Shouper of BHD
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Posted - 2013.01.23 15:07:00 -
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hello fellow die hard pilots (or just pilots) I wanted to talk about some dropship, LAA and HAA ideas, speculations and just geniral piloting talk, please do post.
I couldn`t help but notice that the sheild adaption skill that you can excess AFTER sheild enhancments cost more then sheild inhancments and I got to say...not worth asmuch as sheild enhancments. Which led me to beleive there was going to be another sheild class somewhere in the Alpha stages (full game/retale).
Something I would like and have played with a few that agree is an active sheild that cloaks you for a short time like the ballord`s (and other cargo transporting ships), pre requestence are: Sheild adaption LVx, long range scanners LVx and short range scanners LVx.
Another thing that would be nice is an Anerca Dampener, kinda like an air brake (no pun intended), would be valuble to the LAA I assume but geniral useless...was just throwing it out there.
for thoose whom are new I might want to explain a few things, LAA is Light Attack aircraft (coming soon), dropships is self explanitory and HAA in Heavy Attack Aircraft. Vipara is a milita dropsghip, Myron and Gruemnes are standard dropships and the Eryhx and Promithiues are Logistic dropships. Caldari are known for their sheilds and missle turrets while gallante are known for their armor and blasters (Minimatar are CPU while Ammar are PG and probly Laser based weapons). heres hoping that explained more then made you more confused.
to the dropships we have milita based dropships but we also have the normal standered tech lv dropships, we also have the advanced lv Logistic dropships, idk about you guys but idk if CCP would have the HAA as a gunship, the dropship can easily fit that role and if the HAA was a gunship the pilot woulod need some HUGE guns himself (its the air tank) so what do you think the HAA is, a gunship, a bomber, other? also if not a gunship, will their be a gunship based dropship? probly called the maruader dropship. (for thoose who don`t know, the maruader is a combat made tank, Logistics is PG and CPU saving vehcile).
Now probly the vehciel that I`m anticipating over the others, the LAA, before I talk heres some concept art and the LAA in use IN THE OLD ENGINE: https://dust514.com/media/concept-art/ and heres the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUlJbah93tM skip to 5:30 for LAA, BUT notice wahat he says at 1:03! "its an HAV, we have 10 types and 8 planned for luanch.."
so in a way, that does confirm their are more types (catigorys) of dropships.
now to LAA talk, as we know the LAV is a troop transport with a supporting gun but designed for travel, on the other hand the LAA carrys one and is ment for laying down a fielwall of destruction, made for dogfighting and strafe runs this will deliver destruction in a little pachage, easy to destroy though with 1-2 swarms or a well placed forge gun hit. I`m expecting it to carry 1 small turret on the left and right wing and allows 3 pmodule slots (2 low power modules and 1 high power module with low tech lv Gallante while Caldari would have 1 low powered and 2 high powered). note the LAA shouldn`t allow a built in CRU but a air vehicle nitro would be amazing for this vehicle.
Somthing CCP gave us a glimps of in the earlier beta was a Pilot dropsuit, (they also showed a command dropsuit and someone has mentioned a crusader dropsuit) Although its ment for piloting I woulod assume he/she can carry a suide arm and is capible of giving a bonuse to his/her vehcile or can carry some high power toolslike amor repair.
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Shouper of BHD
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Posted - 2013.01.24 12:39:00 -
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Thor the small turrets are shot by the pilot, theres only person in the LAA.
meduim turrets becuse the small turrets are to short range and the large turrets to big? I like how this guy is thinking! kudo to you good sir!
the mass size of the maps will mean owning the air will be a big factor, I`ve seen a city seiged becuse a pilot continue dropped off units (ok they lost that 1 though cuz we got 3 and 4 5ths of orbitals cuz i fragoed a tank squad I was in but HEY good stratigy).
also the Meduim assualt/attack aircraft is the dropship, the LAA is the fighter the HAA is only in theory/speculation so we get to enjoy guessing what it is, but their should be an air support vehicle able to take down the spammed installations 9we build thoose btw!). |