First off, every empire thinks that the other 2 gang up upon them.
Having a main character who is NC, I agree with the sentiments that TR do indeed have it rough in the MAX area. If I am out of decis and running from an enemy MAX and I see an SC approaching, I breath a sigh of relief as it can kick the shit out of most MAXs and infantry.
As TR, I am always switching to AP to help our MAXs down other MAXs as I am not confident in their ability to do so. A DC is almost a free kill for anyone with AP loaded in their HA weapon, and only has a marginal increase in anti-MAX abilities over the SC when not anchored. The Pounder is still very effective AI but is pathetic against another MAX. The Burster is a redeeming feature, it is lethal and has an extremely high "irritation" factor when it spams grunts coming out of doorways. TR has a MAX problem imo.
Any VS who complains about the status of their MAXs now should be shot. The Comet is great against other MAXs and reasonable against infantry, the Quasar has good range and good killing power. The Starfire is great AA, can hurt other MAXs, but is worse than shit against infantry.
The SC is a funny MAX, it is incredibly useful while also being a hopeless peice of crap at the same time. Its MAX vs MAX abilities are great, and its AI is great sometimes, the range however is pathetic. I like it because of the anti-MAX factor whilst also having good AI at close range. The falcon is alright, it does decent AI and decent anti-MAX from range. Upclose it suffers from the same problem as the Pounder, it kills itself. The Sparrow is the best value MAX in the game, great AA, decent anti-MAX, alright AI. Shields are useful, anyone who says otherwise doesn't know when to use them.
I say anti-MAX instead of AV because the anti-MAX abilities of a MAX are far more important than how it doesn't (
) handle vehicles.
AV is all shit now, all it can achieve is dead MAXs and infrequently kill buggies, lightnings and aircraft outside, or the possibilty of chasing off an MBT if there is enough people using it.
TR have the mobility advantage in AV weapons, you can move constantly and still use the striker effectively. I am aware it takes a bit of skill to do this. VS have the most damage output, but sacrifice an amount of mobility for it. Whilst having the lowest DPS by far, NC have the unique advantage of not requiring LoS, though total mobility is sacrificed for this feature. The only thing that makes the Phoenix powerful is how many of them are currently floating around. They are exponentially more useful in groups, more so than any other weapon in the game, if you compare how useless they are alone.
Personally I don't think that AV is worth 3 cert points, considering what you can obtain as a replacement. AV should have double the ammo per box to make it more viable, I think.
MBTs are a funny topic. The Prowler has the obvious AI advantage now, thanks to its RoF. Though it has the highest damage output, it is the slowest, has the worst acceleration and a massive profile. I consider it Magrider bait. The Vanguard still has good AI, plus the most armour and decent damage output. It has a smaller profile and is lower than the Prowler, making it harder to hit. Whilst the size is less important upclose, when moving and turning at top speed over uneven terrain, like in most MBT vs MBT encounters, it can become an issue. The Mag is the most fun tank to use, and has the best AA capabilities. The HRB can hit enemy aircraft with relative easy. It has the smallest profile, and is the fastest, plus the water advantage. A mag on water is very powerful. Those Cyssor bridge battles are hell when fighting VS because of this. I believe things are more or less balanced in this aspect.
The MCG is a good weapon if you learn that you have to lead your target at any range, it is my favourite HA. I get more kills than I do with a JH, however I believe that can be attributed to it fitting my play style. Even at 1m you have to lead slightly or you will miss alot of your shots.
The Lasher is also a good weapon, except that you have to reload all the time. Also, it causes lash damage, which is damage as it passes a target, not splash damage which is damage caused from an explosion, whoever commented on the Lasher's splash damage.
Surge makes any weapon powerful, the thing that knocks the JH up is the triple shot and the lack of tracers. However try using a JH without surge, unless you catch your target unawares, you are in trouble when it comes to closing the distance. The TTK of the HA weapons is basically the same, only the triple shot gives the JH an edge, which makes up for its poor abilities at range. And by range I mean the distance from the bottom wall of a staircase in a tower to the top wall. Lack of tracers is an advantage, it doesn't give your position away when your target moves suddenly and you miss a shot, anyone who fights a JH regularly knows this. It also makes it difficult to distinguish which NC is shooting at who in crowded situations.
I think HA is fairly balanced, the Lasher could use a slight clip increase. When the anti-warping changes go through, prepare for JH buff threads. ALOT of NC rely upon warping and speed predicion (I don't mean cheating, I mean the prediction algorithm which speeds the user up inorder to update their position. This is akin to warping, but they don't actually disappear.) to use their JH effectively, even though they don't know it. I am sure I am one of them, however I don't complain about weapon balance very often, there is enough people doing that already. I use what I have and try to find the best way how. We won't know until the changes are in effect and have been played for a while.
Buggies are fucking ridiculous compared to MBTs and aren't worth considering until the tech plant requirement is removed.
MA is perfect, few complain about it as there is no reason to.
This got alot longer than I initially intended
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Originally Posted by FraudulentBob
Wheres my official translator?
The period is not your enemy, feel free to use it.
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Evidently the apostrophe must be your enemy.
. But I think the TR are pretty well as it is, it seems more or less even with the VS (though both of our AV weapons could use a buff). However, I think we need to fix the NC. Like Hexen said, they have the best HA by a mile and a tank that blows us out of the water. Not to mention (in my opinion) the best AV. And let's not forget their MAX's. ScatterMax has a 3 hit infantry kill at close range. That's about 2 seconds.Their AV Max not only has good AV damage, but it slaughters infantry. About 5-7 shots will kill and infantry target, and that's a few seconds. Not to mention their AA Max is fire-and-forget. They get a lock, I hit my afterburners, they can turn in the other direction, their missles nail me and I'm dead. Ugh.
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