Warhawk Omegathread

[alphapyro]

I'll be logging in tonight.. I get off work at 4:30.. so that'll give me a couple hours to warm up.

I'll try to bring my gameface and sniper rifle... I can get on some pretty wicked sniping sprees.


Has anyone noticed sometimes there's a weapon switch delay? Been in a couple games where I'll try to quickly flip from knife to rocket launcher and have it delay or vice versa when I got my rocket in "target lock" mode and switch weapons it'll snag and fire off a rocket needlessly even though it shows I've equipped a knife.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by Blu-Generation

I'm just glad the wrench and the bio-field thing is FREE. Not that I mind paying if it's only a few bucks.
But since it's FREE, I'm happy to take it.

I mind paying, because it ruins the game. While you and I might buy the stuff, many won't. And that means the playing field gets smaller. The population just isn't large enough to go segmenting it like that.

We all lose in the end.

They should really give us a few mini maps at least for free, so the population as a whole gets revitalized.

[Blu-Generation]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

I mind paying, because it ruins the game. While you and I might buy the stuff, many won't. And that means the playing field gets smaller. The population just isn't large enough to go segmenting it like that.

We all lose in the end.

They should really give us a few mini maps at least for free, so the population as a whole gets revitalized.

True, which I'm sure they'll probably thinking about that as well.

"Hmm..The free folks don't want to pay, so if they stop playing we lose support and the game will die. How about we throw in some new maps for them all next time, for FREE."

In my opinion, no game creator wants to see their game flop, that's for sure.

On a side note, YES, I mind paying too sometime, which is why I find XBL silly. Nomatter what the price, online play should be free, since we already pay for our own cable bill anyways.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by alphapyro

I'll be logging in tonight.. I get off work at 4:30.. so that'll give me a couple hours to warm up.

I'll try to bring my gameface and sniper rifle... I can get on some pretty wicked sniping sprees.


Has anyone noticed sometimes there's a weapon switch delay? Been in a couple games where I'll try to quickly flip from knife to rocket launcher and have it delay or vice versa when I got my rocket in "target lock" mode and switch weapons it'll snag and fire off a rocket needlessly even though it shows I've equipped a knife.

Yeah, I've had a delay a few times. My biggest gripe is not being able to custom set the weapons. When I'm flying I can't tell you how many times I've went to get a "corner" weapon and end up with something else.

I mean, why is the pistol in the left position? I have over 400 hours of play and have like 13 pistol deaths. Does anyone really use it? I'd rather see the flame thrower there.

[bilbravo]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

No. The guy who hosted the game is someone I've played with a lot.

As soon as you logged on, he told me someone from your clan is playing now. Unfortunately, you didn't switch teams, so you had to be killed.

Actually, when it's pre-game, I don't play hard at all. I try stupid things, roam around in jeeps waiting to die, etc.

Well the teams would have been lopsided, and I hate being "that guy".

[Jafo]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

When I'm in the air, a stupid wrench isn't going to help a tank.

It will be nice to have. I'm getting sick to my stomach of almost taking out a tank when on foot, but being 1 grenade short. If I've got the wrench, I can take him out.

Too bad you can't throw the wrench.

No, but a back seat wrencher in your plane could actually help, instead of just watching the scenery pass by...I call shotgun!

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by bilbravo

Well the teams would have been lopsided, and I hate being "that guy".

I don't mind being down 4-3 if the other 2 guys are at least mediocre. I can usually outplay 2 guys unless they both are very good. (laughs as he says this)



It was pre-game, so switching would have been fine. Plus, when the game started, we would have been on the same team.

But I see how you roll. Okay, it's on now.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by Jafo

No, but a back seat wrencher in your plane could actually help, instead of just watching the scenery pass by...I call shotgun!

Actually, 2-manning a Warhawk is a good tactic that's almost never used. That second guy can see all players on the map. If nothing else, you could see what is going on at the enemy's base.

Hmm, I see a new strategy developing with some players.

1. Get wrench.

2. Get warhawk.

3. Fight until almost dead.

4. Boost to the ground and jump out of the plane.

5. Wrench the Warhawk until it's healed.

6. Get in plane and go at it again.

[vektar]

sounds good, that and droping jeeps and tanks on enemy mines

[Seboist]

Is the wrench and health gizmo going to be in the Omega Factory map?

[Shin-Ra]

Every single map in the game.

[bilbravo]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

I don't mind being down 4-3 if the other 2 guys are at least mediocre. I can usually outplay 2 guys unless they both are very good. (laughs as he says this)



It was pre-game, so switching would have been fine. Plus, when the game started, we would have been on the same team.

But I see how you roll. Okay, it's on now.

Ok, I saw you jump on and then right back off again... what up?

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by bilbravo

Ok, I saw you jump on and then right back off again... what up?

When? I was playing for about 4 hours tonight (about 3pm to 7pm PST).

I saw a couple BLU members tonight.

[CYMBOL]

I WANNA PLAY!


Do you have to find a wrench - or do you spawn in with one (I thought it replaced the knife).

How are the bio-fields - are they useful or useless?

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by CYMBOL

I WANNA PLAY!


Do you have to find a wrench - or do you spawn in with one (I thought it replaced the knife).

How are the bio-fields - are they useful or useless?

I'll have to wait until the patch actually comes out to tell you.

The servers are going down early morning for it. I think it said they would be up by 9am PST.

One note I missed was that they are adjusting CTF so you can no longer drop/throw the flag. I think that sucks. So no more being a nice player and giving the flag back to someone who lost it. What type of pointless BS is this company up to.

[CYMBOL]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

I'll have to wait until the patch actually comes out to tell you.

The servers are going down early morning for it. I think it said they would be up by 9am PST.

One note I missed was that they are adjusting CTF so you can no longer drop/throw the flag. I think that sucks. So no more being a nice player and giving the flag back to someone who lost it. What type of pointless BS is this company up to.

Ooooooh, well, you all were talking about it like you were playing it. (Hey! I'm in BFE - give me a break! )

That does suck. Sometimes, I'm not giving the flag back - sometimes, I get tired of waiting for my team to get our flag back and want to join the battle, so I offer it to someone who would rather sit around and hide.

Maybe they got tired of people dropping and picking it up again and again while they are sitting around doing nothing - just to keep hearing that sound.

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by CYMBOL

Ooooooh, well, you all were talking about it like you were playing it. (Hey! I'm in BFE - give me a break! )

That does suck. Sometimes, I'm not giving the flag back - sometimes, I get tired of waiting for my team to get our flag back and want to join the battle, so I offer it to someone who would rather sit around and hide.

Maybe they got tired of people dropping and picking it up again and again while they are sitting around doing nothing - just to keep hearing that sound.

I remeber in the beta there was a bug, which was resolved thank goodness that each time you handed off the flag the person who received it got points, you could get 100's of points sitting there volley balling it to the other person, back and forth. I notice some people use it to throw the flag to distract the enemy as they hide and ambush the people who came.

Btw to reply what you said Copywriter, I agree alot of people do suck with mines, the folks who for weird reasons line up all 4 mines next to each other,
one aircraft dive bombs before main force... and we knew what happens after that.

[Shin-Ra]

D.J. already explained the flag drop removal.

Originally Posted by Dylan Jobe

the v1.3 patch does not include lower rank requirements. However, we did increase the the points for CTF.

We originally nerfed these because of stat padders throwing the flag back and forth and totally screwing up the ranking and balance.

in the v1.3 patch, we have increased the point payouts for flag carrier kills and defends but block the ability to throw the flag.

This was based on the observation of a lot of games. The vast majority of players rarely used the throw feature yet stat padders use it constantly to exploit the system.

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

D.J. already explained the flag drop removal.

True but ive actually seen good uses of it, for ambush purposes...

[Borrik]

Originally Posted by CYMBOL

Ooooooh, well, you all were talking about it like you were playing it. (Hey! I'm in BFE - give me a break! )

That does suck. Sometimes, I'm not giving the flag back - sometimes, I get tired of waiting for my team to get our flag back and want to join the battle, so I offer it to someone who would rather sit around and hide.

Maybe they got tired of people dropping and picking it up again and again while they are sitting around doing nothing - just to keep hearing that sound.

I have actually seen people toss the flag off the edge on Island Outpost <- i think thats the map. Do it enough times and it either buggs out the match so you have like 99 flag caps, or you get hella points for "getting the flag", or it boosts up the "capture bar" at the bottom of the screen to full so it's harder to save. Either way i think it was good that they took out the toss ability. Now it is more incentive to keep the flag and stay alive in the process.