Skyguard still the worst vehicle in the game

[Calisai]

The best way to buff the skyguard? Get rid of the awful lightning body and make it a two seat buggy. A dedicated driver/gunner variant will be much more effective than the lightning.

A single person gunned skyguard is just a little more mobile AA turret. You cannot aim/fire/drive/dodge at the same time. Especially with the limited ground driving...narrow canyons, peaks, valleys, small Over Powered rocks that stop you dead in your tracks...

in PS1, a good two man skyguard crew could do massive damage, while still being vulnerable to a good ESF (but also able to dodge and weave a bit more) Being able to fire while moving is a huge buff that the current lightning platform cannot do.

[HiroshiChugi]

Originally Posted by Calisai

The best way to buff the skyguard?...

A single person gunned skyguard is just a little more mobile AA turret. You cannot aim/fire/drive/dodge at the same time. Especially with the limited ground driving...narrow canyons, peaks, valleys, small Over Powered rocks that stop you dead in your tracks...

Being able to fire while moving is a huge buff that the current lightning platform cannot do.

i agree 100000000000000000000% on this post. It needs to be a 2 seater vehicle.if anything,have the SG turret cost 100-200 more certs to add a 2nd seat strictly for this turret.

[Rahabib]

Originally Posted by Hmr85

Still the best way to clear air at the moment.

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so thats what, 12 people to clear out 4-5 planes? no its not the best way. apparently the best way is to get 5 people in planes and use the rest of your troops for something constructive.

[Fear The Amish]

Yeah i own a skygaurd and pull it occasionally... you know how it goes? i see a lib flying high i start unloading on it... the lib goes "oh that tickles" and then 2 shots from a dalton and im dead. We grouped 2 up fire it lib and he goes "Oh that REALLY tickles" and 4 dalton shots and we have 2 dead skygaurds.....

[Hmr85]

Originally Posted by Rahabib

so thats what, 12 people to clear out 4-5 planes? no its not the best way. apparently the best way is to get 5 people in planes and use the rest of your troops for something constructive.

As I stated earlier, I did not have the program recording when we first got there. Yes we cleared all 20+ ESF and libs in the area in under 2 minutes. It was extremely effective. That video picks up after the bulk majority of the air was cleared out and we where standing around just picking off randoms coming into our AO.

[ShadetheDruid]

I feel that video is still pretty illustrative of the point of this topic, considering the default for "we need AA cover" is AA MAXes (with a few HA AA launchers), and never Skyguards.

Whether AA MAXes are effective or not is a side issue really.

[Wahooo]

Originally Posted by Hmr85

Still the best way to clear air at the moment.

Exactly not a single SG to be found.

Not only that but for AA to be effective it has to be in the correct placement and situation. This won't work in every base or every continent. You have here a great perch, not vulnerable to ground forces with an overwhelming number of bodies and a direct line of site to where they are pulling the air from. The other AA video i've seen was a bunch of bursters a few HA and Engies on a little hill on Esamir in between a fight by the OTHER two faction basically picking off Air that was hurt running off for repairs.

Honestly These AA videos look to me like some of the Burster "special ops" I did in PS1 with my NIC buddies. AKA collecting hate tells.

Originally Posted by Wahooo

I just don't know how you argue that AA is effective by showing pad camping.