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Scalesdini
Universal Allies Inc.
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Posted - 2012.09.14 05:04:00 -
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...Why can they not shoot out the sides of the dropship? If you spin around using the right stick, they're all standing there looking ready to shoot, but you can't. Obviously allowing heavy weapons or swarms to be launched out of them would be bad, but why not let assault rifles and such be fired out?
Hitting anything at any sort of range from anything but a nearly stationary DS would be tough, sure, but just seems like it would add another reason to use the swarm launcher magnets for actual troop transport, and would make randoms less likely to hop out because they have nothing to do in there. |
Timothy Reaper
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
321
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Posted - 2012.09.14 05:37:00 -
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While I'm not opposed to the idea (makes sense if you ask me), but honestly I want people to jump out of my dropship. I've lost count of the times that I have hovered over an unattended objective, turret, etc. with a full passenger load and no one wants to get out to hack. And in Ambush games they spawn in with my mobile CRU and then stay inside, which keeps others from using a relatively safe spawn point. And shouldn't have to say how valuable a safe spawn is in an Ambush match. |
Tyrshok
Circle of Huskarl
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.09.14 09:21:00 -
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What if you could just change out one of the turrets to a swarm or railgun? that would be a good addition. turn the dropship into an AT platform and then let passengers use assault and sniper rifles, etc so that you could suppress a hot LZ. and what about parachutes or some form of HALO jump capabilty for passengers so that they can offload from a dropship at high altitude? |
Liebfugue
Sanmatar Kelkoons
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.09.14 10:07:00 -
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You can't shoot from the passenger seat of a LAV either. Kind of negates the term "calling shotgun" |
ChromeBreaker
SVER True Blood
Unclaimed.
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Posted - 2012.09.14 10:45:00 -
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ooo i want a drop ship full of mass drivers! that would be fun :D
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Seran Jinkar
Sanmatar Kelkoons
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.09.14 10:52:00 -
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Mass Drivers in a Drop Ship are only fun for a VERY short time. Right till the point where the ammo has been depleted. So that's 20 seconds maybe... |
Billi Gene
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
130
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Posted - 2012.09.14 12:56:00 -
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swarm fire from loading bay onna drop ship Bad idea with current swarm behavior :) |
Alex Conway
Salusa Secundus Shipyards and Armaments
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Posted - 2012.09.14 13:04:00 -
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It would really be fun when you can use a sniper in a dropship. I was wondering why you can only install 2 cannons when you have 6 places. Think about the possibilities.
On the other hand there should be a way to shoot down the passengers (like you can do to the gunman on an LAV). Man, think about how realistic the battles would be.
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Dane Stark
Golgotha Group
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Posted - 2012.09.14 13:21:00 -
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Alex Conway wrote:It would really be fun when you can use a sniper in a dropship. I was wondering why you can only install 2 cannons when you have 6 places. Think about the possibilities.
On the other hand there should be a way to shoot down the passengers (like you can do to the gunman on an LAV). Man, think about how realistic the battles would be.
Eventually, there will probably be gunships (fingers crossed) with like 4 hard points, but these are more like Hueys for aircav and troop transport. |
Dane Stark
Golgotha Group
178
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Posted - 2012.09.14 13:24:00 -
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Tyrshok wrote:What if you could just change out one of the turrets to a swarm or railgun? that would be a good addition. turn the dropship into an AT platform and then let passengers use assault and sniper rifles, etc so that you could suppress a hot LZ. and what about parachutes or some form of HALO jump capabilty for passengers so that they can offload from a dropship at high altitude?
You can mount a small railgun turret in your own build outs. I have been messing with mixed turret setups - like missiles on one side and railgun on the other. Not sure if gunners like the choice, but I know I do.
You can jump from high altitude too. Just try it and be ready to hit [O] button. You will be prompted to fire off your inertial dampener. New Eden paratrooping FTW!  |
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