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Sees-Too-Much
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Posted - 2012.09.28 23:27:00 -
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I managed to get a bit of time to play today, and might even get to do so again some time this weekend. I've decided to start using my dropship correctly, so I fit a Myron with an mCRU and started hanging out near objectives and other places where combat was taking place hoping to give my team an edge in terms of rapid spawn-in and support fire.
The result? No one used the dropship in the first match, and only about five over the whole match in the second.
So, what do you want from a dropship to make it worth your while to use it as a transport and forward spawn point?
- Should I be directly over the objective/battle, so you can drop in and start shooting right away? Or would you rather be back a little way, perhaps where you'll have some cover?
- Should I be static or motile? That is, do you want me to be moving from one objective to another, or should I pick one and stay there until it's no longer useful to spawn there?
- Are you interested in being picked up, or only in spawning in the DS?
- Is there some other factor I haven't considered?
Also, if you see me in game, I'll be in team voice chat waiting for people who want a sky-taxi service. Also, until I've found a good spot to attack I'll be tooling around at low altitude. If you want a ride, just shoot at me a couple times. I'll come get you from there.
Thank you for helping me provide you with better customer service!  |
Sees-Too-Much
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Posted - 2012.09.29 00:10:00 -
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Icy Tiger wrote:Sorry, but unless you're grouped up, all people are looking for are kills. I personally recommend you join Betamax, we would appreciate a good Dropship pilot. Even if you don't want to join us as a corp, join the Betamax chat channel, and write LFS.
I'm leery about corps at this point in time. Been a lot of drama on the forums. I'm not above flying with a good squad, though. You guys hang out in LFSquad? |
Sees-Too-Much
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Posted - 2012.09.29 00:38:00 -
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Dropships work surprisingly well as gunships, and I've been successful in taking out everything except T1 and above shield tanks*. I could probably get around that with the resist nerf. Just gotta have a decent gunner or two.
But the SP is crap for the pilot. I want to be ready for the next build when I can rake in the mad SP for transport assists! 
*Near as I can tell, missiles get a 29% damage bonus against armor and a 31% reduction against shields. |
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