Dragonfly detected

[iRobot]

Do you think the Dragonfly would become overpowered if you gained 200* health for every player killed?

*figures provided are just an example.

It would reward a skilled pilot, and take away some of the tedium of flying out of base, killing one or two people then dying. You'd last longer in essence.

If you fly around like a moron and don't do nothing, you'll die.

Otherwise, just add NV shields to Dragonflies.

Food for thoughts.

[Azarael]

I've no opposition to some kind of stability grant to reward good flying, although I think the currently viewed path is to force the gunners to have some skill via projectile weaponry.

[bOnO]

I have an idea to make things more interesting on stadiumrace; would it be possible to implement a radar for drivers to locate the DF, as the DF has one to locate the target? It would be easier to avoid the bombs, and probably a bit more exciting for the bombers Unless racers will finally have an active way to fight the flying pilots...

[Azarael]

Whack a pitch-locked projectile weapon on Scorps, call it the Anti-Air Scorp and have done with it.

Given the number of Scorps on the field, however, this weapon must not have a rapid fire rate.

[iRobot]

You don't need to add any ground based weaponry, the lag is quite potent as a Dragonfly pilot adversary.

It claimed many promising pilots today. God rest their souls.

This footage was from the scene, courtesy of an amateur cameraman, shortly after the one of the lag occurences struck;

[iRobot]

The respawn time on this, for Sunshine, is too short. Even when pairing up with a gunner every single time you respawn, you can't get any objectives against a good pilot.

You expire your shields and repairs long before you reach 66% distance. Dodging is not possible due to how predictable a hellbender is.

@ Aza particularly, try driving against one (since you never actually do), before coming here with some theoretical debate on 2-3 hellbenders per team.

[Azarael]

Both Izumo and bono will tell you that I drive, especially if there are so many twin beams that there's no point flying. While it wasn't free, we did get two objectives while being the only shooting bender on the team, vs Izumo.

Dragonfly underpowered, no defensive abilities, massive target, size:speed ratio is high, close range attack guarantees you will be hit, can't be healed. It would be nice if we could stop attempting to balance everything in Rais for raisers by imposing low skill caps. That Izumo and I can bomb the hell out of raisers who for the most part aren't shooting back proves nothing, unless you're then willing to argue for a Minigun buff on the basis that you trash noobs with LG. If dragonfly needs to be scaled for playercount, let's do it. But I want to see twin beams scrapped on Dragonfly maps first - and if the new NV makes it possible I will personally configure a weapon for both Scorps and Hellbenders to use in such maps. Instant hit weapons offer vehicles no chance to dodge without making them unreasonably fast and agile.

lol 2000 posts

[iRobot]

vs Izumo.

Here's your problem.

Izumo barely plays it. Try it again vs someone whos unusually good, such as Thexalez, who is better than you, by the way.

[Takeo]

What would you guys say about increasing the respawn interval for the dragonfly + adding fuel? This way, one wouldn't be able to play the immortal hawkeye bombing the field forever.

spam moar, azarael!

[Azarael]

Unless you think the difference between Izumo and THEXalez is like night and day, that's not relevant, and even if THEXalez was some kind of God-pilot as you suggest with much higher accuracy and better dodge (impossible), if objectives can be acquired by a single bender against Izumo, they can certainly be acquired by 2 against THEXalez. Team performance on Sunshine varies heavily so don't use that as a judgment of pilot ability.

Fuel is pointless, just add weapons.