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Old 2013-11-17, 04:47 PM   [Ignore Me] #7
HereticusXZ
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Re: The Flash needs a niche/revamp


Few things as frustrating as a Infiltrator on a Wraith Module Flash raping a Sunderer spawn w/ upgraded Fury.

Infiltrator w/ Wraith module flash taxi a LA Squad Leader behind enemy lines in a heavy siege to what I like to call the "Magic Position" to place a Squad Beacon allowing the Squad to mess some stuff up.

Flash has 100m Scout Radar, extremely useful in Amp Stations or Tech-Plants to detect a incoming MAX Crash in the Bio-Lab. Also noted that Flash has the greatest Scout Radar of any ground vehicle, all others cap out at 50m. The Flash' Scout Radar is rivled only by the ESF who maxes out at 200m

Also extremely frustrating when a Infiltrator w/ Wraith Module flash sneaks up on a anchored Prowler, Sunderer or any ground vehicle in general with a Engineer who has Tank Mines riding the rumble seat...

Lets not even get into kamikaze Wraith module Flash w/ enough C4 to bring down a Bio-Lab...

The Flash is the cheapest vehicle in the game costing you only 100 resources, even cheaper with a Esamire Continent Bonus. With maxed out acquisition timer there is absolutely no Cool Down to the Flash. Cheap + No CD = Spammable.

The flash is not a end-all beat all stand alone weapon of war as your proposing it should be with new stuff, It's the only vehicle in the game that can stealth and it doesn't have a very large engine so it's natural it's slower then a harasser. It has it's niche to weave into soft-spots and choke up the enemies ability to take to the field.

TL/DR Flash has it's role to play and it does it well. It's a high skill cap, High risk vs Reward vehicle because of how vulnerable the Flash and the Rider is to take damage but when used right it's terrifyingly frustrating to deal with. It Taxis, it Scouts, it targets soft-points within a enemy force. It doesn't need much more beyond more performance fixes because it's still flipping stupidly easy and that's been a problem sense Beta.

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