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Texs Red
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2014.01.18 04:47:00 -
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It's not just a matter of agility, it's size! The regular dropships are meant for troop transport so they are big to be able to hold all those troops, and if you look at it there is really room for probably twice as many mercs in there than what seat openings are given. Currently a dropship is a larger vehicle than a tank!
However the assault dropship is meant for attacking, not troop transport, and just like the shape of an attack helicopter is different then so too should the shape of the assault dropship differ from the regular ones. Imagine how much harder to hit it would be if you cut out all of that troop transport space and thinned it's width to slightly wider than a single person. Suddenly it becomes *much* harder to hit. |
Texs Red
DUST University
Ivy League
114
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Posted - 2014.01.18 14:22:00 -
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Another thing to consider: Caldari Sentinal suits will have massive resistances to missile splash damage (currently the only realistic way to attack infantry with a dropship) to the point where it will take 6 proto missiles to take one down or a full clip of standard. Then if you disengage for long enough that it's shield regen kicks in a standard missile turret will probably be unable to kill it and a proto will probably take the full clip or will fail to take it down. All while it is shooting at you with a forge gun.
To those who aren't familiar with dropships: To fight a heavy with a forge you are better off trying to dodge it's attacks as a good forge gunner can 3 hit you through hardeners plus getting hit rocks the dropship making it impossible to aim. Therefore to fight the caldari sentinal you have to land 6-8 consecutive hits, while dodging forge gun rounds, and never disengaging for more than a few seconds. Challenging, even for the best pilots out there. What's worse is that I can make a militia heavy with a militia forge gun that is a threat to a dropship for less than 20-30k isk and it is a serious threat to an assault dropship whose base frame is over 300k isk. To boot, militia and standard dropships lack the responsiveness needed to dodge more than one or two forgegun rounds. |
Texs Red
DUST University
Ivy League
114
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Posted - 2014.01.18 14:54:00 -
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VonSpliff wrote:
Now the ADS is probably the most OP weapon in the game (if spec'd into its core's). The rockets 1-2 shot 700hp all day. On top of that they are as mobile as RGIII out of the pocket.
The ADS is the most OP weapon in the game? Really? Because whenever I play an ambush match it's dropships getting spammed not militia tanks.
They may have a strong ability to kill infantry but a single sica in the redline can prevent you from using a dropship at all on most maps.
Also, consider how much easier it is for a forge gun, rail tank, or rail turret to hit a dropship vs a dropships ability to return fire. Judge's video here clearly demonstrates this. |
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