Who here prefers the decimator over AV weapons? - Page 3

Revolver · 2003-07-28, 08:39 AM

That's my one gripe with the deci: It's near-impossible to hit moving targets or airborne ones.

Cherish those 2 kills you got Skullhead, since it's pretty unlikely you'll get many more.

Arakiel · 2003-07-28, 10:59 AM

Disagreed. I get lots of deci kills on reavers and mosqs. If they stop to hover, they die.

Queensidecastle · 2003-07-28, 11:52 AM

Yeah there are SCORES of reaver and mossy idiots that like to line up and shoot through tower doorways. Those guys alone are a constant source of Deci kills

Cease · 2003-07-28, 05:52 PM

Cease, you said the Deci allows you to be a hardcore grunt as though you had to have one to really be one.

I think you may be confusing me with someone else. Never once did I say that or even came close to implying anything like that.

Streamline · 2003-07-28, 09:09 PM

Yeah my bad d00d. It was Queensidecastle that said that. IDK it was prolly late and i was prolly high.

Queensidecastle · 2003-07-29, 12:33 AM

A hardcore grunt = Heavy assault, reinforced, and perhaps AV or SA. like I said before, AV doesnt leave dick for room in your inventory. Your better off picking HA + SA for decimator or just choose AV because your not going to have enough room to do both effectivly whereas you will have enough room to be an effective HA AND be an effective vehicle or MAX killer with a Decimator

Streamline · 2003-07-29, 02:11 AM

You see i dont get that. I have HA/AV both and i do just fine. I mean how much room do you need in your inventory? Most peeps die with 90% of their loadout. I have run out of both kinds of ammo at many times. Inturn i've owned several maxs and mixed infantry. Whereas i don't believe i could have done the same thing with a Deci or even 2 or 3. Also, i dont like maxes getting too close to me.

Lancer allows me to hurt 'em or take 'em out from a distance leaving the infantry much easier to deal with. If i have Deci loadout of say 3 Decis.That gives me 9 shots. But at the range in which i have to use them. I'm likely to die before making full use. Lancer + 3ammo gives me 18 shots that i can use anywhere, anytime, over long distance, or humpin distance vs. any unit. Any deployable is one shot. As an added bonus i can use Strikers and Pheonixs.

Only using AV just isn't enough for all situations. If you load MA/AV thats better. Still not great since the ranges that both weapons are good for is alot closer together. When was the last time you saw Pulsar/Lancer own JH inside?

Queensidecastle · 2003-07-29, 11:58 AM

I consider a Decimator 1000x more usefull than all AV except for perhaps the Striker, but the striker is gonna get nerfed with the Anti-Aircraft changes that are going to go in anyways. Say you happen on an AMS, if you have a Decimator and the AMS has taken any damage, your gonna be able to blow it, while at the same time fend off enemies with heavy assault. Are you going to stand there with a Lancer trying to blow it? Youll be dead in no time if you arent out of ammo of course

Streamline · 2003-07-30, 01:29 AM

Actually yeah.... But typically i take the AMS from a distance. Or now i have an OS so i'm really not concerned. I rearly work alone either so if need be i always have backup in these situations. Most of the time i don't even have to dirty my hands on it at all. I just call for aerial, mobile armor, or orbital strike. Situationally, the only time i prefer a Deci is when there be a max comin up the stairs in a tower. But since i dont have a Deci. AV has had to do, and it has.