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Atiim
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Posted - 2014.04.14 18:08:00 -
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137H4RGIC wrote:. You can't reply drop uplink with hives, you shouldn't resupply REs with them either. REs have taken the place of the core locus grenades in so far that they are spammed to monotony. Ccp, please look at tweaking REs
If you remove the ability to resupply them you'll effectively remove their AV capabilities, as 3 Remote Explosives is insufficient for an AV trap.
REs are one of the few reliable ways to destroy groups of people with significantly high eHP, but are in no means overpowered simply because they appear on TACNET systems through the use of scanners, and you can even hear the REs being armed.
They can't be spammed as traps simply because using one requires that the enemy does not use Flux Grenades (which is an issue of gross incompetence) and taking out multiple people requires the person to sneak up on you, in which case I could take care of the enemies with Nova Knives or Shotguns as well.
Let's look at the counters:
- Flux Grenades
- Active Scanners
- Competence / Situational Awareness
- Arming Explosives has an audible sound.
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Atiim
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Posted - 2014.04.14 18:12:00 -
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Doshneil Antaro wrote:
All equipment is limited in number and are very potent when used properly. The natural counter is that you have to either die or get to a supply depot to refill. This is unfair to other equipment.
As for cloaks and scouts, that is a separate topic better argued in other threads.
You can't compare Remote Explosives to other pieces of equipment, as their Max. Active is never higher than their Max. Carried, and because of such have no need for re-supplying capabilities.
They also have vastly different purposes. When was the last time you saw someone trying to kill someone with a Drop Uplink?
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Atiim
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Posted - 2014.04.15 13:59:00 -
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137H4RGIC wrote:or a cloaked about who can drop on you with these and resupply at the hive of a teammate.
Except that requires you to uncloak, arm the REs, move away from them, and then detonate.
All of which, gives multiple audio cues, and takes about 3-4s. The average reaction time in a human is .35s, so you basically have to suffer from a mental retardation to fall for it.
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