Jodediah
Member
Would like to hear opinions/changes/stories or w/e.
My personal opinion on these things (I get 100 ping or more to about all the servers, which may bias this stuff up):
Combat:
Useless. The set timer takes some getting used to, and the damage just isnt that great. If you're trying to do damage midair you might as well use your chaingun, and if your target is on the ground you might as well use a rocket or grenade for AoE damage. As far as "frag combos" go: to do any damage you have to MA the things, which is really hard to do without ripping yourself in two. May as well just MA your target with a rocket rather than trying to use a hand grenade to do damage. I suppose they have a little usefulness as a semisuicidal surprise attack, but thats about it. Frag combos can instakill raiders at REALLY close range because the rocket that you use to trigger the combo also does damage. It also brings you from full HP to red though. Your target would have to have no sound or music playing for you to sneak close enough to even attempt that.
Travel:
Useless. You can perform a rocket jump midair, but it hurts like crap. Might as well perform just a regular rocket jump. It'll hurt a lot less and you'll be able to gauge the amount of health you're willing to lose. I suppose they're useful as an emergency RJ if you're about to hit a hill really wrong, but the HP loss is really gross. Being a capper type of dude I don't see myself using this too often. Not sure how this help chasers, esp. those with good ping, but I personally think the little b words are really hard to nail for the midair boost.
Overall I think they're just a novelty. I see people using them a lot, perhaps jokingly, because I really don't see the point of them. :S Anyone else feel the same way/differently?
My personal opinion on these things (I get 100 ping or more to about all the servers, which may bias this stuff up):
Combat:
Useless. The set timer takes some getting used to, and the damage just isnt that great. If you're trying to do damage midair you might as well use your chaingun, and if your target is on the ground you might as well use a rocket or grenade for AoE damage. As far as "frag combos" go: to do any damage you have to MA the things, which is really hard to do without ripping yourself in two. May as well just MA your target with a rocket rather than trying to use a hand grenade to do damage. I suppose they have a little usefulness as a semisuicidal surprise attack, but thats about it. Frag combos can instakill raiders at REALLY close range because the rocket that you use to trigger the combo also does damage. It also brings you from full HP to red though. Your target would have to have no sound or music playing for you to sneak close enough to even attempt that.
Travel:
Useless. You can perform a rocket jump midair, but it hurts like crap. Might as well perform just a regular rocket jump. It'll hurt a lot less and you'll be able to gauge the amount of health you're willing to lose. I suppose they're useful as an emergency RJ if you're about to hit a hill really wrong, but the HP loss is really gross. Being a capper type of dude I don't see myself using this too often. Not sure how this help chasers, esp. those with good ping, but I personally think the little b words are really hard to nail for the midair boost.
Overall I think they're just a novelty. I see people using them a lot, perhaps jokingly, because I really don't see the point of them. :S Anyone else feel the same way/differently?
