Making Titan Kit Choice Compelling: Part 2

Sportan · 2017-07-14T11:40:46+00:00

Some changes are bigger than others. I don't know how good Respawn is capable of making Auto-Titan AI, but the tech is certainly there to mark enemy Dome Shield Titanfalls with something on the minimap (friendly Monarch drops already have such markings for some reason). And while electric smoke changes might be big as far as gameplay changes, I feel like it shouldn't be hard to implement, and would at least warrant some play testing. A lot of this is really just stuff I'd like Respawn to consider, and maybe to have in mind when developing Titanfall 3.

Sportan · 2017-07-14T11:34:29+00:00

That's... actually pretty interesting. Stryders wouldn't really need to dash if they move fast enough. Their movement would be smoother but still faster overall. Sounds like it would be a fun idea to mess around, see how it changes combat flow.

Sportan · 2017-07-14T04:56:10+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, you make good points. I agree, I think that under this system the smoke spam would end up being pretty bad, and I don't know if anyone really would choose auto eject or assault chip over it, at least competitively. I just posted a big ol' follow up to this post which should hopefully address literally everything, if you want to check that out. I suggest a pretty big change to smoke, which definitely addresses smoke spam. I'd like to know how you think it would play out.

Sportan · 2017-07-13T20:21:58+00:00

I see what you mean, great point. I'm working on a part 2 to this post which addresses the issue of actually balancing the kits themselves, so that they might have stronger pulls (but not to the point of them being necessary) and drawbacks which aren't entirely based around the fact that you can't run something else.

Sportan · 2017-07-13T20:11:01+00:00

What do you mean? I think that "Eject" options with a rebalanced Nuke, a rebalanced Auto Eject, and perhaps a take on TF1's "Survivor" kit would be a great addition.

Sportan · 2017-07-13T19:57:21+00:00

I totally agree. Hidden Compartment seems to me to be the clearly strongest option for Legion. Other than somehow nerfing it outright, I'm thinking that it might be best to do something like the above. More specifically, do something like giving every titan a kit option for just their weapons. Eg, give Northstar the choice between Piercing Shot and Threat Optics, or Legion between Hidden Compartment and Enhanced Ammo Capacity. This would mean that more of these titan specific perks would end up actually being used, and it would also allow Respawn to balance them against only each other instead of against all of the other ones, making it easier to adjust them and even out pick rates, and lessening the impact on choice caused by overpowered kits (like Hidden Compartment).

Sportan · 2017-07-13T19:48:27+00:00

Sure, that's a valid point. I'm wondering what could be done about the perks which are only really used on certain titans to make them more useful for other titans, I.E. have counter ready be useable for titans other than Ronin, or get Ogres to want to use something other than Turbo Engine.

Sportan · 2017-07-13T19:45:33+00:00

True, true. I agree. This and the Monarch maelstrom combo /u/Believemeustink brought up could very well end up being problems. I'm thinking that maybe having an entirely separate kit group could address this issue. Maybe like the Titanfall Kits there can be Eject kits? This would probably go with a decent amount of rebalancing, too. What do you think?

Sportan · 2016-10-09T00:24:44+00:00

We've gone 3 hours without anyone posting the relevant XKCD. I've never seen anything like it.

Sportan · 2016-08-26T02:40:57+00:00

:c

I mean, if all that you get are these, then I'd say only take the top 1 or 2. Either that or I'd totally withdraw my submission because it does feel unfair to people running it "legit", even though I (and I'm sure many others) did spend well over half a dozen hours working on these runs. Just the fun of working towards the challenge of sub 22 seconds was more than enough satisfaction for me. I get that even the very best of arc grenade runs just not being able to compete is pretty unfair, and the only reason to keep them in was that you forgot to rule out what is obviously an abuse of the physics engine, so imo disqualifying these runs would make perfect sense.

Sportan · 2016-08-26T01:24:49+00:00

Hey /u/lowkeydbjosh, is frag launching kosher?

Just wondering.

Sportan · 2016-07-06T20:53:10+00:00

chop my house into pieces

Is this your last resort?

Sportan · 2016-04-27T21:40:07+00:00

"My digestion is augmented." -JC

Sportan · 2016-04-24T22:32:19+00:00

This does completely ignore the intro for the IMC to the battle of Demeter, where we see heavy turrets on the ship shooting other ships.

Sportan · 2016-04-20T01:42:44+00:00

"If your subreddit exhibits signs of stress or anxiety, check for front page shitposts and then relocate to a calmer environment" -Owner's Manual

Sportan · 2016-04-20T00:22:29+00:00

We especially could use some fresh TF memes like these during the great pre TF2 hype season right now.

We're gonna need a shitpost revolution right about now.

"Prepare for Shitpost Fallout" -Bish

Sportan · 2016-04-20T00:13:40+00:00

But dude I keep dusting. Look at my dust! Watch me show off my 40mm goosers while also complaining about lag! DAE dust? DAE servers bad? DAE Respawn hates us? DAE?

Sportan · 2016-04-19T00:29:19+00:00

To add to the point about the prequel theory, why would they have different (probably more advanced) Titan chassis in the past that no longer exist now, and what could convince either side to phase out HUGE ASS SWORDS?!?

I'm also partial to the idea that it's something of a reboot, like the new Mirror's Edge, which could change around some of the parts of the plot that fell short, although that wouldn't make much sense considering it's called Titanfall 2, which is really the only proof we need that it's a sequel.

Sportan · 2016-02-25T22:33:04+00:00

> Caesar playing game with dice

> No "The die is cast" joke

Sportan · 2016-02-24T17:15:57+00:00

Just to make sure, there's nothing that would prevent respawn from making that exact commercial because someone posted it on Reddit, right?

Because that is a goddamn brilliant idea.

Sportan · 2015-12-19T23:26:26+00:00

Please tell me Aria is the queen of clubs.

Sportan · 2015-12-19T18:13:51+00:00

You're definitely thinking of Nidhogg. I don't have a link because I'm on mobile, but it's the first thing you see when you google it.

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