So that way its better for placement. Compare the MANA turrets stand design,surface area & placement ability compared to the Spitfire stand. The current Spitfire stand is clunky, takes up to much space(meaning harder time placing) & looks cobbled together/unstable. A change in air currents, no wait.... a off balance sand particle looks like it could flip the spitfire over.
i think the whole turret itself should be atleast 1/2 to 2/3rd scale size - its too big. i could hook up an iphone with a rotating turret and it would be smaller, and thats the present day - not the "future" sized one
Actually, I think a better idea would be to allow them to be placed on any flat surface. How awesome would it be to stick them on a wall or on the ceiling above the troops. Hell, it could be a 500 cert magnetic attachment, that you cert into, that would allow players to place them on any surface.
They could have made the Mana-Turret go into spitfire mode when not equipped with an Engineer. It was the model they used in Test. I haven't used either turret in months. But I play Medic/HA lately. Im all Engie'd out.
I remember that too. Iirc they were going to make them deploy practically anywhere. I suppose it was too much trouble.
Allow us to attach spitfires to nearly any surface, including the top of a lightning/ESF/Flash. (Not onto infantry though, can't stick 10 of them onto a MAX)
I think they should make it more like the turret from Tribes. Deployable on walls and ceilings. And knee high in size. I feel like the current spitfire size doesent reflect its lethality which is low.
They said it was going to hover. I don't think there was any communication about why that didn't work out. IMO, the whole turret needs to be much smaller, both for placement QOL and balancing. It's too much of a bullet magnet right now and no one wants it to have incredibly high HP values.
