ammo drop

[TheRandomAmiba]

i was thinking.....(ohh good) that it would be really cool if Galaxy's or something could drop ammo at times. they would only have 5 or something and any faction could pick it up not just the ones who dropped it. this would really help as if you had a group of team mates you could give them some. but it could not if you miss and give a different factions max ammo after he ran out. you could not make it drop to much or it would be op something like to 150 rounds

[MedicDude]

No, anything that can benefit an enemy empire needs to be avoided.

Further, this should be an ability for platoon or squad leaders to call in from orbit, or simply how it is now: the primary role for the light assault.

[Zekeen]

Originally Posted by TheRandomAmiba

i was thinking.....(ohh good) that it would be really cool if Galaxy's or something could drop ammo at times. they would only have 5 or something and any faction could pick it up not just the ones who dropped it. this would really help as if you had a group of team mates you could give them some. but it could not if you miss and give a different factions max ammo after he ran out. you could not make it drop to much or it would be op something like to 150 rounds

I've suggested this idea before along with other things.

http://www.planetside-universe.com/s...ad.php?t=41261

They currently have it so that when an engineer places a turret, enemy factions cannot use it, maybe the same style should be done so enemy factions cannot use another's ammo case, but can destroy it. After all, I'd like to see some Vanu try to use some BULLET in their plasma rifles.

[Wayside]

Originally Posted by MedicDude

No, anything that can benefit an enemy empire needs to be avoided.

Further, this should be an ability for platoon or squad leaders to call in from orbit, or simply how it is now: the primary role for the light assault.

This. Drop pod full of ammos as high level platoon / squad leader ability. Make it so.

[Rexdezi]

all Empires use different ammo (Vanu obviously use energy coils, TR use smaller caliber bullets, NC use high caliber bullets (caliber = size of the bullet)

so if a TR Galaxy drops some low caliber ammo mags, how are they going to fit into Vanu energy weapons? they aren't, so thats why other empires shouldn't have access to Galaxy ammo drops... but yeah I do support the idea of ammo drops (Maybe Sunderers can carry some ammo at the back too?)