Reign Omega
BurgezzE.T.F General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.07.13 04:37:00 -
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Buwaro Draemon wrote:Doing so will most likely incline to the new FOTM Pythons with XT1s spamming all across they sky!
I am getting tired on getting into matches where the enemy teams (Mostly 6 man scrub squads) use it as an easy way to get OBs since that thing can take down infantry to vehicles to turret installations (and yes, I read the upcomming patches for Charlie and I know the changes to the OB system and adding more eHP to turret installations)
What I am trying to prevent is a next FOTM. If the price reduction comes into play I can assure you that the ADS will be spammed. And they will be more horrible than the tank spam back in 1.7
Currently taking one out is a challenge on its own. And I have been in countless matches where me and 3 or 4 other AV guys have been trying to take one down be couldn't. All thanks to the Afterburner module.
As soon as the ADS feels one shot it kicks in its afterburners and camps in the flight ceiling for until it's shields (or armor) is back up and comes back down. During the wait for their HP to come back, the Afterburner module has already cooled down and is ready for use very quick. So as soon as the ADS is threatened again it kicks again with its afterburners and making a few twists in the airto dodge the uncomming Forge rounds.
My only problem here is that they have an easy and fast get away to complete safety. A cool down of 10 seconds for the 3 afterburner modules. That is a very fast cool down. You can go easily to the flight ceiling. And as you are coming back down from it, you already have your fast get-a-away to the flight ceiling again.
This can be prevented by increasing cooldown time with these afterburners. Make them 50 secs - 1 minute cool down.
This game should reward the skilled. Not the coward. While yes you may know how to fly and shoot with the ADS, dodging AV fire should be another skill. Not the cowardly tactic of activating your afterburner and camp on the ceiling.
Another counter to this tactic would be lowering the flight ceiling to MCC height. Or a little higher. You can keep your Afterburner cooldown, but the only place you'll have to hide now is outside of the map or inside your redline.
I am just trying to prevent the next FOTM from happening. And this one looks very nasty. And if(when) it happens. People are going to call for a ADS nerf. Which will anger old and dedicated ADS pilots (like myself)
You shut your dirty mouth. You shut it RIGHT now! ADS are god awfully expensive and unreasonably so. Theyre counterable by competent infantry and the 7 guys who have flown them since they were released deserved a MOTHER FRAGGING BREAK!
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Reign Omega
BurgezzE.T.F General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.07.13 05:06:00 -
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Sorry maybe I overreacted. I have shot down damn near every single pilot worth shooting down...Snuggz, Derrith, Blackholenova or whatever his name is etc etc... Pythons now, Incubus during the rep wars, Judge during the OP swarms....My point is these guys PAY to be that good, why take that from them with a silly nerf or change to what is arguably one of the most diffifuclt things to do in DUST? They have invested HOURS and MILLIONS of SP and ISK while we all expect to be able to just trot on the field with an Anti Skill cannon of some sort and 1 shot them? Nothing is wrong with running when you take reasonable damage, Nothing is wrong with protecting your investment, while using it to its fullest extent to maximize its effectiveness. What the decrease in price WILL do is....give me a bunch more experimental ADS scrubs to farm with my overly honed tactics from fighting the pros. Game the FK on.
Observe the public trust. Protect the innocent. Uphold the law.
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