Harpyja
Legio DXIV
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Posted - 2014.08.18 15:21:00 -
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Judge Rhadamanthus wrote:Are you speced into the ADS at all? Do you fly?
I do an I have seen both sides of the coin.
Taking out armor tanks (and to a lesser degree shield tanks) is rather easy with my Python. If they spot me at range, I just fly up and up and then descend down upon them to bring them death.
Now, from the tanker's point of view, your only option to deal with an ADS is to get them first before they see you. An infantry equivalent would be once a scout sees you, you no longer have a chance at killing them while they slowly whittle down your EHP at 100 dps. One single player must not hold such a huge advantage over any one single player.
I see only several solutions without nerfing dropship EHP:
- increase swarm velocity by a considerable amount
- increase large missile launchers' max angle of elevation to 70-80 degrees (or something like that)
- increase large railgun range up to about 400 or 450 meters
- (alternatively for the turrets, add in skills that grant 5 to 10 degrees of max angle of elevation for large missiles and +25 meters of max range to large railguns.... blasters can then get a heat reduction skill or increased dispersion decay or something)
Reasoning:
- faster swarms means that ADS pilots need to be much more aware and cautious when they approach ground targets. Having used swarms as well, it's too easy for an ADS to escape while being hit by no more than one swarm volley.
- increased max angle of elevation would supplement the large missile launcher's role as being the main AV turret. Engaging a vehicle whose role is AV with another vehicle should be a challenge. A large missile launcher should be a serious threat to any ADS, and decreasing the dead-zone above a HAV in my opinion will do that
- increasing max railgun range would allow railguns a better chance at destroying dropships. Currently, a rail tank has to get in close to a dropship (about 250 meters) to have a chance at applying several shots, but most ADS pilots will burn straight up right away (and at such close proximity they quickly get beyond the turret's max angle of elevation). They then descend upon the rail tank and it stands no chance at surviving against the ADS.
"By His light, and His will"- The Scriptures, 12:32
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