To all Reaver/Mosquito pilots, of any Empire

[AztecWarrior]

You suck.

I have a strategy for downing enemy aircraft. I am not going to give it away, for one reason.

I have yet to lose a dogfight. I'm not kidding. I was downed by an enemy once, when I was concentrating on Elmo's Armored Car (READ: Prowler tank) and someone jumped me from behind. Excellent strategy.

Just a few minutes ago I beat down a MOSQUITO. You are supposed to be running circles around Reavers, damnit! Use that turning ability! Elmo tried to run, but I nailed him.

So I'll give a few tips to you, without giving away my edge. No, it's not hax.

TIPS:

1: Never, never fly straight when in a dogfight. Are you listening, Mr. Mosquito that I just downed?
2: Altitude is life. If you are so high that they cant see you, you can pounce on them.
3: Do not be afraid to land, get out a Gauss/Cycler/Whatever and help with taking a base. It gets you lots of BEPs. I rarely see people do this, most just go to the next enemy base.
4: Reaver pilots: Never, NEVER attack with rockets against an air target. The only thing you MIGHT do this against is a Galaxy. A Liberator is too fast.
5: Mosquito pilots: You outturn Reavers. Make use of it.
6: Position is key to winning a dogfight. If you can see your opponent first, or attack him from the sides or 6 O'Clock, you pretty much have a guaranteed win.
7: Do not attack a base alone. Wall turrets are nasty oppnonents.

Of course, if you're NC and join my outfit, I'll give you the 8th tip, the withheld tip.

[Lonehunter]

I just joined your outfit, what's the tip?

[Revolver]

It's probably something incredibly stupid, or something every1 does already. This is just a sneaky way to recruit.

[Onizuka]

lol i have a mosquito just to get me to where i want to go. when i get there, if its a battle. i just hit alt + g and let it crash and do a land battle.

its just quick transportation for me

[1024]

Originally posted by Onizuka
lol i have a mosquito just to get me to where i want to go. when i get there, if its a battle. i just hit alt + g and let it crash and do a land battle.

its just quick transportation for me

SHAME!!!! :pointfinger: SHAME ON YOU ONI!!! SHAME!!

[Hexen]

Harassers are cooler neway, nothin like offering people a lift and then going off a big ass cliff. I goddamn love the PlanetSide physics when it comes to driving shit off hills. :)

[Onizuka]

Originally posted by 1024
SHAME!!!! :pointfinger: SHAME ON YOU ONI!!! SHAME!!

for what? not using my mosq enough..... or using it period

[BUGGER]

Originally posted by Hexen
I goddamn love the PlanetSide physics when it comes to driving shit off hills. :) :nod: u shouldv seen that vangaurd go off the big bridge over in ceryshen.

[TheRegurgitator]

i play sparrow max and a tip for you reavers and mosquitos - If u get a missile lock dont fret and fly away as fast as possible- its easier to get a missile lock on moving targets

EDIT: if you are in a reaver you could take me down with those rockets anyway

[Lonehunter]

Originally posted by Hexen
Harassers are cooler neway, nothin like offering people a lift and then going off a big ass cliff. I goddamn love the PlanetSide physics when it comes to driving shit off hills. :)

I do the same thing man! :rock:

[Arakiel]

Why are most reaver pilots so elitist? I fly a reaver. It's not hard. There's not much skill involved. In fact, it's probably the single easiest way to kill things in the game with little to no risk to yourself. Shooting down enemy reavers/mosqs isn't too hard because, due to the requirements to be a reaver pilot (see above) most people are miserable anyway.

[1024]

Originally posted by Onizuka
for what? not using my mosq enough..... or using it period


For nto using it at all :p


Originally posted by BUGGER33
:nod: u shouldv seen that vangaurd go off the big bridge over in ceryshen.

I did this on accidnet once. Amazing waht the striker soemtimes did during beta :rolleyes: :D :lol:

[Airlift]

As a mosquito pilot, I know I'm afraid of Aztec. No wait, I'm not. At all. :D

[AztecWarrior]

Originally posted by Revolver
It's probably something incredibly stupid, or something every1 does already. This is just a sneaky way to recruit.

Bull shit. It works. Let's just say that people percieve their Reaver the wrong way.

[MercFox1]

I have also yet to be downed by an aircraft vehicle....I strafe and use afterburner to get to a high altitute quickly...I once strafed 6 reinforced armors and 2 MAXes guarding an AMS. I got the reinforced armors, almost killed both MAXes, and shot the already damaged AMS to pieces, but then I hit a tree. So I ejected, and blew up the remaining MAX with a Phoenix missile....so a tree is more dangerous to me than the TR.

[Sentrosi]

ph33r teh ironleaved trees of Auraxis

[Kikinchikin]

OMG THERE NEEDZ 2 B ANEW FACTION CALLED TEH TREEZ!!!!!!! THEY PWNXT ME WORSE THAN THE SMURFS AND BARNEYS COMBINED!!!!!!!!!

AND THERE ARE STONE TREEZ ON ISHUNDAR!!!!! :eek:

[NightWalker XI]

cough...somone is a bit over confident in their piloting abilities lol...

[Karak]

i have a reaver....and i suck ass with it =o...i think its cause i only have 300MB and i lag like a bitch whenever i get near any action.......so hopefully when i get more ill be able to get some practice and maybe actually kill something =D




oh and-

Ph3ar my 3l33t Anti-Infantry Reaver using skills

3 infiltrators down and counting! :cool:

[MercFox1]

PWN THE LAGGIN F00L!

[Karak]

/mourn my shitty old computer.....i cant even use the voice chat thing cause my sound card is to old to do the duplex properly

[MercFox1]

ROFL

Dang, you got teh sux. What's ur pc stats?

[soslo]

what are smurfs and barneys?

[MercFox1]

Barneys = Vanu
Smurfs = NC
Bleeding profusely... = TR (hehehe)

[SumYungGui]

you can fly a reaver or mosquito really really good?

I'd be more, nay, not more, I'd be impressed at all if the flight model in PS wasn't the same recycled bullshit that sucked in Tribes 2.

seriously, what skill does it take to fly a plane that has no rolling capability and doesn't need to worry about flight energy management? the harrier is VTOL just exactly like the reaver is, and they still teach flight energy management for them because VTOL does NOT mean helicopter style flying. I mean hell, even helicopters use that kind of manuevering, just not as much as a fixed-wing plane.

the flight model sucks ass, and they even had battle field 1942 as a shining example of how it should have been done.

edit: any and all anger/venom in this message is not directed at the original poster. I've always been touchy about the P.O.S. flight model they slapped together in the ass-end of someone's garage.

[AztecWarrior]

In my opinion, BF's flight model is ASS, while Tribes 2/PlanetSide is not flight at all, just hovering. If you want a REAL flying model (huge learning curve, not for the weak of heart), try IL-2 Sturmovik ( www.il2sturmovik.com ).

I'm also a flight sim player. :)

[Vick]

Yeah, anyone who brags about being a good pilot in PS is the roofle.

Like, nice hovering skills dood.

I am half decent Mosquito pilot, I can shoot down stuff pretty well, but trees get me alot. As do those damn interlink facility atteni (???).

Edit: WOW, my sig is huge, dont worry, fixing it.

Double Edit: Ok, hows it look?

[Setith]

In my opinion, BF's flight model is ASS, while Tribes 2/PlanetSide is not flight at all, just hovering.

I'd agree with the "not so good" flight model, or lack of a flight model for Planetside. I'm also a flight sim fan as well, but I think the flight model in PS works well.

I believe the game is too fast paced to really have a flight model that is uber realistic, it'd be too hard. I think that right now, the flight model is good.

One thing though: I wish they would raise the flight ceiling to maybe 500 ft instead of 400 (its too low on certain continents) :rolleyes:

[Hexen]

Why the hell is it called a "flight model"?! :confused:

Anyway, I don't think the BF1942 "flight model" was supposed to be insanely realistic. BF is thoroughly arcadey and unrealistic, the only reason it is popular at all is because of it's ability to blend vehicles and infantry together, and the fact that its an EA game so has all that advertising, AND the fact that a MP demo was released. :P

Sure, OFP was around years before BF, but OFP isnt arcadey enough for most people, and the netcode is ass... Then again, the BF netcode is ass too. Bah. PS is pretty good netcode wise, considering the scale of the battles.

[AcidCat]

Personally I think the B'42 flight model is perfect for the game that B'42 is and I think PS' flight model is perfect for the game PS is.

[MercFox1]

Oh, you are talkin about flight models? the Reaver is ok, but it looks too much like the Thundersword from T2. It's a nice vehicle, and I ACTUALLY have flipped it WITHOUT getting pwned by the ground.