ES Weapons removed from Harasser

[Hamma]

https://twitter.com/mhigby/status/329307418565701633

Aww.. :(

Guess it's for the best.

[Baneblade]

Well honestly, I'd rather the ES weapons were held off for the ES buggies anyway.

[camycamera]

but... why take it off the test server?

[MBVS]

Well honestly, I'd rather the ES weapons were held off for the ES buggies anyway.
I completely agree with this. I know a lot of people are hoarding certs for the Harasser... but I'd rather pimp out the empire specific buggy first. Of course, I have longer to wait but oh well.

[WSNeo]

Well honestly, I'd rather the ES weapons were held off for the ES buggies anyway.

This.

[Lonehunter]

Fine with me, Harasser should be all NS anyway. Save ES for Buggies

[Brusi]

As long as there is a good reason to still pull a harasser over an ES Buggy... i'm cool with this.

Perhaps give the harasser a really unique NS weapon that cannot mount on the ES buggies, or don't give a rumble-seat to the ES buggies or something.

I don't really want to see the Harasser become just a poor mans buggy.

P.S. shield defuser on the harasser is a fucken cool addition.

[Rasui]

Well honestly, I'd rather the ES weapons were held off for the ES buggies anyway.

This

[ChipMHazard]

Allowing ES weapons on the buggy would just have led to them being nerfed, and the MBT drivers wouldn't have liked that:p

[Eggy]

As long as there is a good reason to still pull a harasser over an ES Buggy... i'm cool with this.

Perhaps give the harasser a really unique NS weapon that cannot mount on the ES buggies, or don't give a rumble-seat to the ES buggies or something.

I don't really want to see the Harasser become just a poor mans buggy.

P.S. shield defuser on the harasser is a fucken cool addition.
This can be achieved with the defence/utility slots and versatility I think.

The variants of the ES weapons can be deployed on the ES buggies, making them into fast attack vehciles.

The harraser gets access to more of the utility slots. Stealth and shield diffsuer for example. Whereas the ES buggies could get access to the repair and re-arm slots.

It would also be possible to give the ES buggies access to the faction activated ability.

So both have a role to play.

You could also limit the range of top guns on the ES buggies. Not allowing them any of the NS AA guns for example.

[Koadster]

but... why take it off the test server?

I got on not 5 mins ago and could still equip the Vulcan/Marauder on my Harasser?

[WSNeo]

While we are on the topic of ES weapons, I would like to see that if we DO get ES weapons on ES buggies, can we please for the love of god get something better than the PPA?

On anything other than the Scythe, that weapon is completely unviable for killing infantry. Slow movespeed, movement inheritance on the projectile is weird, the gun itslelf glows bright as the sun at nighttime, and it takes 2-3 shots to kill infantry (if it even hits!).

[Canaris]

well I think after your video Hamma showing Vulcan at work on the Hass we knew it was coming ;)

[Assist]

well I think after your video Hamma showing Vulcan at work on the Hass we knew it was coming ;)

Indeed, secret agent HammaVS is coming through big for us.

[wasdie]

but... why take it off the test server?

Probably because they need to test the balance of the buggies how they are going to be when they launch. Keeping a turret on them that won't launch with GU08 is only going to throw their numbers off.

[Fenrys]

Thank goodness.

Harasser with an Engy driver, Medic Sauron gunner, and AA MAX passenger would have been crazy OP.

[Corvo]

I just went to try some VS weapons on the Test server and bumped into Maggie (PurrfectStorm) in the VR area. She was kind enough to answer some of the questions (actually, most of them) players were throwing at her in chat. Here's basically what she said.

None of this is rock-solid but gives an idea of where devs are going with vehicle/weapon design.


ES weapons for the Harasser aren't coming back at least until ES buggies are released. It is very possible they aren't coming back at all even after that.
ES weapons will be available on ES buggies.
By the time ES buggies are released all factions will have a weapon with similar functionality to the TR Vulcan.

[ChipMHazard]

Much appreciated, Corvo [and Maggie:P].
All factions getting their own version of the Vulcan? Huh, interesting. Here's hoping that the TR gets to keep its ROF "advantage".
I was kinda hoping that they would make buggy variants of specific weapons, I'm still thinking that giving them ES specific weapons might lead to said weapons getting nerfed based on buggy gameplay... But that's just me rambling:p

[RANDOMpercent]

At least there is still the Halberd to use instead of enforcer or saron.

[ItZMuRdA]

Interesting -- thanks for sharing. I kind of thought it was odd to have them on there with the ES buggies being released separately. I do hope, however, that the ES buggies also bring a new weapon type rather than just offering the ones we've had on tanks since beta.

[KesTro]

all factions will have a weapon with similar functionality to the TR Vulcan.

Thank the nine divine- Wrong game?

That makes me stupid happy. I was getting a little depressed about how the only shotgun the NC has that people don't whine about wasn't getting touched.
When have you been killed my a Modified Enforcer? I'll wager once or twice if ever.

The Enforcer on the other hand was good up until they did the changes with the Halberd now it's nearly identical. It'll be good to see Vanu using something other than their laser sniper rifle as well.