Bremen van Equis
Mannar Focused Warfare
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2014.10.08 19:47:00 -
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I fly an Incubus:
HS: PRO AB
LS: Enhanced PG Upgrade
LS: Complex Lgt Armor Rep
LS: Complex 120mm Plate
Turret: Proto Missile or Proto Rail, depending on the situation...or advanced if I'm feeling stingy.
No gunner. I drop uplinks strategically, so never risk transporting blueberries that inevitably HIJACK MY DROPSHIP for a short and sadly entertaining joyride.
Since delta I pretty much limit Rail use for Air to Air if the opposing pilot(s) are decent, missiles for everything else. I don't destroy many tanks without help, but I can definitely push them back into the little tank holes they crawled out of. I tried tank busting with the rail but the overheat makes it nearly impossible. I don't use rails on infantry, I've gotten a couple of lucky shots, but when I'm rail equipped I'm hunting drop ships and harassing tanks.
Installations are impossible to take out alone, but an easy infantry kill if a red dot is silly enough to try to man it. Usually I just wait until I see a tank working on one then lend a hand, but mostly I'm avoiding/evading.
As for AV infantry... I don't go near them if I'm rail equipped. If they're putting up a wall of swarms, I'll fly through, hoping to get a kill or two to keep them from thinking they're invincible with those things. I notice a lot more swarms than forge guns since delta...of course. The nerf to swarm turning is a total LOL fest. Those things will follow you like Kahn vowed to follow Kirk. Around the moons of so and so, and up the bum of what's its face. Once they're in the air, doesn't matter how much terrain/building/etc. you put between you, they're hitting home. I can hang on for two or three if I'm ambushed. Mostly I turn on the gas and hope my maxed shield regen skill saves my bacon if I've already taken dmg.
Rail tanks are tough, feels like they can take me down in 3 shots sometimes...three QUICK shots...man some of those guys can fire fast!! It doesn't take long if they've got a bead and I'm changing directions or hovering.
Skill Levels:
ADS: 5
Gall ADS: 3
Armor: 5
Armor Fit: 5
Armor Comp: 5
Armor Regen: 5
Core Upgrades: 5
Core Grid: 3
Core Calibration: 2
Shield: 3
Shield Regen: 5
Missile/Rail: 5
Delta was jarring, but I'm still flying and flying effectively. I could have sworn my maneuverability got nerfed the day the hotfix dropped, but that seems to have straightened itself out. I definitely need to fly smarter, and this has made me a better pilot, so thanks CCP.
A solo ADS pilot needs to be smart AND bold. Get in there low in the city to turn the tide of a losing engagement...they won't be carrying AV during a pitched ground battle for those city points. Nothing gets the blueberries to charge better than seeing a crazy ADS pilot swooping down a corridor to push a tank back and pop a few heavies along the way.
And while I won't give respect to swarm AV like I do a good forger, I definitely keep alert and on the move... fly through once and they all light up...come back in low from the other direction and send them back to the vats!!
Oh and for all you Richie Rich's who ram first and shoot ...well...badly? Crunch all you want...I'll make more.
I am Bremen van Equis, Incubus pilot...it says so on my jacket. |