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Arramakaian Eka
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
363
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Posted - 2012.08.14 23:22:00 -
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At the moment it's only possible to equip anti-tank weapons as a heavy AFAICT. This is unacceptable. Anti-tank role is all about movement, never bleeding twice in the same place, moving unseen, and dodging in and out of cover to take that half a second aim before a shot. I still enjoy anti-tank role, but it would be more rewarding and versatile to be able to choose which type of suit to wear.
From a realism perspective it also doesn't make any sense to go against a tank which has a BIG GUN, and relying on a suit of armor for survival.
There's hardly much balancing needed, since putting a forge gun on a light dropsuit would make it the proverbial glass cannon - not much else can be fitted. |
Abner Kalen
Seituoda Taskforce Command
Caldari State
100
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Posted - 2012.08.14 23:43:00 -
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Arramakaian Eka wrote:At the moment it's only possible to equip anti-tank weapons as a heavy AFAICT. This is unacceptable. Anti-tank role is all about movement, never bleeding twice in the same place, moving unseen, and dodging in and out of cover to take that half a second aim before a shot. I still enjoy anti-tank role, but it would be more rewarding and versatile to be able to choose which type of suit to wear.
From a realism perspective it also doesn't make any sense to go against a tank which has a BIG GUN, and relying on a suit of armor for survival.
There's hardly much balancing needed, since putting a forge gun on a light dropsuit would make it the proverbial glass cannon - not much else can be fitted.
Carry AV Grenades if you want to kill vehicles as a Scout.
The whole idea of the anti-vehicle weapons themselves was that they were extremely heavy and require TONS of power. A Scout is nimble and light, but not able to carry heavy loads or fit lots of shields or armor. |
Arramakaian Eka
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
363
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Posted - 2012.08.14 23:46:00 -
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Abner Kalen wrote:
The whole idea of the anti-vehicle weapons themselves was that they were extremely heavy and require TONS of power. A Scout is nimble and light, but not able to carry heavy loads or fit lots of shields or armor.
That's largely irrelevant: the light role can be written in with three minutes work from a copywriter.
And as I said, if you fit a forge gun on a light you wouldn't be able to fit lots (or any) shields or armor on it. |
Spooty Frog
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
9
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Posted - 2012.08.15 00:15:00 -
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Swarm launcher and AV grenades? |
Zero Harpuia
Maverick Conflict Solutions
422
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Posted - 2012.08.15 00:30:00 -
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Spooty Frog wrote:Swarm launcher and AV grenades?
This.
A Heavy wielding a Swarm is lunacy, outside of the militia preset. When it comes to HEAVY weapons (not anti vehicle weapons) other suits can't use them because they are HEAVY. DENSE. UNWIELDY. NOT LIGHT. It isn't the fitting reqs that make it unfeasible (Sniper Rifles take a large amount, for example), it's the fact that the Forge Gun would snap the Scout suits in half with its bulk. You wanna know why what you think is the best AV weapon is Heavy only? So people have to specialize.
In short, AV grenades and Swarm Launchers can fit on any suit. |
Arramakaian Eka
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
363
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Posted - 2012.08.15 00:59:00 -
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Although I mentioned forge gun at the end of my post, I wasn't specifically asking for forge guns on lights - merely a viable anti-tank role in a light dropsuit.
But thanks for the heads up; I hated the Swarm Launcher when I tried it briefly, but I'll do some further testing with it and a light. |
wathak 514
Circle of Huskarl
Minmatar Republic
106
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Posted - 2012.08.15 02:23:00 -
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Currently i use a assult dropsuit with a swarm launcher. It has plenty of tank and monuverability. This setup makes dogfighting with vehicles extremly fun and i can even carry a nanohive for some extra ammo if needed. This is also a god counter for dropships that try to land on u and works equally well if there firing on u aslong as theres plenty of cover. Currently my record of survival is the use of 2 dropships to kill me so im not shure what your proplem is. Hell im not even using prototype all me gear is eather militia or tier 2 |
Alshadow
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
71
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Posted - 2012.08.15 02:55:00 -
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the heavy suits give motor assisted joints so you can lift the massive weapons they use, no one else could even pick up those weapons.... and swarm launchers arent all that bad |
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