Bye bye, Special Assault - Page 3

bryan25 · 2003-11-04, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by TheRagingGerbil

You'll be back, I did the same thing once upon a time. SA is just to damn versatile.

SandTrout · 2003-11-04, 11:17 PM

Love the SA Cert, but dont have it on my main character any more b/c I just find infil more fun. Phoenix is a great defenceive weapon. You can fire over the wall and then find a target.

I don't know, maybe its just the concept of manualy guideing a rocket into someone that gets me all giddy inside.

ZionsFire · 2003-11-04, 11:25 PM

Yeah, I wasn't in beta, but I heard that it could navigate hallways back then.

Conn · 2003-11-05, 05:06 PM

Just ignore the folks diss'in spec Assault. my guess is they arent skilled enough to appreciate it. or they are just trolling...
We cant ALL like the same weapons anyway.

Veteran · 2003-11-05, 05:42 PM

He who lives under glass bridges...

Conn · 2003-11-05, 05:45 PM

gets to look up the skirts of the ladies as they walk over!
Ahhhhh Vet i didnt know you were the sensitive poetic type

Veteran · 2003-11-05, 05:47 PM

Sorry it's Thumper withdrawal makin' me cranky.

Flammey · 2003-11-06, 04:13 AM

It's simple, per ammo, the Decimator is the strongest hand held weapon in the game. THEE strongest. MAX's, 2 shots. Lightings, 2 shots. Mosquito's, if you can hit them, 2 shots. ATV's, 2 shots, maybe even one. Never tested that. Harassers, 2 shots.

I just think it's too easy of a weapon to use. Most MAX's can't defend against it, let alone survive long enough to kill its user before that user can get the second shot off. The decimator makes MAX's worthless to any new player who is lucky enough to hit with both shots, and can hide long enough to let that second shot reload.

Veteran · 2003-11-06, 04:28 AM

You're absolutely right, Flammey, and btw ATVs are a one-shot kill with Decimator, at least in VR.

A simple damage reduction to 350 would mean 3 shots to kill a MAX, which is way more balanced than 2 shots, not to mention you don't even have to hit with those 2 shots, since the Decimator's splash can easily do the job on near-misses. Killing 2 MAXs at once is not unheard of for the seasoned Decimator user. It's so much better than empire AV it's no wonder most people keep quiet about it... It's like an ace in the hole every hand.

Knuckles · 2003-11-06, 04:46 AM

Drop SA?

Yeah, right...

It'll be a cold day in hell before they pry the Decimator from my kill greedy lil' hands. I've tried to go back to AV - which means Lancer for me - but ... No! Nuh-uh! No way!

IMO SA is well worth 3 BR points. You get three weapons:

Rocklet: Don't use it (way o ammo intensive and inconsistent when it comes to getting decisive/predictable kills).

Thumper: Oh yes! Good for tower assaults (plasma - if You can handle the grief) and clearing mines (jammer).

Decimator: The big hitter. Slow missile, but if You can hit with a Lancer, You can hit with the Deci. In short: Don't leave home without it.

Flammey · 2003-11-06, 04:53 AM

Actually, you get 4. The Iradiator is a sweet weapon for clearing a spawn room.

Knuckles · 2003-11-06, 05:01 AM

Well, Flammey...

I use HA so getting the radiator is a kinda moot point for me. I'd rather get the Maelstrom and switch it to second mode... I think that spawn room would be a very unhospitable place, once those lightning thingies start bouncing in.

Flammey · 2003-11-06, 07:16 AM

I don't use the new weapons above ground. Too unpractical.

Vernam · 2003-11-06, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by Flammey

It's simple, per ammo, the Decimator is the strongest hand held weapon in the game. THEE strongest. MAX's, 2 shots. Lightings, 2 shots. Mosquito's, if you can hit them, 2 shots. ATV's, 2 shots, maybe even one. Never tested that. Harassers, 2 shots.

Maybe you forgot about the huge vehicles buffs. Lightning now takes 4 shots (5 with shield). Mosquito takes 3. Harraser also now takes at least 3.

Happy lil Elf · 2003-11-06, 10:18 AM

Saved me the trouble, Vernam. Thanks