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kiarbanor
S.e.V.e.N.
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:08:00 -
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Why is it that dropships don't explode in the air once they run out of hit points? Tanks explode. LAVs explode. Even the MCC explodes. Why is the dropship special?
Yes, it explodes when it hits the ground, but that gives pilots plenty of time to jump out, right?
Just something I noticed last night as we took down a couple dropships.
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DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:10:00 -
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I'm really happy someone started this very unique discussion.
"My bitter is showing. I must retreat to the berry patch."
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Ripley Riley
Incorruptibles
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:10:00 -
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Because if dropship pilots have to lose their ISK AND die they would all ragequit.
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Jonny D Buelle
Mors Effera
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:12:00 -
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Its not when it hits the ground, its more like 2-5 seconds after lethal damage is dealt. Blown up a few while they have been grounded to know.
If I was to guess I would say "Aliens"
I find your lack of heaviness... disturbing...
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Onesimus Tarsus
is-a-Corporation
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:12:00 -
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Ripley Riley wrote:Because if dropship pilots have to lose their ISK AND die they would all ragequit.
Oh, please, baby, please.
As of April 9, 2015, we have about 330 days of DUST 514 left. Enjoy them!
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kiarbanor
S.e.V.e.N.
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:16:00 -
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Ripley Riley wrote:Because if dropship pilots have to lose their ISK AND die they would all ragequit.
It would be enjoyable to see mercs jumping out of dropships once they took damage, like many, many, many tankers out there. |
DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:18:00 -
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kiarbanor wrote:Ripley Riley wrote:Because if dropship pilots have to lose their ISK AND die they would all ragequit. It would be enjoyable to see mercs jumping out of dropships once they took damage, like many, many, many tankers out there.
I would love to see that, mostly because there's a high probability that the ship roadkills the pilot as he bails
"My bitter is showing. I must retreat to the berry patch."
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kiarbanor
S.e.V.e.N.
478
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:19:00 -
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DUST Fiend wrote:kiarbanor wrote:Ripley Riley wrote:Because if dropship pilots have to lose their ISK AND die they would all ragequit. It would be enjoyable to see mercs jumping out of dropships once they took damage, like many, many, many tankers out there. I would love to see that, mostly because there's a high probability that the ship roadkills the pilot as he bails
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Ripley Riley
Incorruptibles
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:21:00 -
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kiarbanor wrote:It would be enjoyable to see mercs jumping out of dropships once they took damage, like many, many, many tankers out there. Hold the phone... HAVs can take damage?
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Jonny D Buelle
Mors Effera
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:22:00 -
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DUST Fiend wrote:kiarbanor wrote:Ripley Riley wrote:Because if dropship pilots have to lose their ISK AND die they would all ragequit. It would be enjoyable to see mercs jumping out of dropships once they took damage, like many, many, many tankers out there. I would love to see that, mostly because there's a high probability that the ship roadkills the pilot as he bails
I have had that happen to me once.
Ship was going down (and forward) so I bail out, activate my dampner and though I was free. Then my dropship crashed on me shouting NOPE!
I find your lack of heaviness... disturbing...
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DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:22:00 -
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Ripley Riley wrote:kiarbanor wrote:It would be enjoyable to see mercs jumping out of dropships once they took damage, like many, many, many tankers out there. Hold the phone... HAVs can take damage?
Shiney = no solo kill
No shiney = solo kill
HAV 101
"My bitter is showing. I must retreat to the berry patch."
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VAHZZ
Arrary of Clusters
1482
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:25:00 -
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"Scrubbery"
If you expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed.
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Ripley Riley
Incorruptibles
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:25:00 -
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DUST Fiend wrote:No shiney = solo kill Mr. HAV's shiny stops. "Oh ****!" He screams as he drives away at 900m/s. "Whew!", he says as his hardeners cooldown and his armor is repped to full passively. "That was close. I almost died lol" Little did he know that he took 7 points of shield damage.
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kiarbanor
S.e.V.e.N.
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:27:00 -
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Did you mean "Shrubbery"?
GÇ£First you must find... another shrubbery! Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must place it here, beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. ("A path! A path!") Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forrest... with... a herring!GÇ¥ |
Jonny D Buelle
Mors Effera
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:30:00 -
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kiarbanor wrote:Did you mean "Shrubbery"? GÇ£First you must find... another shrubbery! Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must place it here, beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. ("A path! A path!") Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forrest... with... a herring!GÇ¥
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
I find your lack of heaviness... disturbing...
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kiarbanor
S.e.V.e.N.
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:32:00 -
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Jonny D Buelle wrote:kiarbanor wrote:Did you mean "Shrubbery"? GÇ£First you must find... another shrubbery! Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must place it here, beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. ("A path! A path!") Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forrest... with... a herring!GÇ¥ Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
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VAHZZ
Arrary of Clusters
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:32:00 -
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kiarbanor wrote:Did you mean "Shrubbery"? GÇ£First you must find... another shrubbery! Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must place it here, beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. ("A path! A path!") Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forrest... with... a herring!GÇ¥
No, Scrubbery.
A bush that grows scrubs. It is usually found next to the salt mines. Usually consists of a bunch of dongleberries.
If you expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed.
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DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:34:00 -
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Ripley Riley wrote:DUST Fiend wrote:No shiney = solo kill Mr. HAV's shiny stops. "Oh ****!" He screams as he drives away at 900m/s. "Whew!", he says as his hardeners cooldown and his armor is repped to full passively. "That was close. I almost died lol" Little did he know that he took 7 points of shield damage.
It must suck having to use tactics to take out a 1.3 million ISK asset :/
"My bitter is showing. I must retreat to the berry patch."
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Ripley Riley
Incorruptibles
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:38:00 -
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DUST Fiend wrote:It must suck having to use tactics to take out a 1.3 million ISK asset :/ "Oh sweet lawd guys it's a HAV, switch to AV before it can destroy the suppl- okay it destroyed the supply depot. Let's run back to the- okay it killed everyone. Alright respawn in AV. Okay, everyone wait until the hardeners are down aaaan- **** some infantry got me. Respawn. ****! They fielded a second HAV. Where are you guys? They are camping the drop uplink? Okay. Just focus fire on that HAV. HIS HARDENERS ARE DOWN! YEAH! HE'S AT 20% ARMOR! HE... ran away faster than we could ever sprint. Okay. J-just... I don't know anymore."
Tactics.
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DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:41:00 -
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I imagine you've never heard of REs or ambushes :/
Judge is STILL a better DUST player than 90% of the playerbase 
"My bitter is showing. I must retreat to the berry patch."
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LOL KILLZ
LulKlz
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:41:00 -
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Call me crazy but I usually spawn LAV/HAV/drop ships just to let other people drive them.
CEO of LulKlz/ chat channel LulKlz, code 0000 <--- numbers
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Ripley Riley
Incorruptibles
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:44:00 -
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DUST Fiend wrote:I imagine you've never heard of REs or ambushes :/ Any halfway decent HAV pilot can see scouts attempting to place RE's on his hull. He will most likely have a gunner on top to pick off scouts who get brave and try to cloak sprint to his rear.
"Ambushes"? You mean managing to box a HAV into an area he can't easily drive away from? If the HAV pilot isn't an idiot he won't get into areas he will die in. I've killed a few HAVs who got stuck on a random corner or something.
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DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:47:00 -
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Ripley Riley wrote:DUST Fiend wrote:I imagine you've never heard of REs or ambushes :/ Any halfway decent HAV pilot can see scouts attempting to place RE's on his hull. He will most likely have a gunner on top to pick off scouts who get brave and try to cloak sprint to his rear. "Ambushes"? You mean managing to box a HAV into an area he can't easily drive away from? If the HAV pilot isn't an idiot he won't get into areas he will die in. I've killed a few HAVs who got stuck on a random corner or something.
So if hes not around objectives preventing the hack, what exactly is the issue?
"My bitter is showing. I must retreat to the berry patch."
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Ripley Riley
Incorruptibles
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:50:00 -
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DUST Fiend wrote:So if hes not around objectives preventing the hack, what exactly is the issue? Because his presence on the battlefield prevents movement of your team and boxes you neatly into the objective so that his team can rain down MD and PLC rounds until you either A. ) Get cloned or B.) Leave the objective vacant due to massive spawn-in-insta-deaths.
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tal mrak-thanl
Corrosive Synergy
Rise Of Legion.
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:51:00 -
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Ripley Riley wrote:DUST Fiend wrote:It must suck having to use tactics to take out a 1.3 million ISK asset :/ "Oh sweet lawd guys it's a HAV, switch to AV before it can destroy the suppl- okay it destroyed the supply depot. Let's run back to the- okay it killed everyone. Alright respawn in AV. Okay, everyone wait until the hardeners are down aaaan- **** some infantry got me. Respawn. ****! They fielded a second HAV. Where are you guys? They are camping the drop uplink? Okay. Just focus fire on that HAV. HIS HARDENERS ARE DOWN! YEAH! HE'S AT 20% ARMOR! HE... ran away faster than we could ever sprint. Okay. J-just... I don't know anymore."
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DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:53:00 -
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Ripley Riley wrote:DUST Fiend wrote:So if hes not around objectives preventing the hack, what exactly is the issue? Because his presence on the battlefield prevents movement of your team and boxes you neatly into the objective so that his team can rain down MD and PLC rounds until you either A. ) Get cloned or B.) Leave the objective vacant due to massive spawn-in-insta-deaths.
So why is there only one AV shooting him if your whole team is boxed in?
"My bitter is showing. I must retreat to the berry patch."
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Ripley Riley
Incorruptibles
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Posted - 2015.04.21 20:57:00 -
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DUST Fiend wrote:So why is there only one AV shooting him if your whole team is boxed in? AV being the FG, PLC, and swarms. All require a second to "lock". PLC and FG has a charge up time. Swarms have a genuine lock on timer. During this time you are vulnerable to the aforementioned pelting of MD, PLC, and core locus spam. You could field 4 - 6 AV; doesn't matter if they die within a second of getting a round off at the HAV.
Let's pretend you do scare the HAV away. What if they field two HAVs? Now you are extra ****** because they can cycle out when they are damaged. Risk aversion in it's most pure form.
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DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2015.04.21 21:01:00 -
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Ripley Riley wrote:DUST Fiend wrote:So why is there only one AV shooting him if your whole team is boxed in? AV being the FG, PLC, and swarms. All require a second to "lock". PLC and FG has a charge up time. Swarms have a genuine lock on timer. During this time you are vulnerable to the aforementioned pelting of MD, PLC, and core locus spam. You could field 4 - 6 AV; doesn't matter if they die within a second of getting a round off at the HAV. Let's pretend you do scare the HAV away. What if they field two HAVs? Now you are extra ****** because they can cycle out when they are damaged. Risk aversion in it's most pure form.
You know when there's more than one, your 2 to 3 AV squad can still clear them all up right? If they're all boxed together, move, or set up a trap. Chase them with LAVs. Block exits with REs, force them to move by dancing around them throwing REs and AV nades at them. If they aren't hacking or preventing a hack, they aren't doing much to actually help the match, unless your team is stupidly running at the tanks over and over, in which case that's on them.
Unless a single proto AV fit costs 1.3 million, or a single proto tank costs 200k, then there's going to be some push and pull. You can't have a magical 1v1 environment unless everything is on a 1 to 1 scale.
Bring another tank. Or a dropship. AFK if you're bad. Tanks go down all the time to halfway descent AV squads and other vehicles, not quite sure what you're doing wrong 
"My bitter is showing. I must retreat to the berry patch."
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ROTFL
Crux Special Tasks Group
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2015.04.21 21:08:00 -
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oo oo I know this one.... When an airplane is about to go down due to engine problems, the pilot dumps the fuel.
Secondly ships fly so fast, the air blows the fire out....
Your welcome!
Knowing is half the battle! The other half involves guns! GI JOE!
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DUST Fiend
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Posted - 2015.04.21 21:11:00 -
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ROTFL wrote:oo oo I know this one.... When an airplane is about to go down due to engine problems, the pilot dumps the fuel.
Secondly ships fly so fast, the air blows the fire out....
Thirdly, dropships have fire extinguishes! "Armour repair"
Your welcome!
@win.com
"My bitter is showing. I must retreat to the berry patch."
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