Got Mosquito?

[The President]

Hey guys, I spent some time in the beta thus far and I noticed something. Not alot of Mosquitoes flying around. I saw a couple but nothing compared to the massive amounts of Reavers. Why do you guys think this is?
Is it because of the appeal of the heavily armored/heavily powered Reaver compared to the lightly armored/lightly powered Mosquito.
Or do you think that the Mosquito isn't really a useful platform where we are in the beta right now.
-I personally like the Mosquito alot, its quick, its small, and effective in my opinion. Not that I dont love the Reaver because I deffinetly do.

I'd like to hear some opinions from you guys. Thanks

-The President:sniper:

[HawkEye]

it might be seen more when retail is out and a bunch of people are playing.

[Tolvy]

I havent seen many mosquitos either. Their only advantage over the reaver is manuverability.

[Kyonye]

yeah, more than you expect. mosquitos are very good. they are very good with infantry and other airplanes. they are great with dogfights.

[The President]

Originally posted by {BT}Tolvy
I havent seen many mosquitos either. Their only advantage over the reaver is manuverability.

Yeah I concur, they're quick as hell and easy to manuever. If used properly they could work very well in dogfights. I still hope more people start flying them though.

-The President:sniper:

[TheRook]

ill fly one...

if some1 would kindly lend me your beta cds :)


therook

[Spyd0r]

Their other advantage is that if you get into one with stealth on you leave the it no matter what with stealth on. Good for spys jumping out.:cool:

[The President]

Originally posted by Spyd0r
Their other advantage is that if you get into one with stealth on you leave the it no matter what with stealth on. Good for spys jumping out.:cool:

Oh really? Awesome thats good to know.

-The President:sniper:

[ObnoxiousFrog]

Honestly, you're gonna want to not be seen if your in a Skeeter. It's a superior scout and recon craft, and it doesnt show up on radar. So, it is really a stealth craft.

[Duffman]

i dont know i dont like to fly the skeeter because although you say its good for dog fighting i havent really like dog fighting in this game. Its so... not real. You know you cant dive straight down you cant do rolls its just hard for me to get into the flying. Now dont get me wrong i dont want it to be a flying sim but i really wish they would make flying more skill based not just "hey im gonna be l33t in my reaver" i want it so that a noob cant just jump in and be great right away. The flying mode is just way to noobish IMO.

[The President]

There is skill necessary for flying in PS. The first time I climbed into an aircraft I sucked. Not everyone can fly well in PS and there are those who wholly surpass their peers when it comes to flying capability. Yeah I have a couple problems with the way flying works but all in all I like it. I've fought against guys in the Reaver who were super good and then there are those who are just horrible and tackle trees, which by the way are the most devastating anti-air weapons in the game.

-The President:sniper:

[MercFox1]

LOL! "Tackle trees?!" I'd love to see that one. Anyone ever flown a Shrike in a 5 fighter dogfight on Thin Ice in Tribes 2? That's super hard to fly!!! If the Reaver is anything like that...I'm gonna have fun! ;)

[Vis Armata]

The Mosquito is great for swatting pesky Reavers because of their maneuverability - I'd fly one on Reaver patrol, but my comp sucks too much to fly, for now.

[MercFox1]

Well a Phoenix missile or an AA MAX would tear a Mosquito up. Especially if they are behind the Mosquito where your POV is limited.

[Gerico]

I've seen lots of mosqs, just last night we had 3 mosqs and a reaver supporting our galaxy :)

[BlackdragonZ]

I just Can't wait to play lol. So is the Mosquito better then the Reaver over all?:father:

[The President]

Originally posted by BlackdragonZ
I just Can't wait to play lol. So is the Mosquito better then the Reaver over all?:father:

No. I'd like to think so, but from a Mosquito activist, I'd have to say no.

-The President:sniper:

[Streamline]

Well the reavers appeal is two fold. Firepower and speed. It takes so much ammo to kill so many targets. Why would you not want as much of it as posible? It takes so long to get anywhere. Why would you not want to fly. The truely hardcore pilots will have both skeeter and reaver certs. So that while you are waiting for your respawn clock to wined down. You can just use the other vehicle and alternate your aircraft.

BTW flying is nuthing like T2. It's far from perfect. But i think you'll still have fun.

Just remember... if you need to eject. Do it early. Cuz if you're too close to it when it blows up. It'll take you with.