Being a bombardier should cost cert points

PR24 · 2003-06-19, 07:35 AM

I think there should be a cert needed to be the Bombardier to help "control" the mass number of players wanting to be the Bombardier.
This will make game flow better and force a specific role to each solidier like PS should have.

It should cost 1 - 2 cert points.

What does everyone else think?

Knuckles · 2003-06-19, 07:46 AM

Uhh...

No.

Why should we have a cert for this when all other gunner/whatever positions are free? Keep it as it is - only vehicle certs should cost points. Besides... It would be a hassle to find bombardiers for Your Liberator.

Trebor95 · 2003-06-19, 07:49 AM

Originally posted by Knuckles
Uhh...

No.

Why should we have a cert for this when all other gunner/whatever positions are free? Keep it as it is - only vehicle certs should cost points. Besides... It would be a hassle to find bombardiers for Your Liberator.

Indeed, I doubt if I'll be voilunteering for a gunner - what with all these skyguards that are gonna be running around and the AV weapons everyone seems to have

as well as the automated phalanx turrets

PR24 · 2003-06-19, 07:49 AM

Originally posted by Knuckles
Uhh...

No.

Why should we have a cert for this when all other gunner/whatever positions are free?

Because NOTHING will dish out the massive amount of firepower the bomber will provide. The bomber will "carpet" bomb a whole base, thats massive firepower.

I am also one for forcing some teamwork and planning into this game.

FearTheAtlas · 2003-06-19, 08:05 AM

And also nothing will pop those things down like a pinata like the un-godly amount of AA and AV weapons, not to mention spitfires all over the ground

I don't think people are gonna sit by with their thumbs up their asses as the pretty Liberator blows them to hell

KaozReign · 2003-06-19, 08:12 AM

I have to say I don't see a point in making it 3 or even 2 certs personally. Heck leave it off the positions requiring points. That's like requiring the Prowler or Vanguard gunners to have cert requirements.

But if they even do put something like this in at most I can only see it costing 1 cert in all honesty.

SmilingBandit · 2003-06-19, 08:21 AM

The first week or so will be a great time to rack up some air-to-air kills against the libs. After that I'll pick up the cert.

Jounar · 2003-06-19, 08:25 AM

That is a terriable idea. No gunnar slots should cost cert points.
As for the comment about spitfire turrets being the bane of the bombers, I think not. I forsee bomb runs being made at very high alltiudes. Sadly I can also see GPs going through the roof from carpet bombing friendlys.

beavis88 · 2003-06-19, 08:28 AM

I am also one for forcing some teamwork and planning into this game.

Don't do this by proposing changes that don't fit AT ALL with the current game environment. Make it WORTH OUR WHILE to use teamwork and planning, and it will happen. Make it required via annoying game mechanics, and people will leave.

WritheNC · 2003-06-19, 08:42 AM

Heh, Liberators are going to have their own problems.

I imagine after the first week of the Skyguard being out you'll see lots of pissed off Reaver pilots.

Then after that, I'm sure Liberator pilots will rack up massive grief by accident.

I can just see the bad ones doing bombing runs across the entire quarter of a courtyard filled with their allies rofl.

Infernus · 2003-06-19, 10:37 AM

I'm gonna be a liberator pilot and the good thing about the pilot is... He don't drop the bombs, thats no grief for me.

FearTheAtlas · 2003-06-19, 10:39 AM

Yeah, the pilot gets the nifty chaingun

Trebor95 · 2003-06-19, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by FearTheAtlas
Yeah, the pilot gets the nifty chaingun

hehe

yeah but it'll be slow you'll hear cries of:

"Incoming enemy aircraft!!!!"

followed by 5 minutes of looking about while the liberator closes the distance

Jounar · 2003-06-19, 11:02 AM

I dont think the AA buggy will bother pilots any more than the AA maxs, various AA weapons or other aircraft will.

As far as Im concerned I would rather fight a AA max than a grunt with a AA weapon for the simple reasion thats its easier to spot the Max over the grunt.

The buggy is going to stand out even more and will just be a big red target for reavers, skeeters and bombers.

Trebor95 · 2003-06-19, 11:09 AM

but the AA buggy will be ahrder to hit ... much much harder. It is also going to be able to kill air borne vehicles much easier as well.

i.e it will be a major hassle to reav/mosq/gal/lib pilots