How many people call the Sunderer an "AMS" still?

MrBloodworth · 2013-02-08, 02:35 PM

I know I do. As at most distances you really can't tell if it has the capability or not. But that never matters, shoot it anyway!

I Still really wish they would have added a unique vehicle platform for this ability. The Sunderer has kind of turned into a platform that can do, well, anything.

bpostal · 2013-02-08, 02:38 PM

They're always AMSes. I don't think I've ever seen a bang bus that couldn't deploy.
I agree though, it would have been nice if the AMS removed the weapon slots and reduced the carrying capacity to something around zero.

MrBloodworth · 2013-02-08, 02:45 PM

I would have enjoyed an entirely different platform.

Anyway, yeah, there is zero reason not to call them AMS's, 99% of them have it equipped. It just gets awkward when we have new to Plantside people.

"Whats an AMS?"

Chewy · 2013-02-08, 03:57 PM

It depends on if I have an AMS equipped. It's rare but sometimes a shield runner is needed for those pesky gen runs so I ask if I need an AMS sundy or a boom boom if we're going for bases with shields like stations and plants.

NewSith · 2013-02-08, 04:05 PM

What makes me more curious is why AMS is called AMS... Was there ever MS?

On the topic though, I think my outfit uses Sunderer for AMS. What we do however is we divide them into Sunderer and "Sunderer, but not AMS".

ericbsmith · 2013-02-08, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by NewSith

What makes me more curious is why AMS is called AMS... Was there ever MS?

"Advanced" in this case doesn't mean "technologically better" it means "to move forward" - as in an advanced line or advancing army. The Advanced Mobile Station is the front line mobile station, a spawn point that moves with the army.

Originally Posted by NewSith

On the topic though, I think my outfit uses Sunderer for AMS. What we do however is we divide them into Sunderer and "Sunderer, but not AMS".

Is there anything worth putting in that slot beside the AMS? I mean, Gate Crasher is very occasionally useful at a Tech Plant, but otherwise I'd rather have an SAMS every time.

NewSith · 2013-02-08, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by ericbsmith

"Advanced" in this case doesn't mean "technologically better" it means "to move forward" - as in an advanced line or advancing army. The Advanced Mobile Station is the front line mobile station, a spawn point that moves with the army.

The word "advanced" itself doesn't have the proper tense pattern for that. But, well, who knows...

psijaka · 2013-02-08, 05:00 PM

The AMS can be such a battle winner if deployed correctly that I wouldn't consider certing anything else in it's place.

And I always assume that an enemy Sunderer is an AMS, and is therefore the top priority target for my Falcons.

MrBloodworth · 2013-02-08, 05:04 PM

But does that make you, over your chat, call it "AMS"?

NewSith · 2013-02-08, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by ericbsmith

Is there anything worth putting in that slot beside the AMS? I mean, Gate Crasher is very occasionally useful at a Tech Plant, but otherwise I'd rather have an SAMS every time.

Many things, infact proxy radar and smoke screen...

It's especially valid now with the ability to put 2 rangers onto your AMS, turning it into a mobile defensive position...

Ranger (2)
Proxy Radar
Ammo Dispenser

..or turning it into a full-fledged combat vehicle

Ranger
Bulldog
Smoke Screen
Blockade Armor

psijaka · 2013-02-08, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by MrBloodworth

But does that make you, over your chat, call it "AMS"?

"Sunderer" or "Sundy" if I'm pushed for time; never AMS.

"Sundy NE Tawrich" or whatever.

MaxDamage · 2013-02-08, 05:33 PM

I call a ***** a *****, and a sunderer a "sundy" or "sundie".
It's not an AMS, an AMS is an AMS.

However if one is obviously deployed as an AMS, it's fine to call them that.

A lot of nubs use unupgraded sundys for transport, or can't deploy them due to mass deployment in area.

How the hell can ***** be censored?!
I know in rarity it can be used as a derogatory term for black men, but what if someone starts up a gardening thread in gen disc.?

Crator · 2013-02-08, 06:16 PM

Seriously, what all the arguing about? It's technically called a S-AMS... IMO, the S- should be hacked off, meaning the S should be a S and the AMS should be an AMS!

bpostal · 2013-02-08, 07:02 PM

I think the S-AMS is just there to differentiate between the then popular G(alaxy)-AMS, since removed from the game.

Ghoest9 · 2013-02-08, 08:27 PM

I call them an AMS when they are deployed some times. But in general i call them Sundies.