[Locked] Assault Preview Feedback Thread

1. Bomb Detonation Time; The bomb detonation time in it's current state in the 'Assault Preview' playlist seems a lot better than when the game mode was initially launched, however will need further insight into this for further clarification.
   
   
2. Make the Bomb Throwable; In theory this would open up the amount of plays feasible to a ball carrier much like flag juggling in CTF. A ball 'throw & catch' between team mates could give the game mode a dynamic, fast paced edge to what would feel like a very sluggish and claustrophobic experience over time, where simply it becomes a Stronghold/CTF hyrbid rather than its own game mode and looses it entertainment quite quickly. Imagine a team that upon shield depletion quickly lobs it to another team mate to finish the detonation, would definitely increase the chance of survivability of bomb carriers and bring in a larger skill gap for the game mode.
   
   Personal Notes: I have tested this out in custom games with some other Oceanic competitive players and found it to open up a lot more plays and give the game mode fresh life, however there was a issue about the distance the ball should be thrown, unfortunately I couldn't edit this feature to test the optimal distance. In my personal opinion, a solution to this problem could be to alter the throwing distance at it's current state giving it slightly less range, yet alter it to allow the distance travelled to be that of small increments between players, which would increase the skill gap between teams that communicate and know when to opt out and switch between carriers to finish the detonation.
   
   
3. Bomb can be Combat-Evolved of the Spawn Pad; In theory would be cool to see this small tidbit implemented as it could give some fresh life into initial map control.
   
   
4. Decrease Bomb Weight/Gravity; In theory I mean if a detonation is in proximity to a bomb on the ground it can roll further.
   
   
5. Make Game Mode Round-Based; In theory 'attack v defense' this would open up the amount of games for A-Symmetrical maps and would give the game mode different feeling to that of CTF or Strongholds.
   
   Personal Notes: In my opinion if Assault was made into an attack/defend round-based game mode it could be implemented into Arena in the state of this:
   
   1. Attack (Blue) v Defense (Red) - 3 minutes
   2. Defense (Blue) v Attack (Red) - 3 minutes
   3. Attack (Blue) v Defense (Red) - 3 minutes
   4. Defense (Blue) v Attack (Red) - 3 minutes
   5. TIE BREAKER: 3-Minute Nuetral Bomb OR 2 Extra rounds of 1.50 minutes which is basically rush the cap point...
      
   The rounds would be played out like so; the Attacking team to win a round must successfully plant the bomb in the enemy detonation zone, the Defenders to win must successful hold out for the duration of the round. There would be four rounds split into 3-minute intervals allowing the game to be of 12 minutes in total, and would give teams a chance to change tactics depending on the first round run through (much like how break out keeps your tactics on it's toes)... In the case of a 2-2 tie the game would go into a TIE BREAKER which would be just like Assault in it's current iteration and the first goal scored in a nuetral bomb, wins... ie golden goal... or perhaps the TIE BREAKER could be 1.50 minutes of fast paced rounds with each team getting one last round.
   
   
6. Dynamic Goal Changes; this suggestion goes hand-in-hand with the round-based one stated above, which would allow the tactics and flow of the map to change...the changing of the detonation zones would be worked out with the sets.
   
   Personal Notes: Take 'The Rig' for example, the defenders will get the outside initial spawn (opposite of slayer, similar to strongholds) of which the detonation zone is spawned in basement in the first set of rounds, the bunker will spawn the Attacking Team and Bomb (which would always be at their initial spawn zone), the fights would occur frequently around Long Hall, Back Rail, Carbine, Yellow Corner etc... allocating a flow point of the map; whilst in the second set the detonation zone spawn on top Nest, causing flow to be in outside Court, Catwalk, White Hall, Junction, Engine One... these two highly congested areas of conflict that happen to be volatile location to plant the bomb would make hectic games, with changing tactics. It would definitely force teams and players to want to play differently and optimize their 3-minute time frames for slaying then planting. This would make the game mode completely new and different from anything we have previously seen in strongholds (spawn trap/setup) or slayer (spawn trap/set up) on The Rig.

GrossGoblinGirl wrote:

everyone tries too hard in this playlist.

cchris43993 wrote:

It feels like CTF, but holding it still for 4 seconds at the end. It's harder because of that, which some people will like. It'd be nice if it had some other aspect that made it unique though, like maybe you can throw it to other teammates? Not just throwing, only to other people. Just a thought.