I like to destroy turrets in friendly territory because if I don't it only takes a redberry about 5 seconds to turn it against us which is far more troublesome than a friendly turret is helpful.

Its so sad to see that DUST really only has one "killstreak" and people will do whatever it takes to obtain it.
How many kills can an orbital get? Is it really that useful?

...or, is it just a killstreak, that FPS players are programmed to want to obtain for no reason other than obtaining it...


Really, who gives a sh*t about Orbitals? They last 5 seconds, are kind of neat to watch, and then its back to the game as usual.

Like Aero said, intact turrets are dangerous for tankers. I've lost more than a few tanks because the blues were pathologically unable to hold the turrets along my retreat routes, and were irritating enough to capture them rather than destroying them. It happens most often on maps with which I'm unfamiliar; had a shocking moment this week when I rounded a corner on one of the new maps, hunting turrets, and three of the things started shelling me.

Its so sad to see that DUST really only has one "killstreak" and people will do whatever it takes to obtain it.
How many kills can an orbital get? Is it really that useful?

...or, is it just a killstreak, that FPS players are programmed to want to obtain for no reason other than obtaining it...


Really, who gives a sh*t about Orbitals? They last 5 seconds, are kind of neat to watch, and then its back to the game as usual.

I like to destroy turrets in friendly territory because if I don't it only takes a redberry about 5 seconds to turn it against us which is far more troublesome than a friendly turret is helpful.

But you make the assumption that your team can't hold it, that is my issue with this practice. People assume that their team is full of idiots that can't hold a resource, or recapture a resource.

I love the battles where the enemy hacks a friendly turret, the battle around the turrets are some the funnest that I have had in the game.

Well again I destroy them for other reasons than the points, but orbitals can be game changes if used at the right moment. It's not about getting the kills, it's about neutralizing a threat like some devastating HAV or neutralizing an area long enough to gain control.

And yeah most tanks can survive the normal orbitals, but they're not getting away from the EVE ones.

But you make the assumption that your team can't hold it, that is my issue with this practice. People assume that their team is full of idiots that can't hold a resource, or recapture a resource.

They should reduce the warpoints for destroying turrets. Maybe make it 100 for an enemy turret, and 50 for a neutral turret.

But you make the assumption that your team can't hold it, that is my issue with this practice. People assume that their team is full of idiots that can't hold a resource, or recapture a resource.

I love the battles where the enemy hacks a friendly turret, the battle around the turrets are some the funnest that I have had in the game.

Just remove WPs from unhacked (yellow) ones, please!

Its so sad to see that DUST really only has one "killstreak" and people will do whatever it takes to obtain it.
How many kills can an orbital get? Is it really that useful?

...or, is it just a killstreak, that FPS players are programmed to want to obtain for no reason other than obtaining it...


Really, who gives a sh*t about Orbitals? They last 5 seconds, are kind of neat to watch, and then its back to the game as usual.

Have the turret icon blink when it is being hacked, similarly to an objective. I would not put in a contested period though. And I still think they should limit the warpoints from destroying unhacked turrets. It's silly that you get three kills worth of WP for killing a turret that won't fight back.

They should reduce the warpoints for destroying turrets. Maybe make it 100 for an enemy turret, and 50 for a neutral turret.

Well again I destroy them for other reasons than the points, but orbitals can be game changes if used at the right moment. It's not about getting the kills, it's about neutralizing a threat like some devastating HAV or neutralizing an area long enough to gain control.

And yeah most tanks can survive the normal orbitals, but they're not getting away from the EVE ones.

I put it in my edit of last page, but for the sake of a new page I'll add it here.

The problem isn't the warpoints, it's how quickly these can be turned without anyone noticing. If you remove the warpoints tankers will still blow these things up, I guarantee you. What would be much better is if once you hack an installation it enters a contested state similar (but shorter) to the null cannons so you at least have time to acknowledge it and perhaps counter it.

I agree. Make the things work like the objectives. Hack it and it takes time to change in which case it will go neutral and you can see the icon filling up like the objectives.

You can either pop it at neutral for no points or let it go red and pop it for points. If it is hacking toward blue you can't pop it.

2: OB's are very useful for clearing needed areas, hard to get people, objectives, etc. use them at the right time, and it turns games around.