Swarm Launchers take no reflexes but I think saying they take no skill is going too far. A good vehicle driver who is targeted by a SL will quickly move behind an obstacle. Very often this can be done before the first volley hits and almost always before the second volley even in a HAV.

A skilled SL user has to pay a lot of attention to their position and timing. They want to get to a position where their target has few obstacles to place between themselves and the SL user, and they need to hold their fire until they know their target won't be able to get away before the kill.

I personally find forge guns terrifying and SLs a nuisance.

Plus SLs are super weak vs. other infantry. A lot of the time I'll charge them in an LAV, bail then take them out with a HMG. It's kind of laughable, and a tactic I almost never employ against forge gun users who can nearly destroy me with a single shot that sends my vehicle rolling.

Swarm Launchers take no reflexes but I think saying they take no skill is going too far. A good vehicle driver who is targeted by a SL will quickly move behind an obstacle. Very often this can be done before the first volley hits and almost always before the second volley even in a HAV.

A skilled SL user has to pay a lot of attention to their position and timing. They want to get to a position where their target has few obstacles to place between themselves and the SL user, and they need to hold their fire until they know their target won't be able to get away before the kill.

I personally find forge guns terrifying and SLs a nuisance.

Plus SLs are super weak vs. other infantry. A lot of the time I'll charge them in an LAV, bail then take them out with a HMG. It's kind of laughable, and a tactic I almost never employ against forge gun users who can nearly destroy me with a single shot that sends my vehicle rolling.

i seen a SL do a 360 around a box... SL take no skills, i have used it. it is indeed a no skill weapon

Well I've both used SL and driven vehicles and I'm telling you, in both an LAV and HAV I consider forge guns a far greater threat than SLs. SLs are just too damned easy to avoid.

I personally felt the ease of lock ons for the rocket launcher in Halo 2 ruined the game. It's was my least favorite of the series mainly due to that one weapon. But the SL does low enough damage, has slow enough refire, a small enough clip, and is easy enough to evade that I just shrug it off.

I want this implemented because people complain that Swarms take no skill, now they will. The aiming button is currently useless. Make it compress the missiles. Also increase missile speed by 35%.

This is from an AV player who has proto swarms.