The only problem with detonation is that too many people ignore the bomb entirely. It’s 150 points just for picking it up, more than a kill! I think it’s 250 for killing the bomb carrier. If you want efficiency points, deal with the bomb, but few do. Too often it’s a free for all.
150 pick up, 250 carrier kill, 180 carrier kill assist. And of course:
Snib reward 500 effective points for arming the bomb
Plus it’s fun blowing up a station right under their nose and micro-warpdriving away with a smile.
What’s fun is when you’re protecting the bomb carrier at the beacon, he dies because he’s been targeted by four ships, and you mostly just sit there to capture and plant.
What’s fun is when you’re protecting the bomb carrier at the beacon, he dies because he’s been targeted by four ships, and you mostly just sit there to capture and plant.
well, when you’re flying “wingman” to the planter you’re there mostly to annoy interceptor pursuers by making them dodge your shots as well as aiming at the carrier. You’re not really gonna kill much of anything, so being the “backup” bomber is always implied.
well, when you’re flying “wingman” to the planter you’re there mostly to annoy interceptor pursuers by making them dodge your shots as well as aiming at the carrier. You’re not really gonna kill much of anything, so being the “backup” bomber is always implied.
normally, you shouldn’t be in that situation. the bomb shouldn’t be spearheading an assault. it can work out occasionally, but mostly spells disaster.
if you’re attacking the carrier’s pursuers… who is pursuing you? ;p
but yea, i don’t think people are going to create a separate thread for every single issue. even though this is off topic, people just treat any thread as if it were a public forum. easier to discuss things that way.
I regularly have my MWD fail now with no ECM near. Is this another lag issue?
It’s the issue of you pressing buttons I’m guessing Activate MWD > release hands from keyboard/mouse > wait till it’s over or you want to stop mid-warp.
Could be lag, but usually the problem is people pressing buttons
right, and with that approach you end up on top every time. which is why buff assists are OP along with kills+dmg on engi/command. problem is with people who rely solely on the buff assists and sit back and do nothing… not even popping their head out to provide some extra damage.
i just went 1-35 on a command and got top eff. can do it every time… one of the easiest classes to grind synergy on, and engineers.
the worst are probably tacklers, and empire lrfs… since they have to rely mostly on single-target debuffs (no aoe buffs/debuffs) and kills/damage assists…
I do shoot at the enemy from where I am and duck back into cover when the odds don’t favour me. Especially in realistic mode, I value my own survival because I know I can bring allies who are on the verge of death back to full health, and these allies can then go into the field again and score kills and capture beacons. Is there anything wrong with that? Am I not contributing to the team?
Yes, of course, it’s abusable. But I just don’t want to be penalized for playing strategically.
Imperial LRFs do have debuffs. If you play like a gunship (made more viable since you can tag along with a guard that doesn’t slow you down, and LRFs have a survivability boost) you might be able to lure enemies into locking on to you, then IR pulsar them. Awkward, but it could be a viable tactic.
Tacklers have slowing field missiles which they can launch at a beacon and reap the debuff assists. Abusable. Apart from that, TP has an almost non-existent cooldown, so it’s spammable (more so if you have a range boost).
It’s the issue of you pressing buttons I’m guessing Activate MWD > release hands from keyboard/mouse > wait till it’s over or you want to stop mid-warp.
Could be lag, but usually the problem is people pressing buttons
I’ve got enough experience not to MWD while afterburning, the rest of the controls do not affect it. Guess the buttons lag as well. Lag is pretty massive after all.
I also have that thing sometimes where I randomly drop the bomb (randomly = not caused by anything that would have you drop the bomb).
I’ve got enough experience not to MWD while afterburning, the rest of the controls do not affect it. Guess the buttons lag as well. Lag is pretty massive after all.
Hmm, they didn’t fix it then? The servers were down today for a bit, there goes my hope
I’ve got enough experience not to MWD while afterburning, the rest of the controls do not affect it. Guess the buttons lag as well. Lag is pretty massive after all.
I also have that thing sometimes where I randomly drop the bomb (randomly = not caused by anything that would have you drop the bomb).
So that was why my MWD keeps failing…
As for the bomb, maybe the system autocorrected due to lag, and turns out someone else was supposed to have the bomb instead?
so maybe the shift, alt and ctrl modifier problem is indeed lag-related… although no lag can be visibly seen (besides general latency at 100-200 ping).
it turns your module on and then off really fast.
it happens sometimes, other times it doesn’t happen at all. sometimes it happens on euro server several times in a row. haven’t really kept track of how often it happens on each server.
maybe this is also the issue with warpgates that like to obliterate their masters…
maybe its a sync issue, on the topic of sync issues: sometimes i see damage graphics where no damage occurred, and other times (especially noticable on russian server) the lead marker doesn’t point to the precise location you need to aim. i actually have to lead the lead marker on russian servers to score a hit… on american it’s fine, hence problem with lag compensation/prediction.
Peeps were hacking not too long ago. Maybe some sorta hack prevention got put into place and it’s screwing with everything else in the game… bored enough to postulate fairy tales. Time to go and shoot stuff up…
Can we please have some word on the new frig balls? It truly makes flying anything else feel like smashing your head against a brick wall. This is getting real old real fast.
Activate MWD > release hands from keyboard/mouse > wait till it’s over or you want to stop mid-warp.