Discovery 4.91 Patch 12 Balance Changes [12/6/2019]

[pillow]

is because without using broken mechanics there is no point even trying.

If the only way you hope to stand a chance is an admittedly broken mechanic then just stop playing to win. I've seen this allegation for years now and I can understand where it comes from, but the logic is always faulty. The point of a learning curve is to work through it and games usually provide multiple avenues to do so. SHFs can counter VHFs without the dumb dual MR meta, this is coming from a guy who mounted two chain guns just for laughs.

I'm curious where you're getting this VHF justification from, please don't cite hearsay because that'll automatically invalidate your point. Dealing more with the facts of these changes and less with the assumptions will give you a better insight on just how this shakes things up.

"I'm bad at X, make it so that I can kill someone with years of experience and more technique than me." - If this were any other community there'd be an angry mob coming for you with pitchforks. You aren't forced to play VHFs or learn them, but neither are you entitled to have broken gimmicks purely because you're getting killed by someone better than you. There have been people older than you on the server that would likely have better reflexes than me, a young man, so let's leave stuff like that aside.

Tldr: Don't be silly and try to find a scape-goat in the form of fighters. At least not when silencer missiles outnumber CM amounts.

To be fair though VHF combat - whilst I think it's more fun than other forms of PvP these days - is still plagued by its lack of accessibility for players and I'm still amazed that several years later little to no consistent effort has been made to make the class more friendly.

reeves is smart and says good things listen to him

lyth,

i doubt that you could make snub pvp in this game "more accessible" without gutting it entirely and making the game a "whoever press q fast win game" like crossfire is
i would very much like to hear ideas tho because if theyre good ideas it will make people log snubs so i can shoot them and i like shooting snubs : )

"I'm bad at X, make it so that I can kill someone with years of experience and more technique than me."

I really like this segment because it truly emphasizes that "playing for fun" isn't a thing anymore in discovery. It's just play to win. Doesn't matter how little fun you're having as long as you decimate the opposing side and make sure they have as little fun as the game allows.

That one time in Cortez (I think a day before the last day of the event?) was truly miraculous. Imagine people, on both sides, being good sports and just playing the videogame with empathy for the enemy team in mind. Woah.