VS, why bother?

[InfiniteStorm]

Originally Posted by WritheNC

LOL 1000 Phoenixes. There aren't enough Phoenix users on emerald to fire off 1000 rockets in a day.

And VS have maxes out the ass now. In fact, some people have gone far enough to call a VS zerg the "Million Max March"

I play VS on Emerald and I can tell you why we have so many MAXs. The reason being is that beside the common pool deci, we really have no AV or AA weapons except for the MAXs. The striker and Phoenix might not be super powerful, but at least they get a lock. The VS MAX's can get a lock so they make our AA and AV easier against the hoard of vanguards and reavers. The lancer takes too many shots to take out any vehicle and it has no lock and a significant COF bloom when moving. This is not a complaint, just a statement as to why there are so many VS MAX's.

Also, to all those that think the Mag is a sniper tank. It is true that the cannon has a straight projectile which is awesome. But having to nail a rexo 3 times in the chest to bring him down when all you hear is "BEEP" and see is "Warning: Missle Lock" makes it difficult to use. The prowler and vanguard don't even have to get a direct hit to kill an infantry (but this is the way a tank should be). When my mag driver and I see a vanguard, she usually turns and bolts to the nearest strategical cover (meaning using the geography to our advantage) while I pelt the thing with the cannon (btw, we are very good as a mag team). No way a mag can stand 1 on 1 with a vanguard or prowler without its hover ability and maneuverabilty (again, the way it is supposed to be and should be). Which I think is where a lot of the VS players are coming from when they post. We have learned to use the manueverability of our empire to our advantage in most cases, but to give hover vehicles and our manueverability as a common pool makes us feel like our special ability is not so special anymore. It is a huge advantage not to have to use the bridges, and huge advantage to be able to hover. If everyone can do it, where is our advantage?

Again, this is a clarification post and I am not saying anything needs to be buffed or nerfed. I like the empires the way the were after the balance patch. I saw a lot more good base defenses and attacks by all empires. This is my opinion. Feel free to flame on now.

[Aen]

What InfiniteStorm said was basically what I was trying to get across. I wasn't complaining or bitching, just stating that it seems a little of our specialty is lost with the switchblade. I understand you NC and TR when you say, "Thats what CC is for, discovering the Vanu technologies and applying them in battle." All I was trying to say is that we are the psycho vanu freaks, and we have nothing more to show that anymore, seeing as all empires can hover. Not a complaint, just how i see it.

[Scotty24]

Every single empire has it's own strengths and weaknesses, I don't see a need to balence everything! There is a counter strategy for every single ability right now, it's just a matter of finding it.

That being said I understand the original posters point. Hovering is a huge thing that the VS have. I'm not concerned about energy weapons as it doesn't matter if it's energy or a bullet, what matters is the damage delt and how fast.

The VS max (bug/nerf whatever the hell it is) outright sucks. The fact that other empires can now stand on a ledge above, and you run out of their site is no longer there. Now their max's can jump down and finish you off. Granted they can't propel themselves back up there, but make no mistake that's a huge advantage that the VS only had. That and the fact that now the VS can longer jump onto towers. We can make it to the second level but no longer the top level of a base. That was a huge huge advantage and something unique (I'm really hoping that one is just a bug)

[Mango]

As a vanu i believe it to be our responsibility to stop the NC and TR from recovering the ancient module that grant them the ability to hover!

[EarlyDawn]

Totally different technology, sorry. You draw your weapon energy from a clip. The Ancient technology draws it from crystals. Likewise with vehicles.

The terran lockdown ability went to the switchblade, you don't see them bitching. And if you're trying to compare MAXes jumping, to Vanu jumpjets, you're far too stupid to be playing Planetside. Ham it up.

[SkunkPunk]

lns, uve nothing important to post... unless you read the stuff ive said, crystals or energy, its the frekkin same thing... like I ALREADY said, the devs could give us MCG almost exactly the same but maybe a little red button and say that it shoots iron bullets instead of watever... its the exact same thing... the TR lockdown on the switchblade is miniscule, and if the TR dont like there empire traits getting ripped off well then tahts their fault

[WritheNC]

I'd like to see the switchblade kill a thresher or magrider 1 on 1.

Come on, losing hovering to an atv type vehicle is small beans.

[Happy lil Elf]

......ugh

This thread makes baby jesus cry.

[MuNsTeR]

its ancient technology and bsides TR and NC are similar so VS and CC are similar

[Flammey]

I've played CC. Things are fine the way they are.