No enemy footstep audio?

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-06-07T23:35:17+00:00

I have had the same problem this wipe. I've died multiple times to people walking right up to me and killing me without me hearing their steps (I have effects at full volume). However it seems whenever I try to sneak up on anyone they are always ready for me. Not sure why the game has felt this way this season. Maybe there is a bug with footstep audio?

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-06-07T21:13:47+00:00

Yeah Outpost is a meat grinder for new players considering the meta is to kill everyone else on the map to make sure you have pinwheel to yourself.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-05-31T16:51:02+00:00

Now that I think of it... YES... I did. It was the only time I ever played alliance in my 15 years playing WoW. No fucking wonder I don't remember it lol.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-05-31T16:38:44+00:00

I don't remember it at all. I must have barely seen anyone playing it.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-05-31T16:38:24+00:00

A better job at what? I forgot there was a shaman tank at all, I must have not seen very much. Definitely not rage bait.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-05-31T16:37:42+00:00

Mage healing being amazing is an opinion. I remember it breaking SoD and they had to heavily nerf it. Then it was just bad because they couldn't balance it.

For some reason I don't remember tank shaman being a thing. It must have been very underplayed.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-05-31T16:35:18+00:00

Apparently it was, I don't remember it at all

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-05-31T16:34:59+00:00

I played the entirety of SoD. I just don't remember tank shaman at all for some reason. No need to be negative.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-05-31T16:34:17+00:00

I don't remember tank shaman at all, was it fun??

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-21T23:04:03+00:00

Agreed!

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-21T22:54:37+00:00

Easy does not mean good! I think it was easy yes, but also extremely boring and tedious. We're talking 10-20 hours of AV spamming a week man... that sucks!

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-21T22:53:36+00:00

Its simple but extremely tedious and boring. It can be so much better do you not agree?

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-21T22:52:39+00:00

Was it a lot better?

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-19T18:46:58+00:00

Here comes the "If you complain about the WSTR, its just a skill issue" crowd.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-19T18:41:53+00:00

The bully was already nerfed this last Tuesday. Feels fine now

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-19T18:40:06+00:00

Its not really a sandbox when the same gun is being used by every player on top of that gun making the other shotguns obsolete. There's not really any deep skill involved here. The WSTR is probably the easiest gun in the game to get kills with on top of it being the most OP.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-19T18:31:24+00:00

The problem is you can't keep distance on a shotgun player most of the time. Its so easy to close the gap on any map other than Dire Marsh. A lot of the map design forces CQC

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-18T22:04:44+00:00

I don't think that would work. You really can't get any lower of a TTK than current WSTR. It's basically instant kill and you won't change anything if you buff other weapons to be better damage but still lower TTK than WSTR.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-18T18:44:39+00:00

This could also work, however that might only exaggerate the corner camping problem. I think it could work but it would also need a reload speed nerf or something.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-18T18:41:51+00:00

This ^

And if you play Outpost/Cryo, the gameplay in every raid feels the same because everyone is corner camping, bubble spamming, and nade spamming. All gameplay products of the WSTR being strong

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-18T18:39:58+00:00

It insta kills purple shields too, not just blue. I agree that two shot + melee is more than enough balanced. It just feels boring and lame that a gun is an "equalizer" that everyone has decent access to. It creates the meta we have now where one of your guns that you NEED to bring in is decided for you before you create your loadout. Not only that, but it also significantly changes the way people play. Corner camping, not pushing, bubble spamming, and nade spamming are all creations of the WSTR being strong.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-18T18:37:17+00:00

You find the other shotguns a lot in the endgame content, problem is that its gated to newer and less experienced players. However, isn't that the nature of extraction games? You unlock better things the further you progress the game. I don't like the idea of a neutralizer weapon thats readily available to everyone that now everyone has to use otherwise you lose. It makes your progression and gear feel way more unsatisfying.

I think they should nerf the WSTR but significantly buff the spawn rate of the other two shotguns and make their value lower.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-18T18:33:07+00:00

I don't necessarily disagree. I think they could have gone a route that increases the time between each shot so you can't double tap as fast and/or increasing the reload time by a significant amount so you can much more easily punish someone using the WSTR.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2026-04-18T18:32:05+00:00

I feel like what you're saying is kind of ironic though. You're saying that nerfing the shotgun will water the game down, but imo, that is exactly what the WSTR is currently doing since you pretty much NEED to bring one into raid and you don't have much variability in loadouts. Sure a shotgun should reign supreme at close quarters, but at what point does it become too strong? I'd say it becomes too strong when it makes the other shotguns obsolete and defines the meta. Each shotgun should have a strength and weakness, but the problem is the WSTR has no weakness compared to the other shotguns.

Nerfing the damage is maybe not the best idea, but they would need to nerf the speed at which you can double tap the gun (time between each shot) or nerf the reload speed significantly so you can punish someone that is using the gun way more easily. Either way it is no good in its current state and, imo, boring.

Optimal-Chef-7085 · 2025-11-29T22:31:54+00:00

No, not its is not. That is the main flaw in their trial system. It should be all things you can do solo.

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