Indy Strizer
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Posted - 2013.02.19 12:19:00 -
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This question is complicated to me, if you're expecting to kill people by the dozens, turn the tide, then move on... Just get a tank.
Yes, I spec into LAV's, I like to think myself as a pioneer somewhat and a specialist, even though I am not. How am I not- even though I am?
Well, it's only practical to skill into the standard LAV's at the moment. Would you say you are spec'd into Assault when you just run around with a standard assault rifle? No... It is the same for the LAV, you probably wouldn't want to spec any further than standard because the Logistics LAV isn't practical because last I checked, it's integrated logistics module isn't working, plus it has reduced damage output on it's turrets... The additional hitpoints on it's shield are nice though, but I think it might have lower armor HP anyways.
Some might say an LAV's advantage is it's movement speed and so can be used as a scout vehicle, but the small maps pretty much negate that, most objectives are within sight or walking distance rather than LAV or Dropship distance, not to mention the fact that scanners don't work... You are pretty much boxed in with a team that revels in the thought of destroying your expensive LAV with free/cheap AV or their tanks.
Some describe it as an anti-infantry vehicle, but the small turret's general ineffectiveness and AV grenades have scratched that out too...
It can work as a logistics vehicle, definitely, but it is a thankless task in these random pub matches and you have to give up your survivability to do this, not to mention potential WP... Oh and the tank you are repping can kill you with ridiculous collision damage if it backs up into you.
It can also work as a quick transport for a small shock trooper squad of 3, but you have to worry about it blowing up after you park it to cap objectives though unfortunately... Or else you have to waste ISK and call in another.
You can definitely kill tanks with LAV's, but you need to be methodical in your approach with it, you need a gunner brave enough to attempt such a thing, and then... you have to make sure he is a good gunner.
Then there's the fact that it takes TWO people to make an LAV work offensively without having to resort to running people over, just to man the turret, that's one extra infantry person off the field... You can do more on foot and I do indeed accomplish more on foot. Even though I'm into LAV's, I run my BPO-only SVER logistics dropsuit about 95% of the time I play this game. I don't really use an LAV practically, I just drive one to change the pace of the game now...
People say I'm a good driver, but anybody can drive well enough to get from point A to B, being a good driver is inconsequential in a corp match or any battle, as fun as the sight may be to some others as I drive through narrow spaces, it is truly useless to the team and corp battles. It doesn't matter to homing AV weapons either.
Speaking of AV, there is also the fact that Forge Guns can take you out very easily... They can just stand on mountains and do massive amounts of damage. Not to mention, you can't out-drive Swarms like you could in older builds, which was fun... I loved used L2 to watch swarms chase me and lead them into walls- a spectacular effect! It was great to force players to switch to forges and proximity explosives to take me out, now they are just complacent with spamming swarms. Oh and don't forget installations- rail gun installations in particular.
My most expensive LAV fit is one I like to call "The Skunk", it has two damage mods and a prototype blaster turret and some supplemental shield modules for survivability... Cost? About 380k ISK, I've yet to test this fit, but it's pretty much enough ISK for a militia tank which is far more deadly and has more survivability, not to mention, you'll probably end up with two extra gunners in it, in your LAV, you probably won't even end up with one. The reason I call it the skunk is because it stinks, but it's highly offensive to others.
Oh and don't forget free LAV's, people will crash them into yours, sure, you can survive, but it will be devastating.
Is it fun to spec into LAV? Nope. Not in my opinion, not yet, anyways, but with bigger maps, electronic warfare modules, an increase in small turret effectiveness, and no more free LAV's? Yes...
That's hoping for too much though. |