DUST Search - Buff derpships or nerf assault forge gun.

Thurak1 wrote:

It isnt proper to nerf a fg based on its effectiveness vs a dropship. After all dropships are not the only thing that a fg can shoot and should be effective against. If a FG was brought inline vs a drop ship then FG's would be crap vs tanks.
It would be just as flawed as nerfing a AR because it takes out scout suits too fast. Dropships are very much on the low end of the armor scale being considered light aircraft and not even medium (which is not yet in the game). Dropships are more in line with lav hps.

What all the DS pilots really should be doing is waiting for medium and heavy aircraft. Being that the DS is a light aircraft i think expecting one to survive more than 2 shots from a FG even fully speced out is asking a lot since it is a light aircraft. Look at tanks for example. A well fitted tank can survive 5 or more FG shots (well at least assault FG) so nerfing the FG based on a light aircrafts hp's is improper. Buffing a DS i would even say is improper since they are light airframes.

What you all really should be bugging ccp for is medium and heavy airframes.


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Arc-08 Horizons' Edge Orion Empire 113	Posted - 2013.10.14 20:31:00 - [1] - Quote don't touch forge guns, that will hurt peoples feelings, just buff dropships. START OFF WITH RETURNING THE CAMERA ANGLE TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE YOU STARTED CHANGING IT!!! It is honestly less work for you to just leave it alone, you created more work for yourselves that hurt us more. Now aiming is more difficult than ever because i have to aim through my dropship, and since i don't have stealth modules (I wish) i can't see through myself, i liked it better when the camera was above the dropship so you could see the entire ship, made it easier for shooting, aiming, and maneuvering. Then apply all of your epic patch notes for vehicle update and bam done! (i hope)
Arc-08 Horizons' Edge Orion Empire 114	Posted - 2013.10.16 01:12:00 - [2] - Quote Thurak1 wrote: It isnt proper to nerf a fg based on its effectiveness vs a dropship. After all dropships are not the only thing that a fg can shoot and should be effective against. If a FG was brought inline vs a drop ship then FG's would be crap vs tanks. It would be just as flawed as nerfing a AR because it takes out scout suits too fast. Dropships are very much on the low end of the armor scale being considered light aircraft and not even medium (which is not yet in the game). Dropships are more in line with lav hps. What all the DS pilots really should be doing is waiting for medium and heavy aircraft. Being that the DS is a light aircraft i think expecting one to survive more than 2 shots from a FG even fully speced out is asking a lot since it is a light aircraft. Look at tanks for example. A well fitted tank can survive 5 or more FG shots (well at least assault FG) so nerfing the FG based on a light aircrafts hp's is improper. Buffing a DS i would even say is improper since they are light airframes. What you all really should be bugging ccp for is medium and heavy airframes. No, i'm sorry i don't think you are right. Assault FG is different from regular or breach forge gun, as i have been made to realize, i belive the assault varient is specialized for dropships and infantry since they can move out of your way faster, thus assault varient needs to be brought in line to what it's specialty is, fast moving targets. And where the heck did you get the idea for heavy and medium air frames!!!! THERE IS NO CONFRIMED DATE ON THAT, we don't even know that heavy airframes exist, thats an EVE pilot for goodness sakes, plus if you are refering to Jets as medium frame, i don't think you know what you are talking about, a jet is lighter than a dropship, if anything Dropships are the MEDIUM frame and jets will be LIGHT frame. So i think you are just mad that dropships will be harder to take down, and you don't want your easy points taken away. Well it's one thing if its a Derpship, its an entirely different matter when you are talking about 800k to 1 mill+ dropships that are used by actual pilots.
Arc-08 Horizons' Edge Orion Empire 114	Posted - 2013.10.16 01:19:00 - [3] - Quote okay seriously when was a dropship ever classified as a LIGHT FRAME?!! i've looked around now, and i have never seen anything that has classified dropships as light frame. http://dust514.com/universe/vehicles/ CCP EVEN STATES UNDER THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DROPSHIP that it is meant to give temporary suppresive fire/cover fire. Which it is not capable of doing, it is capable of going in and keep moving while everybody jumps out and hopes they land on target. Very rarely can you go in and actually land people, or get close to very accurately drop sombody off in a hotzone. WHEN HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A DROPSHIP TEMPORARILY BLOCK OFF AN AREA WHILE SUPPORTING IT'S TROOPS!!! point and case it is NOT a LIGHT FRAME ARIEL vehicle.
Arc-08 Horizons' Edge Orion Empire 114	Posted - 2013.10.16 11:30:00 - [4] - Quote yeah, it doesn't matter what happens here, if you get hit two times in a row by a forge gun your dead no matter what. well i don't know about shield, but for sure it is this way with armor dropships. once you reach 100 your entirely screwed no its ands or buts about it. and thurak, how is a dropship both light, medium and heavy at the same time?! also i don't think that wait screen means anything, because it has been there sooo long and has never changed, and assault dropships are much different than regular dropships because they are meant to be offensive, not a troop transport, it is obvious because they only have 4 seats. So no, the assault dropship is not meant to be a troop transport like a logi dropship, that is like an assault that can't attack, but it can be a good logi.