Dopplers Defensive Idea(TM):Drop Pod Receivers - Page 2

Onizuka-GTO · 2004-03-30, 08:28 PM

No. Make them have a LONGER timer, and deploy them only near or in friendly SOI.

Unlike WH40K Drop-pods (The only other types I know off) which are strictly offensive for purposes like Deep Strike (deploying far behind enemy lines), can hold at leased a platoon of troops, and can also deploy armoured vehicles from orbit, PS drop-pods can't. It's just suppose to be a quick and easy way to bring individuals to the frontline, making them any closer is sucidal for the one person.

Making the timer longer, is much better because when it reache a point you will have a clusters of pods dropping just to help push an offensive, comnig to the frontline from the safety within a friendly SOI.

LimpBIT · 2004-03-30, 09:28 PM

Good idea make like a gated area for drop pods. I could see that put into the game. But wrong timing cause ever since broadcast WG have been put in it has made the HART close to useless. Ive only used it twice since the BWG have been put in.

Onizuka-GTO · 2004-03-30, 09:53 PM

That's true, and not to mention you have the "Instant Action" features too. It's a bit of a fumble now.

Wonder hows the dev going to sort this out?

Onizuka-GTO · 2004-03-31, 08:26 AM

But then that would kinda makes the Galaxy vehicle transport hold sort of useless.....
You know I think it was a mistake to have the HART in the first place. They should of made it into a Galaxy-Lodestar Hanger, so that people could wait there to get a Bigbird or a Flying Cow, and vehicles could load up. If there aren't anyone to pick you up, they could easily take a vehicle to a broadcast warpgate, most people do that anyway. And if they don't have ANY transport certs at all, they could just press "instant Action" and catch a ride with someone at the battlefield.

Lartnev · 2004-03-31, 02:29 PM

How about if they created a base or some kind of area which could be hacked (or even give it to the dropship center) that when controlled would enable drop pods to land in that area. This means that the HART can still get you onto a continent but only when you control a landing zone.

Onizuka-GTO · 2004-03-31, 06:09 PM

Hey, Thats a good idea!
Gives it a very important place, whoever holds the drop-pod landing facilities will be able to get reinforcements.
That giving me some very nice combat images.....