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[evil713]

and when i say how does it work, i mean in the concept of assisting your teammates. unless its part of the commander powerset in which case nvm.

like narc, you fire it, it hits an enemy, and they become an lrm magnet for the team.

tag's a targeting laser, how is that going to work for directing friendly fire?

[Furniture]

You'll probably have to hold the target in your sights until the missiles/arrow IV artillery strike their target.

[Togg Bott]

you're right that it is like a laser tag... it provides the missles warhead a specific laser frequency that it can "SEE" and home in on.

[Joe Mallad]

BIG LASER POINTER lol. It works in the same way laser designation weapon systems work in today's modern military. You point a laser to guide the smart munitions to target. This is a good way to get yourself spotted tho lol

[evil713]

but wouldent a pilot get all shook up being shot to hell using tag, not keeping the pointer on target?

and if your using lrm or arrow's do you get a target or do you just blind fire them and hope your scout got a lock?

[Kanatta Jing]

I don't think you need the target under your reticle, but you probably need a lock and line of sight.

evil713, on 02 June 2012 - 07:48 PM, said:

but wouldent a pilot get all shook up being shot to hell using tag, not keeping the pointer on target?

and if your using lrm or arrow's do you get a target or do you just blind fire them and hope your scout got a lock?

The IF mech gets a lock on the Mech it can't see, and then it fires.

We saw that much in the presentation of the Heavy Mech video.

Edited by Kanatta Jing, 02 June 2012 - 07:50 PM.

[Alistair Steiner]

I've been TAG'ed more times than I care to admit in MWLL, and couldn't always tell where it was coming from, since the TAG in said game have a 1000m range. At least with their iteration, you hold down the laser on the target, and any allies within range can "dumb-fire" with LRMs or Arrows and they'll home in, just like a NARC.