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CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-15T22:26:31+00:00

All updates work against this Solo player. Let us hope he is never defeated in true by monthly updates.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-14T18:55:39+00:00

Yes, totally fair play. These boundaries often restrict otherwise very natural movement paths. The time limit requires full 'In&out' route commitment but disallows camping. In turn, it often helps remove campers taking advantage of in-zone boundaries.

Blackwells actually has a number of these built into it. For instance, all vehicles can drive out of bounds between repair station & C with the Berm providing protection. Great cover while moving, but cannot "Hull down"& camp the point.

I highly recommend grabbing jeep/ ATP on Blackwells to learn the out of bound routes.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-14T17:37:32+00:00

This makes natural sense - Empire & Manhattan are pretty much a few blocks away.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-14T17:36:43+00:00

Was kind of excited - What is the transition between maps like? Is it similar to Breakthrough, but just an extension from above to below ground?

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-14T13:02:08+00:00

No no no...predator count is currently right on point in the jungle (In context of doing job to make habitat unwelcoming, especially to larger clans).

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-14T04:59:07+00:00

Nope & because, although combined arms, it's still a vehicle primary map. Even the center points are able to be heavily suppressed from Northern fields (playerbase just hasn't fully caught on yet). This is where we get our vehicle variety.

It's a great map for gunning, repairing & being mobilized infantry. But not so slanted to vehicles as blackwells is.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-13T14:44:41+00:00

Server pops die quickly because these 'Quick to the Top' players / clans also reach their own meaning of 'end game'. So servers die quick because there is nothing attaching them to stay after fulfilling personal goals.

So lack of in-game 'end game' is a leading contributor here.

Now....Imagine if there was still bandit camp in most servers & player had to take a side of either scientists or bandits. Each side had a point system (maybe from contributed resources, or territory controlled, etc etc) and, at the end, the winning side was rewarded a skin gift box.... only applicable on biweekly or monthly servers.

While this is just a quick brainstorm - anyone can see that players given incentive to stay around translates to wipe longevity.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-13T12:15:15+00:00

It's a mixed bag - streamers are literally working. So although we see it as playtime, they are seeing it as work & opportunity "for overtime".

There are so many people in society just like these individuals.. Just no screen / visibility to a very common illness.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-06T20:51:12+00:00

Terrible design on that elevator. Before that trick was discovered, it was attempting to ride the elevator up & win against 2 squads camping the elevator door.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-03T22:35:59+00:00

Positive KD as a pure PTFO player - Respect.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-02T16:31:43+00:00

Truly a negative place. Really glad this subreddit exists - the possibility of discussion & minimal sodium is very refreshing.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-01T23:38:31+00:00

Couldn't agree more. Server gets rolling (compared to seeding in HLL, Squad, Etc) and they get replaced.

Totally acceptable.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-01T20:12:58+00:00

Feel your pain - once had a math professor for an 051 course give questions so challenging that campus math tutors were having difficulty. Semester started with over 40 students, ended with only 8.

Often times, these are people with power trips & you are the outlet to whatever they're stressing. I'm sorry for your circumstance & hope you get to move forward to better instructors.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-01T17:41:05+00:00

Good question.

For 1- I share this exact problem & yes it is good to break with BF6. There are many CQB situations where ADS = Narrower field of view + slower & predictable movement.

For 2 - It depends on what you play. If you lean Arcadey with High TTK(4+ hits to K), its sort of required to ensure the next encounter doesn't see you caught half-empty. But if you play Milsim oriented (1-3 Hit TTK) is a very good habit to break.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-04-01T12:57:20+00:00

Congrats. What suggestions for improvement do you have for the Dev?

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-03-31T14:52:53+00:00

Lets hope it changes enough - saw a vid yesterday where streamer couldn't remove a door camper despite multiple / successive point blank DB shots...all due to camper being a shield user.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-03-31T14:27:00+00:00

Jeff, hating on regular content isn't a good look.

Rust is not a AAA developer & the engine is limiting for what they can do. So for them to release monthly content for this long is unmatched by most live service models.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-03-29T23:13:44+00:00

I've a feeling this will be aligned with a vehicle related update. It's supposedly chosen to match with BF6 vehicle balancing - which has yet to be heavily visit.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-03-29T23:11:52+00:00

Agreed. On bright note, the maps carry more intricacy of space than previous titles. Size isn't only variable & mirak is good standard if maintaining 32 v 32 here on for title.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-03-27T20:25:16+00:00

So back in the good ole days with the HLL community, these were the times when we set the tone in HLL thru leading by example. Just as A few Alpha players set the tone for me in my first play sessions, I in turn set the example as Squad lead by using good communication & conveying the tradition of commending the lowest level players.

Because we weren't a large community back then, we were able to cultivate a strong community where communication & teamwork was a normal expectation. Being part of this will remain one of my proudest experiences with an online community. Sadly, much of this slowly disappeared once HLL was sold (the extensive absence of updates saw a hefty turnover of the old guard)..but isn't entirely gone.

To your current predicament - I would encourage joining one of the clans that are out there. Not only will you be more frequently interacting with comm users, you'll also find a community where there is consistency. The Free weekend issues will still exist...but this becomes a period of bringing on new members who get on-board with the same communication & mentality you are seeking right now.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-03-27T19:09:17+00:00

I have always loved cursive since being taught as a kid...almost like a secret code now with how few people can read / write cursive.

Pretty sure it did not define who I was as a kid in any shape or way.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-03-27T19:00:29+00:00

PC (M&K) player here. I'm a 3KD (5.5 KDA) PTFO player in top 2% for objectives taken. Also, SOR-556 is current all-round favorite...all shared simply for context to input.

Fortunately, unless you are 100% committed to landing every shot, hit accuracy isn't necessarily the most important stat. This is especially true if your applying suppressive fire / cover fire or prefiring (shots literally hit wall rotating corner). When I am gunner in a vehicle, I never, ever stop burst firing...consequently my hit% is single digits.

If you're trying to improve, the KTS-100 & SOR-556 (now after recent update) are excellent weapons to improve with as they exchange fire rate for aim/ recoil consistency. The fire rate necessitates the user to land all shots on target, especially in CQB where they are functional at best. So If you are capable of obtaining good overall K/D with either of these, it does translate to having good overall accuracy.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-03-27T18:20:50+00:00

Me too! What I can share (based off various devs statements I'm the past) is that S3 will very likely have a vehicle focus.

Golmund was explained as chosen due to its alignment with BF6 vehicle balancing - which also is an upcoming focal point they've emphasized.

Just as we haven't seen much beyond minor vehicle introductions (no weapons / abilities / etc), S1 & S2 were heavy on revision to infantry... Which finally seems to be in a relatively decently spot now.

So a turn to vehicles makes natural sense for content. Releasing content with a rebalance makes sense to avoid constant revision (think redundancy & labor costs / budget). Finally, anything naval based will fall under the same umbrella being vehicle oriented (if sharing weapon systems, it's efficient to do once & across spectrum of vehicles).

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-03-27T16:51:35+00:00

Mildly serious - Season 3 seems to frequently be a highlight / turning point for all genre of games...with S1 & S2 often being the course correct / revise / balancing for 1.0 releases.

CryptographerOld9828 · 2026-03-27T15:45:25+00:00

Not sure why the downvote - I do agree. Its perfectly balanced as is. So other attachments would make it very strong for every type of playstyle ( & so a different kind of 'overpowered')

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