Magrider coming short on 6/8 Game Update

Discussion in 'PlanetSide 2 Gameplay Discussion' started by boey, Jun 8, 2017.

  1. boey

    I'm asking myself if the Magrider also gets improved after reading this:

    Vehicles
    Lightning, Vanguard, Prowler
    These vehicles have received overall improvements to their traction on slopes, braking power, acceleration, and turn rates.

    If you improve these tanks it would be more than fair to also improve the Magrider. I'm asking for higher bullet velocity and less drop in return. Thank you.
  2. Kristan

    Ain't that what's going to be implemented in "combined arms" patch?
  3. BartasRS



    There would be no point in these changes because they are going to nerf both of those in Soon™ to come Combined arms initiative patch tho I agree something good should happen to Magriders with this patch.
  4. BartasRS



    I thing it was supposed to be just the opposite but I may be wrong...
  5. Kristan

    well damn, looked it up and happens that Magriders cannon projectiles speed gonna be reduced except for FPC version
  6. boey

    The thing is you can't just improve Vanguards and Prowlers and let the Magrider be untouched. Improve every single one of them at the same time with the same update or let all of them stay how they are. As it is right now it's just unfair.
  7. Traveller


    RoFL. The reason those got improved, is because the hackrider is already the most OP tank in the game, especially when it comes to movement. So no, sorry break it to you, it does not deserve, or require any more 'buffing'. If you think the hackrider needs additional 'help' with its mobility, then are either delusional, trolling, or dont actually play PS2.

    Hopefully, we see reductions in the hackriders ridiculous rate of fire. (fires faster on the move than an max cert anchored prowler and pays zero penalty) Nor does this patch fix the hackriders flying abilities in any way. Last night, a hacker put a craprider on the pad @ allatum bio-lab, just use but one example. If any vehicle needs its wings clipped, we all know which one it is...
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  8. Anantidaephobia

    Wow, Magriders already sucked before. Now they'll just compare to a frying pan for those inside !
    Glad I left VS ...
  9. LordKrelas

    The Tank that has the least vehicles, but nearly has equal or better scores to Both Vanguards & Prowlers...
  10. BrbImAFK


    The tank that is basically a mandatory 2/2 because of how poor it's weapons are is performing about the same as tanks that are frequently run 1/2..... OMG. So OP. Much Wow. Nerf, nerf, nerf. :rolleyes:
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  11. LordKrelas

    The tank that is outnumbered should preform less effectively equal to the difference of tanks when compared to the more numerous tanks.

    If not, then the Tanks that achieve near equal results with less tanks... if were to have the same number of tanks would achieve severely better results.

    How poor?
    You mean the main cannon, the Top Guns for VS are effective.
  12. Sergio Lima

    Its much more a BUFF to Vanguard than the Prowler. Cause Prowlers is more ****** if deploy, so Vanny can get fast to back shot.
  13. boey

    I don't care what people like you are saying. If you buff one side you also have to buff the other side. Everything about tank combat was quite well balanced before. Now it isn't anymore.
  14. LordKrelas

    What.
    Say what?
    Prowler had the fastest reload, highest damage output, and could out DPS anything it looked at.
    Hell, it could outpace the repair modules which made walls 'invulnerable'

    Vanguard's shield was a required thing for tank combat, and got hammered.
  15. boey

    I can't find the notes in the recent game update, that the vanguard shield got hammered!? Nothing to find about it.
  16. Pat22


    Those were poorly placed repair modules because a wall, bunker, tower or pillbox under the influence of a repair module is fully indestructible, it does not take any damage at all.
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  17. LordKrelas

    In the recent?
    Not sure if the PTS Shield change made it in.
    I just know it is coming.

    Really?
    Fantastic.
  18. Pat22


    *except from orbital strikes.
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  19. Atorum

    Prowler can destroy every other tank if it is deployed behind them (Magride/Vanguard) and gets shots of first (hits the rear) as deployed, that is it, in any other scenario Prowlers chances are low or almost none existing thanks to incredibly weak gunners weapons and with the coming reload nerf it will be reduced to none.
    Front to front Prowler vs Vanguard I will be able to take only 15% of his hp, thats how balanced this game is, not to mention OP Saron and insane Magrider mobility.
    To cap it, as Prowler I have to be super at positioning, super at sneaking and have insane accuracy to stand a chance vs tank that strafes and 1 with I win button and insane damage, sounds fair to me, add in the lack of AV abilities TR has and it makes it even funnier.
  20. Tankalishious

    Are you drunk? High?
    An anchored prowler(pre patch) with maxed reload soeeds that facetanks a charging vanguard kicks out his nr2 that starts repping,l. As long as the vanguard can't reach the prowler, the prowlers INSANE dps will burn through armor AND shield and drop the vanguard while barely tipping into the reds himself. I have video proof of this(way way more than one example), YouTube has it documented and the number calculations verify it.

    Your claims about prowler being sub par is not true.
    It leads most stats, this board is full or numbers and posts showing it
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