why is light so overpowered?

[Xuild]

i'm trying to enjoy the game and its all light users just spamming the crap out of recurve bow or any other meta weapon and pretty much 2 shotting me (or 1 shotting in some cases) no matter what class i use

[Le'vita]

Your movement might be a bit average at the moment just because you have low hours. Height advantage and sticking close to teammates is key in this game, same for corner peaking with cover.
I learned pretty early on how fundamental goo grenades are. If you're in a super bad spot and are getting lasered, throw one down and reset.
Light isn't OP, you'll figure out what sticks and what sinks with a bit more time though.
Find what gun you love using and work around that first.

[the_SLVRFOX]

It's unfortunate that this game throws new players right into the mix with vets. Unfortunately I guess it can't be helped with the relatively low-ish player count. Having said that, they should almost consider having bots in matches for players with low hours, allowing them to get the feel of the game.

Anyway, if you stick around long enough, you'll learn the nuances of movement... movement is key in this game. Not sure what class you're main'ing... but one that everyone benefits from is jump + slide. Works even better if you're running, or using a traversal gadget like jump pad (angled to give you more forward momentum) or zip line, or grapple hook.

[TrackBallNoMic]

Light is the most OP. By far. Squeakiest wheel gets the grease and lights wont stop complaining. No other game panders to a playerbase more than this one.

[Xuild]

Originally posted by Le'vita:

Your movement might be a bit average at the moment just because you have low hours. Height advantage and sticking close to teammates is key in this game, same for corner peaking with cover.
I learned pretty early on how fundamental goo grenades are. If you're in a super bad spot and are getting lasered, throw one down and reset.
Light isn't OP, you'll figure out what sticks and what sinks with a bit more time though.
Find what gun you love using and work around that first.

i play titanfall 2, i'm used to the movement and i'm a massive sweat in that game and it has the same issue as the finals, thing moves too fast and theres too many meta weapons that ruin the game

[Polar Test 53]

Originally posted by Xuild:

Originally posted by Le'vita:

Your movement might be a bit average at the moment just because you have low hours. Height advantage and sticking close to teammates is key in this game, same for corner peaking with cover.
I learned pretty early on how fundamental goo grenades are. If you're in a super bad spot and are getting lasered, throw one down and reset.
Light isn't OP, you'll figure out what sticks and what sinks with a bit more time though.
Find what gun you love using and work around that first.

i play titanfall 2, i'm used to the movement and i'm a massive sweat in that game and it has the same issue as the finals, thing moves too fast and theres too many meta weapons that ruin the game

thats disgraceful.
saying your a sweat in TF2 but also saying things move to fast lol
compared to TF2 lights are not moving that fast

and theres not many meta weapons in the finals. lights seem like they do way more damage but thats just to balance the TTK between them and the other classes
light also still has the lowest winrate as far as i know

[gamer posture]

Originally posted by Polar Test 53:

Originally posted by Xuild:

i play titanfall 2, i'm used to the movement and i'm a massive sweat in that game and it has the same issue as the finals, thing moves too fast and theres too many meta weapons that ruin the game

thats disgraceful.
saying your a sweat in TF2 but also saying things move to fast lol
compared to TF2 lights are not moving that fast

and theres not many meta weapons in the finals. lights seem like they do way more damage but thats just to balance the TTK between them and the other classes
light also still has the lowest winrate as far as i know

tbf a sword light in low grav is faster than a bullet but thats why we love this game free kills

[ZAKKYYY-]

sorry but its not possible for light to oneshot any class. and if there are so much meta weapons whats the problem then to play yourself a meta weapon? i literally play every class and every weapon and everything is viable

[Xuild]

Originally posted by ZAKKYYY-:

sorry but its not possible for light to oneshot any class. and if there are so much meta weapons whats the problem then to play yourself a meta weapon? i literally play every class and every weapon and everything is viable

light can one shot light with recurve bow, two shots medium and i think 3 or 4 shots heavy, not sure about the last one

[Polar Test 53]

Originally posted by Xuild:

Originally posted by ZAKKYYY-:

sorry but its not possible for light to oneshot any class. and if there are so much meta weapons whats the problem then to play yourself a meta weapon? i literally play every class and every weapon and everything is viable

light can one shot light with recurve bow, two shots medium and i think 3 or 4 shots heavy, not sure about the last one

bow does 115 damage with a full charge shot
im not sure if it shares the same headshot multiplier as the sniper which is just x1(230) but im gonna assume it does. even if its not it'll still be pretty close i know bow got some changes but i cant remember them.

just a quick rundown of the bows breakpoints without falloff and against full hp targets...
-against other lights you need a headshot to one hit kill or 2 body shots one at full charge and a quick shot i think. or a quick melee.
-against mediums you need one headshot and one quick body shot
or 3 body shots 2 at full charge and one quick shot/melee.
-heavy would be 2 headshots or 4 body shots 3 full charge and one quick shot/melee

for having 8 hours in the game Xuild seems to have a better understanding of the breakpoints then 80% of the playerbase. but im pretty sure the bow isint a meta weapon. its kind of something to just dunk on people your better then.

[Xuild]

Originally posted by Polar Test 53:

Originally posted by Xuild:

light can one shot light with recurve bow, two shots medium and i think 3 or 4 shots heavy, not sure about the last one

bow does 115 damage with a full charge shot
im not sure if it shares the same headshot multiplier as the sniper which is just x1(230) but im gonna assume it does. even if its not it'll still be pretty close i know bow got some changes but i cant remember them.

just a quick rundown of the bows breakpoints without falloff and against full hp targets...
-against other lights you need a headshot to one hit kill or 2 body shots one at full charge and a quick shot i think. or a quick melee.
-against mediums you need one headshot and one quick body shot
or 3 body shots 2 at full charge and one quick shot/melee.
-heavy would be 2 headshots or 4 body shots 3 full charge and one quick shot/melee

for having 8 hours in the game Xuild seems to have a better understanding of the breakpoints then 80% of the playerbase. but im pretty sure the bow isint a meta weapon. its kind of something to just dunk on people your better then.

i find all the sweats use bow or sniper, i'm going to assume its a meta weapon from my titanfall experience of "thing 1 shot, now meta"

i really just made this post to comment on how overpowered light is compared to literally every other class

oh and also, even despite having 8 hours, i team wiped two teams pretty much by myself with just the bow, showing how overpowered it is

[kummbuhs]

calling the bow a meta is crazy work