Require LOS with the Phoenix?

[Colonel Nikolai]

The Phoenix is:
Outdoor Anti-MAX (even in the CY of a base! Walls are no protection!)
Indoor Anti-MAX (dumb fire mode is sweet and it's a 3 shot MAX killer!)
Outdoor Anti-Light Vehicle
Outdoor Heavy Vehicle Harrasser
Outdoor Infantry harrassment weapon (and *sniper bane)
Vehicle Pad Destroyer (ultra critical in a seige)
CY AMS Destroyer (ultra critical in a seige)

That is exactly my point. The weapon is simply too flexible for something that can be fired from near-absolute cover.

Please keep in mind that I was not bitching, I was attempting to present a reasonable, logical solution to a problem I've been seeing since well before the patch. Please do not assume this is someone screaming "NERF!!! NREF THE PHEENIX!!!" I have my simple, objective reasons. Defend your weapon all you want, but the solution to cloaker kills is a friendly watching your back and you really won't be exposed to as much fire as you think.

Why? Because the engagement range you are thinking about is your current one, not your evolved one. With the LOS requirement, you'll be taking more of your shots at closer ranges instead of cross-bridge and cross-base slugging, which drastically reduces flight time. And for those of you firing from prepared positions, once your missile is on course to hit a slower target, an alt-click to dumbfire would release the missile from your guidance (dunno if this works now, but would be added for sure). Lastly, anyone who still wants to fire indirectly can fire at an upward angle over a hill, then dive down to the target. The only difference is that you won't be able to guide after you lose LOS and the missiles will be easier to dodge. This eliminates firing out of tower doors, which is my biggest concern, and will make Phoenix users have to pick their shots better. Strikers are near-useless at long range in a forest, while a skilled Phoenix user can weave through the trees. You try that with a TOW and your missile will get snared and wrap itself around a tree trunk, but here its not an issue (I know its a game, I know its not supposed to be realistic to some of you, but your ability to fire these things through obstacles blows my mind).

I'm just proposing that the NC have a way to lose their locks, just like the TR do. I'm not asking for a damage reduction, or longer reload time, or for slower missiles. I'm merely asking for some fair play.

In other news, its very annoying trying to form a Prowler squad up when Phoenixes keep smashing the Vpad and into your tanks from the other side of a mountain.