Im struggling to understand now that every other thread i have seen about 2 primries has had possitive feedback. Not here though...
look i don't intend to be mean here, but from the way your talking its kinda clear you suck at LA. its funny how you mention biolabs are the only place LA are any good as that's one of my least favorite places to attack as LA (doorways to small to use jetpack effectivly and limited entrances mean jetpack not advantageous until inside, sorry for the side note). You need to learn how to outsmart your enemies. Yes, you are gong to lose most face to face encounters, so flank them. take a moment to look at the battlefield and say "where can i go that if i were the enemy i would not expect someone to be there, how can i get there unexpectedly." 9 times out of 10 you will find multiple places and routes.
I want a gun that replaces my sidearm (or takes up our unused third slot), and instead allows me to launch C4 out to, say, 15 meters. It would be detonated in the usual way. That or the insane delay between dropping and firing reduced or eliminated. Tired of getting skeet shooted out of the air before I can blow up that cluster of glowing lobsters
it's not I do great with it you gotta flank and stuff and go for headshots agaisnt HA's. The carbines bullets velocity could use a buff though
pffffft yah, ok Yes pl0x, make LA OP SOE kthxbai LA needs utility, that's about it. You let me carry a carbine and a shotgun and people are going to cry rivers of tears
If you think LA is UP... then don't play it and roll HA instead LA is perfectly fine combat wise. I'd like to see Drifters improved and Icarus brought back. Maybe some kind of tool, though I've yet to think of a good one. Maybe just put C4 in the tool slot so we can carry med packs too. Hell, that'd be amazing
Fly? More like hover and drift. The LA jetpack is nowhere near "flying". I get what you mean, but using the JJ is not always the best option in a lot of situations....due to the slow speed, you are an easy target. Eh...any class can get onto the roofs of a biolab. Its the new favorite place for Max's to camp. I said it before, there are very few places a LA can get to that other classes cannot. (Squad beacon, squad deploy, Gal drops, ESF bailing, etc.). Yes the LA can get to them easier, but still... Sitting in a tree shooting lasts a few kills...maybe. Unless the server you play on is "special" those streaks have not worked since the first 2 months of release. Any class can leap off balconies and pop up behind you with a Shotgun. ANY class. I see it done all the time. In short, someone might be under-utilizing the JJ ability, at the same time, you are making it out to be much more than it is.
I can feel the argument here, it is strong and the factual basis almost drives me to the ground. I support this. Yup! This would also be the perfect time to include assault rifles. LA would be the versatile class - less defense but more about positioning and versatility. This is a joint forum for LA and Infiltrators. No, I'm not joking.
I believe I got your point either way! Mine is easy: Yes to two primaries. Yes to LA using AR. Yes to faster DJs, or a double burn utility.
Sorry it appeares my quote got messed up "Wouldn't" is a correction of " just having to primaries would be enough. i WOULDN'T give this up for anything. However I have just found an execelent all-round weapons for LA in VR which I have now certed. https://forums.station.sony.com/ps2...nt-all-round-weapon-for-light-assault.130369/
So why the hell we need it? Not to say, LA doesn't need a tool slot, but gun is not a tool you're looking for, or at least not as good use for teamplay capabilities. LA needs a weapon for breaching, they are close quarter specialists anyways, you shoud have them fully do that.
The main reason I opened this thread was to see what other people thought about it. So give your thoughts. Either carbines need buffing or extra utilise need to be added to LA
you can't really compare LA to any other classes in tha game. why? LA for his natural abilities to flank is usually alone or with another LA. that mean no support at all HA and all other classes have med/eng behind their back, and that make a world of difference. for all the buzz i read on the two primary that could allow distance coverage and cqc... i'm sorry what about the LMG? at the moment they are lethal at any distance in the hand of a skilled player... this is a lmg, tell me how you could aim a thing this big in a small room... you simple can't... not at least with a good reaction time... instead in the game the are very usable from hipfire... allowing 2 primary (let say with half the ammo or around that number) to the LA, while could seem OP, simple balance the lack of teamplay at the very least let us carry C4 AND medkit...
My idea on how to revamp the LA would in the future: Let them dual wield pistols, only pistols, no primaries. Change Drifter Jets and in the future, Icarus Jets so that you have to cert into them to use them, but instead of being equipable you press the F-Key to switch your jump jets. When you switch them they start at 50% fuel and recharge. Maybe add a grenade launcher that is specific to LA and uses either secondary slot or utility slot, depending on what is more balanced.
Close range in this game is CQC and close range. Close range weapons are bad in CQC and CQC weapons are bad at close range. Two primaries would make the LA king or at least prince of close - cqc range, which I thought was the point (outside of MAXes) because they are so vulnerable. Remove pumps from LA for all I care, just give us the ability to be good at both close ranges. Or, you know, give us ARs.
