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[East Indy]

Griefing is by definition using excessive amounts of resources (usually time and effort) in order to upset another, so it doesn't matter if a rocket launcher build can only be used once.

Mechanics that allow some players to force other players to consider themselves lucky, because they weren't the one whose match ended abruptly, don't belong in games.

[TripleEhBeef]

Tralik, on 30 June 2017 - 05:35 AM, said:

I think an obvious solution to the suicide bomber tactic is to make the RL's have an extra high crit chance if they are hit, kinda like running around with dynamite strapped to your chest. If you get hit hard before you deploy them, you are likely to go boom. High risk/reward. Run around with a few RL 20's and you are just as likely to get blown up by your own ordinance as you are to be able to deploy it against a single mech.

So have them blow up like Gauss rifles? Could be an idea if The LightPocalypse that some are prophesying comes to pass.

After all, RLs are "low tech" Periphery weapons.

Edited by TripleEhBeef, 30 June 2017 - 12:40 PM.

[Dago Red]

East Indy, on 30 June 2017 - 12:27 PM, said:

Griefing is by definition using excessive amounts of resources (usually time and effort) in order to upset another, so it doesn't matter if a rocket launcher build can only be used once.

Mechanics that allow some players to force other players to consider themselves lucky, because they weren't the one whose match ended abruptly, don't belong in games.

Better remove being cored out by gaus/erppc's from a range that you can't respond then too while you're at it. Or massed srm's to ones back that might upset someone and takes effort and time as well. Or how about NARC's? Nothing upsets people more than being narc'd. How about being focus fired in such a manner that one doesn't get a chance to even respond before going up in smoke?

This game is built on leveraging tricks of the system to gain advantage on others who are likely to be upset by their inability to do anything about that particular tactic. And ever one I just listed is more all around effective than a one shot blow no matter how nasty.

[Malcolm Vordermark]

Metus regem, on 30 June 2017 - 10:12 AM, said:

Only until the geometry is fixed.

Kinda my point.

ToXikyogHurt, on 30 June 2017 - 12:18 PM, said:

Who says it's broken?

3/4 of the rockets are disappearing into the ether. Its broken because they haven't implemented the correct models yet, and balancing by way of leaving something broken is dumb.

[Novakaine]

Dago Red, on 29 June 2017 - 11:49 PM, said:

I fail to see how this is a problem that even needs solving.

If someone wants to turn themselves into a joke that only has a single sucker punch and then they're done then let them. That's one more person who could have done real damage if they'd brought proper weapons off the field on the enemy team.

While I personally don't mind RL's myself.
I think the keyword here is "troll".
And they'll be aiming for that 1 kill they would not normally get.
Just to be a jack arse like they are in real life and throwin matches.
Then disconnecting and trolling on to the next match.

[Aggravated Assault Mech]

Novakaine, on 30 June 2017 - 02:48 PM, said:

While I personally don't mind RL's myself.
I think the keyword here is "troll".
And they'll be aiming for that 1 kill they would not normally get.
Just to be a jack arse like they are in real life and throwin matches.
Then disconnecting and trolling on to the next match.

How often do you see Direstars?

[Snazzy Dragon]

Aggravated Assault Mech, on 30 June 2017 - 03:18 PM, said:

How often do you see Direstars?

Direstars have almost 0 armor and move 48 kph. Rocket laucnher boats can go 70+ kph with full armor and the same alpha.

There is a huge difference there.

Edited by Snazzy Dragon, 30 June 2017 - 04:26 PM.

[Aggravated Assault Mech]

Snazzy Dragon, on 30 June 2017 - 04:26 PM, said:

Direstars have almost 0 armor and move 48 kph. Rocket laucnher boats can go 70+ kph with full armor and the same alpha.

There is a huge difference there.

Yeah, direstar can pop people from 500m+.

The troll build hysteria is an over reaction. These builds fail far more often than they succeed.

Rocket Launchers got their spread nerfed to MRM levels and ghost heat dropped to 2 anyways.