The Magrider ... again

Discussion in 'PlanetSide 2 Gameplay Discussion' started by SpeedFreakPS0NE, Nov 18, 2017.

  1. SpeedFreakPS0NE

    It needs some tweaking in one or more of the following:

    - Should be able to turn faster
    - Should not be so easily flippable
    - Touching a rock should not spin your aim wildly off your target
    - Harassers shouldn't be able to jam up underneath it making them almost impossible to hit, if they do it from behind the whole mag needs to do a slow turn on top of it.

    The Magrider has been nerfed so many times, like many other VS items, that these negatives which were meant to balance the Magrider have become an overwhelming counterbalance.

    Since the Magrider's strengths have been greatly nerfed over time, it's also time to nerf those negative traits used to counterbalance it.
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  2. Kristan

    Yet Magrider has the cheesiest hitbox when it comes to tank vs tank fight. Aim a bit to low and shell will hit the ground underneath, a bit too high and shell will pass over it. Flat as a pancake. Not to mention strafing and always facing the enemy with frontal armor.
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  3. SpeedFreakPS0NE


    Since CAI front armor doesn't provide an advantage anymore and given the velocity of Tank shells the only time the strafing has an advantage is if you are at a distance where it doesn't provide any value.
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  4. Kristan

    That's where you're wrong kiddo, since side armor has resistance penalty, which means front armor still means something.
  5. Demigan

    They already reverted that, or at least partially, so that side-armor is again weaker than the front armor.

    Also @ the OP, Magriders have statistically never really lagged behind the other two MBT's. The recent change to make HE much more viable means that more people will be using slower shells... Which means again easier dodging for the Magrider. Since it wasn't a bad tank to begin with (aside from "it used to be even better!" arguments that don't mean the tank is BAD, just that it was better before) it is now improved again.

    And also, can you perhaps guess the reason why VS weapons were nerfed over time? I'll let you take a few guesses...
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  6. adamts01

    The magrider is my favorite tank by a long shot, especially with VS's top guns, double especially after NC's shield got nerfed to the ground.
  7. Killer Medic

    Wouldn't want people's easy more ISO farming to have any hitches now would we?
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