Lower the freeze trap duration?

Good Arguement: They are a trap.

Trap - Noun. Something that is set to catch something.

Since stopping something for 3 seconds is barely catching them...

I mean, your arguement is that a sniper can get a headshot within 3 seconds anyway. Well, what if the ice trap is set for the sniper's team to catch assassins or juice rushers instead?

Also, if a sniper can get a headshot in 3 seconds anyway, why does it matter how long the freeze trap lasts? IMO, they should freeze targets forever, but then snipers would abuse it by letting targets stay alive and frozen. As is, you would die anyway, and yes, if you get caught in a trap, you die and learn to watch for them next time. Happens rarely if you are careful anyway.

What is more broken and affecting on gameplay: Sniper ice trap duration, or assault double-bomb and bomb-spam and moneyball damage with bomb (and getting OUT OF ice traps)?

No

I voted NO
All they need to do is have the assault be able to fly out of ice traps then they won't be so OP.

You people do realize that people could really care less about "competitive play," right? You do realize that you're about .01% of the player base, right? Any developer that would not make an adjustment that will increase the fun for the average player because the "competitive players" don't want it is out of their mind.

I don't know that I feel like the ice traps are "broken," but I certainly think the game would be more fun in general for the average player if they had a slightly shorter duration.

This is why this game is dead.

I have absolutely nothing wrong with the duration of the ice trap freezing affect.

Pffft. Wow. Rage much?

Troll man's forum senses are tingling.

I said yes. I got caught in one, and the sniper turned, taunted, then walked over and grappled me just as I was about to be released...that's how much time they get..

I could have shurikened him, but I had 2 left in my clip and had to reload. Almost killed him, but didn't quite make it. And please don't post replies saying "maybe you should be better then" Doesn't matter my skill, just the fact that he had the time to do it.

And I would say it would be fine seeing as things like the supports air strike sets it off to make the area safe, and I don't play sniper often so correct me if I am wrong...

Say a sniper lays down 2 traps then decides no I want it more to the left, he can throw another one down. (Although one will go away) I think people would complain less if the skill didn't start recharging until after the trap was set off. Imagine a support's firebase recharged before it was destroyed? That is a little more serious but still.

At this point yes, they can be evaded/destroyed, but because of their reload times, they just throw another one right down. Almost as if to say "What was the point of even trying to destroy it?"

yes, love itdd

Just to throw in my two bits, I think the Sniper should have ice traps at all.

Ice traps are the perfect duration on PC. They are still ridiculous on console.

they are perfect on pc , and its been a while since i played the xbox version but i think the pc might have a greater slowing effect than on xbox.

I think there's maybe 5 snipers that could put up with PC trap duration on 360.

Maybe more, but you could count them on your hands, I'm sure of that.

Question: What's the duration on PC?

Also, I said it before and I'll say it again. Five seconds is way too damn long. Especially with headshots being a OHK, it's practically a free kill. Not too mention that if an airstrike or bomb detonates the trap, you could just put another one back.

Like half of a second. Maybe.

No one is asking for the same duration as on the PC. But there is no reason that a Sniper should be able to taunt and STILL have time to grapple you. Or even being able to get 5 body shots off. What's the point of headshots when you don't even need them in an ice trap?

I thought it was 2 seconds on PC.

i never play sniper so im not sure what changes are done when the traps level up but here is some pc gameplay (i dont feel like searching for it myself) in some videos you are sure to see the ice trap effects.

http://www.youtube.com/user/HeavensNight1776

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i dont think they are too much of a problem now, seeing as they are pretty easy to avoid in most cases.

haha i know : )