41 replies to this topic

[JeepStuff]

I don't agree. I like arty the way it is. I think the game mechanic is fun. Adds variety.

[TripleEhBeef]

For CW, maybe they should be changed to a Company Commander asset, like how Red Orchestra 2 handles arty.

[Colonel Jaime Wolf]

I don't mind a ton of arty. arty forces movement, discourages turtles, and them hundred ton whales hate them. a nice counter to the mega damage king crabs and dire wolves

[Brody319]

Colonel Jaime Wolf, on 12 December 2014 - 05:52 PM, said:

I don't mind a ton of arty. arty forces movement, discourages turtles, and them hundred ton whales hate them. a nice counter to the mega damage king crabs and dire wolves

I've seen like 2 king crabs on the IS side, and only like 3-4 direwolves on the Clan side. It really only benefits the Defenders since they aren't being forced through a choke point.

[ollo]

Monkey Lover, on 12 December 2014 - 03:58 PM, said:

Just keep raising the cbill price until people stop using them and back it down a little.

P2W at last!

[Brody319]

ollo, on 12 December 2014 - 06:10 PM, said:

P2W at last!

decrease the damage till people stop using them, then bump it up a tiny bit.

[Summon3r]

i have had no issues what so ever with arty/air .... and lol factor high for a guy/team that gets hit with 4 arty in one spot

[Moonlander]

AlphaToaster, on 12 December 2014 - 04:12 PM, said:

I think if a mech stands in the same place enough for 4 strikes they should die. This new game mode presents a static front if the defenders get to the right place. Attackers cannot stand around. Defenders cannot clump together too closely for the same reasons.

The cost to rearm the consumables start to really add up at upwards to 320k a match, for a 9by9 + strike x 4 mechs every game if it goes that far.

As much as I'm kind of on the fence about Arty/Air strikes... this is pretty much my feels. I know it's not always an option to move out and all that. I think there should only be so many allowed per the entire duration of the CW match. Same with UAVs. Therefore, it would make groups have to choose who uses it and when. Maybe 1 Arty/Air per lance, per "round" (basically everyone gets 4 rounds. Keep track of rounds by how many mechs the enemy has lost. After every 12 mechs/1round then you can use your new consumables.)

Maybe be a bit complicated... BUT it would cut down on the amount of chain Artys and they would be more tactical and it would give units the ability to give their players roles and responsibilities. Or it could be a terrible idea and I look like an idiot. The latter is close to the most true.

Edited by Moonlander, 12 December 2014 - 06:18 PM.

[Slater01]

Hang On : (I need to do some math here)

I have 4 mechs which each could use up one Artillery, boy this could get expensive. OK so 4 x 24 for my team and the other team. That makes (pulls up calculator) 96! No way, hang on. . . 4 x 24 = 96 WTF!?

[LordKnightFandragon]

I still think arty and Airstrikes should be limited to just the Company and Lance Commanders....You can bring it, but if you arent Lance or Company commander, you cant shoot it. Give and take lol. Plus, thats only like 3 arty per game, not 12....or in the case of CW, 96...lol.

[Slater01]

LordKnightFandragon, on 12 December 2014 - 06:35 PM, said:

I still think arty and Airstrikes should be limited to just the Company and Lance Commanders....You can bring it, but if you arent Lance or Company commander, you cant shoot it. Give and take lol. Plus, thats only like 3 arty per game, not 12....or in the case of CW, 96...lol.

I sort of agree, maybe a cap of 1 per player per match. That would probably be easier to implement, than only commanders.

[Catalinasgrace]

They are fine... I have been killed by them ONE time since they have come out... If you watch for them you CAN actually get out of range most of the time... However, people don't want to do that now do they... Put your big girl panties on and watch for them... Remember there are no more in this than a normal match... Your team should have them too, just sayin...

[Monkey Lover]

ollo, on 12 December 2014 - 06:10 PM, said:

P2W at last!

nope just means you have to pug a little to make cbills. All so makes you think about where youre using your spam.

[Lord de Seis]

Brody319, on 12 December 2014 - 04:20 PM, said:

how to fix.
1. Require tag
2. Restrict Attackers to Arty
3. Restrict Defenders to Air strikes.

boom, no more spam without tag.

Good solution that actually makes sense.

[aniviron]

AlphaToaster, on 12 December 2014 - 04:12 PM, said:

I think if a mech stands in the same place enough for 4 strikes they should die. This new game mode presents a static front if the defenders get to the right place. Attackers cannot stand around. Defenders cannot clump together too closely for the same reasons.

Oh, it takes four strikes to kill/cripple a light or medium? I wish I was playing whatever game you're playing.

[Master Pain]

i've hardly seen any arty in any of the matches i've done.

[Chemie]

if we include air strikes too, that is 192 for those counting.

[Karl Marlow]

Ive not noticed Arty hardly at all...

[Saobh]

i think we should just ban all MEchs from carrying weapons and bump each arty module allowance to 3.


Now how fun would that be

[Kdogg788]

I haven't actually been able to get into a CW match but as an attacker is it possible to arty/strike the objectives and cause good damage?

-l