Harpyja
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2013.08.09 03:54:00 -
[1] - Quote
Something needs to be done about rooftop forges. The only way to effectively remove them is with an orbital. These are the other possible methods, but not as effective.
- Snipers are good and all, but in order for a sniper to take out a rooftop forge, the sniper needs to be at an equal or higher elevation than the forge gunner. This is to prevent the forge gunner from stepping away from the edge and out of sight. But the problem is that forge gunners occupy the tallest buildings. All other buildings of equal or taller height are accessible by dropship only, but a skilled forge gunner cane take out a dropship before it places a sniper on top of a building.
- Railgun HAVs. Typically on the ground, and limited view of a forge gunner. The forge gunner can step back from the edge and is out of sight. A skilled forge gunner uses the assault forge gun and moves around randomly as he shoots. It takes a highly skilled and lucky railgun shot to get a direct hit on such a target while the forge gunner is shooting lethal projectiles back at the HAV. There's no way to get splash damage because the rooftop is at a higher elevation. But even if the lucky shot is placed, chances are that there is an uplink and the forge gunner will simply spawn there again.
- Dropship boarding party. The method is simple. You take a cheap dropship, gather some people in it and fly to the building where the forge gunner has set up camp, where everyone will then drop and ambush the forge gunner. The problem is that a skilled forge gunner will blow up the dropship before it reaches the destination. I do this all the time with my railgun HAV: I prevent dropships from reaching rooftops, except for any that don't render for me. This is for my own concern because I don't want a rooftop forge gunner shooting at me.
Now why are orbitals the most effective? They will destroy everything on that rooftop, such as uplinks, nanohives, and your friend the forge gunner. Every other method only takes care of the forge gunner while the uplink stays intact for the forge gunner to respawn back up there. |