DUST Search - My thoughts on swarms.

Reign Omega wrote:

Ghost Kaisar wrote:

Alena Ventrallis wrote:

Atiim wrote:

Odigos Ellinas wrote:

Light AV weapons are more a support role for the main AV gear.

Would you happen to have a quote from a DEV stating this?

I'm pretty sure there isn't one. Swarms should be good at AV, but they should not be able to solo any vehicle regardless of fit. This is my issue with buffing them, save for the changes I mention in the OP.

Swarms are also good for just keeping non-blaster vehicles at bay. Dropships and Rail-tanks don't like swarms if they can't really hurt you back.

I run AV for my squad just to try and keep the bulk of vehicles away from them. Have another guy in the squad run AV nades to back me up, and it does a good job of keeping vehicles away from us. Most tankers prefer easy meals instead of infantry that can bite back.

Also you'd be surprised at how long a tanker will sit and fight one solo AV effectively removing himself from the match. I like to take them off to a quiet romantic spot and toss down a nanohive and just rack up damage points if it's a tank I can't kill solo.


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Ghost Kaisar Fatal Absolution Dirt Nap Squad. 4352	Posted - 2014.04.22 17:48:00 - [1] - Quote Alena Ventrallis wrote: Atiim wrote: Odigos Ellinas wrote: Light AV weapons are more a support role for the main AV gear. Would you happen to have a quote from a DEV stating this? I'm pretty sure there isn't one. Swarms should be good at AV, but they should not be able to solo any vehicle regardless of fit. This is my issue with buffing them, save for the changes I mention in the OP. Swarms are also good for just keeping non-blaster vehicles at bay. Dropships and Rail-tanks don't like swarms if they can't really hurt you back. I run AV for my squad just to try and keep the bulk of vehicles away from them. Have another guy in the squad run AV nades to back me up, and it does a good job of keeping vehicles away from us. Most tankers prefer easy meals instead of infantry that can bite back. I got my cloak and daggers, I'm a very happy Ghost I hack at Mach V
Ghost Kaisar Fatal Absolution Dirt Nap Squad. 4356	Posted - 2014.04.22 17:59:00 - [2] - Quote Reign Omega wrote: Ghost Kaisar wrote: Alena Ventrallis wrote: Atiim wrote: Odigos Ellinas wrote: Light AV weapons are more a support role for the main AV gear. Would you happen to have a quote from a DEV stating this? I'm pretty sure there isn't one. Swarms should be good at AV, but they should not be able to solo any vehicle regardless of fit. This is my issue with buffing them, save for the changes I mention in the OP. Swarms are also good for just keeping non-blaster vehicles at bay. Dropships and Rail-tanks don't like swarms if they can't really hurt you back. I run AV for my squad just to try and keep the bulk of vehicles away from them. Have another guy in the squad run AV nades to back me up, and it does a good job of keeping vehicles away from us. Most tankers prefer easy meals instead of infantry that can bite back. Also you'd be surprised at how long a tanker will sit and fight one solo AV effectively removing himself from the match. I like to take them off to a quiet romantic spot and toss down a nanohive and just rack up damage points if it's a tank I can't kill solo. Those WP's too. If you regulate yourself too killing off LAV's and annoying any and all tanks/dropships you find, AV is actually a really fun role. Min Assault can also run an Assault SMG, giving him decent anti-infantry capabilities. I got my cloak and daggers, I'm a very happy Ghost I hack at Mach V