(Rails v Dropships)

Sorry, pilots, but you're gonna hate me for this: You guys are potentially the most OP thing we've seen in a long time. A python with missiles is the most terrifying thing on the game unless you're a redline rail tank. I have no problem with it, though. I take my hats off to the pilots who excel (Judge, Seriamos, Lillica Foster, Ninjapiratezombie, etc). You guys are incredible and I could never do what you do. However, I want balance for everyone, so rails cannot be nerfed. You guys claim forges kill you- BS. They're already a victim of my OP double damage modded nerd shotgun before that happens. The only thing that kills you is double dmg modded railguns from the redline, and as much as i hate them ,they are a necessary evil because there is no way in hell you can be killed otherwise.

I liked the nerfing the rail charge time and decreasing the heat. But I disliked everything else.

Actually forges do kill us, so long as it's not just a single forge gun chasing around trying to kill us. Add in a second forge or some swarms and it gets hairy.

Railtanks need better elevation so we can solve the redline. The issue with railtanks vs dropships has nothing to do with rails being too strong, and everything to do with the redline. Both players should be able to fight back, instead of having some of the "best" players in the game camping deep in the redline, game after game after game, because it entails virtually no risk while letting them terrorize the field.

It's straight up bad mechanics

And swarms need a projectile speed buff so they actually threaten dropships.

Op is unfounded. Slippery slope arguments are not useful. What we can't let happen is for rail tanks to lose too much elevation. Once they can't shoot up then we may have some issue with dropships. Step one is making sure no rail tank can shoot into the operational map zone from the redline. After that we have to assess how well they do.

I recorded the last 37 matches that I saw an ADS pilot not in my squad fly in. They never came first. The average kills was 7. With the highs being about 15. Compared to the top scorer in every match (dom/Skirm) who often topped 30 kills using rails/CR.

The truth is that even in a match with no AV dropships rarely ever out preform the top infantry players. While it is not a position we want to be in (uncontested) when talking about dropships and their impact on a battle you need to bear the measures of effectiveness in mind. What makes an ADS over powered? The OP implies kills. In that case they are far from OP. So what does a battlefield ruined by dropships look like? If we know that we can watch for it.

I see ADS die to forge and swarms often. So I do not think that ik tanks were all removed tomorrow that the ADS would start dominating. Tanks are not getting removed so wahy are you making up scenarios that are not going to happen? Rail tanks can easily hit dropships from indoe the burn zone. At 250 meters a rail tank can shoot 284 meters into the air. ADS operate at 100 meters usually. A rail can hit that altitude from over 500m away.

Note : Operational map zones are those areas where objectives are contested

When has Caldari ever been about mobility? Never.

Third paragraph states precisely how i feel about raw input for kB and mouse.

Those saying it won't be op are either lying to protect it or just plain sht, I'm a beast with pc fps games.