Thumper targeting?

[Eliaas_Demens]

Thumper - A standard grenade launcher, the Thumper can lob grenades up to medium range. It utilizes a special Arc Targeting System that 'paints' a small impact circle on the soldier�s HUD, representing roughly where the grenade will land.[/

I've recently discovered I have a liking for the Grief Launcher(Thumper). Now I may be acting a bit daft but... I've never seen this impact circle. Am I missing something? Or is this description off?

[ajohn505]

You were just introduced the the horrible documentation of Planetside. I don't think anything in the online manual or web site can be trusted.

[Eliaas_Demens]

Figures. Spent about seven hours today working on my accuracy, bombing various Terrans in Amerish. I'm getting pretty damned good at it(my kills have trippled since I retired the Pulsar), but when I came across this impact point bit I was beginning to think I was being left out. Here I've been using this no good reticule.

[Cease]

Seven hours!? Holy sore butt Batman!!

[Peacemaker]

Cease, no man. Just no!

[Agathon]

Hello,

Seven hours is nothing for a hardcore gamer! hee hee I played a MUD once for 72 hours straight. I got up to go to the bathroom and get calories. Other than that I was at my computer. I didn't sleep the entire time, and my eyes were swollen and bloodshot all the hell before the end. Mountain Dew was my friend, and I was on a mission to gain as many levels as I could.

Yep, those were the days! If I was hooked on a text based boring game like a MUD, there should be no surprise why folks like me love games like PS even more. If I didn't have a career and responsibilities, I could easily see at least a 24 hour marathon of PS happening.

It is pretty sad, huh?

;-)

[The President]

You spent 72-hours straight, looking a text? Are you mad?

-The President:sniper:

[Mazzic]

That is hardcore, Agathon.

Most I ever spent was 30 hours.

[Streamline]

Retired the pulsar? Why? They just fixed it.It one of the most competitive weapons VS has now. And using any SW as a primary??? Thats just BOOOOOOOO!!!111

Anyhow... anybody every notice the projectile range is different in VR for the thumper?

[tmartinez72]

Man, I so wish they implemented that HUD targeting with the thumper. Right now I use an infil spotter. If I know there's an AMS in the courtyard, I send an infil to spot, while I "thump" on the other side of the wall.

The PS manual isn't even fit for toilet paper. Too many paper-cuts. ow.

[Lonehunter]

When I first got Half-Life and Half-Laif:Opposing force, I started playing Half-Life at 11AM. Finished it by 7PM. Then I started Opposing Force, and finished that at 3AM. Finally I started playing Starcraft and went to bed at 10AM the next day. That day I slept till 9PM. This is how I started my 3 day nocturnal habbits. I plan on breaking this record with Planetsid very soon.

[Madcow]

My grades in college were a direct result of MUDding. I don't know that I've done 72 hours straight, but I guarantee I've come real stinking close. When you reached level 100 on my MUD they gave you the title of 'addict' which you wore like a badge of honor. When I had 5 addicts I realized there were some serious problems with me.

[Intruder]

Originally posted by Agathon
Hello,

Seven hours is nothing for a hardcore gamer! hee hee I played a MUD once for 72 hours straight. I got up to go to the bathroom and get calories. Other than that I was at my computer. I didn't sleep the entire time, and my eyes were swollen and bloodshot all the hell before the end. Mountain Dew was my friend, and I was on a mission to gain as many levels as I could.

Yep, those were the days! If I was hooked on a text based boring game like a MUD, there should be no surprise why folks like me love games like PS even more. If I didn't have a career and responsibilities, I could easily see at least a 24 hour marathon of PS happening.

It is pretty sad, huh?

;-)


The good old MUD's used to live on the BBS's.
Talking about hard core gaming, 2 examples

1. Every 2 months I run a LAN at my place, starts Friday night ends Sunday afternoon, we have about 20-30 people with computers play games non-stop for the entire weekend.... hardcore ..Yes.

2. Even worse.... (as in OMg not on a computer!) we run 24hr Dungeons & Dragon sessions, no sleep, just pizza, caffeene and sugar to keep us going :D


Good to see that there are "addicts" all over the world, and not just here in Australia :cool:

[SumYungGui]

D&D? urgh. Shadowrun whoops D&D's butt. my only gripe with shadowrun is the gimpy D6 system. I've found that backstory and atmosphere make up for that.

[Frozen-Monkey]

Originally posted by Agathon
Hello,

Seven hours is nothing for a hardcore gamer! hee hee I played a MUD once for 72 hours straight. I got up to go to the bathroom and get calories. Other than that I was at my computer. I didn't sleep the entire time, and my eyes were swollen and bloodshot all the hell before the end. Mountain Dew was my friend, and I was on a mission to gain as many levels as I could.

;-)

damn, that is hardcore gaming:eek: :jawdrop:

[Sleepwalker]

Originally posted by SumYungGui
D&D? urgh. Shadowrun whoops D&D's butt. my only gripe with shadowrun is the gimpy D6 system. I've found that backstory and atmosphere make up for that.

YES! :love:

thank you so much!

[JLeeAZN]

HAHA thats insane - i would die if i played that long - bet when you went to sleep you were still playing - you just never knew it :)

[shinken]

i hate the strictly D6 systems, love the DnD n/e dice goes sorta thing, espcially at really high levels, i almost always play at high levels now so rollin 50 d6 can take a while, although in the epic handbook there is a spell that does like 300 d6, that would take a long LOOONNNNNNGGGGGG time

[Wolfeh]

Hehe iv yet to play a Dungeons and Dragons game pnp but iv been learning the basics an stuff to it playing neverwinternights an things an its alot of fun , shame there isnt any where round here that runs D&D games :| , an most was like 48 hours straight then i had a fit :/

[1024]

I don't call "72-hour marathons of gaming" hardcore...

:pfft:

i call it "you got social issues"

[pauljar1]

Wasn't this supposed to be a Thumper Targeting thread? How did it get into MUDding and D&D?

Wait a minute! D&D???!?!?!!! What the hell!