[PC] - the fun in light body type


(kilL_888) #1

evening…

so, it has been criticized from the beginning that the overall game is a bit slow. when i started playing the game i had to agree to the critics, but got used to it. sprinting speed was not too slow.

time passed by and i unlocked the body types. i started playing the light and it was still slow, but better. the pace of the game with a light is definetely fast when you use the parkour mechanics. quite a lot of fun, but could be faster…

that brings me to the other body types. i personally think the light could be faster, so i also think that the other two body types are terribly, terribly slow in comparison.

i recently tried the medium body type again, because i wanted to use the assault rifles again. havnt played any other body type than light since i unlocked light actually. maybe the fatty for a few minutes… but i discovered that the medium is in fact super ugly slow. even with sprint i feel like moving in slow motion.

sure, one reason that is, because i am used to the light. but still… it is very slow, no doubt about it. but its not just that. i feel not as powerful as i feel as a light.

i played with the gerund and actually used the ironsight. i actually hit someone, but i have the feeling that i have to put as much bullets into an enemy as with a smg. in fact i get easier kills with smg’s.

i think this is an imbalance. i dont want assault rifles to become 1 hit kill weapons or any similar to what cod is, for example, but i think there needs to be some buffing.

but thats just my impression from playing the medium for a few minutes and not beeing able to cause any damage.

my point actually is the speed. i think running and sprint speeds need a major boost. for all body types actually. maybe its just my personal taste, but i would be interested if i am the only one who thinks that the speeds could be a bit faster.


(wolfnemesis75) #2

If you time your jumps, wall hops and bunny jumps right you can hurl yourself forward as a light cannon. Anyone who can do Parkour this under 28 seconds knows this. :slight_smile:


(DRiP) #3

i agree i think the speed needs a buff for all body types, when i got the game i was hopeing for something like ut in terms of speed, but i find the game is much slower and ends up feeling like some kind of tactial sim type of game(in terms of moment speed only)


(Achtung) #4

The light is good enough. I get very tired of ppl who just sprint and run and slide and repeat. i like playing light and do well at it, but when its abused its irritating. Though better than bunny hoppers.

Personally i just think they maps are not S.M.A.R.T. enough to make the light as fun as it could be.


(wolfnemesis75) #5

As a light, it would be nice to be able to Parkour over the top of roofs. Currently you can’t do that. As long as there was a way to keep people from going out of bounds. I’d like to be able to climb up over the top of most buildings and run along them. I know its not in the game currently, but it would be Epic. I suppose the exploit like staying up there and shooting people coming out of spawn would get old, but its still worth exploring if there was a way to balance it out.

Container City would have been epic in this way; you could jump over the walls to escape a spawn trap. Good for future consideration. Still one of my favorite maps, but how cool would it be to leap along the rusted tops like where Brother Chen was standing in the opening cinematic?


(neg0ne) #6

@ wolf:
would be nice for the lights but unable to balance over all.


(wolfnemesis75) #7

[QUOTE=neg0ne;362774]@ wolf:
would be nice for the lights but unable to balance over all.[/QUOTE]

True. And would be camp friendly. That’s my reservation with it. Easy to exploit and hard to balance? In a perfect world, it’d be fun as hell to be able to do it. Especially on Resort. :slight_smile:


(Seatsniffer) #8

only way to balance it, would be to have heavies who dig themselves in…with a shield, for example.
If you open high-up, you have to open down-low too.


(xdc) #9

http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30039

sprint speed now is 270/230/200 (L/M/H)

It would be great if it was 280/240/220 (L/M/H),
Notice the pattern would be similar to the health: 120/140/180 (L/M/H)

I think the gameplay in brink is slow across the board even as a light. Its one of the reason PC players wont touch a heavy, or a medium