Speed Dets

[Darth Crater]

Of course, it depends on the map as well. Some maps are nothing but spam corridors where you can't go 10 feet without grenades or mines, and ending up directly on top of an engineer happens regularly. Other maps are wide open enough that if an engineer gets into range of you you've done something horribly wrong.

I'll have to try out your mods when I get a chance, Wulf.

[Talon Karrde]

@Talon Karrde


I'm not an elitist because I'm obsessed with skill, I just hate that I can't play as a rifleman (my favorite class) because I get destroyed if I do(my ping doesn't assist me much either). You're forced to play as a Rocketeer or Engineer just to stay on the scoreboard.

It's a horribly unbalanced game, and my mods (specifically Battlefront 3) change that to even the classes out. Mines and detpacks aren't nearly as overpowered, Engineers are nerfed, Riflemen return as the class you need to play to win. Rocket Launchers are near worthless against infantry.

Medics and Heavy Weapons Specialists are two new classes. The former has an SMG type weapon and health packs (not ammo+health). The latter is armed with an LMG type weapon, and ammo packs (not health+ammo). My plan was to make every class feel like they're needed.

Oh, don't worry, I'm not calling you an elitist. I'm calling out the elitists who use the highest tier basic class in this game as a "I have more skill than you" counter to rocket classes. They do counter rocket troops, but the reasoning for saying engineers are for skilled players and rocket troops are for noobs is a heavily flawed one.

And yeah, if it was up to me, infantry would be front line classes - their rifles should hurt - they should make you want to duck for cover - engineers would be back line. Snipers would be cowards, and rocket guys would be anti tank / chokepoint characters. I agree with the medic and heavy weapons specialist classes too.

There's a whole lot of stuff I would do if I could rebalance the game, and especially make the game more friendly towards those like you and I who have higher ping.

[11_Panama_]

Truth is, all classes are effective if you could shoot them in the head. Engies run around with dets in their hands as they run next to you, and think they're skillful. That class is way overpowered. I use the rocketeer because I believe they are challenging, slow runners and slow reloading...you get one shot and you have to make it count, or your dead. And about shooting at players feet.....you have to, there's times when I hit them squared on, in the chest, and they survived. The darkies that use the "darkie glitch" are cheating, plain and simple. I rarely use force, but when I do, it's against those cheaters. (I sound like that Bohemian beer commercial.)

[WD-40]

Couldn't agree more Talon. and I love playing Vanguard (rocket trooper) because I love missiles and seeing that flame shoot across the map and, hopefully, blow the [poo] outta whatever I aim at. I also love blowing up tanks and shooting speeders out of the sky. But it's a slow mover, and Engys usually have a huge advantage close in during combat.

[Col. Hstar]

I rarely use force, but when I do, it's against those cheaters. (I sound like that Bohemian beer commercial.)

[FaiL.?]

0:06 seconds is great on that video, Col...