Kaminoikari
Intrepidus XI
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Posted - 2013.08.27 13:34:00 -
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Wellp, from the looks of it by Wolfman's post, dropships are getting the nerfcannon compared to tanks and their nerf hammer. I understand that they're trying to rework vehicles, but in terms of pilots and being able to do something, they just obliterated any chances of dropship pilots to survive in the skies until what, 1.7, 1.8? 1.5 was supposed to be the savior but it seems most were wrong.
A) The whole system they're using to rework - based on tanks
Reading that, CCP is essentially making it so everything is merely situational, ex: you use active hardeners on your tank and you can take 15 seconds of pain. With Dropships? Let's see.. I still don't know where the majority of forgegun and railtank shots come from, so how do I know when to activate said hardener? What's the point if it has a year-long recharge time? (over exaggeration).
B) Adding turret ammunition - Once more, based on tanks.
Not that vehicle turrets already overheat or anything, but that combined with small turrets, which, I might add, dropships are only capable of using; greatly decreases survivability in all combat situations, whether it's logistics or an Assault variant. A key example here is using the 20G blasters. It takes at least 60 shots to kill someone with it, why? Because Dropships. In the assault variant, it requires keeping on target, seems easy? Not when your ship is slightly rocking or when you suddenly get smashed by a forge gun shot.
Dropships were already pretty situational for the most part; assault used to surpress enemies, attack tanks/LAV's, troop transport. By doing what they're doing, they've removed them being even situational for everything except getting in an MLT and flying your forge gunner to a high place where he rains fire down. Unless 1.5 proves me wrong, I honestly can't say I'll be flying dropships anymore. They already cost a fortune; generally the same or more than tanks (save Enforcers) and they are the easiest thing to kill since, well, ever.
They have only ever been nerfed, never buffed. Before, it was a nerf hammer, now? It's a nerfcannon. I hope we vehicle users can get a respec for 1.5, becase they just killed off all reasons to use them. 'Tis but a sad day. |