People dislike variety. On regular slayer its Haven, Haven, Haven, but the Ragnarok thing is worse. There is at least 4 maps per playlist and only 3 can be voted on. Why not a guaranteed swap out of the last map played while people are partied up that did not back out?
I dont enjoy ragnarock on H4. I feel everyone spawning with the sniper weapons and the fact that the anti vehicle weapons can be called down from the sky at any time ruins the vehicle based dynamic it once held.
> I dont enjoy ragnarock on H4. I feel everyone spawning with the sniper weapons and the fact that the anti vehicle weapons can be called down from the sky at any time ruins the vehicle based dynamic it once held.
I hate ragnarok, but for the exact opposite reason.
Once someone has a mantis they can go around -Yoinking!- everything without any opposition. The thing can tank two laser hits.
And if someone happens to get both of the Mantis’s and both of the Banshees (yes I’ve seen it happen)…
> > I dont enjoy ragnarock on H4. I feel everyone spawning with the sniper weapons and the fact that the anti vehicle weapons can be called down from the sky at any time ruins the vehicle based dynamic it once held.
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> I hate ragnarok, but for the exact opposite reason.
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> Once someone has a mantis they can go around -Yoinking!- everything without any opposition. The thing can tank two laser hits.
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> And if someone happens to get both of the Mantis’s and both of the Banshees (yes I’ve seen it happen)…
If you get your vehicles stolen in that way A, your randoms played terribly (something you can’t help) or B, have a better idea when they spawn if you are playing with friends so that they don’t get stolen. Keeping that Mantis alive is key. It’s pretty much filling the niche the Reach Banshee filled.
Still i don’t see why that situation is all of sudden new to BTB players. Hell, in the past, just losing your vehicles pretty much meant you are getting spawn trapped by the other team (especially if they are coordinated). It has the same effect of getting your vehicles stolen really.
Of course now it’s debatable if you can even push out of a spawn in the worst case scenario. In the past, you had a chance. Now with two Mantis’s, Bi Ri’s, two Banshees, and a Hog? Ouch, talk about unbreakable.
Even more reason to allow the enemy team to set up on you if you can help it.
Ragnarock (Valhalla) was a perfectly designed map when everyone started with the AR and the power weapons were located in strategic places throughout the map that balanced risk with reward.
Now there are plasma grenades, plasma pistol charged shots, spartan lasers, fusion cannons, rocket launchers, DMR spam, BR spam, SR spam… You name it.
Hop into a hog with the new and improved 100% useless chaingun and watch every DMR, BR, SR and plasma round magnetize themselves to your jeep from every angle all the time.
Its not fun, its a shitfight that rewards camping. Id kill for a classic playlist of ragnarock.
