy Assault may be getting M14 style marksman rifles
Character Wipe

Crator · 2012-10-04, 12:35 AM

30 - 45 seconds on time to overload. Think it should be longer.

Did he say anything about more load-outs slot unlocks? Didn't watch it all.

maradine · 2012-10-04, 12:50 AM

For the love of all that is holy, fix joystick support already. That dogfight was excruciating.

Timealude · 2012-10-04, 01:38 AM

im confused about the shotguns for infiltrators.....it sounded like he misunderstood the question. I think an Infiltrator with a shotgun would be extremely OP.

Rago · 2012-10-04, 01:45 AM

I dont like "trench Warfare" XD

Gonefshn · 2012-10-04, 03:04 AM

Originally Posted by Rago

I dont like "trench Warfare" XD

Seems fun to me! Try it first! LOLOL

Helwyr · 2012-10-04, 03:16 AM

Seeing Esamir with the trenches, some of the broken terrain, and tunnels has significantly increased my enthusiasm for playing on this map as a mostly Infantry player. The way it was initially described was more for Tanks and Aircraft than Indar, which already heavily favors those things on much of the map.

Q spamming sounds like it will be even more annoying unless they changed other aspects to that feature. Do they realize how often many players hit the Q button? ...enemy tank spotted, enemy tank spotted, enemy tank spotted, enemy tank spotted, enemy tank spotted, enemy tank spotted.... and that's just for one taco detected by one player.

Originally Posted by Timealude

im confused about the shotguns for infiltrators.....it sounded like he misunderstood the question. I think an Infiltrator with a shotgun would be extremely OP.

I'm going to assume your not in Beta, the Shotguns have been in the store under Infiltrator for some time, albeit locked. But these aren't available to PS1 style Infiltrators, but rather the Sniper variety with a very short duration cloak... about 15 seconds, but haven't timed it. So no, not really OP.

Timealude · 2012-10-04, 03:27 AM

Originally Posted by Helwyr

I'm going to assume your not in Beta, the Shotguns have been in the store under Infiltrator for some time, albeit locked. But these aren't available to PS1 style Infiltrators, but rather the Sniper variety with a very short duration cloak... about 15 seconds, but haven't timed it. So no, not really OP.

I am In beta and i mainly play infiltrator actually close up infiltrator so think of it this way:

You run up to a tower cloaked sit at by door cloaked or run up behind someone you uncloak and shoot a round into the back of their skull and then recloak and go hide.

I can see it being a major problem in the future unless the shotguns arent that strong in which case theres no point in having a shotgun.

And with the other certs it can become a problem with the cloak armor or specter cloak even.

bullet · 2012-10-04, 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by Timealude

im confused about the shotguns for infiltrators.....it sounded like he misunderstood the question. I think an Infiltrator with a shotgun would be extremely OP.

I think it was in the plan all along to give shotguns to infils, but it would reduce their cloaking ability, hopefully to almost nothing if they chose a shotgun. We'll just have to wait and see how they turn out. EDIT: And hopefully they can't silence their shotguns, that would be ridiculous.

Glad to see the changes to generators going in. He didn't mention this, but will there be generators at the smaller outposts again?

Timealude · 2012-10-04, 03:48 AM

Originally Posted by bullet

I think it was in the plan all along to give shotguns to infils, but it would reduce their cloaking ability, hopefully to almost nothing if they chose a shotgun. We'll just have to wait and see how they turn out.

Glad to see the changes to generators going in. He didn't mention this, but will there be generators at the smaller outposts again?

Ya hopefully there is some reasonable downfall to having a shotgun as an Infy.