Tanks are just free kills for my LA, exp piñatas that never see it comin. Tanks are only eeffective while shelling, a tank that's near the base is a dead tank. I do feel that the C4 throws too easily, it seems like something that should be placed rather than thrown, but I won't mind one bit if they don't change this, I quite enjoy throwing explosive bricks into crowded rooms without ever entering them.
no the solution is to take C4 away from LA i do not want to see a C4 nerf ! in any way ! but LA as flying class with teh ability to throw C4 and detonate it while still in air is a joke... maybe give LA a new version of C4 (call it C5) more damage but it can not be throwed , or less damage then call it dynamite or something i do not see a problem ANY other class throwing C4, for any other class it requires way more skill or luck, they deserve to have throwable C4 , but not LA
LA + C4 are all sorts of OP in infantry/anti tank situations. It needs to go, or at least the flying/c4 interaction needs to be looked at.
and its not just tanks, those bastard LA's take out anything, and you cant even shoot them unless you have a shootgun or chaingun or max my max has been taken out that way numerous times (did not had the certs to upgrade the max yet , so 1 C4 takes it out easy) the ONLY thing LA do not use the C4 is what they intended it for flying trough air and take out air < because THAT takes mad skill they rather doing the LA mega version of bunny hopping and let C4 rain, its ridicolous
If you are having problems with infantry getting up to you, equip proxy radar. If you don't feel like you should then get out of the infantry zones.
I used to have an issue with it now it seems to only happen when im being aggressive and not paying attention (or maybe im high ) . usually what happens now is that ill see the lil bugger sprinting towards me or skulking behind a tiny little hill so i just ....... MOVE. and really thats all there is to it you back up faster then they can sprint in most instances and i usually end up killing them more often than not now .
If anything C4 needs to be BUFFED to have FASTER throw time and detonate time. After the massive nerf to it disappearing after you die this should have been a no brainer.
NO. For a LA to kill a MBT with C4, here are the steps/risks. 1. Fly through enemy infantry as they are always ahead of the tank. Hoping you don't get shot. 2. Reach tank and pray that you're not detected. The moment you are, the tank just reverses and waits for you to land. It's not like we can keep up with tanks. 3.If the 2 steps are above are completed, you fly above the tank and spend 2-3 seconds each dropping BOTH YOUR 100 RESOURCE BRICKS OF C4 THAT DISAPPEAR WHEN YOU DIE. You die here, say goodbye to those resources. Then we spam the left-click mouse button trying to detonate the C4. TL;DR: C4 is a high risk, high reward weapon. And if you get killed by it, you're honestly a bad tanker. And yes, I acknowledge that you're in a tank. But you're most likely solo as any competent gunner could take down a flying LA. You should also know that infantry resources are used for pretty much everything. We lose much more when we die with deployed C4.
dude, take a look at your own signature. it reads: Say no to all nerfs! stop the nerfing well it doesn't matter, here let me post it for you so you can read it yourself. you're trying to do what you're advocating that everyone stops doing. move on soldier and we'll pretend nothing happened.
OR you play on the Front lines a lot as I do I know the risks, but being up on the front lines with a tank instead of shelling is truly epic, and if you have decent situational awareness I highly recommend it. You'll still get C4'd a lot but your gaming experience is of a much higher caliber. Lastly, C4 can't do less damage to tanks until tanks are unable to be spammed like they are now.
Speaking from experience I have yet to successfully c4 a tank that was constantly moving, or had a gunner looking in direction the driver wasn't. In a story I found funny I charged toward a vanguard to try and put down some c4, then it hit me, literally. Sure vanguard main gun was facing other direction but that tank had a gunner watching the rear.... Yeah and you have a radar option, as something I read once said, "Now you may think 50 meters isn't much but it is all you need to see a LA coming."
I'd say I drive prowlers/lightnings often. I'd say I'm aware of my surroundings enough so to know that driving my vehicle into close quarters (ie. near buildings, rock outcroppings, high elevation terrain) is generally hazardous. Of course if I drive my vehicle into an outpost or base, it's mainly to run through bombard anything I see and make it my priority to leave the area. There's a risk to everything you do and if you want to nerf something just because you have poor judgement on how to plan your attack then we would all be playing "Lego Planetside 2 ESRB 5+™." Only thing I can say is, that it would be interesting to introduce a new anti-personal cert for MBTs that fires shrapnel from a close proximity off it's hull, sacrificing a utility slot. I believe since the Vietnam war or even earlier tanks would have a sort of claymore system mounted onto their armor to help keep infantry that are closing in off them.
Notice how LAs can skip the whole part that involves flanking enemy infantry and planting C4 in the rear other classes have to perform in order to destroy the tank. If you think LAs have it hard, think about the other classes. Right now you can place C4 at any part of the armor and the tank will still go boom, LAs have the advantage of flying, so they can basically bomb the tank, meanwhile, everyone else has to flank and plant C4 at knife range, not to mention that you move fast enough while flying not to miss your C4 drop at a normally moving (unaware of your presence) tank, I've died many times while placing C4 just because the tank moved to dodge incoming fire and rolled over me.
Another tanker looking for easy mode. Tanks have enough protection. If you die to C4, you deserve the death. It took more skill to place the C4 then for you to sit in the tank oblivious to anything around you.
I think that when ppl complain about these type of utilities. The reason may not be because they got killed by it or get killed by them on regular basis. The case is that normally they haven't aquired those utilities themselves to use them. The best way to count a max unit is a light assault with c4. Best way to counter tanks are LA's with C4. It seems most armor junkies expect to roll in to a group of infantry and dominate without them standing a chance. When I lone LA with C4 takes them out. Usually their ego gets bruises and feels the game is unfair coz one infantry player took out his tank. If I see a LA dropping from the sky. I get out of my tank or vehicle and shoot the guy. Get back in and move along.
