Am I doing the right thing..?

[SkintInc]

Well, im new to playing TR... I'd like to become a Lightning commander. Is this a good idea? I think this game lacks vehicle play totally, this is what has made me think of it. I am low rank, have barely any certs, but I can get a Lightning and already have a med assault. I don't want to make the wrong decision so early into the game...

Please give me some hints'n'tips.

Peace

-Dan

[Bismarck]

Lightning is good, scpially when the patch goes thru (360 degree turret). Although I'm partial to the Mini chain-gun, It kicks ass. The best combo is suppresor/ MCG.

You can always sell it later

[Kikinchikin]

shrug its up to u, there is no WRONG choice. Do what you like to do. Now if you already know u want to drive a vehicle, then i can give u a lil info about the lightning to help u decide if its the right vech for u.

Good handling
Low armor
Machine guns/ cannon- pretty good at killing mostly nething xcept aircraft
I believe turrets will rotate 360 degress now so u can hit nething no matter where it is.

newayz thats whati know about it. hope it helps

EDIT: WTF BIZMARK U N00B WHY WOULD U EVER USE THE SUPPRESSOR OVER THE CYCLER? :D

[Lonehunter]

Originally posted by Bismarck
Lightning is good, scpially when the patch goes thru (360 degree turret). Although I'm partial to the Mini chain-gun, It kicks ass. The best combo is suppresor/ MCG.

You can always sell it later

Suppresor? You pick that BB gun over the Cycler?

[Kikinchikin]

ha ha i know :D

bsides best combo is striker/chaingun when new patch comes out, until then its cycler/ striker

[SkintInc]

When will the new patch be coming out?

[Shin1gami]

When it's finished :)

I believe they are working on it, testing it on the test server with players to eleminate bugs, especially spawn issues. There is no set date that I know of.

[Kikinchikin]

i heard somewhere that spork said theyd try to have it ready by monday?

[1024]

Get engineering also when youget teh lightning. Its good to have soemthign to repair with.

[Venoxile]

Right now, even though i'm nc, i much prefer the chaingun over the jackhammer just because it's more fun to use and actually useful at medium rang.
Best combo as tr=Chaingun/Striker/engi/med/reaver.
Best combo as nc=Jackhammer/Decimator/engi/med/vanguard.
Best combo as vs=Lasher/Lancer/engi/med/magrider.

That's just my opinion, and yes i've played all empires and used all combos.

[Sandman]

http://www.planetside-universe.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9311&highlight=lightning