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pingchecker Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:51 pm Posts: 6	Sentinel needs to be looked at I played tribes 1 and 2, but I don't really remember them too much. We use to play at lans back when I was a teenager. I also played Quake 3 Pro - when to tournaments. From what I can see right now : and this is is just an example. Spinfuser = Rocket Launcher BXT1 = Railgun The problem I am having is as follows I can knock off 400 - 500 with a Spinfuser and keep bouncing them around until they are dead, unless they are skiing fast, then I might only get a one Spinfuser hit. When I use the BXT1 I have to hold the mouse for 2-3 secs and try to hit a target that's farther than hell away skiing like a kid on crack. I can hit them once and a while, and I know this game is not Quake 3 but seriously fix this. Up dmg to 700 and maybe make the hitbox a little bigger for sniper rifles.
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:05 pm

WitchDoctorVega Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:15 am Posts: 2482 Location: On the coast, NH Steam Gamer Name: ..WitchDoctor..	Re: Sentinel needs to be looked at you posted this in GENERAL already, so i will use a similar response. GO FIND A f*** SNIPING SPOT AND GET OUT OF THE MIDFIELD... YOU WONT HAVE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM _________________ CYBRIDS 4 LYF! Metagens 4 ever!
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:08 pm

anakinberrybread Joined: Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:36 am Posts: 184	Re: Sentinel needs to be looked at In before all the flames. (edit: d*** missed one ... ) The sniper rifle is already overpowered, a single capable sniper will shut down an entire teams offense.
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:11 pm

miqueloz Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:55 pm Posts: 267	Re: Sentinel needs to be looked at WitchDoctorVega wrote: you posted this in GENERAL already, so i will use a similar response. GO FIND A f*** SNIPING SPOT AND GET OUT OF THE MIDFIELD... YOU WONT HAVE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM Great attitude towards a new player who's not even being all that uppity. At least you succeed in making yourself look like a jerk in addition to being a proven scrub. @OP, snipers serve a very different function in Tribes than Railgun does in Q3. Sentinels are fine (definitely not underpowered, at least.. them being overpowered is another argument though). Last edited by miqueloz on Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:14 pm

Chuckdatass Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:12 pm Posts: 424 Location: SoCal Steam Gamer Name: Chuckdatass	Re: Sentinel needs to be looked at He just got the game. He has no idea what he is talking about. Excuse the beginner for a dumb thread which is the exact opposite of the general consensus. Edit: Use the search button and look at all the OP thread on Sent _________________ In Game Name: ChuckingIt Due to censorship of my name! Put Tribes 2 Style Force Fields on Base Turrets and Base Sensor. For the generators' sake.. Siege! Last edited by Chuckdatass on Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:15 pm

WitchDoctorVega Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:15 am Posts: 2482 Location: On the coast, NH Steam Gamer Name: ..WitchDoctor..	Re: Sentinel needs to be looked at miqueloz wrote: WitchDoctorVega wrote: you posted this in GENERAL already, so i will use a similar response. GO FIND A f*** SNIPING SPOT AND GET OUT OF THE MIDFIELD... YOU WONT HAVE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM Great attitude towards a new player who's not even being all that uppity. At least you succeed in making yourself look like a jerk in addition to being a proven scrub. I AM a jerk. just LOL@ proven scrub. Also, he already psoted this exact cut & paste from the general section. _________________ CYBRIDS 4 LYF! Metagens 4 ever! Last edited by WitchDoctorVega on Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:15 pm

DrEuthanasia Beta Tester Joined: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:20 pm Posts: 1101	Re: Sentinel needs to be looked at The sniper rifle has infinite range and no travel time. When you miss, it's entirely your fault because no hitscan attack can be dodged, and given how cover is so scarce in this game, killing a player as the Sentinel is simply a question of whether or not you're accurate enough to get them before they leave your field of view. Never mind the fact that it's impossible to retaliate against a Sentinel because he can see your slow projectile weapons coming for miles and only needs to step a few feet to the side to safely dodge them. I am not exaggerating when I say that no class in this game is more effective at killing another player's enjoyment of it than the Sentinel. Buffs to it are unthinkable in its current state. You can be forgiven for not fully realizing the class's potential, but I assure you that you'll find no sympathy from the experienced players here.
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:16 pm

pingchecker Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:51 pm Posts: 6	Re: Sentinel needs to be looked at WitchDoctorVega wrote: you posted this in GENERAL already, so i will use a similar response. GO FIND A f*** SNIPING SPOT AND GET OUT OF THE MIDFIELD... YOU WONT HAVE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM sorry to offend you but after i posted in general , i was told to post here
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:17 pm

WitchDoctorVega Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:15 am Posts: 2482 Location: On the coast, NH Steam Gamer Name: ..WitchDoctor..	Re: Sentinel needs to be looked at pingchecker wrote: WitchDoctorVega wrote: you posted this in GENERAL already, so i will use a similar response. GO FIND A f*** SNIPING SPOT AND GET OUT OF THE MIDFIELD... YOU WONT HAVE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM sorry to offend you but after i posted in general , i was told to post here you didn't offend me man, but its common sense. If you played Q3 then you know not to run around midfield with the railgun when its best used as a sniping weapon. If this weapon has a charge up time, you're best when standing still......far away, where snipers usually are. _________________ CYBRIDS 4 LYF! Metagens 4 ever!
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:19 pm

Litego Joined: Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:12 pm Posts: 5540 Location: North Cape - Norway	Re: Sentinel needs to be looked at DrEuthanasia wrote: no hitscan attack can be dodged That's not really true, in fact, that is just total BS. Of course hitscan can be dodged! It is obviously harder, but saying it is impossible to dodge is just stupid. Unless you're using an aimbot, in which case, no it can not be dodged. _________________ Lag spike + lag compensation = lols
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:24 pm

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pingchecker

Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:51 pm
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** Sentinel needs to be looked at **

I played tribes 1 and 2, but I don't really remember them too much. We use to play at lans back when I was a teenager. I also played Quake 3 Pro - when to tournaments.

From what I can see right now : and this is is just an example.

Spinfuser = Rocket Launcher
BXT1 = Railgun

The problem I am having is as follows

I can knock off 400 - 500 with a Spinfuser and keep bouncing them around until they are dead, unless they are skiing fast, then I might only get a one Spinfuser hit.

When I use the BXT1 I have to hold the mouse for 2-3 secs and try to hit a target that's farther than hell away skiing like a kid on crack. I can hit them once and a while, and I know this game is not Quake 3 but seriously fix this.

Up dmg to 700 and maybe make the hitbox a little bigger for sniper rifles.

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:05 pm

WitchDoctorVega

Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:15 am
Posts: 2482
Location: On the coast, NH
Steam Gamer Name: ..WitchDoctor..

Re: ** Sentinel needs to be looked at **

you posted this in GENERAL already, so i will use a similar response.

GO FIND A f*** SNIPING SPOT AND GET OUT OF THE MIDFIELD... YOU WONT HAVE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM

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CYBRIDS 4 LYF! Metagens 4 ever!

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:08 pm

anakinberrybread

Joined: Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:36 am
Posts: 184

Re: ** Sentinel needs to be looked at **

In before all the flames. (edit: d*** missed one ... )

The sniper rifle is already overpowered, a single capable sniper will shut down an entire teams offense.

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:11 pm

miqueloz

Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:55 pm
Posts: 267

Re: ** Sentinel needs to be looked at **

WitchDoctorVega wrote:

you posted this in GENERAL already, so i will use a similar response.

GO FIND A f*** SNIPING SPOT AND GET OUT OF THE MIDFIELD... YOU WONT HAVE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM

Great attitude towards a new player who's not even being all that uppity. At least you succeed in making yourself look like a jerk in addition to being a proven scrub.

@OP, snipers serve a very different function in Tribes than Railgun does in Q3. Sentinels are fine (definitely not underpowered, at least.. them being overpowered is another argument though).

Last edited by miqueloz on Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:14 pm

Chuckdatass

Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:12 pm
Posts: 424
Location: SoCal
Steam Gamer Name: Chuckdatass

Re: ** Sentinel needs to be looked at **

He just got the game. He has no idea what he is talking about. Excuse the beginner for a dumb thread which is the exact opposite of the general consensus.

Edit: Use the search button and look at all the OP thread on Sent

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In Game Name: ChuckingIt Due to censorship of my name!
Put Tribes 2 Style Force Fields on Base Turrets and Base Sensor. For the generators' sake..
Siege!

Last edited by Chuckdatass on Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:15 pm

WitchDoctorVega

Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:15 am
Posts: 2482
Location: On the coast, NH
Steam Gamer Name: ..WitchDoctor..

Re: ** Sentinel needs to be looked at **

miqueloz wrote:

WitchDoctorVega wrote:

you posted this in GENERAL already, so i will use a similar response.

GO FIND A f*** SNIPING SPOT AND GET OUT OF THE MIDFIELD... YOU WONT HAVE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM

Great attitude towards a new player who's not even being all that uppity. At least you succeed in making yourself look like a jerk in addition to being a proven scrub.

I AM a jerk. just LOL@ proven scrub.

Also, he already psoted this exact cut & paste from the general section.

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CYBRIDS 4 LYF! Metagens 4 ever!

Last edited by WitchDoctorVega on Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:15 pm

DrEuthanasia

Beta Tester

Joined: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:20 pm
Posts: 1101

Re: ** Sentinel needs to be looked at **

The sniper rifle has infinite range and no travel time. When you miss, it's entirely your fault because no hitscan attack can be dodged, and given how cover is so scarce in this game, killing a player as the Sentinel is simply a question of whether or not you're accurate enough to get them before they leave your field of view. Never mind the fact that it's impossible to retaliate against a Sentinel because he can see your slow projectile weapons coming for miles and only needs to step a few feet to the side to safely dodge them.

I am not exaggerating when I say that no class in this game is more effective at killing another player's enjoyment of it than the Sentinel. Buffs to it are unthinkable in its current state. You can be forgiven for not fully realizing the class's potential, but I assure you that you'll find no sympathy from the experienced players here.

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:16 pm

pingchecker

Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:51 pm
Posts: 6

Re: ** Sentinel needs to be looked at **

WitchDoctorVega wrote:

you posted this in GENERAL already, so i will use a similar response.

GO FIND A f*** SNIPING SPOT AND GET OUT OF THE MIDFIELD... YOU WONT HAVE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM

sorry to offend you but after i posted in general , i was told to post here

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:17 pm

WitchDoctorVega

Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:15 am
Posts: 2482
Location: On the coast, NH
Steam Gamer Name: ..WitchDoctor..

Re: ** Sentinel needs to be looked at **

pingchecker wrote:

WitchDoctorVega wrote:

you posted this in GENERAL already, so i will use a similar response.

GO FIND A f*** SNIPING SPOT AND GET OUT OF THE MIDFIELD... YOU WONT HAVE AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM

sorry to offend you but after i posted in general , i was told to post here

you didn't offend me man, but its common sense. If you played Q3 then you know not to run around midfield with the railgun when its best used as a sniping weapon.

If this weapon has a charge up time, you're best when standing still......far away, where snipers usually are.

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CYBRIDS 4 LYF! Metagens 4 ever!

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:19 pm

Litego

Joined: Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:12 pm
Posts: 5540
Location: North Cape - Norway

Re: ** Sentinel needs to be looked at **

DrEuthanasia wrote:

no hitscan attack can be dodged

That's not really true, in fact, that is just total BS. Of course hitscan can be dodged! It is obviously harder, but saying it is impossible to dodge is just stupid. Unless you're using an aimbot, in which case, no it can not be dodged.

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Lag spike + lag compensation = lols

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:24 pm

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