Lock ons are still broken.

[snafus]

Originally Posted by KesTro

While I can't argue that lock-ons aren't broken. There's a reason everyone and there mother uses them. The risk to reward ratio for a smart ESF pilot is just insane. I know we make fun of people who spout on about K/D's but the numbers are there to prove it. I'm sorry you're not having a great time in PS2 Snafu but this top tier pilot niche is just one of many minorities in PS2 that are dissatisfied right now. Lock on's to you would be like what the ZOE is to infantry and the Vulcan is to armor. Of course we all have to deal with lockons.

Issue is there are so few pilots who can perform quality SPM or even KDR that that isn't fair. Yes there are a few of us neck beards that do well in aircraft and many point to us as proof of airs OP nature. But yet when all the other data shows that aircraft perform horribly over all it simply isn't right to judge based on such a small few.

The main issue here is the lock ons are currently borked hard. Though air has always been the hardest and most nerfed aspect of PS2 it has reached a new low with this current bug that plagues us. The fact that we render at such an extreme range for infantry while they spam unavoidable ordinance at us makes me hate the game. I'm not asking for a nerf today, I just want them to fix this god awful bug. Worst part is they said they had a fix for it yet they are holding it for unknown reasons.

[KesTro]

And I'm not saying it isn't an issue that needs to be fixed, just that it is one of many.

[PredatorFour]

So to achieve high spm you basically can't go AFK. I feel sorry for anyone who can't go AFK in a game. The lock ons are broken on tanks as well btw, experienced it last night.

[KesTro]

Originally Posted by PredatorFour

So to achieve high spm you basically can't go AFK. I feel sorry for anyone who can't go AFK in a game. The lock ons are broken on tanks as well btw, experienced it last night.

There's more I would add to that but I don't want to completely derail the thread.

For the time being, just shoot Higby a tweet. Wasn't he asking for peoples opinions on certain balance issues? While this is a bug I'd say it would still fall into that category as people are just as quick to exploit a bug as they are what's "OP".

[SolLeks]

Originally Posted by KesTro

There's more I would add to that but I don't want to completely derail the thread.

For the time being, just shoot Higby a tweet. Wasn't he asking for peoples opinions on certain balance issues? While this is a bug I'd say it would still fall into that category as people are just as quick to exploit a bug as they are what's "OP".

agreed. we do probably need to get all major bugs out before we can really balance the game, so we are not balancing around bugs or pure theories.

[snafus]

I racked up about 12 hits after deploying flares tonight.

[SolLeks]

Originally Posted by snafus

I racked up about 12 hits after deploying flares tonight.

I am rocking fire supp until the flares are fixed.

[snafus]

Originally Posted by SolLeks

I am rocking fire supp until the flares are fixed.

I won't commit to that yet as I can still pop flares before the missile is launched most times. And I would personally rather avoid any damage then get some back over time.

[SolLeks]

Originally Posted by snafus

I won't commit to that yet as I can still pop flares before the missile is launched most times. And I would personally rather avoid any damage then get some back over time.

I have been relying on my fuel tanks to out run missiles, always keeping at least half if I can help it to run.

I did use flares again though, and got several hits after use again... WTB working game =0

[Jax Blake]

Uh yeah still broken, I was actually trying to fly a mosquito last night instead of just using it for transportation and was hit multiple times by the DPSO lockon wing of scythes even after I used my flares.

[Angrytortoise]

Yeah this bug still being around is pretty disappointing, you'd figure something that broken would be properly addressed and solved before what must be a month or so now of being outright broken. Doesn't help that it's a bug that you're forced to deal with or compensate for every couple minutes playing as a pilot :/

[KesTro]

Well you have OMFG to thank for that. Don't get me wrong I'm glad they're focusing on optimization but you can't argue against the idea that they left the game in a pretty poor state when they started OMFG. From balance issues to bugs I'm left with a sour taste in my mouth. It is what it is I suppose.

[Plaqueis]

Yep, flares only seem to stop the beeping noise, that's all. I think pretty much every lock-on against me in aircraft on last few days have been hits despite flaring. Interestingly, the IR smoke on ground vehicles still works like a charm, not s single hit after deploying... atleast for me.

[VampireCrono]

it seems to be random for me but no doubt the issue is still there. the striker is broken too: the nerf that everyone begged for seems to switch on and off every time i use it.

[GreyFrog]

Anyone else get the bug where you dumbfire a lock-on launcher(Grounder in my case) at a tank or infantry and it speeds off into the air like someone has broken lock?