Vanu MAXs

gonnagetyou · 2003-12-05, 06:33 PM

The other day I overheard (in chat) a Vanu player in my squad telling a newer player that our MAXs were the worst in the game. I was up to my elbows in NC blood so I couldn't respond at the time. I felt bad afterwards, because now there's some new guy who might actually believe this crap.

I personnelly feel that the Vanu MAXs are great and I love the extra maneuverability and jumpjets. NC and TR MAXs are easily out maneuvered on the battlefield and I really have no fear as an infantryman of taking on one of them. Since they uped the Vanu MAX turning ability I have never been outflanked by any infantry and if I do take a Decimator it's always to my face not from behind or from the side.

The Starfire is my absolute favorite. I not only get lots of aircraft kills, but it is also very handy at taking out infantry. When using the Starfire against infantry be sure to aim just slightly to the left of your target. This is especially important when your target is right on top of you. Try it and you'll find yourself getting a lot more hits with your 8 shot clip. You should have no problems dropping Standard or Agile armor with one clip.

Quasars chew through infantry very quickly. Unfortunately they use a lot of ammo doing it. The Comet is my absolute favorite anti-max suit. I have limited success against vehicles, but I'll eat other MAX units for lunch.

That's my opinion and others obviously disagree. I'd just like to see people actually try things out for themselves before they allow someones opinion to sway them toward any particular certifications in the game.

SpunkyKuma · 2003-12-05, 06:56 PM

I personally don't like playing MAXs, but when I played the Quasar last week before my friend purged the char for NC I thought it was the best MAX out there and you could see the fear in grunts when they face you. In a tower fight I racked up 80 kills within 30 minutes, of course I got decimated at quite a few times but the Quasar bolt really rips through grunts like knife on paper, and enough on other MAXs.

I have played all MAXs, the Quasar and NC Scatter are about the best I know of.

Nimbus · 2003-12-05, 07:05 PM

Vanu MAX are awesome. They are my favorite MAX units. As far as TR goes, the burster is pretty good. Not the greatest on infantry but it swats down aircraft easily and actually is pretty effective on enemy MAX units.

STEALTHKILLER · 2003-12-05, 07:08 PM

I wish i could fly like them for real.....

Rayder · 2003-12-05, 08:05 PM

You still won't find any other infantry that can defend like a TR MAX.

Jagd · 2003-12-05, 08:07 PM

TR MAX = defense.
VS MAX = offense.
NC MAX = made of lego.

gonnagetyou · 2003-12-05, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by Rayder

You still won't find any other infantry that can defend like a TR MAX.

That is very true.

Ed the MAD · 2003-12-05, 08:22 PM

i have only killed one Vanu MAX in my whole time of playing. and that was with 12 well placed shots from my rocklet gun. from a distance. from on top of a hill. kneeling behind a big rock. while the MAX was preoccupied with molesting a Vanguard.

you get the idea.

Nimbus · 2003-12-05, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by gonnagetyou

That is very true.

Thats why when TR defend a tower 20 guys can hold it for 2 hours. You just lock down covering the exits and everbody who walks in gets cut in half, shredded and smoked.

Rayder · 2003-12-05, 10:27 PM

Until you get 10 guys at the door with deci's.

Flammey · 2003-12-05, 10:34 PM

That sometimes doesn't matter. Those TR MAX's usually have 3 or 4 guys behind them who have Engineering, and probably one guy with Adv medic. That's when war get's shitty. To know you rushed in there, killed the Defender max, so that your team can get in their easier, and you died for it, only to see the enemy revive and fix the max. Kinda pissed you off after the 5th time it happens. That's why I always ignore the max's, and go for the troops.

Rayder · 2003-12-05, 10:45 PM

But that only happens when everyone doesn't rush in with AV weapons out and ready. Cuz if you kill all the MAXs those guys with the nano-kits are fucked.

Destroyeron · 2003-12-05, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by Nimbus

Thats why when TR defend a tower 20 guys can hold it for 2 hours. You just lock down covering the exits and everbody who walks in gets cut in half, shredded and smoked.

I love doing that. VS MAX's may be highly manueverable, but I love TR MAX's more. Plus, I ALWAYS win in a fight when I have my DC and I go up against the Vanu AV MAX. I remember once I walked into a CC blew away a VS AI and AV max only to get blasted by some noob that watched the whole time with a deci. X.X, anyways i love TR Max's.

Rayder · 2003-12-05, 11:00 PM

um, VS AV MAX kills other MAXs in a full clip. The other AV MAXs can do this, but it takes longer.

Nimbus · 2003-12-06, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by Rayder

um, VS AV MAX kills other MAXs in a full clip. The other AV MAXs can do this, but it takes longer.

Locked down TR MAX have a very high rate of fire though. In a dual between a Vanu AV MAX and my dual cycler we actually both died at the same time. It was pretty funny.

I can usually kill Vanu AV MAX with a locked down burster and still have 1/3 armor left.