Hello Dust,

I love my blasters, but I have not tried missiles. Are they worth it? What are the pros and cons?

-Hero

i like my XT-201 Accelerated missile launcher......... no regrets. ive had some great matches with it. ( missile turrets overall )

So what is the main role? Do you get up in the mix? Or stay back? What is your kdr per match like? What are some things you e learned along the way... What are some complaints you have heard from other tankers in regards to missiles that you disagree with?

Missiles are only really good for area denial at longer ranges, but they work for that role against both infantry and enemy vehicles. They aren't as easy to hit Dropships with as a Blaster, but the explosion shakes airborne targets around nicely, and makes it harder for them to evade or return fire. If an enemy tank is crazy (or confident) enough to stay in the open while you're hitting them, you can hit pretty hard when you land a direct hit. When you're in close (as mentioned, it's about Blaster range where you're most effective), you'll be hitting a Madrugar SLIGHTLY harder than you would be with a Blaster because of the modifiers being better suited to anti-armour. A Blaster's unmodified DPS is a little higher, but because of that edge in armour damage over shields, the Missiles will out-damage an equal-level Blaster if both are used against an armour tank.

Using Accelerated Missiles makes it easier to line up your shots because they travel faster, which effectively increases your range, though not by much. If you just want to hit targets, and are either aiming for infantry or just going for suppression and area denial agaisnt vehicles, Fragmented Missiles have a wider blast radius. Catching targets on the fringe of the blast isn't overly effective, but it will be enough against infantry and LAVs to at least keep them on the run. At ranges where the projectile speed makes a difference, Accelerated Missiles have a slight advantage, but beyond that range, the Fragmented variant will deal damage with shots that would normally be near-misses. I haven't used Cycled Missiles except in small turrets, which are great for suppression at close range, but not so effective when accurate fire is needed.

Honestly, if you're already skilled into Hybrid turrets, I wouldn't recommend cross-training into Missiles unless you're out of other skills to work towards. You're better off picking up infantry core skills than training up an alternative weapon for your vehicles. I'm not saying Missiles are bad, just that they don't quite match up to the versatility of Hybrid weapons.

Interesting... Are there any missile fanboys out there who share the other side ?