Why Hack objectives NEED to be reworked in Platinum

My team can do Platinum. We just don't think it's that fun; largely because of Hack/Upload. You shouldn't have to be pressured into using Infiltrator or Debuff kits (I fully believe Snap Freeze Debuff will get nerfed), but it can feel that way at times. I think most people have said their peace on how Platinum difficulty should/should not be reworked. Personally, I feel Platinum would make for an easier time if it wasn't so damn hard to get valuable boosters past Rank I. I have such a jarring discrepancy between my Rank I and Rank II boosters it ain't even funny; moreso for higher ranks as well.

Hacks can definitely be a make or break for Platinum completions, and I wouldn't be surprised if Biowares numbers showed that. I never had an issue with Hack being interruptible, just that Upload shouldn't be.

I also don't like the boss spam approach Bioware keeps taking with Platinum. It breeds difficulty, yes, but it also feels artificial and makes certain characters far less viable to use on Platinum.

This. Removal of variety isn't fun. 3MP plat wasn't that attractive for the same reason.

It's like I've always said:

Everything that you use is OP and proves your scrubbiness.

Everything that I use, I do it for the challenge, to prove my elite-ness.

I am finding even objectives that were previously pretty easy are now potentially very hard in gold,let alone plat. Have had a few fails on devices and pizza lately simple because the mobs are too fast, spawn to quickly and too close.

I noticed 2 days ago that device now only give us 35 seconds to defuse.

WTF....

Devices timer scales by difficulty. I believe it is 45s on Bronze, ??? on Silver, 38s on Gold, and 35s (?) on Platinum.

Any latency will cause you not to notice the timer until it ticks below that, of course.

Yes, even on gold.

Had a team this am that was playing pretty well but no infil on what is usually thought of as the easiest map (FBZero)  got a pizza in one of the inner areas, we get the 1st one okay, 2nd one the guy gets killed. the whole inner area is crammed with enemies.  Used two missiles to try and clean them out, the next group spawns just outside the door and comes rushing in, two krogans and two adhi.  We simply could not kill them fast enough, had no infils, had no time to try and kite away (even when you do that the enemies are so fast now that they get back on top of you in seconds.

After our 1st guy got stomped we had no chance at all.  This was not a power group but were certainly not stumbling bums either.

The devices I can understand because of the individual timers... but 5 minutes for the 4 pizzas?  Were the PUGs using the basic Predator & Katana or something?

I remember when the game was messed up and sync kills would end the pizza deliveries.  Player gets picked up, and the pizzas disappeared for the remainder of the round.  Those were always dicey and had potential to fail.  But ever since they removed the sync kills, I figured pizzas were probably the easiest objective now.

You aren't very comprehensive are you? Lets just say my credibility is 0, so you feel better sweetheart.

Ronnie. Ronnie...

Would you kindly stfu

Your posts are annoying and resemble someone in the throws of a manic episode or crack binge. You talk a big game but I've played with you. Not to put too fine a point on it, but totally trash worst BSNer I've ever played with. *shots fired, grabs popcorn*

Fair enough. I also wish the rewards were better for solo. I myself have yet to try it. I might attempt it this weekend.

I've read all the posts. My stance is still that you do need one cloaker in Platinum for the missions. We can agree to disagree on this.