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Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them
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DaBrownsRPhat Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 9:20 pm Posts: 12	Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them Or something. I may have been shot by them a couple of times but it always seems people just zoom around fast and run over people. If I am flying in the air, I can see that as ok that the striker can run you over, but on the ground?????? Name me any flying object that can run over a person who is on the ground without blowing up themselves? This isn't old Tribes and there are differences (which I like), but the Striker being able to be used like a ground vehicle really breaks up the great gameplay IMO. Everyone knows how chronic this is, and I would hope others do see what I am talking about. Also, TBH, to those who do do this, gain some skills and don't be a puss.
Sat May 19, 2012 12:42 pm

Pingles Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:28 pm Posts: 1733	Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them DaBrownsRPhat wrote: Also, TBH, to those who do do this, gain some skills and don't be a puss. I think you mean SHRIKE. I can't fly one worth beans. In fact, I'd argue that most people can't. There are a few pilots who I fear in Shrikes and from what I can tell it is because of their own piloting ability that they excel, not because it's easy. Try it out. Some people do take to it pretty quickly, but there is skill involved. I find that I rarely worry about Shrikes. Most folks in them just seem to want to fly around and buzz folks. _________________
Sat May 19, 2012 1:00 pm

DibbzTheLoner Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:30 am Posts: 1616 Location: Australia Steam Gamer Name: Dibbz	Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them Fairly certain this is a troll. I feel it in my bones, and in his name/writing. _________________ This signature is green. I like the colour green. Wait, why are you still reading? It should be obvious that this signature is pointless and just here to be green. Stop reading already! You're procrastinating too much!
Sat May 19, 2012 1:03 pm

DaBrownsRPhat Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 9:20 pm Posts: 12	Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them Shrike, whatever :p Maybe create a perk or something that makes being ran over by them immune or blows them up too. It is just a loop hole people take advantage of IMO. I have flown them, and done this to try it out, it is cheap and breaks the flow of the game IMO. Air vehicle is an air vehicle and a ground vehicle is a ground vehicle .... or so it should be IMO.
Sat May 19, 2012 1:04 pm

DaBrownsRPhat Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 9:20 pm Posts: 12	Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them DibbzTheLoner wrote: Fairly certain this is a troll. I feel it in my bones, and in his name/writing. No, srs is srs stuff. Seriously.
Sat May 19, 2012 1:04 pm

BinaryMan Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:50 am Posts: 14	Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them Please let this be a troll.
Sat May 19, 2012 1:06 pm

TheAlgerian Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:48 am Posts: 165	Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them No more Shrike complaining thread please. In fact, no more "I suck at this weapon/vehicle/class but it's OP" thread would be great. I've tried Shrikes once or twice in training mode, it's anything but easy. _________________
Sat May 19, 2012 1:13 pm

DaBrownsRPhat Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 9:20 pm Posts: 12	Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them Not easy? Zoom around fast, find someone either sniping or engaged with someone else, run over, profit. It isn't very hard. Especially with a capper trying to focus on skiing and flying with his back to the shrike. Also, are you guys even reading what I am typing? Running over in the air makes sense, but running over someone who is on the ground doesn't make any sense and it breaks the flow of the game IMO. You guys don't think so?
Sat May 19, 2012 1:41 pm

TheAlgerian Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:48 am Posts: 165	Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them DaBrownsRPhat wrote: Zoom around fast, find someone either sniping or engaged with someone else, run over, profit. Yeah, cause it's too hard moving when a big noisy metal aircraft is coming towards you despite the fact that you were sniping there for an hour and thus still have your energy pack maxed out. DaBrownsRPhat wrote: Running over in the air makes sense, but running over someone who is on the ground doesn't make any sense and it breaks the flow of the game IMO. You guys don't think so? No, I don't. I tried as well to run over bots on the ground, I just crashed. Also I made a few too greedy Shrike pilots crash by baiting them and drawing them to the floor in pub games, really not that hard, I even provoke them on purpose most of the time when I cross one's path. _________________
Sat May 19, 2012 2:08 pm

pholtos Joined: Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:43 pm Posts: 68	Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them I'm going to share a little story. I placed two claymores near each other while sniping during a match. I forgot I put them down. A shrike comes along and tries to run me over. I dodge and the shrike goes for another sniper, running into both my claymores and exploding. ಠ_ಠ
Sat May 19, 2012 2:17 pm

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DaBrownsRPhat

Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 9:20 pm
Posts: 12

Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them

Or something.

I may have been shot by them a couple of times but it always seems people just zoom around fast and run over people.

If I am flying in the air, I can see that as ok that the striker can run you over, but on the ground??????

Name me any flying object that can run over a person who is on the ground without blowing up themselves?

This isn't old Tribes and there are differences (which I like), but the Striker being able to be used like a ground vehicle really breaks up the great gameplay IMO.

Everyone knows how chronic this is, and I would hope others do see what I am talking about.

Also, TBH, to those who do do this, gain some skills and don't be a puss.

:lol:

Sat May 19, 2012 12:42 pm

Pingles

Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:28 pm
Posts: 1733

Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them

DaBrownsRPhat wrote:

Also, TBH, to those who do do this, gain some skills and don't be a puss.

:lol:

I think you mean SHRIKE.

I can't fly one worth beans. In fact, I'd argue that most people can't.

There are a few pilots who I fear in Shrikes and from what I can tell it is because of their own piloting ability that they excel, not because it's easy.

Try it out. Some people do take to it pretty quickly, but there is skill involved.

I find that I rarely worry about Shrikes. Most folks in them just seem to want to fly around and buzz folks.

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Sat May 19, 2012 1:00 pm

DibbzTheLoner

Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:30 am
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Location: Australia
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Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them

Fairly certain this is a troll. I feel it in my bones, and in his name/writing.

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Sat May 19, 2012 1:03 pm

DaBrownsRPhat

Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 9:20 pm
Posts: 12

Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them

Shrike, whatever :p

Maybe create a perk or something that makes being ran over by them immune or blows them up too.

It is just a loop hole people take advantage of IMO.

I have flown them, and done this to try it out, it is cheap and breaks the flow of the game IMO.

Air vehicle is an air vehicle and a ground vehicle is a ground vehicle .... or so it should be IMO.

Sat May 19, 2012 1:04 pm

DaBrownsRPhat

Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 9:20 pm
Posts: 12

Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them

DibbzTheLoner wrote:

Fairly certain this is a troll. I feel it in my bones, and in his name/writing.

No, srs is srs stuff.

Seriously.

Sat May 19, 2012 1:04 pm

BinaryMan

Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:50 am
Posts: 14

Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them

Please let this be a troll.

Sat May 19, 2012 1:06 pm

TheAlgerian

Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:48 am
Posts: 165

Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them

No more Shrike complaining thread please.

In fact, no more "I suck at this weapon/vehicle/class but it's OP" thread would be great.

I've tried Shrikes once or twice in training mode, it's anything but easy.

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Sat May 19, 2012 1:13 pm

DaBrownsRPhat

Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 9:20 pm
Posts: 12

Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them

Not easy?

Zoom around fast, find someone either sniping or engaged with someone else, run over, profit.

It isn't very hard. Especially with a capper trying to focus on skiing and flying with his back to the shrike.

Also, are you guys even reading what I am typing?

Running over in the air makes sense, but running over someone who is on the ground doesn't make any sense and it breaks the flow of the game IMO. You guys don't think so?

Sat May 19, 2012 1:41 pm

TheAlgerian

Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:48 am
Posts: 165

Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them

DaBrownsRPhat wrote:

Zoom around fast, find someone either sniping or engaged with someone else, run over, profit.

Yeah, cause it's too hard moving when a big noisy metal aircraft is coming towards you despite the fact that you were sniping there for an hour and thus still have your energy pack maxed out.

DaBrownsRPhat wrote:

Running over in the air makes sense, but running over someone who is on the ground doesn't make any sense and it breaks the flow of the game IMO. You guys don't think so?

No, I don't.
I tried as well to run over bots on the ground, I just crashed.
Also I made a few too greedy Shrike pilots crash by baiting them and drawing them to the floor in pub games, really not that hard, I even provoke them on purpose most of the time when I cross one's path.

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Sat May 19, 2012 2:08 pm

pholtos

Joined: Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:43 pm
Posts: 68

Re: Strikers ...... there really should be a floor to them

I'm going to share a little story.

I placed two claymores near each other while sniping during a match. I forgot I put them down. A shrike comes along and tries to run me over. I dodge and the shrike goes for another sniper, running into both my claymores and exploding. ಠ_ಠ

Sat May 19, 2012 2:17 pm

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