Player Driven BFRs Coming to Public Test

[Lartnev]

http://www.planetside-universe.com/index.php?newsid=1023

[hazzer2007]

Yer, saw that. But at what time, as it is not fair for the UK players as our play tests are at 2300, and i have college tomorow and have to get up at 0700

[Warborn]

I wonder if they'll be available in VR.

[hazzer2007]

that what i was thinking, should be. The first place to go on the test server tonight is the VR

[hazzer2007]

Any one know at what time in the UK

[Indecisive]

They dont even know what time uk.

They dont even know what time. PERIOD.

[hazzer2007]

it has gone past afternoon yet no BFR's

[Wolf Blitzer]

It's only 4 p.m. Pacific time at the moment, still quite afternoon-ish. And besides, if they have problems and delay it a bit, what exactly are you complaining about?

Spork just said around 6 p.m. Pacific anyway, there you go.

[Lartnev]

Nah, they won't be available in VR :(

Unlikely us Brits and Euros will see them tonight looking at the time.

[Cauldron Borne]

midnight-ish for the guys on the otherside of the wet pond. I wasn't there, how do they handle? These have GOT to be frikken sick. somone make some footage of the cockpit controls an' such, please.

[Warborn]

midnight-ish for the guys on the otherside of the wet pond. I wasn't there, how do they handle? These have GOT to be frikken sick. somone make some footage of the cockpit controls an' such, please.

The test server will be up for the next couple of days, at least, according to Samhayne. We're currently (and by currently, I mean I'm doing it as I type this) switching bases back and forth during a cease-fire. I suggest everyone who wants to try the BFRs on test come and park yourself at one of the two base-flipping places in Byblos.

[hazzer2007]

It's only 4 p.m. Pacific time at the moment, still quite afternoon-ish. And besides, if they have problems and delay it a bit, what exactly are you complaining about?

It was 2330 when i said that, way past afternoon

[Warborn]

BFR tactics are not what I expected. Due to the fact that the shields don't cover within about a meter or two of the BFRs themselves, combat with BFRs generally revolves around getting point blank and laying into the enemy BFR, totally bypassing his shields to damage him directly. I was chased by three aphelions half-way across Searhus, with a mosquito coming in at the last 1/3rd of the way or so. Despite all three of them pelting me with weird energy rounds, I was still doing just fine, and my shields were regenerating faster than I was being damage. It was the mosquito, oddly enough, which caused my death, because it damaged my generator as I was going across the bridge to the base south of Wakea and the three really laid into me hard. Having some support to take out the enemy BFR's shields will be decisive in BFR fights on live servers. If you've got nobody to take out the enemy's shields, you'll be pounding away until you run out of ammo, or hugging the enemy BFR and shooting point blank until one of you dies.

BFRs are also huge, huge grief machines if you are fighting alongside some friendly BFRs as well. I have almost 900 grief from simply hitting the shields of friendly BFRs with my 30mm guns a bunch of times. Didn't do any damage at all really, but I'd get about 5 grief per bullet, and when you've got a bunch of BFRs rubbing against each other in a big orgy of metal and guns, it's difficult to prevent yourself from hitting the shields of a friendly.

BFRs are fun though. Definitely more of a siege weapon than a replacement for a tank, however. Tanks may not be able to take out a BFR, but their low reacquisition timer and simplicity will make them popular even once BFRs are released.

[Wolf Blitzer]

It was 2330 when i said that, way past afternoon

It was way past afternoon IN EUROPE! The Devs are on the West Coast of the United States, you can't expect them to base their workday around a continent halfway across the world.

[Rbstr]

BFR's are fun i can't wait to unlock the flight var tomarrow

[hazzer2007]

It was way past afternoon IN EUROPE! The Devs are on the West Coast of the United States, you can't expect them to base their workday around a continent halfway across the world.

but they could think of us

[Thunder_Hawk]

what is the largest caliber bullet than can penitrate the shields?

[hazzer2007]

infrentry ones, all vch's hit sheild

[Warborn]

what is the largest caliber bullet than can penitrate the shields?

12mm

Mosquitoes, harassers, basilisks can all hit through shields. Infantry AV weapons can't, but regular bullet weapons can. Jammer grenades hit through as well.

[Thunder_Hawk]

so the full list of vehicles is: Basilisk, Harasser, Lightning, Marauder, Mosquito, and Skygaurd. Looks like the TR are the only ones with an empire specific vehicle that can shoot through the shields, but i'll bet the Harasser or skyguard would be the most effective. they have very good speed and a driver/gunner set up. they should be able to go around the BFR and hit the shield generator.

[Queensidecastle]

Alls I know from testing so far is that it will take a Falcon Max like 5 minutes to kill the Alphleion, even when no one is operating the Alphleion. I did more damage to BFRs with a Scatmax up close than the Falcon

[Warborn]

Looks like the TR are the only ones with an empire specific vehicle that can shoot through the shields, but i'll bet the Harasser or skyguard would be the most effective.

Regardless of which is most effective, the mosquito will be the one to do it the most, as the mosquito is good at mowing down infantry as well, and most people in PS seem to have the mosquito or air cavalry cert (although aircraft will probably be a bit less common once the BFRs are out, as anti-air BFRs are damn good at what they do).