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| View Poll Results: What is the best AV | |||
| Striker |
   
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8 | 17.02% |
| Lancer |
  
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6 | 12.77% |
| Phonix |
  
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33 | 70.21% |
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2004-02-13, 04:19 AM
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Well the Striker is the best AV imho. U ask why? If u use 2 or 3 Strikers against targets they have no chance to survive. Lightnings go down in seconds. Reavers cant run. Lock and death. And on maxes u can go 1 on 1 (outside).
Tipp of the day: VS Maxes when u get hit by a Striker DONT JUMP. enemys of the Striker: Woods and Hills / inside a base its still crap but well we get the deci for that I like the Phonix as well but its more a one man show. The Lancer dont know if its broken but i just dont like it |
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2004-02-13, 05:15 AM
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I liked the striker too, but...
It has lockon problems when targets are too near a structure such as a base or tower... it just won't lock on. Indoors it won't lock on anything. It's dumb fire mode is... dumb... horrific COF... even crouching... ugg... It does own max units that are out in the open with no cover and in groups it does own aircraft and light vehicles. The Phoenix is just the King of AV IMHO... its fun, it's effective indoors and outdoors, and you can fight from 100% safty and get kills... The only drawback is that you are vulnerable when guiding the missile... but intelligent selection of your firing position can greatly minimize your risk... and if you are part of a team say with AA MAX guarding/support... it just gets ugly fast... Additionally, a handful of dedicated Phoenix troops can keep an exposed vehicle terminal down... this is critical in a seige... the defenders quickly have no vehicle support and lose the CY by being unable to have a MAX or vehicle on the surface... And you can accomplish this with 2 Phoenix users dedicated to hitting the exposed terminal... 1 if the enemy is not organized in repair efforts... 3+ phoenix users can keep the terminal down and pretty much clear the whole CY... oh and you can forget a CY AMS when the NC have the Phoenix assault going on... No other AV matches it's power and usage amusement level
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2004-02-13, 06:40 AM
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Check out VR and see how many Strikers it takes to kill a Lightning. It's rather sad actually.
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2004-02-13, 09:58 AM
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2004-02-13, 10:29 AM
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2004-02-13, 10:52 AM
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AV is one of the most common certs my characters have when possible, and I've been using all three AVs since beta, so I've had a lot of time to ponder the various effectiveness of the weapons.
Striker - When lock on works, it's a very good weapon. However, it's got the lowest damage of any of the AVs, lock-on is bugged, the CoF is horrible, and the missile is slower than a snail trying to climb uphill in winter (sure, speed doesn't matter in close, but at extreme ranges it does). It's a capable weapon, but for most of what the TR does, the Decimator is a better choice. The only reason the Striker beats it out is that you carry more damage for the space (and that's after the current testing patch). Again, good weapon...but not the best AV. Phoenix - God I love the Phoenix...it's an awesome weapon. You can almost set up as a one man artillery barrage. It does the most damage per shot, and it's the AV I fear most in a tank as you can't readily tell where those missiles are coming from. The drawbacks? You're a sitting duck while you're firing. Sure, you can try and minimize the risk, but chances are someone, somewhere is going to kill you in heavy fighting. The missile isn't terribly accurate in dumb-fire mode either, so it's indoor effectiveness is greatly reduced. It really is a weapon that you need separation to use at maximum efficiency. If only someone would tell the NC that the Phoenix isn't a terribly good AI weapon...  I'm really tired of them trying to use it as such...Lancer - The *best* AV weapon. Why? With the move of the Deci from SA to AV, the Decimator will probably take over as the choice for indoor assaults. It's by far the most powerful weapon against armor, it's just not good at range. At range is when you're going to take your empire-specific one and the Lancer is just incredible at range (the base weapon has a 4x zoom on it). Get a range magnifier (which improves accuracy tremendously) and you can go to town with this weapon. From what I've heard about the improvements made to the Lancer, it's going to be even more fearsome now. The problem with it has always been that you had to aim it spot on and that delay threw a lot of people off when compensating for a moving target. For my money though, there's not a combination better for a VS trooper than Sniper+AV+Rexo. Put that combination together with someone who can shoot and there's not a safe place for anyone on the walls of an enemy facility. If you were only going by current AV weapons, I'd be tempted to put the Phoenix at the top, but with the Deci outperforming it indoors, I'm more inclined to go with the dark horse candidate that is the Lancer. |
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2004-02-13, 02:50 PM
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mmmm...
At leased someone likes the Lancer....but you must agree it does need improvements for it to be on par with the other AV weapons...don't you think?
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2004-02-13, 02:54 PM
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2004-02-13, 04:38 PM
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I can't say anyone of them are the best, they may have more ammo but they still don't do much AV damage.
They all have their strong and weak points. Striker can hit air stuff and locks on, but does medium damage(middle TTK) and you need LOS Lancer is extremely accurate, does decent damage(best TTK), but you need LOS and thas that charge time, hard to hit air Pheonix can hit stuff thats behind things, does best damage(bad TTK though), slow so its hard to hit air, one shot clip with very lond reload, can't move while firing(your vonerable, sp)
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2004-02-13, 05:34 PM
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I predict after the Test patch goes in the Lancer will be by far the best AV. Also The striker will resume its AA abilities which really anoyies me.
I say this because: A) The Deci moved to AV so everyone will have it B) Rexo got buffed and makes it easier and more attractive than ever to have 2 rifles C) Ammo boxes got buffed making AV more effective |
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2004-02-13, 07:08 PM
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