The "How to Fix teh VS" Thread

[NeoTassadar]

Crap. Lost one.
Just find another squad, get some friends together, something. I wouldn't go with random squads. The majority of humans are stupid, I'm sure it's not just the Vanu.

[MilitantB0B]

Originally posted by Nitsch
I think that VS really only have two glaring weaknesses and they are rather minor.

The beamer! On paper it may sound like a cool idea to be able to switch to AP ammo by right clicking, but in reality it will hurt you more than help you. If you accidenlty click on ap ammo... you aint going to kill anything! I have used the AP ammo toggle for one thing, after throwing a jammer on a spitfire and destroying it with 1 shot left in the gun. Other than destroying jammed spitfires, the beamer AP ammo is worthless.

I know you are saying "So, just don't use the damn AP toggle". The problem is that the weapon was balanced against the other guns with this ablity in mind. Because of this ablity it doesn't do as much damage and not as accurate as the repeater (mag-scatter just kicks ass for unique reasons).

Pistols are used primarly by stealthers, when you use a beamer it just sends a homing beacon to your location (the mag-scatter doesn't even send trace fire at all).

My second beef. Why is our knife the only one that glows? I could understand if it didn't make any noise, but it makes a unique noise that will turn someone's back as quickly as a TR or NC knife. Stealthers are the only ones who really use a knife (other than stupid n00b who stands in the CC stabbing the walls for hours when he could be using the sweeper), so why make it glow???? This boggles the hell outa me.

Other than those two self evident things... I think the VS are balanced.

Indeed. VS is the most stealther unfrienldy empire. Glowing knives, crappy pistol, but their suit is cool as hell. Oh well, guess you have to comprimise.

[r3d]

Originally posted by MilitantB0B
Indeed. VS is the most stealther unfrienldy empire. Glowing knives, crappy pistol, but their suit is cool as hell. Oh well, guess you have to comprimise.

Cool looking suit means nothing when youre invisible
"Wow I look cool, better turn invisinble !"
They should just give the VS a gaint scythe instead of the dumb glowing knife :\

[Zarparchior]

Yeah... the TR stealther looks really really crappy. The VS looks the best when uncloaked. But I guess that's the VS advantage, eh? To look cool?

I suppose that's so, Neo, but my entire career on the VS has been one big failure after another. No one listens to one another, no communication... Like I said, maybe they'll get as organized as the other empires eventually but that day is not today.

[NeoTassadar]

Well, I'm almost as ashamed of my fellows now as I was when I found out DharkBayne was Vanu.