Airstrike designator should work under ev (if theres no roof)

(HadronZodiac) #1

As title implies, its so god damn annoying having ur airstrike canceled because it was 1 micro meter to far…

(HELGA_bunga) #2

what if the ev is almost destroyed and you dont want to waste a full airtsrike ? just play around it buddy

(DarkangelUK) #3

Is fine as is, the explosions cover such a large area that there’s no need to throw it right beside and run the risk of the EV blocking, I suggest learning better throw placement.

(HadronZodiac) #4

Clearly never heard of a grenade or bullets then

Youd be surprised how much of a lie that is, MANY times where just because it wasnt close enough 1/4 of the health is remaining…

(which can be annoying when you have a 50 second cooldown…)

(Jigstraw) #5

taking down the ev in one airstrike is only difficult and requires precise placement if you’re throwing so the airstrike runs from the left side of the ev to the right side of the ev, those are terrible and horribly inconsistent. What you should be doing is throwing the airstrike marker in front of the ev while the ev is to your right. By doing this, your airstrike will run from the back of the ev to the front of the EV, moving the same direction the EV is moving and killing anyone behind it, on the turret, and in front of it.

(DarkangelUK) #6

What is it with you and accusations of deceit and shady motives? Should be incentive to learn better placement then if you’re worried about the cooldown, if you’re making the explosion run the breadth of the EV then you’re clearly doing it wrong, it should the length of it, front to back or back to front.

(HadronZodiac) #7

You realize this is coming from the guy who got disproved ~3 minutes after denying molos one shotted the ev right?

If only it was effecient to actually do this

(Press E) #8

Please no drama, OP’s point is valid. Yeah, we’ve all developed strategies to avoid the marker getting stuck, but it’s still a decent quality of life change for new players who might not know any better. There’s really no reason to have it as it is, there’s no gameplay benefit to having your marker getting stuck, so why even have it this way? You just make players who don’t know any better waste their airstrikes on something that, from a game design perspective, really shouldn’t.

It’s like throwing thumbtacks on the floor and then saying “nah, don’t bother picking them up, just don’t step there”. Just because we’re used to dealing with it doesn’t mean it should be in the game

(pumpkinmeerkat) #9

Should remain as is IMO.

  1. More control as a player to use the marker as a grenade under the EV to disable on low HP with reduced CD

  2. Airstrike is already one of the easier ways to take down the EV on full HP

  3. Adding blocking exception for EV is inconsistent and isn’t necessarily easier to understand for new player

(HadronZodiac) #10

Theres mercs with grenades and bullets for a reason, annoying 1/2 players just so a couple could take out 10% of the ev isnt a good idea

So is arty and kira, but you dont see their ability wasted for a mechanic that shouldnt even exist

Im not saying it should work right under, but there are small slits where it gets stuck which is stupid

(pumpkinmeerkat) #11

Grenades and bullets are for enemy players, options as a fire support for EV damage are a good thing.

It’s wasteful if you make a mistake, this is a mechanic not a bug.

EV collision is buggy in general and that absolutely should be fixed.

IMO.

(K1X455) #12

It’s better to fix the Stoker’s vanishing molotov rather than the airstrike being under the EV. There’s so many places the airstrike can be placed (including inside the EV turret) to fix the problem.

(DarkangelUK) #13

Yeha bub, that’s not example of someone lying to you, stop trying to stir drama or you’ll have another locked thread to add to your increasing collection.

OP’s point is not valid, especially considering by design you can cancel an airstrike by standing over it at just the right time, just like RtCW and W:ET (albeit it requires more fine timing). If the EV blocks it then it’s poor placement.

(HadronZodiac) #14

Not stirring, drama, im stirring facts m8

Mod forcing an opinion #97

(DarkangelUK) #15

Get over yourself, if you can’t handle other peoples opinions then don’t engage in discussions. Also learn the difference between someone being incorrect and someone purposely lying. You’ve made your feelings clear how you want this to go sigh

(DarkangelUK) closed #16