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Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
It's a neat map but it isn't the GOAT by miles. Smugglers cove is faaaar better.
HoodWinked
Member
it takes maybe a second for the smoke to activate, you'll see the smoke cloud then the electricity activates, it does damage over time but pilots have low health so they can sit in it for about a second.
usually you'll only have enough time to break off the titan's hatch if a titan pilot notices you're rodeoing. once the smoke clears you jump back on with the hatch already exposed you can inflict damage immediately.
one thing to note is that your pistol does way more damage than your primary weapon and reloads faster so its actually better to use the sidearm when rodeoing.
No kidding, cool. I must have been low on health to begin with when they activated it, seemed like a one-shot. Thanks!
Do you mean Vortex Shield or is there another? And I switched to Arc grenades at the end of my session last night and I can already tell I'm all about them. But I was wondering, what's the effect of getting hit with one actually like for the person in the Titan? I'm wondering if I've experienced it in mine before.
Brilliant, thanks. I didn't get that there was a window, I thought the titan activated the smoke and zap. If I can survive the initial cloud and get back on, hooboy.
Absolutely, everybody should notice this immediately. My shotgun is essentially useless firing point blank into a titan, but the Hammond at least tears them apart. From a realism standpoint this makes borderline zero sense, but it's brilliant for balance.
JehutyRunner
Banned
Just to put context into this, I've recorded the issue I'm facing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft8fp5_Z8Ng&feature=youtu.be
I just finally tried a round of it.=p
HoodWinked
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HCOG + Silencer, and the more you use the smg the more you'll be rewarded with burn cards. so use the burn cards whenever (they wont be silenced but will do way more damage) then use the regular loadout any other times. Silencer wont actually seem like its helping but it will reduce the amount of times you get shot from behind.
also power cell for faster cloak or stim. i prefer stim since i like to move around but cloak is also strong due to synergy with silencer.
Yeah, Vortex Shield is what I meant. When you get the lock on warning catching the missile is pretty easy. So since most people use the shield still it seems like that hurts the Archer's efficacy a lot.
Getting hit by an Arc grenade in a Titan takes out most of your shields and causes your screen to get all distorted for a few seconds. So it opens the Titan up to a nice volley from the Sidewinder that'll do a ton of damage if you hit the weak spots.
LyleLanley
Banned
Someone mentioned this earlier in the thread but playing CTF really reminds me of playing multiplayer in the original Halo for some reason.
The effect of arc grenade to a pilot in a Titan is glitchy pixelated screen (can't see properly except for a super compressed blocky JPEG artifacts look) and worst your Titan shield is being sapped off from the arc grenade itself.
I hate when the enemies properly coordinate this arc grenade ambush and they slowly send in another of their Titan to take you out quickly which is why I have Nuclear Ejection for all my Titan loadout. Need to reduce their health or take them out together when your Titan is doomed.
MrFrankFontaine
Banned
I get the same feels, but the action is more intense. My favorite mode right now.
Marauder Shields
Member
Regarding anti-titan weapons, is the sidewinder ever not the right option? Love this weapon.
Even without the Vortex, the archer moves pretty slow and a dodge will make it completely miss. I've definitely started souring on it more compared to the beta, I can't get much done with it now.
And the amped archer, holy hell is that thing slow. Mag launcher is my favorite.
I haven't used the non-amped Mag Launcher yet, but it'd have to be pretty incredible to beat out the Sidewinder.
Happens to me occasionally but I blame my country internet first before EA lol. I hate it when you shoot/melee somebody but it doesn't register and you get killed instead (and seeing the killcam view pretty much confirmed I'm doing retarded stuff during the lagfest from their POV).
If you need to engage a Titan from a distance it's not good. Especially if the Titan hat the trip shot grenade launcher, it's better to engage at a distance.
I notice that too, 5 shots and 51% health left, gun seems broken at times, lol.
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Engaging at a distance?
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
I've actually taken a strong liking to the mag launcher.
I scale up roof tops and just dump the nades on them. It tears through their shields so fast, the charge rifle is the only one I am a bit iffy on.
I kinda like it but I wish it didn't auto fire when it hit max charge.
I'm having a pretty good time playing so far, but there are a few things I hope they change in the future. Too many bots and not enough real players is my biggest problem with this game so far. I really hope they add a larger player count in the future. 6v6 just isn't cutting it for me.
I've played it multiple times and never had performance problems on it.
HoodWinked
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all of the anti titan weapons are good archer isnt going to work well against other good titan pilots but if they're occupied in a titan vs titan fight its really good at stealing the kill shot and also it partially pierces shields im pretty sure since i've seen it kill full shielded titans.
i actually dislike the sidewinder the most it just doesnt seem like it does enough damage.
mag launcher arcs so its really good if you've got the high ground titans cant even retaliate and because of the magnet property you dont even have to aim it very well.
the charge laser despite leaving the laser trail is very difficult to notice in a titan. you can abuse the charge property by tapping shoot to keep it 75% charged until you get a target lined up in your crosshair.
i actually dislike the sidewinder the most it just doesnt seem like it does enough damage.
mag launcher arcs so its really good if you've got the high ground titans cant even retaliate and because of the magnet property you dont even have to aim it very well.
the charge laser despite leaving the laser trail is very difficult to notice in a titan. you can abuse the charge property by tapping shoot to keep it 75% charged until you get a target lined up in your crosshair.
Woo-Fu
Banned
They might need it for generation challenges.
TimeEffect
Member
I havent played retail, but this is what Ive been feeling from the start. Everything sounds like it makes sense for CTF. From map design to movement. So glad to hear about the Halo comparisons.
Pop On Arrival
Banned
Yeah, I get a lot of performance issues on that map too (PC)
BattleMonkey
Member
I think it's too good as with ADS and on full auto, the thing is insanely accurate even if you are moving. It kind of defeats the purpose of the slower firing weapons as it has high rof, accurate, and good range. There should be trade offs.
Really to me it should be a matter of basically tweaking/nerfing/buffing the weapon balance. The 101 especially should have more spread on it's shots when you full auto. It has decent spread when you hipfire, but ADS the thing is super accurate.
It definitely does. I get the same rush doing crazy flag runs as I did on Blood Gulch, rolling in with a full Warthog and trying to pull off something ridiculous.
fastballspecial
Member
The smart pistol...
Worst thing ever.
Worst thing ever.
I do, helps a lot.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
The smart pistol...
Worst thing ever.
Really? Because all it does well is kill grunts, it's rather abysmal for pilot killing.
If you ask me the main benefit of the smart pistol is that the auto locks work really well as an active alert it just points at threats on screen.
TheAngryMonkey
Member
I'm getting worse the more I play. KDR has fallen to .6.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
It does that and it promotes corner camping.
You're probably getting harder matches since MM is skill based.
If someone is corner camping and you don't notice they'd kill you just as, if not more, effectively with many other weapons in the game.
legacyzero
Banned
I doubt that is the case. It seems random to me.
fastballspecial
Member
I get killed by jumping smart pistol users about 75% of the time. It's ridiculously frustrating. Only thing that really makes me bummed out about the game.
TheAngryMonkey
Member
There's match making?
If MM was working better I feel like my wins would be better than 30%. I can't be the sole reason the team I'm on is losing so often.The smart pistol can be good for covering a hardpoint while wallhanging, but most maps you can instead just satchel charge and blow the shit out of the room to stop that.
Point B on Corporate though, is hilarious with it. I've had really good success wall running to the opposite side of the waterfall by the point, and just clinging there and having open season. Nobody seems to ever look up here.
Point B on Corporate though, is hilarious with it. I've had really good success wall running to the opposite side of the waterfall by the point, and just clinging there and having open season. Nobody seems to ever look up here.
Only like 1 person killed me with that gun so far.
I'm surprised to see it be one of the least used guns in my experience.I'm nowhere near a decent marksman but I often rank in the top two because I actually prioritize capturing/defending points. Then I look at the lower ranked and it's some dudes who racked up pilot kills but couldn't care less about the actual game mode >:l
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