Let's Discuss the Assault

As the title says discuss one of the mroe used classes. I think he is a good pusher , but is abit too strong against other classes. A friend of mine says the Assault is your typical "shooter" with the aim down sights and assault rifle, but he is good ay holding back Pros , he just need a tone down. Any ideas how to more balence the Assault without crippling him? my views is mabye slightly less damage on the rifle and a lower crit rate.

Please no trolling as I do not want this thread locked. Also *gasp* this is not a complain thread! Those days are done. well with the horrible framerate lag during OT...but everyone complains about that.

Check the recent PC changes.
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Assaults are OP when pushing bot lanes true fact

remove the fly-charge thing he has. That would hamper his excellent retreating ability because beside the assassin, the assault can escape really well which the other four clasess cant do very well.

This way assaults will actually carefull choose their plans instead of

lol im getting shot at? press why and bee den cancel y and im across tha map lol

Welcome to two months ago.

I think the AR damage should be slightly nerfed. The level 3 bomb is also OP and the radius should be decreased slightly. I also don't think it is right to nerf the assault fly charge because that is used for more than just retreating. I don't play assault much either.

As far as other classes getting away, the assault has the easiest way out. However, other classes can have an easy get away as well:

Tank: Charge opponent to stun and finish them or charge away.
Assassin: Smoke bomb, lunge, running and jumping, etc.
Support: Run around a corner with a firebase already set there.
Gunner: Not much they can do. I usually run around a corner and deploy.
Sniper: Believe it or not, the sniper has several ways to escape enemies. He can lay a trail of ice traps behind him. He can also flak a door way to stop enemies from following him. If he is losing a close-range battle, his grapple will almost certainly get his enemy away from him or ring them out.

Double grappling into HECK YEAH is worth not upgrading it to me.

really, the loldublegrapple is one of the biggest assets to the sniper, being able to hold someone in one place for a good 5 seconds.
ringouts are fun but if you have a decent, killstealing team grapple 1 > grapple 2/3

I suck with him, so he is not OP.

Get better with him then. :>

Yes... but if the class was OP someone as bad as me could pick him up and constantly pull 3-4 KD games with him. I can't even pubstomp right.

Assault AR damage should be reduced along with the changes made on PC.

Hold the left trigger down, aim at enemy Pro and push the right trigger. Voila!

Nope.

OP=!Easy.

If his power comes from good mobility, versatility, and power, then he is dangerous...in the hands of someone who can abuse mobility, versatility, and power.

I don't think he's broken for the same reason as vI Snack Iv. Although I'm stupid and don't run my Assault with gold armor :lol: . Also, the assault has at least a couple people who can take him out. Gunners are solid against them as well as good Assassins.

I've never really found Assaults to be a nuisance, but I usually roll Support so I see the world differently.

look up or fly to someone
push bomb 3 button and throw it
detonate in the air
lolbomb

best skill ever!
or get behind a deployed gunner
headcrab him
melee him till he turns around then when he sees you blow it up

Watch F5in or evil k man play him.
On topic of the Assault, at least he isn't a hovering gunner fag that just focus fires people while wooshing through the air like a elephant with jet boosters.
This game seriously needs an update.