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Tim Maroth
Zumari Force Projection Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.08.26 23:14:00 -
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Assault Dropsuits are your meat to this game, but I keep finding it very difficult or pigeon holed in some cases. And IGÇÖm talking about the picking between AP Grenades (Anti-Personnel) and AV Grenades (Anti-Vehicle), so what IGÇÖm proposing is giving the Assault Dropsuit the ability to Assault. I would like to be able to field two grenade types on my upgraded suits. I can understand limiting it to one grenade type on the Militia suit. But the Type II and above I think should have it.
A simple change as well to the grenade would need to be made and that is simply making it so only one type of one grenade can be fitted to a suit. This will prevent people from being able to do nothing but mass AP Grenades, or AV Grenades for example. The player will need to select 2 different types but this gives the ability to really confront issues as they arise instead of waiting till you die and respawning to address a new type of threat.
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Patches The Hyena
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Posted - 2012.08.26 23:18:00 -
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Seems like a good addition to the non specialized role the assault suit fills. |
Red at Math
Royal Uhlans Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.08.26 23:20:00 -
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Tim Maroth wrote:Assault Dropsuits are your meat to this game, but I keep finding it very difficult or pigeon holed in some cases. And IGÇÖm talking about the picking between AP Grenades (Anti-Personnel) and AV Grenades (Anti-Vehicle), so what IGÇÖm proposing is giving the Assault Dropsuit the ability to Assault. I would like to be able to field two grenade types on my upgraded suits. I can understand limiting it to one grenade type on the Militia suit. But the Type II and above I think should have it.
A simple change as well to the grenade would need to be made and that is simply making it so only one type of one grenade can be fitted to a suit. This will prevent people from being able to do nothing but mass AP Grenades, or AV Grenades for example. The player will need to select 2 different types but this gives the ability to really confront issues as they arise instead of waiting till you die and respawning to address a new type of threat.
Conceptually I like the idea of a 2 grenade slot Assault Dropsuit to separate it a little more from other suits. I think there will be some complications of the control layout on being able to throw 2 types of grenades though. Assuming that could be addressed, I'd fully support this addition. |
Daxos Cavaletto
IMPSwarm Negative-Feedback
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Posted - 2012.08.26 23:21:00 -
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I disagree. Dust as in eve you get a choice of what you want to fit for, not both.
Just like last build once players get some skills points and put it towards forge, swarm, AV genades things will start to balance out. Right now we have lots of noobs that are still shooting swarms at infantry and not teaming up to kill tanks with them. |
Tony Calif
Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS.
2002
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Posted - 2012.08.26 23:22:00 -
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Firstly, no-one gets 2 grenade slots. No suit. No change grenade button (yet) Secondly, you can make a second fitting of the same gear but with ap nades.
Swarmer = ap nades (I still go AV though). Anything else? AV nades. IMHO Ofcourse ;) |
Tim Maroth
Zumari Force Projection Caldari State
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Posted - 2012.08.26 23:24:00 -
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Tony Calif wrote:Firstly, no-one gets 2 grenade slots. No suit. No change grenade button (yet) Secondly, you can make a second fitting of the same gear but with ap nades.
Swarmer = ap nades (I still go AV though). Anything else? AV nades. IMHO Ofcourse ;)
Difference here is that you're stuck waiting to die to address an issue. The AV nades won't obliterate a tank but it adds support in helping to take it down. |
Tim Maroth
Zumari Force Projection Caldari State
10
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Posted - 2012.08.26 23:28:00 -
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Daxos Cavaletto wrote:I disagree. Dust as in eve you get a choice of what you want to fit for, not both.
Just like last build once players get some skills points and put it towards forge, swarm, AV genades things will start to balance out. Right now we have lots of noobs that are still shooting swarms at infantry and not teaming up to kill tanks with them.
Giving to grenade options allows customization and sets the assault suit out and different, it doesn't give it any huge punch and would encourage more people teaming up on tanks. Currently it is either you have an Swarm or AV nade to take the tank on or you don't. Waiting to die to pick the suit that does have it is the only option, but once that tank is dead you are boned with a rather useless option in the rest of game play. |
Just Bad
Crux Special Tasks Group Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.08.26 23:32:00 -
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Given how effective AV grenades are against vehicles (well LAVs at least) at the moment I'm afraid I'd have to disagree - everyone who could would likely carry them and I think it'd go some way to marginalising those that spec into AV. It just feels like it's be giving too much of an ability to an assault suit to swing between roles without any downside. |
STB Vermaak Doe
558
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Posted - 2012.08.27 00:03:00 -
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I'm pretty sure the assault is meant to be the bulk of the combat, as in the standard infantry which means no particular specializations |
Tim Maroth
Zumari Force Projection Caldari State
10
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Posted - 2012.08.27 03:03:00 -
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Just Bad wrote:Given how effective AV grenades are against vehicles (well LAVs at least) at the moment I'm afraid I'd have to disagree - everyone who could would likely carry them and I think it'd go some way to marginalising those that spec into AV. It just feels like it's be giving too much of an ability to an assault suit to swing between roles without any downside.
Swing between rolls? Also AV nades are hit or miss they are one trick ponies, and everyone can carry them, so whats the issue? And it isn't like one kills a tank. I've hit a tank with 5 and only took all its shields and some armor. That means really really needing nanohives near by to keep topping up to take one guy down. |
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Tim Maroth
Zumari Force Projection Caldari State
10
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Posted - 2012.08.27 03:04:00 -
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STB Vermaak Doe wrote:I'm pretty sure the assault is meant to be the bulk of the combat, as in the standard infantry which means no particular specializations
This isn't any kind of specialization by giving them an option for another grenade. |
STB Vermaak Doe
558
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Posted - 2012.08.27 03:13:00 -
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So why do you need two grenades at all, it's not a necessity to carry both |
RolyatDerTeufel
D3ath D3alers RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2012.08.27 03:16:00 -
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STB Vermaak Doe wrote:So why do you need two grenades at all, it's not a necessity to carry both
your wrong though.
Some players are just grenaders.
I would like some kinda grenader varient suit.
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STB Vermaak Doe
558
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Posted - 2012.08.27 03:18:00 -
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RolyatDerTeufel wrote:STB Vermaak Doe wrote:So why do you need two grenades at all, it's not a necessity to carry both your wrong though. Some players are just grenaders. I would like some kinda grenader varient suit.
Give me a reason why I'm wrong and it's called a mass driver, skill for it |
Severe Clear
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Posted - 2012.08.27 04:35:00 -
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Tim Maroth wrote:Tony Calif wrote:Firstly, no-one gets 2 grenade slots. No suit. No change grenade button (yet) Secondly, you can make a second fitting of the same gear but with ap nades.
Swarmer = ap nades (I still go AV though). Anything else? AV nades. IMHO Ofcourse ;) Difference here is that you're stuck waiting to die to address an issue. The AV nades won't obliterate a tank but it adds support in helping to take it down.
You're not stuck waiting to die. You can head to a Supply Depot and swap fit, or you can hit start and suicide. |
Tim Maroth
Zumari Force Projection Caldari State
10
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Posted - 2012.08.27 16:41:00 -
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Severe Clear wrote:Tim Maroth wrote:Tony Calif wrote:Firstly, no-one gets 2 grenade slots. No suit. No change grenade button (yet) Secondly, you can make a second fitting of the same gear but with ap nades.
Swarmer = ap nades (I still go AV though). Anything else? AV nades. IMHO Ofcourse ;) Difference here is that you're stuck waiting to die to address an issue. The AV nades won't obliterate a tank but it adds support in helping to take it down. You're not stuck waiting to die. You can head to a Supply Depot and swap fit, or you can hit start and suicide.
Some maps don't offer a supply depot. |
Alshadow
Amarr Templars Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.08.27 21:02:00 -
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if this happened then they would have to make av nades not 1 hit LAVs |
Amazigh Stormrage
Royal Uhlans Amarr Empire
36
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Posted - 2012.08.28 14:32:00 -
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RolyatDerTeufel wrote:STB Vermaak Doe wrote:So why do you need two grenades at all, it's not a necessity to carry both your wrong though. Some players are just grenaders. I would like some kinda grenader varient suit.
try a grenade launcher |
Villanor Aquarius
Shattered Ascension
79
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Posted - 2012.08.28 17:26:00 -
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Make grenadier assault suit. One weapon slot two grenades. Done. Make variants otherwise equivalent to other assault suits but perhaps slightly tweaked powergrid and CPU |
Villanor Aquarius
Shattered Ascension
79
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Posted - 2012.08.28 17:28:00 -
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Alshadow wrote:if this happened then they would have to make av nades not 1 hit LAVs A decent non militia lav won't die from one av grenade. Militia lav absolutely should be stupidly flimsy. Its the equivalent of a noob ship in eve
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Zero Harpuia
Maverick Conflict Solutions
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Posted - 2012.08.28 18:48:00 -
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Tim Maroth wrote:Just Bad wrote:Given how effective AV grenades are against vehicles (well LAVs at least) at the moment I'm afraid I'd have to disagree - everyone who could would likely carry them and I think it'd go some way to marginalising those that spec into AV. It just feels like it's be giving too much of an ability to an assault suit to swing between roles without any downside. Swing between rolls? Also AV nades are hit or miss they are one trick ponies, and everyone can carry them, so whats the issue? And it isn't like one kills a tank. I've hit a tank with 5 and only took all its shields and some armor. That means really really needing nanohives near by to keep topping up to take one guy down.
The issue is it isn't customization if you can just equip ALL the things. The point of the fitting system is explicitly to pidgeonhole yourself, to be better at something than anyone else, and use that advantage.
Also, one guy vs tank will never go over well, unless that guy is another tank or a proto AV vs militia tank. |
Tim Maroth
Zumari Force Projection Caldari State
10
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Posted - 2012.08.29 21:56:00 -
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Villanor Aquarius wrote:Alshadow wrote:if this happened then they would have to make av nades not 1 hit LAVs A decent non militia lav won't die from one av grenade. Militia lav absolutely should be stupidly flimsy. Its the equivalent of a noob ship in eve
I've hit many LAV with 2 nades to kill them. People need to stop using the basic fits.
So I see no issues with this and agree with the fact that AV nades aren't over powered. They are thrown weapon that requires really good aim and even better timing. |
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