Grappler = could ruin this game

So.. what good is it if you have the flag carrier doing HUGE loops from his tower on Isle or the same on Cavern? It's worse than turtlng... It doesn't even make sense. If the grappler isn't fixed.. I could see it easily ruining this game.

o-snipe :o

I think the grappler, while in it's own problem, wont be the killer of Vengeance for say, but in no means will it ever "save" or "change" Vengeance. The killer is lack in depth in the overall gameplay that has killed T:V. Not just the grappler. It's just a shame to see so much work and involvement put into the development of the grappler instead of new innovations. Thats what's truly sad ....

The problem, I think, is that the grappler isn't easily dislodged, line snapped, etc. From everything I had read up until open beta, the grappler attatch point could be broken by a disc, some chaingun bullets, burner rounds, things like that. We were also promised that the line could be broken if something like a heavy or vehicle passed through it. I've seen neither of these occur, and can only assume they aren't in the current build.

My question is, "Why did they remove this feature?" Or was this feature simply never fully implemented to begin with?

not the grappler but all the time spent to make the grass/vegetation look realistic which you dont even see on med, low quality anyway

you can break the line if you run into it with ur body. it snaps

He was doing small loops, I was there.

I think maps where it can be whored should be taken out, not the grappler, it helps those cappers cap. Maps like cavern = :(

if he's doing "small" loops, shoot at the base of the hook

I named this skill Bodoming. Once people catch on you are disk bait. I do it at the other teams base, however, so that may account for the other team 'catching on' so quickly.

I've had my line cut once.

Then perhaps I was mistaken about line-snapping. But the hook definitely needs to break more easily. At this point, nothing can dislodge it from it's grapple point.

Please also consider this build is still BETA, there are a few things they didnt tweak for the build (or so they kept telling us...) ...."Beta" suuuuure it was a Beta......

How did I figure you were going to come in here and post about this. It was "ME" was doing this to evil jim. He was whining and complaining about me hanging from the ceiling by my flagstand waiting on my flag to be returned.

The first thing that comes to my mind about you is "whiney i got sand in my vagina bitch. Im glad you left the server.

I could understand if i was in heavy with shield or repair inside my base but i was in LIGHT spin/cg/grappler dangling from the ceiling. If you would learn how to snipe or be sneaky and try to kill my instead of whining and complaining about what im doing I would have respect for you but alas i can do without whiny bitches.

Thanks and have a great day.

I think the grappler, while in it's own problem, wont be the killer of Vengeance for say, but in no means will it ever "save" or "change" Vengeance. The killer is lack in depth in the overall gameplay that has killed T:V. Not just the grappler. It's just a shame to see so much work and involvement put into the development of the grappler instead of new innovations. Thats what's truly sad ....


I agree.

I think a lot of stuff in this game is just waiting for the proper exploit to make us totally rethink how to play tribes... like when skiing was first mainstream.

Grappler is the funniest thing in the game IMO .. i get all my fun from grappling.

Tribes : Grappler!

Bodoming is a hell of a lot of fun.

I do it all the time on every map but cavern if there is a stand off. Usually it doesn't take people too long to figure it out, and time it so they hit the wall/ground you're going near at some point though.

I saw i$.proginy do it on Winter Lake on one of those out-cropped rocks. It was hillarious watching the LD chase him in circles before he got bored and just shot off back home.

the grappler probably wont be used much except for maybe 2 - 4 maps.

Why is the grabbler even in this game...effin ghey. I think running away with the grabbler is worse than turtling.