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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #88568] Tue, 18 May 2004 23:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Having had a hand in developing the game, which you (for some reason) ignore


Maybe if you actually argued points intelligently instead of just throwing insults around and acting aloof all the time, people would listen to you. But you're not going to convince anyone that you actually know what you're talking about when your arguments regularly consist of things like "So you want us to accomadate you because you want to think backwards and be an assclown?"

I only ignore that you "had a hand in developing the game" (whatever that means -- for all I know it could mean you fetched coffee for the programmers when they worked late nights) because you throw it around as your default argument when you can't prove your point using logic and reason.

If you're really so all-knowing when it comes to Renegade, you should be able to explain WHY things should be the way you want them. Instead, you just say "HEY STFU I WAS THERE I NO BETER THEN U." That's not an argument, it's just a self-gratifying statement about how you think you're so cool. As such, I ignore it.

Try using reason instead of just saying "I NO MORE THEN U." People might actually listen then.
Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #88572] Tue, 18 May 2004 23:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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So from what I gather, you're arguing for the sake of it, not because you're willing to compromise and see the viewpoint of the others you're arguing with... Which defeats the point of this forum, why bother wasting everyone's time with it?


No, but I think that you are definitely arguing for the sake of it. Since these changes are supposedly going to happen anyway, why are you bothering to waste time coming here? You could be out finishing this patch up.

If you can't comprehend why you saying "I know better because I helped make some maps" doesn't qualify you to be a judge of game balance, then there is really no point for this discussion to continue as you are beyond reasoning. Do whatever you want, since you're going to anyhow, and go to bed tonight feeling secure in the knowledge that another brick was added to the wall between you and reality.


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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #88573] Tue, 18 May 2004 23:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I have always felt that the aircraft were entirely too vulnerable to snipers. If there are 3-4 snipers in a field in city flying and you come into view even only briefly it is instant death. I consider myself one of the best pilots in the game along side Ack and Falcon and kill many ramjet class snipers with ease but the moment there are a few snipers in the field I die instantly and thats just lame. There goes my 900c Orca and 350c Hotwire. Thats rather expensive in a map that takes quite some time for the harvester to make a full run. I tend to lean toward keeping the game pretty much as is with a slight tweak of the ramjet damage to light armor. Give it the same damage as the Deadeye class sniper to light armor. That would make it much more fair yet still keep the game relatively as is.
Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #88577] Wed, 19 May 2004 00:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Aircraftkiller

So from what I gather, you're arguing for the sake of it, not because you're willing to compromise and see the viewpoint of the others you're arguing with... Which defeats the point of this forum, why bother wasting everyone's time with it?


No, but I think that you are definitely arguing for the sake of it. Since these changes are supposedly going to happen anyway, why are you bothering to waste time coming here? You could be out finishing this patch up.

If you can't comprehend why you saying "I know better because I helped make some maps" doesn't qualify you to be a judge of game balance, then there is really no point for this discussion to continue as you are beyond reasoning. Do whatever you want, since you're going to anyhow, and go to bed tonight feeling secure in the knowledge that another brick was added to the wall between you and reality.


Oh, it's not just me, if you had read what Falcon wrote you'd notice that Devinoch confirmed exactly what I SAID BEFORE: THE DEV TEAM DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO BALANCE IT OUT BY ADDING ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES TO ALL UNITS WITH MISSILES.

Comprende, that too hard to understand, or you just accepting the status quo because you're afraid of learning something else?

I already proved my point, mahkra. It's just that you're too much of a dumbass to understand it, and I definitely don't write "i no more then u" as you can obviously see... So, take your own advice: "you throw it around as your default argument when you can't prove your point using logic and reason."
Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #88582] Wed, 19 May 2004 01:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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You give Rave/syd more range, i'll be happy with changes. As it stands, 1 rave/syd would not be able to take out an aircraft unless its a n00b flyer. The guns chew up infantry too quickly for rave/syd to be of any use. Give the rave/syd 50m or so more range. So that it can reach orcas before the oracs reach it.

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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #88619] Wed, 19 May 2004 08:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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One of the few times I got a chance to play with Devinoch durring the air beta he was asked why snipers damage aircraft like they do. His responce was, "They don't have time to to make the rockets anti air." People wanted the Aircraft imideately which lead to the counter units not being set up and the lame ass system we have now being set up.


That's an excellent point, and definetly means to attempt these changes. However, only a handful of people on this forum have actually played city flying exp, which didn't go down too well (Remember, missiles on various vehicles and rocket soldiers could home in, snipers did 20% of normal damage of air units). Apart from the rifle soldiers decreased damage against aircraft, I'm still wondering what went wrong. In theory, it was balanced. Perhaps not enough people used anti-air units to keep the aircraft away (remember, these games were around 10 v 10 - 12 v 12 in size), so maybe it's best to have an uber powerful unit to eliminate them since they've got the strength and speed to eliminate every other vehicle with relative ease.

If it can be re-released with the rifle soldier damage fixed, then someone with interest in this discussion, if not me, should ask speedy to host it for a while. His server always gets players; why not put this whole argument to the test since there's a level available to test it?

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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #88620] Wed, 19 May 2004 08:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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City Flying Exp was made quite a long time ago and was merely an experiment conducted by me with very little time on my hands. It's not an easy thing to balance units out. See why it wasn't added into Renegade, because of time constraints?

Try playing on the HT server which forbids n00b cannons through scripting. I play there most of the time now and the balance is superb without them. Aircraft are useful, yet they don't own everything since Raveshaws and PIC Sydneys are the perfect counter units to them.

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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #88623] Wed, 19 May 2004 08:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #88727] Wed, 19 May 2004 13:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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so maybe it's best to have an uber powerful unit to eliminate them since they've got the strength and speed to eliminate every other vehicle with relative ease.



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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #88735] Wed, 19 May 2004 14:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I say we just take out the n00bjet and be done with it. Or just weaken it a bit.

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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #89257] Fri, 21 May 2004 16:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #89597] Sun, 23 May 2004 16:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It took 5 days for you to post a reply?

Well if you say you look like an ass then I'm inclined to agree with you.

Now I think there are some people here who would like this discussion shifted back on topic.

Yesterday I played a game on the No sniper server. Aircraft were not really that much of a threat untill the HON went down. Railgun and PIC were being utilised to their full potential.

Now if only I didn't have the problem where the tracers from the Ramjet, Railgun, and PIC don't show up. If I could have seen the tracers I wouln't have accused the SBH(which happened to be ACK) who fired at me last of cheating. Although ACK started complaing about not seeing the tracers later on as I recall too.


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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #89615] Sun, 23 May 2004 17:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Is that a glitch, the no tracers thing? That's pretty agrivating. Sad
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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #91944] Wed, 02 June 2004 17:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i already posted somethin here and ill post another thing. Any person who flies their aircraft into the field in walls flying and a sniper wipes the floor with their @$$, shouldnt even BUY a aircraft. They should buy a tank and do base attacks the old fashioned way.
Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #91965] Wed, 02 June 2004 18:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Look at the difference between these two weapons. The RamJet is HUGE...I could understand it doing a *little* damage to a tank or light armor (not near as much as it does now). Look at the wimpy Black Hand sniper rifle...theres no way that thing should be able to take out a mrls in 2 clips. Razz

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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #91975] Wed, 02 June 2004 19:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i already posted somethin here and ill post another thing. Any person who flies their aircraft into the field in walls flying and a sniper wipes the floor with their @$$, shouldnt even BUY a aircraft. They should buy a tank and do base attacks the old fashioned way.


So when a sniper comes out, which is baically an inevitable, it's stupid to buy a helicopter? So, it's stupid to buy a helicopter. It's poor strategy to purchase a helicopter. Unless a 1 in 50 game comes along where no one knows how to buy a sniper rifle...


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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #94314] Thu, 10 June 2004 17:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Aircraft killer, I like everything you do, the mods, the maps, etc... The only problem is that when you see a problem, You fix it the way you, and no one else, likes it.

I shoot the helicopters and the people that walk by... I hate noobs... I love my sniper rifle
Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #94337] Thu, 10 June 2004 19:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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You haven't got any idea of what you're talking about with that last sentence fragment.
Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #95080] Sun, 13 June 2004 18:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I dont mean to make anyone mad, but first off, snipers should remain the same level of effectivity against aircraft. Why? Beacuse it would make all the dedicated snipers like me mad for one, and two, becasue the game designers made it that way for a reason.
The pilot sniping part and the critical area part are okay. I like those parts beacause EVERYONE likes it. Not just aircraftkiller. Even if it is undoable, It was a bright idea.


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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #95083] Sun, 13 June 2004 18:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Jonathon, don't even dignity that with a response.


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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #95343] Mon, 14 June 2004 19:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I dont know WHAT youralls problem is. I never asked for a response to ANY of the stuff i posted. Aircraft killer is unwilling to comprmise with others to seek a solution to this light armor sniping part. Its his way or no way. Id like to see u guys try to convince EVERYONE on renforums that snipers should be ineffective against vheicle or aircraft. U wont have any success. gaurenteed. How often do u play renegade anyway? Ive heard from a friend who is almost as reputable as u on renforums. He says that you MADE renalert to rectify this "problem". So WHY do u sit here whinin about a game u dont even PLAY?

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Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #95346] Mon, 14 June 2004 19:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dumbass.

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1. JupitersK 2635 109
2. nas680 1561 117
3. scythar 1434 161
4. Falconxl0 1160 85
5. C4Kitty 1102 129
6. a1ph4riu5 1091 125
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8. TwisTa232 1021 107
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1. JupitersK 24.17 109

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3. JupitersK 6.33 109

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Guess where all that came from? Using n00b cannon Havocs, Sakuras, Black Hand "snipers" and Deadeye.

The rest of it was with an Orca, Apache, or APC.

I'm making Renegade Alert because I want Red Alert in first person. Snipers in RA didn't damage aircraft while they were on the ground, nor did they damage anything else but soldiers.

I know how fucking powerful the n00b cannons are BECAUSE I USE THEM ALMOST EVERY GAME. 109 games this month. Figure it out.
Snipers with Ramjet vs Air units. [message #95413] Tue, 15 June 2004 01:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I was thinking about something yesterday while playing City Flying. It's become such a boring map for me because the only units that you see used are Orcas/Apaches, APCs, Havocs/Sakuras and Stealth Tanks. Everything else is pretty ineffective because tanks get chewed up by aircraft hovering above their maximum gun elevation and light armoured vehicles/infantry get cut to pieces by the snipers.

Imagine how much more fun City Flying would be if you had Mammoth Tanks and MRLS slugging it out with Light Tanks and Artillery, while Orcas fly overhead and Buggies drive past on the ground. That's what it would be like if snipers did minimal damage to light armour and aircraft had to reload their ammo at the Helipad. The light vehicles would suddenly become usable in all sorts of different ways and you'd see a lot more tanks in the field if they didn't have to worry about aircraft hovering over them indefinitely. You could still use your APCs and Stealth Tanks just the same, but there'd be much more choice of what units to use. The aircraft would take some getting used to, mainly because they wouldn't own all ground vehicles anymore (particularly if you have units with homing missiles), but they'd also be able to fly where they wanted to without hugging the terrain in fear of snipers.
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snipbravo

I dont know WHAT youralls problem is.


You're an incoherent idiot?



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I agree about the positive gameplay differences it "could" make. But remember, it might end up being worsely balanced than it is. I definetly agree that these changes need to be given a go though -- why not? It could be like a whole new Renegade where every unit can be used effectively (including rocket soldiers). But that's what I'm also afraid of.. supposing one unit became too powerful, even though you think there are effective counters to everything. For example, the mammoth tank. I don't think it should be changed at all unless unbalance issues arise concerning them and the other unit changes.

I'm wondering how the refueling of orcas/apaches will work. When they run out of ammunition, do they have a long recharge time to force people to go back to helipads which are programmed to refuel the vehicle instantly, while giving them 10 health back a second? That sounds pretty fun.
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