Before you all dislike the post I just want to say I'm really grateful for the buff Bungie gave to this perk.
Predator is the perk that allow the Shadowshot to stay somewhere and wait for it's enemies, which seems like a perk that require strategy and planning, which I like very much so. What bothers me though is the huge purple beacon it gives off, which can be seen by you and the enemy. It's about the size of the Vortex perk for Nova Bomb, if not bigger. This purple beacon also can be seen through walls, as in the other side of the wall the beacon is on, which basically lets the enemy no that there is a anchor waiting there thus makes the trap rather pointless.
For example:
Let's say I'm playing on Firebase Delphi. If I were to shoot a Shadowshot with predator on to the wall at point B, right under the entrance people jump in through, someone who is beside the huge doors on either side of the map (The ones next to the heavy ammo crates) can see this beacon come through the wall with relative ease.
[b]I'm not asking for this beacon to be removed,[/b] I just want it to be slightly smaller and not be seen through the other side of walls, so that you can be rewarded for your patience and placement of the anchor. Right now it's pretty hard to get enemies to fall for the trap, even when baiting them, because they can see the beacon from a far distance due to the size of it. If the size is reduced slightly and the beacon can't be seen sticking out the other side of a wall it would allow players who want to play strategically to not feel like they're handicapping themselves. It's a great perk but these problems make it rather unrewarding. Anyway that was all I wanted. No "change this perk into something else that's OP" or anything like that. I'm hoping you'll be open-minded about this. Be sure to up-vote if you approve to let this get attention
So do you agree or disagree? Give your reasons below!
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so you want a slightly less visible Shadowshot while using Predator perk? I'm down for that.
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I've never used predator. How long does it stick?
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Even though I don't play hunter that much. That would be a good thing to have. It would give the subclass more options to choose from.