Scythes: Bugged or Intentional Design

omega four · 2013-05-02, 06:32 AM

I've noticed that many scythe pilots are now intentionally trying to ram enemy aircraft. It appears that scythes always fare much better after a collision taking much less to little damage vs. the complete destruction of the enemy aircraft they intentionally rammed.

Is this a bug or an intentional design of scythe aircraft?

Shogun · 2013-05-02, 06:34 AM

if this is intentional, it should require a certed module! the suiscythe

but the other factions should get something unique in return.

HiroshiChugi · 2013-05-02, 06:45 AM

I think it's a bug. I haven't had this happen to me yet, as I am always shot down first (as I am TERRIBLE at A2A combat).

Edit: Sometimes I wonder how I can even be shot down with some of the crazy sh*t I do when I'mbeing chased down... :P Maybe I'll make a vid sometime? o-O

Obstruction · 2013-05-02, 06:51 AM

nah i've been seeing them ram sunderers to death and fly away. but we were trying to keep it quiet so it doesn't get more out of hand.

ThatGoatGuy · 2013-05-02, 07:45 AM

Haha the other day I was playing on my VS. I put two clips into a lib with my rotary, and his belly gun tried shooting at me. I rammed him and he blew up haha.

HiroshiChugi · 2013-05-02, 07:50 AM

Error, look for post below.

Canaris · 2013-05-02, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by HiroshiChugi

You mean kinda like this?

Hiroshi can I give you some advise for posting picture, you don't copy the web link from the top of the page and put it in the [img]**[img]

you right click on the picture itself and go to properties, copy that address and put it in the [img] section on this forum.

Viola no more Red X's

ThatGoatGuy · 2013-05-02, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by HiroshiChugi

You mean kinda like this?

Yeah can't see that pic :\

Roderick · 2013-05-02, 09:57 AM

Not a fun bug to be a victim of.

The Scythe pilot attempts to fly directly head on against the enemy ESF and then quickly flies over the enemy ESF causing the bug to kick in. The result is the enemy ESF receives nearly 95% damage up to the complete destruction of the ESF while the Scythe may receive anywhere from 0% to 50% damage.

I hope they address this issue soon. Not fun to see Scythe pilots exploiting this. Not all do, but a few do take advantage of the bug.

DeltaGun · 2013-05-02, 09:57 AM

Its not a bug. All Aircraft take less collision damage when they contact something from the belly. This is so they can land safer.

The Sythe happens to have a larger belly area and is easier to hit other aircraft with it.

Assist · 2013-05-02, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by DeltaGun

Its not a bug. All Aircraft take less collision damage when they contact something from the belly. This is so they can land safer.

The Sythe happens to have a larger belly area and is easier to hit other aircraft with it.

What he said, it's not a bug. Works the same exact way with the Reaver and Mosquito, you guys just have less bottom surface so it doesn't happen as often. There's a few mosquito pilots on Waterson who are quite good at it as well though.

Roderick · 2013-05-02, 10:05 AM

Bug or not, I do not think it was intended for a Scythe to produce this type of damage result when combating an enemy ESF. I can see this damage coming from collisions with bigger ships like the Galaxy and Liberator.

If it was intended, I would like to read it from one of the Devs.

Assist · 2013-05-02, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Roderick

Bug or not, I do not think it was intended for a Scythe to produce this type of damage result when combating an enemy ESF. I can see this damage coming from collisions with bigger ships like the Galaxy and Liberator.

If it was intended, I would like to read it from one of the Devs.

It's not the Scythe. It's all ESF's. They all do this type of damage in the same way.

Roderick · 2013-05-02, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Assist

It's not the Scythe. It's all ESF's. They all do this type of damage in the same way.

My counter question is the latter to my previous post. Was it intended by the Devs to produce this result. This cannot be answered by any poster on here except for a Dev if they visit this forum.

HiroshiChugi · 2013-05-02, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by ThatGoatGuy

Haha the other day I was playing on my VS. I put two clips into a lib with my rotary, and his belly gun tried shooting at me. I rammed him and he blew up haha.

You mean kinda like this?