News: The Fission

[VanuMAXGuy]

God damn now I have to see the Lancer.

[SurgeonX]

"The Lancer still works like it did it PlanetSide 1."

Phew!

[Johari]

Originally Posted by SurgeonX

"The Lancer still works like it did it PlanetSide 1."

Phew!

I feel the same.

[DaddyTickles]

That is some kind of beautiful. But I wonder how slow is slow for the energy orbs? Fast enough for a Reaver?

[Sirisian]

Interesting. Someone made a good point about it probably being an AA weapon. What if every faction gets an AV and then an AA gun. So the Fission is the AA gun and all factions have a lock-on AA gun to keep the balancing easy? Like the Stryker would be the TR AA.

[Knightwyvern]

That would make life hellish for pilots. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP.. would get old.

I'm really excited though that there will be multiple options for rifles, rocket launchers, grenades, etc.

[NewSith]

Originally Posted by Sirisian

Interesting. Someone made a good point about it probably being an AA weapon. What if every faction gets an AV and then an AA gun. So the Fission is the AA gun and all factions have a lock-on AA gun to keep the balancing easy? Like the Stryker would be the TR AA.

There goes:

Originally Posted by NewSith

RPG, Igla *cough* SMAW, Stinger *cough*

Woblagun correlates to Stinger as Lancer correlates to SMAW

Originally Posted by Knightwyvern

That would make life hellish for pilots. BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP.. would get old.

Ever drove a tank through TR fields?

[Sirisian]

To be fair AA is probably only useful when a plane slows down to make a pass on a vehicle or infantry. At the recorded speeds we've seen it might be possible that AA, or at least infantry AA, isn't as good in range or speed.

[DaddyTickles]

Originally Posted by Sirisian

To be fair AA is probably only useful when a plane slows down to make a pass on a vehicle or infantry. At the recorded speeds we've seen it might be possible that AA, or at least infantry AA, isn't as good in range or speed.

Yeah a slightly more effective version of the rocklet flak, probably upgradeable to a pretty decent area denial AA, but still inferior to the new lightning AA weapon.

[Knightwyvern]

Originally Posted by NewSith

Ever drove a tank through TR fields?

True, but the difference being a tank is, well, a TANK. It should be able to take quite a few hits from infantry based weapons. Aircraft however is much more fragile, maybe with the exception of a beefy galaxy. Maybe there will be an option for a missile interception system for aircraft? something a little more potent than chaff.

[DaddyTickles]

Originally Posted by Knightwyvern

True, but the difference being a tank is, well, a TANK. It should be able to take quite a few hits from infantry based weapons. Aircraft however is much more fragile, maybe with the exception of a beefy galaxy. Maybe there will be an option for a missile interception system for aircraft? something a little more potent than chaff.

I'd probably be ok with that as long as the counter measure was ineffective against flak and direct fire.

[Knightwyvern]

Originally Posted by DaddyTickles

I'd probably be ok with that as long as the counter measure was ineffective against flak and direct fire.

Yep, my counter to direct fire and flak would probably be a sidegrade of armor at the expense of speed, if I know an area will be hot.

[Mirror]

I asked TRay when we would maybe see the Lancer and got the following back

Tramell Ray Isaac‏@PS_TRay
@MirrorDT didn't make the cut... Maybe post launch

;(

[CrystalViolet]

From the webcast. I assume this is the same gun even though it's labeled "rocket" launcher.

[CutterJohn]

Originally Posted by CViolet

From the webcast. I assume this is the same gun even though it's labeled "rocket" launcher.

To be fair it is a rocket launcher in everything but backstory.


Also, that view makes it look even better.