I had a vet the other day who took two heavy hits and three light hits to down as a Scorp. It was ridiculous. Not sure how much of that was down to lag, but still. Just frustrating when you feel like you're constantly winning the RPS but not getting your kill, but one mistake and you're toast.
Good to see this old post revived, but please bear in mind that the issue this thread was about (namely veteran survivability) has been resolved. Not quite sure where I stand on the right number of vet spawns yet though. The one we have now seems fair on the one hand, since veterans are a lot tankier than they were. On the other hand I feel it holds people back from using them, for fear of losing them. So... 2 spawns then? Like the idea of making vets cost rps earned during the match. It gives players something extra to strive for and rewards skilled players by allowing them to play their veterans more.
2 spawns, 1 spawn...same shit. Its nice they made Vets tankier cus before that they were outright shit. But 1 spawn a match? I dunno...sometimes using the right vet(s) at the right time can turn the tide of battle, but if i had the option to spend some requisition to deploy extra Vets, or if they had a slow ass cooldown, it'd be great
Vet spawning will be improved and more accessible sooner then later. Right now most skilled players are rewarded greatly when using vets and you do NOT want to meet a guild squad of vets. I've been able to survive on my vet full duration of the game on all factions but orkz(melee nob vet as opposed to standard ranged vets).
I got 2-hit while wearing Relic Armor with the Seal of Solidarity by a light attack from an Eldar Warlock. How's that for tanky Veteran? And on top of that, I got no time to react. And yes, I'm going to say Eldar need nerfing since there's been a distinct lack of that and more nerfing of LITERALLY EVERYONE ELSE.
Not sure if anyone already thought of this, but what about making veterans incur a longer then normal respawn time rather then limited spawns? The incentive to stay alive is still there due to being useless while dead, but you can make the tactical decision whether to go veteran or not at any time. Then save the one spawn per match for the future elite units.
I think the Eldar Warlock's Witchblade uses the same weapon category as a power axe. It seems to hit harder but slower than a power sword.
It is kinda weird cause people think veterans are suppose to be Tanky. Well ya they are tankier than regular classes but of course they cannot 1vs multiple enemies. This game is totally lack of squad play mechanic right now. It would be nice if secs can add special squad system just for veterans 1st company. Right now veterans are more like 300xp distraction. Imagine how effective it would be a squad with all veterans organized.
I forgot name of warlock spell that empower melee damage and penetration. Possibly that could kill him with 2 shot especially if it was backstab.
