reaver landing gear

[FINALCUT]

Maybe the pull of gravity is less on Auraxis then it is on Earth. Therefor the vehicle is able to keep its ass off the ground even though it is not balanced. Think about it,does the Galaxy really look like it would ever get off the ground in normal Earth Gravity?

Either that,or when they are about to land some dude comes out and throws a chock block under the tail.lol.

Maybe they have mid air refueling from a Galaxy available so they never need to land.

[FastAndFree]

Originally Posted by DjEclipse

Fingers crossed that Scythe has no landing gear.

Everything must hover. EVERYTHING.

I asked Tray about this way back, he said something along the lines of "Don't worry man I got this"

[Solidblock]

Typical T-Ray response haha!

[Xyntech]

Bonus points if I can ride the Scythe around on the ground lake a Magrider while it's in in landing mode.

[SixShooter]

Originally Posted by FastAndFree

I asked Tray about this way back, he said something along the lines of "Don't worry man I got this"

That's just awesome.

[MrKWalmsley]

Originally Posted by FINALCUT

Maybe the pull of gravity is less on Auraxis then it is on Earth. Therefor the vehicle is able to keep its ass off the ground even though it is not balanced. Think about it,does the Galaxy really look like it would ever get off the ground in normal Earth Gravity?

Either that,or when they are about to land some dude comes out and throws a chock block under the tail.lol.

Maybe they have mid air refueling from a Galaxy available so they never need to land.

Seriously? The sheer lack of gravity required to make that thing physically capable of standing would be VERY noticeable. Debris would fall far slower, drop times would be pathetically dragging, and bullet drop would practically no longer be a problem besides absolutely extreme ranges. And yeah, the galaxy does look like it's capable of flying, considering it's innards are hollow to fit troops and MAXs inside!

[Murkie]

I don't know how accurate the video on youtube is now but that clearly shows the tail of the Reaver doubling as the part of the tricycle landing gear

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[Nemises]

yep, looks like there is a mini skid on the tail..

PS, you fools are just jealous...NC have BY FAR the coolest gear :P
-Reaver (basically a hybrid AH64 / Aliens dropship )
-Vanguard
-NC Max (Basically a hybrid Tractor / Power armour)

I think the Reaver looks BAD ASS

[FINALCUT]

Originally Posted by MrKWalmsley

Seriously? The sheer lack of gravity required to make that thing physically capable of standing would be VERY noticeable. Debris would fall far slower, drop times would be pathetically dragging, and bullet drop would practically no longer be a problem besides absolutely extreme ranges. And yeah, the galaxy does look like it's capable of flying, considering it's innards are hollow to fit troops and MAXs inside!

Yea, I was making some comedy there about the gravity,but you gotta admit,the Galaxy does look like a flying cow.

[Vexus]

I think the Reaver looks badass too. In fact, I much prefer the tail up without the tail skid. If physics bugs ya, just move the location of the two bird-feet landing gear slightly towards the rear and find a balance point.

Sheesh, when one faction gets 100% hovering tanks and jets with inertial dampeners, why would you quibble with a badass looking model for the faction of leftover & experimental parts/crafts. Lots of experimental craft have crazy looks.

[RSphil]

id say they are still tweeking the looks. dont forget the tail has not long been moded to be ontop. if you remember all the old pics of the reaver had the tail below which would have acted as a tail support. id say they will move the landing gear so it is in the center of gravity. all work in progress peeps

[Pancake]

Originally Posted by Murkie

I don't know how accurate the video on youtube is now but that clearly shows the tail of the Reaver doubling as the part of the tricycle landing gear

This video is from last year. The OP noticed a recent change to the design of the tail piece.

I personally think the under-slung vertical stabilizer looked cooler and more futuristic. Why revert to a conventional design in a sci-fi game?

[RSphil]

Originally Posted by Pancake

This video is from last year. The OP noticed a recent change to the design of the tail piece.

I personally think the under-slung vertical stabilizer looked cooler and more futuristic. Why revert to a conventional design in a sci-fi game?

this is true. i made a thread about this a few weeks back after noticing the change. i actually liked it how it was better. made more sense and looked far better. not really sure why they changed it. could be a question to ask on the next auraxis show which is soon

[Ainte]

Originally Posted by RSphil

this is true. i made a thread about this a few weeks back after noticing the change. i actually liked it how it was better. made more sense and looked far better. not really sure why they changed it. could be a question to ask on the next auraxis show which is soon

I really want them to revert all those changes, but it seems like lots of people here actually like current design so maybe just add old reaver as a skin so i can totally buy it.

[Nemises]

...well, its a model, not a skin, so unlikely..

if you check out a Huey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois) , you'll see a configuration with skids and no tail castor / skid..

admitedly the skids are WAAY bigger, but we don't know the weight distribution of the Reaver yet, and besides, I trust the awesome SOE designers / artists (@tray) to do and awesome job of making the reaver look like a flying piece of hurt as it should