Foundation Seldon
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.09.22 14:26:00 -
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Atiim wrote:ResistanceGTA wrote:Atiim wrote:LAVs should get the 10% RoF bonus. Yea, that's what we need, Heavies trolling around in Railgun LAVs, but with faster fire... In order to use LAVs with a 20GJ Railgun or Small Missile, you need to be in an open field. If you are in an open field, you're practically a guarranteed kill for an semi-decent AVer who happens to grace your sights. Not only that, but even the most tanked out Sentinels will be succeptable to Sniper Rifles in Hotfix Delta. Given the fact that they can't escape engagements in seconds like a Python or Incubus, this would be balanced. Risk = Reward
As someone who does solo LAV frequently I think you're a bit off base with your assumptions. A solo railgun LAV can easily find positions around the map that allow him to engage a number of exposed enemies while keeping himself more or less safe from enemy fire. All you really need is some cliff face or building to stick the backside of the LAV around and that will provide all the cover you'd need from any of the relevant AV that could see you coming. Hear swarms? Jump back in the drivers seat and dodge them for the duration. Now activate your hardener and pop your head back out and you can gun down the swarmer before he can get another lock and volley out. A well fit LAV (ie. not the blood raider sagas) is not nearly as fragile as you make them out to be.
And if you're using the sniper as an example then a LAV driver could absolutely escape sniper rifle fire. All I really need to be able to do is tank the first shot, when I see my health drop I jump back in my drivers seat again and drive away. Frankly the solo (railgun) LAV is the very definition of a style of play that, with practice, can be done with very little risk to the pilot.
And giving them the former Assault Dropship bonus? I'm a huge fan of the idea of LAV variants being re-added to the game but something like this would mean the complete annihilation of all other vehicles on the field. Dropships would be completely denied from an AV platform that is nearly as mobile as they are, Tanks would become sitting ducks, and AV/Infantry wouldn't stand much of a chance in hell given the mobility and power of the platform. Compared to a Dropship an LAV has a LOT more options in terms of cover to effectively avoid enemy AV.
No, 10% is too much for something as difficult to destroy as the LAV.
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