Colosus said:They do. Not a rocket shotgun.
Good to hear.
Colosus said:They do. Not a rocket shotgun.
VirDT said:Anything that gets people away from that flag instead of piling all the D at that point sounds good to me.
Marweas said:Then make sure you have some tissues around when you watch the video, Blitz.
The Rocket Pod is an interesting weapon.
One button press releases all 6 rockets. On a number of occasions I could fire another 6 rockets while the first 6 were still flying around. The rockets are pretty responsive - you can make them go in one direction and then turn them in mid-air to another direction, but they have their own velocity, so a hit takes quite a bit of skill. They're not very good against fast moving targets, and I wasn't able to target them at all while skiing fast. Thrax said they were pretty good at hitting the rover. This weapon is restricted to Med/Heavy armors. My biggest gripe with it is the model/skin. What do you think?
edit: the RP is NOT heat-seeking
I'm ambivalent on this point at the moment. I don't really dislike it, per se, but it does sort of look "UT2K3-ish" as opposed to "Tribes-ish" I guess ...Marweas said:My biggest gripe with it is the model/skin. What do you think?
Also, the chaingun generates a lot of heat and will lock up briefly if you're just spraying bullets willy-nilly.
MoneyShot said:Please whatever you do make most of the flags outside. I hate how in t2 a lot of flags are in buildings. That makes games boring as hell.
Marweas said:edit: the RP is NOT heat-seeking
Brasstax said:"Currently, the rocket pod is a bit tricky to use. We're exploring ways of making it fun while ensuring it remains a skill-based weapon. I should mention that, unlike Tribes 2, Tribes: Vengeance doesn't have flares to counter rockets. Your only defense is to be aware and dodge accordingly."
This is odd. I like the part about keeping it skill based, but then he talks about dodging rockets.
Colosus said:Yeah, it is much more exciting to listen and watch a game with 1 on 1 duels across a huge playing field than to have intense action at a flag or base.
Killjoy- said:whats the splash like on the rockets?
JerryGarcia said:I just dont like the idea of having to stop, fire, and then guide the missles sounds like a waste of time i liked in tribes being able to fire my mortar and just keep going.
Marweas said:Pretty small.
Sojourn said:How many rockets do you carry? Does it require reloading? (After you fire, say, 12, do you put in another pack?)