Lexotican Fury
Chatelain Rapid Response
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.12.18 23:21:00 -
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I've been specializing in crushing people with LAVs because the LAV becomes your health when driving, essentially, which is more than a suit, you move super fast, and hitting any suit is insta-kill. And because the controls are difficult, making it more fun.
However, I agree that the LAVs are just silly, in regards to the "free" versions. I would still specialize in them if you get rid of the free version, but the free version is rather Over-Powered, being free. Since its a free, fast moving insta-kill, machine. I've reasoned that the hard to control nature, and high speed collisions destroying it, makes up for the insta-kill nature, but the "free" version ... can't reason that one, with the various pros; other than: because it is beta.
Although, I think that side swipes, the version that is currently insta-killing suits(, I think it might be like the front corners of the vehicle which is hitting), but not particularly slowing LAV movement too much, should be changed to only do partial suit damage, like 50-75%, instead of insta-kills. And if that is implemented, the reduced damage side sweep, then a side of vehicle collision, or true side-sweep, should also do some damage to suits; maybe it already does, and maybe it is lag that makes it seem like it happens a lot without it happening, but it seems like collision to the side of the LAV, using hand-break sweeps don't do damage, which is disappointing.
Another work around, but probably a problem as it means adding a new suit positioning feature, is to remove insta-kill from all but high speed collisions, and replace it with damage + knock-back, resulting in "downed" positioning for the suit, and make it so downed positions can be run over by LAVs with little to no damage, but a player can't attack or use modules in downed position. But against HAV, they'd get insta-killed in downed positions, being run over by the treads.
The "Downed position" being sort of like a 'feigned death' move.
(Although, the current splayed dead suit on the hood of the LAV, slowing movement, is awesome, in and of itself.)
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