Texs Red
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2014.02.16 14:49:00 -
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I have been a pilot since Chromosome so I have a fair amount of experience, never tried flying in a squadron though (hard to find that many other pilots willing/able to come together). So here is my thoughts:
Assault dropships are overpriced for the current vulnerabilities they have
Left unchecked an assault dropship slaughters infantry, there are very few indoors locations in dust that are suitable for hiding from an assault dropship. I have had games where I went 23-0 and that is with a incubus fit with MLT missile turrets.
Rail tanks need fall off, just like every other weapon. Give them 450m of optimal with fall off out to 600 and reduce their turret tilt from 45 degrees to about 25 degree. This will pull them out of the redline and stop them from shooting dropships at high altitude. Indirectly this will answer damage mods too as a triple damage modded shield tank will be too weak to defend itself.
With the 1.8 buff to sentinel suits it will make life as a dropship pilot horrible. They are already difficult enough to kill with missiles (the only small turret effective vs infantry) and with the upcoming resistances they are getting missiles will be 25% less effective so a Caldari Sentinel (where shields have 30% resistance to explosives) will be every dropship pilot's nightmare. He will see you before you see him, he will get the first strike, he has a ton of tank, he has plenty of gank, and he can show up almost anywhere on the map but you won't know it till he shoots at you.
Even if a dropship manages to kill a 1.8 sentinel, he will be such a problem that the dropship will be incapable of accomplishing anything else on the battlefield. Now while I support heavies being able to 1v1 vehicles, as a dropship pilot it is very irritating as I have nowhere to hide so I am forced to engage you. Imagine if there was an infantry player that, as soon as he spawned, you were forced to fight him and could do nothing else until you defeated him then had until he respawned to accomplish anything else. It's not enjoyable, even more so if said person is more skilled than yourself. Now I cannot fly my dropship, not to mention I am wagering more on the result of the battle than he is (dropship vs sentinel suit cost) |