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Ivy Zalinto
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Posted - 2013.12.31 06:29:00 -
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Seems like a bad idea to me. The assault dropships have passenger seats as well and can fit a proto turret that seems to be rather effective. Combine that with the tankers lack of vertical aim and dropships tendencies to hover right above them. We would see less tans on the field but I think they would become so scarce like they were before the recent patch. One every 5 or six matches on a rough day.
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Ivy Zalinto
Lo-Tech Solutions Ltd
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Posted - 2014.01.16 05:16:00 -
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Seeth Mensch wrote:CCP Wolfman wrote:Seems like a good opportunity to discuss this idea. How would you feel about dropships filled with swarm launchers or mass drivers for example? Given how fast dropships can be taken down, and what it's like to just hit something from the gunner's perch? yeah, it's fair. 4 guys raining down bombs, and then BOOM, 50x5 + 75 = 325 WP for that forge gunner/rail turret/rail tank/AV unit that moves in and whales on it. And if the pilot's good, you are out of range so fast it's a moot point. I never use my dropship as transport. It's hard enough to hit things for just me, much less pilot for whichever half of the ship that wants the shots now. And they always want the shot. Just try to get a blueberry out of your DS.... TL;DR= Make it happen! I think it would be great!
I flipped my dropship upside down on purpose to roll it over while i was on the ground...blueberry stayed in for 15 minutes...i was just wishig i could equip ejection seats for them the entire time...honestly this should be a thing. Bring up wheel, click it like you do for squad commands. click passenger seats and have an eject all passengers button.
It would actually be helpful for getting people on target for base assaults and rid of annoyances.
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Ivy Zalinto
Lo-Tech Solutions Ltd
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Posted - 2014.01.16 05:42:00 -
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Komodo Jones wrote:Seeth Mensch wrote:Komodo Jones wrote:At this point dropships are... a giant WP pinata and that might change how people feel about it. LOL and that there's balance. Well, make the swarm launchers a bit better again. It was overnerfed last time. Taken out context but yes, good job editing lol. Haven't used swarms that much at all and they are easy enough to evade, seems like all AV has been nerfed to area/idiot denial tool. Yes it was equal parts AV being powerful and cheap as well as vehicles being flimsy and expensive that caused the change but at some point they gotta realize that there's a problem when AV masters are having trouble taking down BASIC vehicles...remember these are basic, there is no advanced or proto vehicles lol.
Ive been thinking about that actually. There might not actually be advanced and prototype hav's and other vehicles. The current vehicles can, just like suits, mount prototype equipment which can make them perform like prototype vehicles. So this might be the balance intended.
The other day me and my squadmate death shard took out 2 tanks with a militia forge and I think he had the same grade of swarm. I knocked out the shielding and he popped their armor. Granted it was a shield tank but we were still killing them. I cant imagine it would be harder with better gear.
Dedicated Stealth Scout.
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Ivy Zalinto
Lo-Tech Solutions Ltd
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Posted - 2014.01.16 05:55:00 -
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Komodo Jones wrote:Interesting, though this being related to EVE I imagine at some point these types of variants will come out and then I hope there's rebalancing involved that day lol.
As for the tank killing...you'll have to share your secrets because I was standing beside and assisting someone with a proto breach forge gun trying to take out several different types of tanks with barely any progress.
Unfortunately you really have to play to the strength of the av types and coordinate your shots. Just because hes fireing doesnt mean he isnt derping and mostly just irritating the tanks. takes 1 shot to knock a soma's shields off with a militia forge and if he is stupid, hanging around without hardeners up then hes gonna die eventually from the swarms. I think it took death 2 mags but id have to ask him.
He also may have been using higher grade swarms, im not sure on this.
Edit: Also doesnt hurt to cook and toss a few flux in if its a shield tank. That can mean a win right there. EVen if the shields are still up and his hardeners up, another forge shot will knock the rest down, and shield hardeners do nothing for armor.
Dedicated Stealth Scout.
Scout instructor; Learning Coalition
Scrambler Pistol dedication
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