Anything that you think is unpopular about balance, story, or just any changes you would like to see
Personally my biggest one might not even be controversial, but I don’t like shield gating being used as a primary method of survivability and I don’t like seeing people recommend it to new players when they reach the point where staying alive is a concern. I know it’s “optimal” for some frames but just feels cheesy to me.
The Iron Skin is definitely a part of it, but it’s also because the advice is too narrow/specific and makes a huge assumption about the interests or ability of the newbie. Of all the new players I’ve helped in the game, either real life friends/family who I convinced to play, or newbies I met organically while playing, absolutely none of them enjoy playing Rhino and very few of them enjoy shotguns. If I had been insistent that they must get this one frame and weapon because it was their “best” choice, they probably would’ve stopped playing
I think it’s much better to ask people what their preferred playstyles are, and point them towards a few suitable options so they can decide for themselves. And it’s very important now to make new players aware of the Circuit, so they can keep an eye on the 3 cycling frames and grab something they like the look of that may be locked quite a bit further back in the starchart otherwise
That’s a smart way to go about it. I love shotguns and tanking, but when I helped out a buddy starting out he couldn’t stand Rhino. I’ve talked about circuit in another post, it really helps out the new player experience I think, just due to the accessibility of it and getting new frames.
I appreciate your well thought out reply on this too, thank you