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#1 Karaipantsu

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Posted November 29 2012 - 09:46 PM

The amount of time these heavy ass war machines can spend in the air seems disproportionate.  I think the rate of fuel consumption for flight should be increased.  When a fatty C-Class can spend the entire engagement in the air firing down on some poor Assault, that seems a little out of place to me.  Thoughts?

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Posted November 29 2012 - 09:52 PM

Realism vs Arcade mode. So it begins. It's unrealistic but then so is giant mechs. Restricting flight means breaking the maps because the height of most buildings and barricades is based on those flight times.

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Posted November 29 2012 - 10:12 PM

It's fine that they can fly that long.
And remember, if they're flying during the entire fight, they're making themselves a very easy target to hit, as they can't dodge and often remove themselves from any cover.

[HWK]HUGHES, on July 03 2013 - 11:07 PM, said:

AJK is right

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Posted November 29 2012 - 10:48 PM

Yep, just like hitting clay pigeons with a shotgun...Pull...splat....
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Posted November 30 2012 - 12:20 AM

Floating around in mid air is an incredibly bad combat maneuver in pretty much every possible situation (the only exception I can think of is against the Rev GL, and even then, only at longer range). If anything, I'd like to see the fuel cost of jetting reduced, so that climbing/platforming didn't force waiting around and recharging fuel while people are trying to blow you up.

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Posted November 30 2012 - 07:20 AM

It's not that I have a problem with flying doofuses.  They're veeeeery easy targets for Hellfires and TOWs.  It just seems.... weird... that these huge war machines can stay airborne for so long.  Though running into a Brawler who flies is usually pretty painful.  TOW splash damage hurts, yo.

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Posted November 30 2012 - 11:23 AM

As a C-Class pilot, I have to say that this sort of flight time is often necessary to even get up on things like AA platforms.

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Posted November 30 2012 - 03:10 PM

View PostAsianJoyKiller, on November 30 2012 - 11:23 AM, said:

As a C-Class pilot, I have to say that this sort of flight time is often necessary to even get up on things like AA platforms.
I kindof wish they didn't just straight up double the fuel tank (used to require full tank to get to AA, now you only need half). I do remember needing mobility optimizations just to get from the AA to the ledge on Sahara. A 25% boost would've been perfect.
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