Dev QA Part 4 Discussion

[Aryeh]

Just replying to m4yh3m in his earlier post-from what the devs have posted, you will be able to lock onto MAXes as vehicles (at least according to what they said about the Striker). Just on a side note, I'm really excited about the anti-infantry version of the NC MAX. That looks like one badass weapon they're gonna have mounted on that thing. But that's just my opinion.

[Led]

So the NC MAX unit will have rocket launchers AND gigantic shotguns?

/cry

Damn this game for tempting me away from wanting to be a pilot

[Hatte]

Hehe, MAX will definatly be a powerhouse on the ground, but piloting will be hugely fun too, I havent decided what class i want to be. The only thing i know is, i want to try it all

[Led]

I am going to have to try ramming MAX units with my galaxy . But then again, I wonder what would happen if I rammed a locked down TR MAX.

I am hoping, however, that ramming will damage your vehicle. Getting repeatedly shrike rammed in T2 was bad enough, but spending a half hour getting somewhere only to have some l33t fool run me down without any risk is just awful . Of course, the pilot could just land and repair somewhere, but at least it would prevent mosquito pilots from taking runs through entire infantry squads at once

[NapalmEnima]

Originally posted by Led
So the NC MAX unit will have rocket launchers AND gigantic shotguns?

Not "and"... "OR". SmokeJumper mentioned over on the official boards something about experimenting with making each weapon suite a seperate cert.

[ft-Marauder]

Well, realistically if you rammed a fighter plane into something the size and weight of a heavy in tribes 2, you'd be plastered all over your cockpit.. He'd be dead, but so would you. Scout ramming was Uber, Uber ghey.... Hopefully they take that into consideration with PS.

[BLuE_ZeRO]

Mosquito ramming and other aircraft ramming still should exist but if you ram a MAX it shouldn't kill them it should just hurt them a bit. Lights and what not should probably get plastered. Still need to make this fun for the pilots to

[Sandtaco]

Yeah, but the ship should also take a little damage too.

[BLuE_ZeRO]

Depends on what you hit and what you hit it with. If a bus hits a person it's not going to take much damage. Same should go for a galaxy hitting a light.

[ft-Marauder]

Agreed. But if you ram a fighter into a fatty? Come on. It'd be like flying an Ultralite into a garbage truck.

[Saint]

I have flown an ultralight, I love those things, except landing is scary as shit. Hey I am only 16. Heh.

[Sandtaco]

If a bus hits a person it's not going to take much damage.

You said it yourself Zero I'm not saying that there should be a shitload of damage, but there should be damage no matter what you hit.

[Zarparchior]

If you can fly the Galaxy low enough to the ground at high speeds to smear a light armor and not crash in the process, you deserve to be able to do that.