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Larkson Crazy Eye
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Posted - 2015.07.13 18:22:00 -
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My only feelings on this is, why not? Like others have said compared to the PC there isn't much difference in over all dmg. it has less splash dmg and unlike in the old days proto swarms still only fire 4 missies now. The main reason I would like to see this work in some way is because they made swarms kind of suck vs vehicles. I'm sorry but with a short lock on range, a long lock on time and mediocre dmg that requires you to hit a tank 3-4 times and most installations 6-7 has made the swarm launcher one of the worst AV weapons. Add in the problems that it has always had like slow projectile travel time and a very obvious visual que of were you are at, the swarm launcher is the worst AV weapon.
You can get better results throwing AV grenades or running up and placing remotes on a tank than using the swarm launcher. So in my mind if CCP and the community wants to make the SL nearly worthless at it's job, at least make it do something against infantry. It's like if you made the nova knives have a range of 1m, but then made them do 50 dmg. If you are forced to sacrifice any kind of offensive ability against infantry to use a swarm launcher imo you should be compensated with the ultimate AV weapon. |
Larkson Crazy Eye
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Posted - 2015.07.13 22:48:00 -
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Over all I think the idea of the swarm launcher being a viable weapon any time soon is right up there with fitting drop ships with large turrets. |
Larkson Crazy Eye
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Posted - 2015.07.14 18:02:00 -
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I don't know any tank that dies to a swarm launcher imo is doing something wrong, that or the whole team is chasing them and they were already hurt. It takes what 1.4 seconds to lock on to a target a few extra to fire relock, eventually you have to reload for that 4th shot. By then most tanks are gone or your dead. It takes a proto tank turret half a second to kill most infantry and you can see the swarms coming a mile away. Swarm are only really effective at driving tanks away because they fear them so much, more than actually in danger of dying. |
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