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Dariuz Krul
Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic
3
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Posted - 2012.09.25 21:36:00 -
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Everyone who has ever been repeatedly crushed by a LAV will agree that the whole implementation of this vehicle is broken.
First, it is a open vehicle and the shield mechanics are idiotic.. At best it should give some bonus to sig radius, not invulnerability to fire.
A shield should be a thin field adhering to the countours of the vehicle, not a sphere surrounding the vehicle, giving everyone in it a immunity to fire, that is what tanks do by virtue of their enclosed cabins... If you argue it is a sphere surrounding the vehicle, you argue against the gun in the back, as it must fire OUT of this shield.. Can you say ricochet event from hell?
Example of the stupidity of the mechanics, a driver sits on top of an objective and lets his gunner defend said objective, good so far. A sniper on the ridge takes a shot at the immobile driver, targeting his head, unfortunately, the round hits the shield surrounding the vehicle and the driver blithely ignores it, at it does nothing to his vehicles shield. Shunting the kinetic energy off harmlessly.
The driver then takes off and runs an enemy over, killing him instantly.. What?? I thought the shield shunted and minimized kinetic damage, as it did for the driver? Why isn't the enemy thrown thirty meters backwards when he connects with the shield around the vehicle? Draining his shield and maybe stripping off some of his armor? But certainly it should not end in CRUSHED.. If so, the sniper on the ridge should be able to whack occupants of the vehicle, as the mechanics of CRUSH would indicate that no such field extends around the vehicle.. Flame away, psychopathic motorists.. |
Logi Bro
ZionTCD Legacy Rising
836
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Posted - 2012.09.25 21:39:00 -
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I have no idea what you are talking about, I've shot many a clone while he was in the cabin of his LAV. |
Dariuz Krul
Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic
3
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Posted - 2012.09.25 21:46:00 -
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Really? I have taken shots at still drivers and never killed a driver while in a LAV, even with a direct shot to the head.. Dropship gunners and LAV gunners, but, never an LAV driver, guess I need to try a little harder.. Perhaps my connection is at fault.. But my argument against crushing stands, the shield should blunt the impact.. Just as Dropships bouncing off the ground should be a very risky situation for pilots.. |
Magneus Calgar
Royal Uhlans Amarr Empire
7
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Posted - 2012.09.25 21:47:00 -
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The shield of an LAV does not protect its occupants. Anyone in the vehicle can be killed by any weapon and a sniper can shoot the driver while he is in the vehicle and kill him with one shot. The best of all though is when on occasion an AV grenade will hit the driver, kill him, and not damage the LAV. |
Tony Calif
Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS.
2002
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Posted - 2012.09.25 21:47:00 -
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Explain how "shields" will stop projectiles, explosives, heat and radiation. At the same time. Without breaking current laws of physics. Then we shall have a thread worth reading. |
Sees-Too-Much
332
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Posted - 2012.09.25 21:49:00 -
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Magic. |
Dariuz Krul
Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic
3
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Posted - 2012.09.25 21:50:00 -
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I stand corrected.. Guess I am going to spend my time trying to kill LAV drivers for a bit.. |
The Polish Hammer
Doomheim
373
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Posted - 2012.09.25 21:54:00 -
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...Is this thread really seeking to explain the physical properties of a shield in this game? As if they had realistic laws of physics regarding shields to play off of while developing the mechanics for them? For all intents and purposes, the developers could do just about whatever they wanted with the shields. So this whole entire thread is void. |
Xavier Hastings
ZionTCD Legacy Rising
243
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Posted - 2012.09.25 22:30:00 -
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Tony Calif wrote:Explain how "shields" will stop projectiles, explosives, heat and radiation. At the same time. Without breaking current laws of physics. Then we shall have a thread worth reading. That's a good one. Comrade, this is the future. Thousands of years in the future. I'm sure we would discover a new law of physics by then, or, we might even be able to null them out. |
Forlorn Destrier
ZionTCD Legacy Rising
914
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Posted - 2012.09.25 22:34:00 -
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Dariuz Krul wrote:Everyone who has ever been repeatedly crushed by a LAV will agree that the whole implementation of this vehicle is broken.
First, it is a open vehicle and the shield mechanics are idiotic.. At best it should give some bonus to sig radius, not invulnerability to fire.
A shield should be a thin field adhering to the countours of the vehicle, not a sphere surrounding the vehicle, giving everyone in it a immunity to fire, that is what tanks do by virtue of their enclosed cabins... If you argue it is a sphere surrounding the vehicle, you argue against the gun in the back, as it must fire OUT of this shield.. Can you say ricochet event from hell?
Example of the stupidity of the mechanics, a driver sits on top of an objective and lets his gunner defend said objective, good so far. A sniper on the ridge takes a shot at the immobile driver, targeting his head, unfortunately, the round hits the shield surrounding the vehicle and the driver blithely ignores it, at it does nothing to his vehicles shield. Shunting the kinetic energy off harmlessly.
The driver then takes off and runs an enemy over, killing him instantly.. What?? I thought the shield shunted and minimized kinetic damage, as it did for the driver? Why isn't the enemy thrown thirty meters backwards when he connects with the shield around the vehicle? Draining his shield and maybe stripping off some of his armor? But certainly it should not end in CRUSHED.. If so, the sniper on the ridge should be able to whack occupants of the vehicle, as the mechanics of CRUSH would indicate that no such field extends around the vehicle.. Flame away, psychopathic motorists..
Yesterday, I was gunning in one LAV and shot the driver of an enemy LAV. He died and his LAV coasted to a stop. I was happy.
This is proof that it's all about angle. |
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