Whats the best overall anti-vehicle weapon?

[DrunkPikachu]

For all factions and just the vanu (decimator vs. lancer). And in overall I mean damage, ammunition, speed, and effectiveness vs-maxs. Ive tried them in VR but I still cant decide. I'm just looking for opinions on each.

[Pilgrim]

Depends on your role.

If your going to hang out in the back field and not assault, but take well timed pot shots, then the empire specific AV is the best, but if your an assault monkey then a Decimator rules all.

PAX

[Xandy]

I'm not in the beta, so can someone tell me the standard soldier to max ratio?

[Pilgrim]

I don't know, depends on the battle probably close to 6-1 inf to MAX

PAX

[Happy lil Elf]

Soldier to MAX ratio completely depends. Sometimes you get rushed by seemingly endless streams of MAXs, sometimes you only see one or two.

As for what empire specific AV weapon is the best I'd say either the Phoenix or Striker depending on the users. The striker is better for close to meduim range and the phoenix is better for long range. The lancer from all I've heard is a better AI weapon than AV though.

[Warborn]

Yeah, recent changes to the Lancer have made it a wee bit too good at killing infantry. It's also good at killing slower moving vehicles though.

Overall, I prefer the Striker. Its homing capability is really nice.

[Hellsfire123]

Id say Striker is the best, just because it homes in. Then id say the Lancer, its really damaging and rapid fire. Toss up between Pheonix, Rocklet, Decimator all have pros and cons. Id pick the pheonix if i had to choose, then maybe the rocklet. However the Decimator is nothing to laugh at. Anything that kills a max in two hits is just amazing. To bad its only got 3 shots.

[Delirare]

right now id say the phoenix isnt nearly as good as it used to be. Striker seems pretty nice right about now. And the god damn lancer is the best medium range to long range weapon around vs infantry. I have a problem losing to a lancer when im using a guass at medium range with us both crouched. thats hardcore not cool. their antivehicular weapon doubles as antiinfantry :/

[Hellsfire123]

Lancer is only used in a pinch as AI. its ammo is to big and to little to be used on anything but maxs, reavers, and tanks. Ok...ants are fun to kill to, but the only time ill use it on infantry is if its a sniper and i need a faster bolt.

[MrVulcan]

the av max

I like the phoenix, but it is very hard to hit anything fast now, I used the TR one and I actually like it better for anti tank use, but I like the phoenix better for anti max/tower use since I can guide it around tops of cliffs and not be right out in the open.

[Saint]

As for hand-held AV weapons, assuming you have skill using all of them are as follows.

Anti-Galaxy - Pheonix
Anti-Galaxy (Hovering) - Pheonix
Anti-Mosquito - Striker
Anti-Mosquito (Hovering) - Pheonix
Anti-Reaver - Pheonix
Anti-Reaver (Hovering) - Pheonix
Anti-Tank - Striker
Anti-MAX (TR or NC) - Lancer
Anti-MAX (VS) - Striker
Anti-MAX (Indoors) - Decimator

[Angelos]

Decimator-

I layed out a MAX tonight with one. Poor brute, just sat there and took it until he fell over. Why do I pick the decimator?

1. Lots of damage, and you don't have to carry any ammo. It fires 3 missiles then it's gone.

2. 2 other great weapons in it's class. 1 cert, 3 anti-vehicle weapons.

3. You can use this in any empire.

[Delirare]

if i was vanu my loadout would be AMP, REK, Lancer and Lasher. Most of the inventory with lancer rounds, a few lasher ones. Vanu can have godlike loadouts. Lancer is brutal vs maxes and infantry alike and is problably the best long range gun in the game. Vs anything. And lashers are sickly overpowered too. Use the big stuff for long/medium range and pull out the amp for close range. AMP is better then all 3 assault rifles in close range.

/me sighs wishing the weapons were balanced

[Warborn]

Lancer is brutal vs maxes and infantry alike and is problably the best long range gun in the game.

Playing around with my Vanu guy last night makes me totally agree with this. The added ammo makes the Lancer rawk, in my opinion, whereas previously I would be more conservative with it, so as to not waste ammunition on targets of low priority.

[Sprocket]

I got my Lancer cert the other day and I always carry one now. I have a loud out with 5 plasma nades, 1 medkit, 24 lancer shots (total), 140 pulsar shots (total), and a REK. I can hold my own in the field against a MAX and several infantry now. A full max dies in 5-6 shots (1 clip) of lancer ammo and they are fairly easy to hit with that weapon. Infatry die to my Pulsar with advanced targeting implant (awesome as well when fighting vehicles and needing to know how much its going to take to kill them).

Shooting at vehicles around bases works too because the pilots are too dumb to realize a lancer is owning them and they need to move. In short, I love my lancer! The Descimator looks nasty but I havn't seen it used that much.