News: The Fission

[DayOne]

OH WOW!

"The V.S.’s standard anti-vehicle weapon uses the same battery-powered ammunition system as the Pulsar and Beamer. Unlike the faster firing and unguided Lancer, the Fission features a slower plasma projectile guided by lock-on technology.

[Hmr85]

Thats pretty cool. Atleast the direct fire beam is gone.

[Duddy]

Interesting, does "unlike the lancer" imply it's inclusion or otherwise?

[Sirisian]

A lock-on weapon. As a VS player I'm disgusted. Make it laser guided like the NC weapon.

[SurgeonX]

Originally Posted by Sirisian

A lock-on weapon. As a VS player I'm disgusted. Make it laser guided like the NC weapon.

The AA Max was lock-on though.

[Sirisian]

Originally Posted by SurgeonX

The AA Max was lock-on though.

And I made posts in the past about how I'd prefer all factions have flak and laser guided AA (with player controlled detonation) among other posts. I've never been a big fan of lock-on weapons. It's kind of a lazy weapon for a "skilled" FPS game.

Flak has a lot of variables. Speed, rate of fire, spread among other things that really varies its range and usefulness. I hope the developers keep that in mind.

[Talek Krell]

Interesting. At the moment I'm thinking that this means there will be at least 2 AV weapons per empire. There's no reason for them to reference the Lancer if it isn't in the game, it would only confuse people not familiar with the original.

Given the lock on nature of it, I wonder if this is intended to be one of the infantry AA weapons that they promised.

Edit: Also, it looks awesome.

[SurgeonX]

Originally Posted by Sirisian

I've never been a big fan of lock-on weapons. It's kind of a lazy weapon for a "skilled" FPS game.

Me neither, they're boring skill less weapons IMO.
That's why I love the Lancer so much.

[Cosmical]

Originally Posted by SurgeonX

Me neither, they're boring skill less weapons IMO.
That's why I love the Lancer so much.

I think battlefield has a nice system. However painful it can be at times. Recon classes should be able to paint targets, and lock on rockets fired by other players do their thing.

Im with you though, i still think the most effective counter measure to air vehicles should be flak emplacements. Preferably manned, but it always annoys me that theyre the first thing to go during a base assault. Hopefully Air turrets will stick around until the bases shields are dropped. I dont want o be running to man a turret only to see it blown up by 8 incoming reavers.

[NewSith]

OMG, Vobla-gun!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vobla

[basti]

Wait, what? Two AV guns? The Fission AND the Lancer?
How cool is that?

[Wakken]

Originally Posted by basti

Wait, what? Two AV guns? The Fission AND the Lancer?
How cool is that?

Nerf! Nao!

[Xaine]

Oh my...

So more than one AV weapon per faction? or Lancer now common pool? something else? my brain? help?

Question mark?

Incoming nickname for this thing - 'The Fish'

'Hang on guys, just grabbing my Fish'

'Brb, grabbing a fishy from the term'

'Get your Trouts out!'

'Slap em' with yo mackerel'

I'm done.

[basti]

Originally Posted by Xaine

Incoming nickname for this thing - 'The Fish'

'Slap em' with yo mackerel'

You, sir, gave me an wonderful idea for the game once we are in it. I can already see me globalling.

[Xaine]

Originally Posted by basti

You, sir, gave me an wonderful idea for the game once we are in it. I can already see me globalling.

I'm honoured to be your Muse.