Forlorn Destrier
Havok Dynasty
3096
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Posted - 2014.12.24 03:12:00 -
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DeadlyAztec11 wrote:I feel as if Commandos are the least useful and most gimmicky suit in the game. No competitive value against good players and a place that people that ran out of things to skill in go to burn their ISK. They have low HP, no EWAR despite their namesake and no speed despite their name sake. They are about as useful as a Militia Minmatar Scout with a breach Flaylock Pistol and no modules.
Am I wrong?
Respectuflly, yes you are wrong. After the aurum respecs were made available I respecced into the Minmatar Commando and love it. I have two fits - CR/Swarm and CR/MD. High ground or LAV make this a deadly combo, able to stand my ground against all comers one on one, and often 2 or 3 on 1.
To be honest as with any suit, it's really about playing to your skill set and playing to the advantages of the suit. My suit has about 1000 HP so it sits perfectly between Sentinel and Assault suits. With an LAV, I can hunt down any HAV on the field, and stand a 50% shot at killing it before it gets away - great pilots do better, poor pilots do worse.
When I use the MD fit, I find I can dictate the engagements just fine - open fields are the challenge, but I am used to shield tanking which requires cover near by. If you stick to areas where there is cover, you can do great even against multiple hostiles. Pop your head out to take them down with the CR, if they push you back, use the MD's AOE to keep them back as your shields/armor come back up - you'll even net some kills.
In the open field it's a little harder, but as long as you are paying attention you can use the CR to control the range - at further distances you don't have to move a lot to successfully strafe - high strafe speed is needed in CQC, not mid range fights. Also, the MD shines here as well, making the reds dance to avoid the AOE.
I can't speak for the other Commando suits - I'm a Minmatar boy at heart - always will be. I will eventually get into the other suits but for now I'm happy with this one.
I am the Forgotten Warhorse, the Lord of Lightning
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Forlorn Destrier
Havok Dynasty
3096
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Posted - 2014.12.24 03:14:00 -
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Sir Dukey wrote:DeadlyAztec11 wrote:I feel as if Commandos are the least useful and most gimmicky suit in the game. No competitive value against good players and a place that people that ran out of things to skill in go to burn their ISK. They have low HP, no EWAR despite their namesake and no speed despite their name sake. They are about as useful as a Militia Minmatar Scout with a breach Flaylock Pistol and no modules.
Am I wrong? The problem is that they are heavy suits with heavy hit boxes but with the HP of Scouts.
Wrong.
I am the Forgotten Warhorse, the Lord of Lightning
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