The Light Assault nerf is resented.

[Figment]

The lamenting of the TR and VS womenses is still louder probably.

But yeah, small ops, think small holds and all, they'll hear the jetpacks coming better and would be more spatially aware of them.

[KarrdeBRBU]

I'm fairly certain I'd still get tons of kills even if it made a giant loud diesel engine noise. Most of the time I bomb vehicles from higher up, and anyone not expecting LA shotgun to the face inside is out of their mind. It's just a question of moving quickly and having good reactions. And if there's a lot of guns and explosions going off it won't be such an issue (biolabs, I'm looking at you). In smaller ops sure, but most of the time it seems both sides know where the other is. It's just the Phobos has a much faster TTK in close. We'll adapt and it'll be business as usual.

[Thunderhawk]

Much Ado about nothing

[KesTro]

If you think the LA is the weakest class you are not utilizing it anywhere near to it's full potential. We're at the top of the food chain in base fights, heavies following closely behind.

[Hamma]

Someone in IRC thought they were nerfed also.. I just don't see it.

[Figment]

I havn't heard the new sound, but if it is the one from test, I can assure you it is a major change that removes a whole lot of sneak attack options where the presence would be unknown. Much like an infil without the cloak sound, you would not get early warning of an ambush.

Which is why most ps1 vets would rather see only pistols with low ttk on an infil, to balance out stealth and poor killing power with reaction time and low health. Shotgun light assaults especially are much in the same category, it will be harder to sneak up on AMSes, get away or into a camp or flank position, without risking spoiling the surprise.

It stops you from silently flying to a window and fire inside.

Sneaking up on tanks will also be harder, as will sneaking around the underside of a bridge.




That said, it isn't gamebreaking.


The Magrider strafe acceleration doubling (5/km^2 to 10km/s^2) and the increase in strafe speed by 33% surprise me tbh. Dumbfiring is hard enough at the current rate.

[Neutral Calypso]

I thought I sensed my jumpjet fuel draining faster than before, but I suppose it might just be in my head.

[Babyfark McGeez]

You forgot the most important point: Fezzes...i mean Light Assaults are cool.

And this forum could use a strikethrough tag. Or i didn't find it.

[Ghoest9]

Originally Posted by Hamma

Someone in IRC thought they were nerfed also.. I just don't see it.

The nerf is the added load bang every time you hit JJ

Its bad that it gives you away but probably worse is that its just extremly annoying to hear "bang bang bang" every time you fly somewhere.

[Climhazzard]

Originally Posted by Falcon_br

Ok, remove the jump jet sound and remove the infiltrator cloack sound, everyone will be happy.

But then Light Assault would still be a better infiltration class than Infiltrators.

Originally Posted by Figment

I havn't heard the new sound, but if it is the one from test, I can assure you it is a major change that removes a whole lot of sneak attack options where the presence would be unknown.

We're talking about a person with a jet pack strapped to their back. How much sneaking do you honestly think they should be able to accomplish while using that jet pack?

If you want to be stealthy, play Infiltrator. Their noise only occurs during cloak and uncloak.

It stops you from silently flying to a window and fire inside.

Sneaking up on tanks will also be harder, as will sneaking around the underside of a bridge.

In any decent firefight, the sound from the jet pack is still easy to miss.

[CToxin]

I have noticed next to no difference in how people react to LA's buzzing around after this so-called "nerf."
People still react the same way when I place two blocks of TR grade C4 on their precious vannies. They go BOOM.

[camycamera]

LA is awesome.

[maradine]

Originally Posted by Babyfark McGeez

And this forum could use a strikethrough tag. Or i didn't find it.

You have to work for it google for like 5 seconds.

[Emperor Newt]

Originally Posted by NapalmEnima

TR: Meduim audio, medium visual. Like it is now, more or less... maybe a little smoke trail.
NC: LOUD, but little or no visual component.
VS: Silent, glowing light trails. Pretty awesome during the day, BALLS at night.

I would like something like that. A little bit more of faction specific flavor would be nice for the game.

[psijaka]

So all this fuss is about the louder jump jet noise! Of all the things to whine about.

Non issue is non issue.