Safe Bet said:
You have some nice theories there...
Too bad they don't work 99% of the time...
I haven't had much experience in multiplayer against people with the LAARK. Usually once you realize they have a LAARK, you're already eating dirt.
To address TheProfessor's ideas, I suppose at least a few of those tactics might work in certain situations, but others likely would not. They'd all work for sneak attacks, but not when the enemy is already targeting you. Here are my guesses at the outcomes:
TheProfessor said:
Bulleye: Tag 'em with bulleye, cover, shoot, dead.
Unlikely to work unless his health is already low or you're doing something like peeking out from behind a wall to tag him before he can fire.
TheProfessor said:
Carbine: Alt fire granade, he's dead
This would probably work, especially at close to medium range (not too close though). I believe the 40mm grenade is faster than the LAARK. Of course, it doesn't have the tracking or the range that the LAARK has, so it's a matter of who fires first. As long as your aim is good, you'd probably at least trade kills with the other guy.
TheProfessor said:
Auger: Shield back up, destroy with any other weapon.
I don't know if this works. I think the Auger shield also blocks your own bullets from your other weapons (other than the Auger), not just enemy bullets. Also, if you're in the open the splash damage from the rocket explosion would probably still get you.
If you're in a corridor, though, then creating a shield and backing up would probably work. If you don't have anywhere else to go, just start firing Auger bullets at that point--you just might hit something.
If anything comes out of this, you would cause him to waste his precious LAARK ammo, forcing him to switch to some other weapon.
TheProfessor said:
Fareye: Hard but head shot before he launches, a jump away from where he targets would help.
Depends on how good you are with the Fareye. If you're a real sniping pro, then you'd probably nail him before he can even fire. If he's able to squeeze off a shot, though, then you're at a disadvantage. It'll usually end up in a trade at best (if you manage to hit him), or otherwise an outright win for him, unless you can get the heck out of Dodge really quick (like jumping off of an elevated platform). The LAARK is probably one of the best ways to punish people who tend to rely on the Fareye--if it doesn't kill them, then it at least causes them to hastily abandon their sniping position.
TheProfessor said:
Rossmore: Two close shots hes dead.
No way, unless you totally surprise him from behind. The Rossmore is only effective from close range, so if he's more than a few feet back and has the LAARK pointed at you, you're a sure goner.
If you're close enough to be firing a Rossmore at him and doing damage, then you're probably in such range that if he fires at you, then the splash damage (from the rocket hitting you) would probably deal damage to him as well. But then again, this would be true of any weapon.
TheProfessor said:
Every other weapon: Use wisely, he's dead.
I don't know. I don't encounter the Arc Charger or Dragon enough to really use them effectively, but like the Rossmore I don't think they would have enough range to beat out the LAARK. The other weapon would be a LAARK of your own, and then it's a matter of your positioning versus his.
So, I'd say the best way to counter a LAARK head-on (if you even have time to react) without your own LAARK is with the Carbine 40mm grenade if at close to medium range, or the Auger shield at a good distance to try to block it. The LAARK is a powerful piece of equipment that can change the complexion of a battle
really quick, so it's a fortunate thing that it and its ammo aren't very common.
TheProfessor said:
Seriously my Game of the MF year. Reviewers should seriously relook at their grading systems because something is awefully wrong when a game like this scores below a 9. I know the gaming media is a joke but they should at least try not to be so transparent about it.
It really is a superb game. While most of the reviews are overwhelmingly favorable anyway, I don't really get some of the lower ratings--very few people have any real gripes. The game is rock solid all around, a great medium-length single player game and some awesome multiplayer for sure.
