i'm tired of ppl still whining about weapons they already weakened i havn't been killed by a mass driver in ages

Seems like a good opportunity to discuss this idea. How would you feel about dropships filled with swarm launchers or mass drivers for example?

That's impressive the way I use em lol, still shouldn't be nerfed, just give people buffs, how about giving people an explosive damage dampener or something? I think that when 1.4 rolls around and people start armor tanking there will be people who are far more difficult to kill with it, maybe then people will stop screaming OP

Huge fan. I would refer to this as the Dust equivalent to the AC-130 .

Come on CCP just do it already!!!!!

This thread is a good example this forum needs the polling system. CCP you will not have to scour threadnaughts for assessing ratio of negative positive responses.

Seems like a good opportunity to discuss this idea. How would you feel about dropships filled with swarm launchers or mass drivers for example?

About the same as I would with a dropship filled with forgeguns.

That would change the game FOTM to dropships gunboats loaded up with Massdrivers and forgegun passengers. A high reward low risk situation with minimal to no retaliation opportunity for ground based troops without A/V.

Dropships currently fill the same role as a helicopter in current combat, and the side turrets meet that need well. (Though adding a spot for a rear gun, or allowing the forward facing gun to be run by a co-pilot/gunner would be a nice separation of duties.)

Seems like a good opportunity to discuss this idea. How would you feel about dropships filled with swarm launchers or mass drivers for example?

Thats potentially 7 kills in two or three shots of a forge or railgun however.... :) 'all the eggs in one basket...'

I assume this is something you guys at CCP have discussed before and come to the same conclusion as some people here that it could be a problem. However could it be balanced say by reducing passenger slots?

For example: Have the 2 usual gunners and then only 2 passengers at the doorways with the ability to fire weapons? (Total of 5 people including the pilot)

About the same as I would with a dropship filled with forgeguns.

That would change the game FOTM to dropships gunboats loaded up with Massdrivers and forgegun passengers. A high reward low risk situation with minimal to no retaliation opportunity for ground based troops without A/V.

Dropships currently fill the same role as a helicopter in current combat, and the side turrets meet that need well. (Though adding a spot for a rear gun, or allowing the forward facing gun to be run by a co-pilot/gunner would be a nice separation of duties.)

the larger capacity variants of the dropship is designed to transport teams... Assault dropships carry less passengers, I don't think its best for the game that, as stated previously, should weapons that can dominate with a great presence should be shot from dropships or any vehicle for that matter. Especially if they can clearly show that the result is a broken gameplay positive for dropships or more negative. Dropships have turrets, and that is exactly what they are designed for, why make them obsolete? If people are allowed to shoot out of dropships, it should be weaponry that can not cause a mass anarchy to vehicles or making a raid from out of a dropship over powered, in the case of the mass driver.

Seems like a good opportunity to discuss this idea. How would you feel about dropships filled with swarm launchers or mass drivers for example?

Seems like a good opportunity to discuss this idea. How would you feel about dropships filled with swarm launchers or mass drivers for example?

Dropships are fragile, but a good pilot knows where they should and shouldn't go. It is so frustrating to hear from people wanting to operate along the same lines as a tank or similar how a murder taxi use to be. There are tons of pilot forums by great players who have taken the time to go through what is needed for dropships and what you should be aware of. If you are in doubt you should read the previous replies by many veteran pilots and new pilots alike. I honestly think the a few post above have not even taken in the consideration how this would just break the game for pilots and for other vehicles as well. Sometimes one should think how things will effect the game as a whole rather than what they think would be great no matter the circumstances. Further more if you want to compare something how infantry weapons are, even though its off subject, how easy do you think aim assist will be when taking out other vehicles and turrets with such a large hit box? I think the lot of you are not even giving any serious thought to what you are posting in regards to vehicles.

Seems like a good opportunity to discuss this idea. How would you feel about dropships filled with swarm launchers or mass drivers for example?

Would need to stop equipment not deploying for heights

Err... you're saying it SHOULD enable like that? i beg to disagree.

"milspec" or not, it's hard for me to imagine a nanohive or other EQ deploying after it comes to terminal impact, after reaching lets say 30m/s

There might be a high-end variant costing $$$ that is specialized for that sort of thing, perhaps. But I dont think the militia grade stuff should be able to handle that.