Hey! After the release of the Team Snipers playlist, I wanted to give some feedback.
Problems:
- Players are voicing frustration with modes which do not feature the S7 Sniper (being Brute Snipes and Covie Snipes) and will generally leave games immediately.
- The Shock Rifle, a designated sniper rifle weapon, is not present within these modes.
- The inclusion of the Mangler in Brute Snipes leads to many players ignoring the Skewer (due to its single clip, long reload, and projectile shot) in favor of sidearm gunplay.
- The Stalker Rifle is more of a sharpshooter/marksman weapon in gameplay than along the lines of the other sniper weapons, and plays much differently in Covie Snipes.
- The lack of a Match Composer prevents players from selecting which modes they wish to play – which results in frustration when players select the Team Snipers playlist.
- Aiming with the S7 is still frustrating.
Solutions:
- Until a proper Match Composer is implemented, have as least modes as possible within playlists.
- Ensure designated sniper weapons (e.g. S7 and Shock Rifles) are included within games.
- Add new sandbox elements to better match designated sniper weapons – e.g. the Beam Rifle for a proper Covie Snipes playlist (though different gameplay-wise than a reskinned S7, perhaps something with a charge-up fire)
- Improve the S7 aiming (not exactly a very specific solution/suggestion, I know, but I don’t know how to properly touch upon this point currently)
Playlist: Team Snipers
I’ll have my more concrete mode suggestions at the top, and the ideas I’m unsure of at the bottom.
- Shotty Snipes – same as current
- Team Snipers – 4v4 with S7 and Shock Rifles
- Fiesta Snipes – 4v4 with S7, Shock Rifles, Skewers, and Stalker Rifles (could be a different mode rather than something Fiesta-based, just having all of these weapons)
- Brute Snipes (unsure) – 4v4 with Skewers and Shock Rifles (possible issue is that players may ignore the Skewer in favor of Shock Rifles, so maybe just have Skewers without a second weapon)
- Shock Snipes (unsure) – 4v4 with Shock Rifles and Disruptors
Playlist: Team Sharpshooters
This playlist is meant to rectify the current issue with Covie Snipes – being the Stalker Rifle functions gameplay-wise more like a marskman/sharpshooter weapon. This playlist would give attention to the Stalker Rifle and Pulse Carbine, whilst including other midrange weapons.
There would be only one mode, to allow players to play what they want here.
- Team Sharpshooters – 4v4 with VK78 Commando and Pulse Carbine starts, with other midrange weapons as infrequent/rarer map pickups to fight over (BR75 Battle Rifle, Stalker Rifle)
As always, let me know your thoughts and suggestions below! I might have missed some stuff, and since Waypoint doesn’t let me edit posts, I’ll have to update my thoughts in the thread below.