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Mortal Maximus
KNIGHTZ OF THE ROUND
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Posted - 2013.02.05 17:08:00 -
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Can dropships do that yet?, cuz i see it in the trailer but i'm curious to know if its true |
Beren Hurin
OMNI Endeavors
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Posted - 2013.02.05 17:11:00 -
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certainly possible. LAVs and HAVs can also fit remote armor repairers and shield transporters. They all have their upsides and downsides though. |
The dark cloud
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
1060
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Posted - 2013.02.05 17:11:00 -
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Yes it can but you basically need to sit on top of the tank to pull that off. Simply cause the range on that module is very limited. And thats allready a nice way to put it. |
Sleepy Zan
Internal Error.
Negative-Feedback
2047
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Posted - 2013.02.05 17:13:00 -
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Mortal Maximus wrote:Can dropships do that yet?, cuz i see it in the trailer but i'm curious to know if its true
Yeah I used to do that back in an earlier build. But it makes the dropship very vulnerable and with tanks out on the field you can expect AV to already be present. |
Skihids
Tritan-Industries
Legacy Rising
969
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Posted - 2013.02.05 17:27:00 -
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Sleepy Zan wrote:Mortal Maximus wrote:Can dropships do that yet?, cuz i see it in the trailer but i'm curious to know if its true Yeah I used to do that back in an earlier build. But it makes the dropship very vulnerable and with tanks out on the field you can expect AV to already be present.
If the tank has been damaged enough to need help then the battlefield is probably a dangerous place for a less protected vehicle that is also more visible. A logi on the ground can be overlooked, but a dropship hovering over a tank is a juicy target |
Beren Hurin
OMNI Endeavors
183
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Posted - 2013.02.05 17:32:00 -
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I could only see it make sense where the dropship has already dropped in anti-AV infantry to clear out threats. Otherwise, yeah its more of a liability. I have been driving around a logi-baloch that has the equivalent of an extra heavy rep for our expensive HAVs. |
Washlee
UnReaL.
131
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Posted - 2013.02.05 17:33:00 -
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Remote armor repairer
Or
Shield Transporter |
Bojo The Mighty
Bojo's School of the Trades
431
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Posted - 2013.02.05 17:33:00 -
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I did it once back in Codex
Crashed right after trying to keep the lock
The lock needs some work IMO because following a tank and dipping your nose is kind of hard to control whilst keeping lock.
Better on an LAV. |
Iron Wolf Saber
BetaMax.
2867
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Posted - 2013.02.05 17:34:00 -
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Its probably the only viable role for drop-ships these days with their instant crashing. |
Skihids
Tritan-Industries
Legacy Rising
969
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Posted - 2013.02.05 18:16:00 -
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If CCP would just stop coating my ship with explosive paint things wouldn't be so bad. |
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G Torq
ALTA B2O
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Posted - 2013.02.05 18:59:00 -
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Beren Hurin wrote:certainly possible. LAVs and HAVs can also fit remote armor repairers and shield transporters. They all have their upsides and downsides though.
Specced a couple of LAVs to do this, but so far not found any HAVs to try using it on. |
Icedslayer
SVER True Blood
Unclaimed.
42
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Posted - 2013.02.05 19:14:00 -
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I had a Dropship Remote rep me in my tank earlier today |
Skihids
Tritan-Industries
Legacy Rising
969
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Posted - 2013.02.05 19:16:00 -
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Icedslayer wrote:I had a Dropship Remote rep me in my tank earlier today
What were the circumstances and how did it work out? |
Scheneighnay McBob
Bojo's School of the Trades
1058
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Posted - 2013.02.05 23:12:00 -
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Possible- yes
easy- hell no
I've tried it waaaaay back in maybe august. It's so touchy it isn't worth trying. |
Aeon Amadi
Maverick Conflict Solutions
1003
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Posted - 2013.02.08 10:59:00 -
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Also keep in mind that you will -NOT- get SP for repairing the tank. |
Karl Koekwaus
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2013.02.08 11:09:00 -
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Beren Hurin wrote:certainly possible. LAVs and HAVs can also fit remote armor repairers and shield transporters. They all have their upsides and downsides though.
Healing tanks with a dropship often leads to an upside down dropship though. |
Chunky Munkey
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
285
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Posted - 2013.02.08 12:23:00 -
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Mortal Maximus wrote:Can dropships do that yet?, cuz i see it in the trailer but i'm curious to know if its true
It's possible. It is a vehicle module after all. But I lolled when I saw the trailer. If only it worked that easily. |
Foxhound Elite
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
34
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Posted - 2013.02.08 15:36:00 -
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I did it for a bit but THERE'S NO GOD DAMN COOL LIGHTNING-LASER BOLTS , AS SHOWN IN THE TRAILER!!
inb4 SOONGäó
But yeah, it's difficult to do, let's be honest.
You've got swarms, forges, turrets; all trying to kill that tank on the field. And then what happens?
They see you fly in, in a dropship and all of a sudden that tanks shield's going back up.
Suddenly, you've got a barrage of swarms and angry forge gunners hurling everything they got at you to make you drop like a sack of potatoes. fiery, metal potatoes.
Not to mention you have to be right above the tank, which not only gives away the tanks position to other red dots because you're practically sitting above him with a neon sign that reads "TANK HERE" . And, if you're really stupid, you won't get away in time to save your dropship while you're being shot down, and you'll crash on top of the bloody tank, killing both of you in the process.
So until they fix the range, I won't be using one much on my dropship. LAV's, yeah, it's handy sometimes, provided you're not directly behind a tank and when he needs to back out of there, you're just sitting with a big derpy smile trying to rep him when he reverses straight into you .. gold star to the person who figures out what happens next. |
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