I got Mag-Scatter Bum-rushed

Rightwing · 2003-09-23, 07:58 AM

The bunkers in front of the bases, they're a hiding place for cloakers.

I get bored and go down for a cloaker sweep, I clicked on DL, and I see nothing but white.

The cloakers all blitzed me with their Mag-Scatters.

So I respawn, go back with my trenchbroom (lasher), and dust them all off in one clip.

LOL.

STEALTHKILLER · 2003-09-23, 08:21 AM

my main guy is a cloaker and i perfer the amp and repeater 2 the mag-scatter. yeah, u can get more kills cause it takes less amo, but the amp kills quicker.

EDIT: i only go there when im either looking for ppl, or going 2 use my med applicator.

Queensidecastle · 2003-09-23, 09:42 AM

The magscatter sucks. I had an NC infil for a while and scrapped him. my Main is now a TR infil because of the repeater. The Magscatter has an ever so slightly faster time to kill than the AMP but you have to be holding it against thier head and not miss 1 single shot. Invariably, the person you are shooting always wigs out and tries to evade you causing you to miss. The AMP pistol doesnt have this problem. When the enemy tires to evade, the amp has enough ammo and range that you still get your kill. The Mag scatter has about half the range of the AMP and the clip is totally unforgiving.

Much better than either is the Repeater since you can shoot from outside DL range or circle strafe effectivly at 15m Also it is almost as acurate as a Cycler from distance allowing you to work the edges of a battle undetected

Flammey · 2003-09-23, 09:53 AM

*LOL* That's funny. I'm sure they singled you out personally.

"Arrrrr, me matey's. There's that there Junkie now. Let's get 'im. Arrrr"

I found that a few cloakers are now carrying grenades, and tossing them at people out of DL range.

My hats off to you who are using inginuity(sp). Sorry, I don't know how to spell that word right, and I don't want to go look.

dscytherulez · 2003-09-23, 09:58 AM

I usually carry a jammer or plasma with me, if theres a big battle i just load out with nades and leave the gun behind...

Madcow · 2003-09-23, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by Flammey
I found that a few cloakers are now carrying grenades, and tossing them at people out of DL range.

The most infil kills I get is during a large battle outdoors with my loadout of all plasma grenades. Jump onto the tallest rock that you can find (so that the people randomly clicking DL have little chance of noticing you) and start lobbing plasma into the rushing crowd. If it's a large battle, they all assume somebody is using a Thumper and don't even bother thinking it could be a lone infil crouched on the rock in front of them. Once you run out of grenades you loot a pistol out of a backpack and head back to your rock. Usually people are using it as cover, so you start blasting them from directly above their heads. I've yet to have somebody figure out where the damage is coming from.

GeistX · 2003-09-23, 10:51 AM

The most infil kills I get is during a large battle outdoors with my loadout of all plasma grenades. Jump onto the tallest rock that you can find (so that the people randomly clicking DL have little chance of noticing you) and start lobbing plasma into the rushing crowd. If it's a large battle, they all assume somebody is using a Thumper and don't even bother thinking it could be a lone infil crouched on the rock in front of them. Once you run out of grenades you loot a pistol out of a backpack and head back to your rock. Usually people are using it as cover, so you start blasting them from directly above their heads. I've yet to have somebody figure out where the damage is coming from.

Except now that we know...

Aegis · 2003-09-23, 11:06 AM

Ever infantry favourite i have carries a couple of plasma grenades, they're ace in a tight situation.

Queensidecastle · 2003-09-23, 11:50 AM

Damnit Madcow!! Your not supposed to give away ALL the secrets, damn

WritheNC · 2003-09-23, 12:28 PM

"Arrrrr, me matey's. There's that there Junkie now. Let's get 'im. Arrrr"

SandTrout · 2003-09-23, 04:35 PM

I use the Scatter pistol because its better against other infils IMO, and I always use boomers to get kills anyways. However, this may change now that they seem to be neutralize everything remotely related to the Infil suit.

/Rant
Given that it was hard enough to be an infil near release given that you only have 1 pistol slot, smallest inventory out there, and you glow when you're running(not to mention DLV). Then they refuse to fix the obvious and often mentioned bugs with stealth mode.

Now? If the enemy has an interlink facility, you show up on radar if you run. This not only makes the infiltrator in general less effective in offence, but also makes one of the primary skills of infiltrators, CE, less usefull because there is no particular reason to plant motion sensors in a friendly base.

As another nerf to CE, you can no longer place deployables (namely, boomers,) on walls, which means you have to place them on the ground, which any half-blind soldier can see before they are within the explosion's kill radius.

What next SOE? Reduce the AMP magazine size? Increase DLV range? Increase grenade size?
/EndRant

Valcron · 2003-09-23, 04:44 PM

YourHuckle

I loved how I owned you last night in the base and got all pissed about it. Next time suck it up loser.

Madcow · 2003-09-23, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by SandTrout
What next SOE? Reduce the AMP magazine size? Increase DLV range? Increase grenade size?
/EndRant

No reason to end the rant, SOE gimped the infil to the point that I refuse to log my infil character on again. Let's look at the known (long standing) bugs:

There is a very good chance that the DL icon will not show up when an enemy is using it.
You glow to people who are spawning, at normal spawn tubes or AMSs.
You are more visible crouch walking through a sniper scope than you would be crouch walking right next to somebody.

I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting, but those 3 are actually pretty large and make playing an infil a lot less fun than it should be. Now a stationary infil is visible on radar? Add to the fun that even if you are stationary, if you are on radar you are 'visible' to Spitfire turrets. So you are playing a class with no armor, already very prone to death if you behave incorrectly around Spitfires, unable to carry a weapon large enough to make short work of a Spitfire (short of a whole payload of Jammers), and you make it so it's impossible to behave correctly around Spitfires? That there is no correct way? The infil has been gimped, there's no two ways about it.

STEALTHKILLER · 2003-09-23, 05:09 PM

ive found the best implant for the infl is surge. it will help u get out of the way of the spitfire if u run and jump. also, if u have ce, put on surge, get out your ace select boomer and run past the spitfir lay it and blow.

Madcow · 2003-09-23, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by STEALTHKILLER
ive found the best implant for the infl is surge. it will help u get out of the way of the spitfire if u run and jump. also, if u have ce, put on surge, get out your ace select boomer and run past the spitfir lay it and blow.

Wasting a Boomer on a Spitfire makes me sad. It's a freaking Spitfire!. I have no loadout with more than 3 ACEs that I use with any regularity. I'm supposed to burn one of those on a deployable turret? SOE messed up.