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Qel · 26 Mar 2013 at 17:48

Ewaf said:
Ok, so there is definitely interest in an outfit, but the following needs to be decided:

Server
Faction

Which is obviously a tough decision. Do weapons you buy with certs/station cash carry over to different servers etc?

EDIT: I genuinely don't care as I've only played about 10 hours and only bought attachments etc.

Common pool weapons (e.g. NS Annihilator, Anti-Vehicle turret for Engineer) carry over to all empires. All other weapon purchases with station cash only carry over if you have a character of the same faction on another server. So if I have an NC character on both Miller and Cobalt they'll both have access to all my guns I bought with station cash.

What it won't do is let you get an equivilent weapon e.g. I'm NC on Miller and have the Phoenix, I won't then have the Striker if I roll a TR character.

Ewaf · 26 Mar 2013 at 20:12

Wow, is there a memory leak? After an your my fps was unbearable eventually

Hurlbag · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:10

Yeah i've had that several times but only on Esamir, low fps with some weird frame judder.

Errol · 27 Mar 2013 at 10:32

Not had any problems recently. Perhaps it is certain locations?

Ewaf · 27 Mar 2013 at 10:35

Humm, not sure.

So angry, spent 100 cert points on another attachment for my gun and it was for a slot I already had taken (front grip + laser). What a waste!

VIPER258 · 27 Mar 2013 at 11:35

Was on Esamir last night, no problems for me.

Errol · 27 Mar 2013 at 11:41

Don't forget double XP/SC this weekend!

Scougar · 27 Mar 2013 at 12:23

Not really getting on with the Phoenix at the moment :-(

Hopefully that will change.

Xire · 27 Mar 2013 at 12:51

Scougar said:
Not really getting on with the Phoenix at the moment Hopefully that will change.

yeah its terrible. Manouverbility, splash damage, distance travelled, all of it sucks.

wolvers · 27 Mar 2013 at 13:00

Errol said:
Don't forget double XP/SC this weekend!

Does that include Friday and Monday?

Ewaf · 27 Mar 2013 at 13:26

Whats the best rocket launcher for heavy assault? The NC Shrike one seems crappy :\

Scougar · 27 Mar 2013 at 14:31

Ewaf said:
Whats the best rocket launcher for heavy assault? The NC Shrike one seems crappy :\

The Shrike is far from crappy. Top tip... the damage done to vehicles is dependent on where you hit them. I.e. hitting the back does MASSIVELY more damage than hitting the front or sides. Secondly.. it's a bit naff.. but it's where you fire the rocket FROM, and not where you actually hit that counts. i.e. If you fire from the sides and hit the back, it will still count as a side shot, if you shoot from the back and manage to hit the sides.. it will count as a rear shot.

So always try to get in that 90 degree arc (if possible) of the rear of the vehicle when you fire, it won't matter where you actually hit (accordingly to 'Wrel').

Everything in the game is about compromise. If you want a more powerful rocket launcher, then you need the Decimator, but you get less rockets (best get an engy with you).

Ewaf · 27 Mar 2013 at 15:05

Scougar said:
The Shrike is far from crappy. Top tip... the damage done to vehicles is dependent on where you hit them. I.e. hitting the back does MASSIVELY more damage than hitting the front or sides. Secondly.. it's a bit naff.. but it's where you fire the rocket FROM, and not where you actually hit that counts. i.e. If you fire from the sides and hit the back, it will still count as a side shot, if you shoot from the back and manage to hit the sides.. it will count as a rear shot.

So always try to get in that 90 degree arc (if possible) of the rear of the vehicle when you fire, it won't matter where you actually hit (accordingly to 'Wrel').

Everything in the game is about compromise. If you want a more powerful rocket launcher, then you need the Decimator, but you get less rockets (best get an engy with you).

Wow, that whole positioning thing seems like an extremely weird way of doing things? So if I am aiming at the side of a tank and I shoot, and then it starts to turn and the rocket hits it in the bank, still counts as side!? Weird!

Thanks for the info, very enlightening

Errol · 27 Mar 2013 at 15:23

Shrike is definitely not 'crappy'. Just like the anihilator, used in a group of 3-4 people it is a nightmare to play against.

Scougar · 27 Mar 2013 at 15:59

Another good launcher is the crow. Used within squads this is devastating.

Ewaf said:
Wow, that whole positioning thing seems like an extremely weird way of doing things? So if I am aiming at the side of a tank and I shoot, and then it starts to turn and the rocket hits it in the bank, still counts as side!? Weird!

Thanks for the info, very enlightening

Try it out... see if it helps improve your game :-)

House · 27 Mar 2013 at 17:25

I'm getting very sick of the moaning in this game,

I play VS everyone moans that TR are OP
People who play TR moan VS are OP

The lancer is rubbish, the lolpods are to powerful...... VS are under pop. This patch ruined my FPs or my dalton got nerfed or my landmines.
The crying in this game is crazy and its getting boring.

I enjoy playing the game but it needs a moaning filter more than a profanity one.

Scougar · 27 Mar 2013 at 17:26

LOL. So true. (just don't visit the official forums, and that's half the battle :-D

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Ewaf · 27 Mar 2013 at 18:34

Scougar said:
LOL. So true. (just don't visit the official forums, and that's half the battle )

Holy crap I just noticed your name. I owe you a massive apology. You are in FFS right?

I'm Ewaffles, I was in your platoon yesterday, a big one. You asked me to spawn a sunderer and we all got in it. Even though I couldn't drive the bloody thing I managed to make it to our destination and you said to deploy but I couldn't. I was hammering B and nothing was happening, and we got swiftly destroyed. I didn't realised you had to buy the AMS upgrade.

I went to send you an apology but you instantly left and went offline

I'm getting the AMS upgrade as soon as I have enough certs.

House · 27 Mar 2013 at 21:25

That is a very common "noob" mistake, but to be fair its not exactly explained well anywhere though every "vet" will give you hell for it

Scougar · 27 Mar 2013 at 23:55

Ewaf said:
Holy crap I just noticed your name. I owe you a massive apology. You are in FFS right?

I'm Ewaffles, I was in your platoon yesterday, a big one. You asked me to spawn a sunderer and we all got in it. Even though I couldn't drive the bloody thing I managed to make it to our destination and you said to deploy but I couldn't. I was hammering B and nothing was happening, and we got swiftly destroyed. I didn't realised you had to buy the AMS upgrade.

I went to send you an apology but you instantly left and went offline I'm getting the AMS upgrade as soon as I have enough certs.

lol. First things first.... I only went offline because my wife came online and I needed to bail instantly to talk to her. It was nothing to do with your Sundy! lol.

Secondly, it was my mistake, as when I realised you didn't have an AMS sundy (cert it ASAP btw!), I had forgotten that you cannot deploy the terminal on the side without the AMS option (I thought it was only for spawning). So no apology needed It's honestly been so long since I have seen a sundy without AMS lol.

If anything I owe you one for getting a bit abrupt.

Come run with us again, always welcome :-)

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On another topic, yesterday when I bought the Phoenix rocket launcher I decided to try it for the first time trying to take out a Magrider. Unforturtunately, the control were all inverted and I could barely steer the thing, and then realised I was fighting AmigaFan2003 (ocuk). Prob not the best showing of myself I've ever made lol.

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