AMS defence

Real Mulambo · 2004-04-20, 07:06 AM

Why not make the AMS two man and have a single gunner position on it.

In reality there is no bloody way that such an important vehicle would have no defensive measures except for squashing people.

Just a thought.

Ait'al · 2004-04-20, 07:09 AM

NOO make it sqaush people better 8D

KeviN · 2004-04-20, 07:27 AM

The invisibilty bubble (when it actually works right) is a strong defense.

Batousai · 2004-04-20, 09:02 AM

yea no guns on the AMS, cuz all your going to get is some noob idoit whose going to fire the damn thing while its cloaked.

Real Mulambo · 2004-04-20, 09:40 AM

disable guns while cloaked...only for defence while travelling

shorts41 · 2004-04-20, 10:01 AM

Thats not that much of a great idea, what kind of gun would it have? If its just a chain gun then its not going to be much of a defense, and if its a cannon well.. that's a little to much firepower for an AMS...

Cryptica · 2004-04-20, 10:36 AM

I think keeping the AMS gunless is a good thing. It goes back to the whole team-play issue. If you want a defense for your AMS, have a buddy get in a reaver/lightning/whatever. This game is about teamplay, not individual play!

easypickings · 2004-04-20, 10:53 AM

well said

Real Mulambo · 2004-04-20, 10:57 AM

yeah right.......and how many supported travelling AMSes have you seen?

Cryptica · 2004-04-20, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by Real Mulambo

yeah right.......and how many supported travelling AMSes have you seen?

Oh, I see them quite often. They're usually the ones NOT lying in their own smoking debris. Besides, my point is this. By adding guns to AMSes, you only encourage people not to join up with a good squad and work as a team.

Vis Armata · 2004-04-20, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Real Mulambo

yeah right.......and how many supported travelling AMSes have you seen?

Quite a few.

Spitfire turrets are not good for AMS defense; a ring of spits will give away an AMS to air units.

Doppler · 2004-04-21, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Vis Armata

Quite a few.

Spitfire turrets are not good for AMS defense; a ring of spits will give away an AMS to air units.

Agrreed, nothing pisses me off like watching someone else put spitfires around my AMS, now what we really need is a deployably flak turret.

scarpas · 2004-04-20, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Real Mulambo

yeah right.......and how many supported travelling AMSes have you seen?

many.

and why did you post

SilverLord · 2004-04-20, 10:57 AM

No gun please, the AMS is getting reworked and is going to be much better when it does.

AltaEgo · 2004-04-22, 02:06 PM

Nah, its a neat idea. But its meant to be a poor handled, rickity thing. Its armors alright. But its bubble defence and its matrix panels etc make up for it. It is a highly essential vehicle in Planetside. Do not overpower it.