DUST Search - AV nerds - share your secrets

Kristoff Atruin wrote:

Most matches I played last night had groups of 3 to 5 tanks zooming around the map so fast they were practically doing doughnuts. Anyone have any ideas on how to counter these? We spent so much huddling inside buildings with tanks circling outside like a swarm of sharks around bait that when we were done it was decided we need to get everyone to have an AV fit available. Being a logi I've never really done AV, so I'm not really sure what kind of fit I can throw together that would actually do any damage.

Swarms - short range (a needed nerf, to make dropships more viable)...with drag racing tanks they don't seem like they'd be very effective
Forge - from what I'm reading they're still decent, but not many people have the spare SP to set up a decent forge gun fit when they don't already run heavy
AV nades - everyone can put these on a fit and they might be decent if a tank driver is cocky enough to stick his nose inside a structure
Remotes - being sticky these might be the ideal anti-tank weapon now, if you can get close enough. Scouts might become the most effective anti tank suit. At least once the FF kick bug in FW is fixed.
Proxies - are these effective at all now?
Plasma cannon - this is the big one I'm wondering about, did anyone try it last night? It was the only AV that didn't get some kind of nerf so I'm having this feeling that it might be worth skilling into now.

Anything I'm missing here other than having more tanks than the other team?


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Forlorn Destrier Bullet Cluster Legacy Rising 2268	Posted - 2013.12.11 16:11:00 - [1] - Quote Kristoff Atruin wrote: Most matches I played last night had groups of 3 to 5 tanks zooming around the map so fast they were practically doing doughnuts. Anyone have any ideas on how to counter these? We spent so much huddling inside buildings with tanks circling outside like a swarm of sharks around bait that when we were done it was decided we need to get everyone to have an AV fit available. Being a logi I've never really done AV, so I'm not really sure what kind of fit I can throw together that would actually do any damage. Swarms - short range (a needed nerf, to make dropships more viable)...with drag racing tanks they don't seem like they'd be very effective Forge - from what I'm reading they're still decent, but not many people have the spare SP to set up a decent forge gun fit when they don't already run heavy AV nades - everyone can put these on a fit and they might be decent if a tank driver is cocky enough to stick his nose inside a structure Remotes - being sticky these might be the ideal anti-tank weapon now, if you can get close enough. Scouts might become the most effective anti tank suit. At least once the FF kick bug in FW is fixed. Proxies - are these effective at all now? Plasma cannon - this is the big one I'm wondering about, did anyone try it last night? It was the only AV that didn't get some kind of nerf so I'm having this feeling that it might be worth skilling into now. Anything I'm missing here other than having more tanks than the other team? I solo killed 2 tanks in 1 match with swarms last night. Trick is to find a defensible location near routes that the HAV's take, an area somewhat isolated from infantry. Throw a hive down, and dance in and out of view. The drivers feel that they can take one guy. Shoot, duck to hide. Repeat until eventually his hardeners enter cool down, then come out and fire the full clip while dancing in the open. Boom, dead, espectially if you are close enough to use AV nades first before he drives off. 175 meters with swarms is enough to kill them even as fast as they move if you know what you're doing. What will be your legacy? Will you rise, or will you fall?