RPG merc?

(TstarKnight) #1

isn’t there a merc who uses RPG as weapon? there needs to be one if not i know we have nader but a hevy expolsive guy couldn’t hurt

(GuiGuiiii) #2

There was one unreleased merc in the game files, codemame Javelin, who has a Rocket launcher and an ammo station

here take a look : http://i.imgur.com/i1MhPfm.png and http://i.imgur.com/cs1r3Ar.jpg

taken from there : http://www.reddit.com/r/Dirtybomb/comments/384e9i/how_to_change_mercs_in_a_localserver/

(TstarKnight) #3

looks quite interesting

(scrub_lord) #4

1 minute cooldown? It must’ve packed helluva punch. I wonder if it functions as a normal rocket launcher or as a Javelin.

(Gi.Am) #5

He has a ammostation that makes him a firesupport guy.
With the cooldown of 1 minute I would assume that he is mainly a anti EV Merc propably 1 semi slow flying rocket (think nader nades) that propably deals enough damage in a small area (I would guess something between arty artillery and Kira laserbeam) to take a EV out or so low that it can be finished of by gunfire. Main advantage would be easy targeting i.e. point and click. And he would be imba shooting down secondary generator instantly.

(watsyurdeal) #6

It’d be pretty cool honestly, high risk high reward, but yea it’d definitely need a good cooldown. I’d think 30 seconds would be plenty tho.

The real question is what kind of primary did he have.

(Reddeadcap) #7

See as s/he’s a fires support I’m guessing a rifle, maybe the BR-16 will be their default, any idea on what the character will look like? The one on the card looks like a reskinned Sparks.

(DB Genome editor) #8

Those cards look like nothing we had in the game at any stages, I wouldn’t put too much faith in them. The untextured prototype of Javelin we saw way back when reminded me of Link from Zelda, hopefully the design has evolved since…

(Reddeadcap) #9

Those cards look like nothing we had in the game at any stages, I wouldn’t put too much faith in them. The untextured prototype of Javelin we saw way back when reminded me of Link from Zelda, hopefully the design has evolved since…

[/quote] The cards are how they were like in early/late alpha, early beta.

(DB Genome editor) #10

Those cards look like nothing we had in the game at any stages, I wouldn’t put too much faith in them. The untextured prototype of Javelin we saw way back when reminded me of Link from Zelda, hopefully the design has evolved since…

[/quote] The cards are how they were like in early/late alpha, early beta. [/quote]
The mercs poses, yes, but even the very first version of the loadout cards always showed the weapons and augments: https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/10685537_717289238320414_7211249694208094866_n.jpg?oh=f8c776950b87a9517654f1e68b46d1de&oe=562960B7

The ones seen in @GuiGuiiii’s links look like they may have just been merc portraits for squad selection from internal development before the loadouts ever came into play.