Arty's Airstrike

(OUTLAW11) #1

Need to fix Arty’s artillery laser pointer. I should be able to paint any target that is outside–just like Skyhammer’s airstrike. If it happens to hit the top of a building so be it. That’s my bad aiming. His targeting is so limited though. I’m pretty good with Arty by now, but targeting the EV can be difficult if I don’t hit the sweet spot. If not, my painted target is off to the side of the EV.

And (I know there will be some crying) the blast radius and the damage created are still big jokes. I still see people running through it and living. It is after all an explosive device dropped from an airplane (just like Skyhammer’s), yet it only does a fraction of the damage. I understand making it weaker than Skyhammer’s airstrike since we are given two versus Sky’s one, but can we get a buff?

(AnonOmis1000) #2

aim at the ground, not the EV.

(Dawnlazy) #3

naw, aim at the MG turret

(Ardez1) #4

Arty is artillery, not an airstrike.

Artillery:

Airstrike:

Also, I’ve always had good results with Arty personally. There are a lot of tricky spots to use him. It tends to come down to map knowledge and experience imo. I tend to aim at the MG on the EV if it is standing still or just ahead of it if it is moving. Never aim at the side unless you are trying to collateral some enemies with it.

(Dawnlazy) #5

Look up in the sky, he actually calls a plane just like Skyhammer.

(Terminal_6) #6

Arty doesn’t have Arty-llery? What else don’t we know about him??? O_O Arty’s shade just multiplied by a thousand for me. (X-Files theme)

(AnonOmis1000) #7

actually, if you look up when ones called it, the rounds are shot from a drone/plane.

(doxjq) #8

Can confirm, it does come from a jet looking plane.

(Frogteam) #9

It is artillery, fired from a plane. So it is striking from the air, an airstrike. Everyone is correct.

This is a real Signature.

(YeOldeButtcheek) #10

real footage of arty’s airstrikes
[spoiler]http://i.imgur.com/Px8Xzi6.jpg[/spoiler]

(FalC_16) #11

[quote=“Ye_Olde_Buttcheeks;172617”]real footage of arty’s airstrikes
[spoiler]http://i.imgur.com/Px8Xzi6.jpg[/spoiler]
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maybe its AC130… ok not…

when the EV is on the move its always good to aim in front of it. But hell I have to try aim for the turret when it stands still…thx for the tip @Dawnrazor

(MarsRover) #12

[quote=“FalC_16;172628”][quote=“Ye_Olde_Buttcheeks;172617”]real footage of arty’s airstrikes
[spoiler]http://i.imgur.com/Px8Xzi6.jpg[/spoiler]
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maybe its AC130… ok not…

when the EV is on the move its always good to aim in front of it. But hell I have to try aim for the turret when it stands still…thx for the tip @Dawnrazor [/quote]

Even if it’s on the move it’s best to aim for the turret - it doesn’t move fast enough to escape the strike but moves forward just enough that you may kill anyone hiding behind it. That is of course if fucking aimpunch doesn’t fuck up your aim :slight_smile:

(Freezer_Boss) #13

When you master arty, you can get 15k to 20k XP in an obj match.

(Freezer_Boss) #14

Yup , @$!# aimpunch is messing everything

(Thai-San) #15

I main Arty (and Sawboss) and I have a hard time getting such a high score with any other merc. He’s almost perfect. I like his BFRs (okay the Dreiss could be a bit better) his HP/runspeed and everything and his Strike is one of the best abilities in the whole game (imo) once you know how to use it. So I totally agree with @tealSwarm .

@ÄrchÄngel Changing it so you can even call it in places it wouldn’t hit anything would ruin my play style to be honest, since I really like to scan the ground until I got the perfect spot.

He himself is in a good place and shouldn’t be changed. One of the mercs with a really high skill ceiling.
And like I said: The Dreiss would be my only complaint, but not his Artillery Strike.

(PurpleHippo) #16

You should be able to use it even when being shot, same with Kiras laser.

(KattiValk) #17

Technically, considering the plane is actually a drone, if it was launched from a platform, it could be considered a very bizarre form of cluster munition. :smile:

(Matuno) #18

Not just that, but I think that both Arty and Kira are better off without the strike being interruptable to begin with.
Even if I rush as Attackers on Market and try to call a laser on the rooftop of the building at B, and not move my aim, it still often gets interrupted.

Especially in Kira’s case, I don’t really see the threat of lasers being uninterruptable. There are plenty of mercs with abilities that don’t suffer from the randomness of geometry, which have more HP than our lil’ kawaiii kaster.

(Cuck) #19

[quote=“Dawnrazor;172603”][quote=“Ardez;172601”]
Arty is artillery, not an airstrike.
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Look up in the sky, he actually calls a plane just like Skyhammer.[/quote]

actually arty’s artilery is identical to that.

artillery

[ahr-til-uh-ree]
Spell Syllables

noun
1.
mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.

(ElDingDong) #20

Bomblets? Thats probably the cutest name of anything which can blow your ass up xD