Using Self-Destruct as a lethal weapon
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Yeah, this proposal is going right in the same bin as "why can't we have nuclear missiles in game" and other such ill-conceived nonsense.
If you really want asymmetric defensive weaponry, actually think for a bit about how to structure it so it doesn't just become the new station ramming. Maybe you could think of a way to make mines more effective, something along those lines?
If you really want asymmetric defensive weaponry, actually think for a bit about how to structure it so it doesn't just become the new station ramming. Maybe you could think of a way to make mines more effective, something along those lines?
Well, exactly, as soon as you get in behind the Anaconda in a vulture, they are the ones more likely to get destroyed.
Congratulations OP, you have created the stupidest thread I have ever read on this forum.
Oh, come on now, that's a big call.
It is! And for all I know it could be a troll post. I'm not saying the OP themselves is stupid, but this idea certainly is for rather obvious reasons...
I'm pretty sure I'd die to any veteran in a G5 conda given my in-game time is about 5 days - I'm willing to give it a go though!
Hence the conceived scenario is eminently possible but I don't believe the OP's suggested self-destruct mechanics would be good gameplay at all. However, I would like self-destruct - indeed any major explosion - to cause significant damage to ships, structures etc within a specified radius.
But let's face it, Frontier are pretty unlikely to implement anything like this in the foreseeable future given that we can smash into the station landing towers at 500 m/s & casually bounce back to the pad for a cool landing without so much as a scratch on the tower...or for that matter, a warning or fine for reckless flying.
Half-bottomed game is half-bottomed I'm afraid.
You don't know me well (I'm the one flying the Vulture of course)
Come on man.
The glory of some Sidewinder rushing into a crowd and pulling a jihad-johnny is almost worth it
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I'm pretty sure I'd die to any veteran in a G5 conda given my in-game time is about 5 days - I'm willing to give it a go though!
Hence the conceived scenario is eminently possible but I don't believe the OP's suggested self-destruct mechanics would be good gameplay at all. However, I would like self-destruct - indeed any major explosion - to cause significant damage to ships, structures etc within a specified radius.
But let's face it, Frontier are pretty unlikely to implement anything like this in the foreseeable future given that we can smash into the station landing towers at 500 m/s & casually bounce back to the pad for a cool landing without so much as a scratch on the tower...or for that matter, a warning or fine for reckless flying.
Half-bottomed game is half-bottomed I'm afraid.
I mean, yes of course you can get destroyed by a conda in a vulture, but the self-destruct idea is bad.
But the videos of reversals, vultures ganking the condas, are hilarious.
I hate vultures in CZs with elite NPCs. I can only imagine the hell of having two or three buzzing around you RG or PCing you to death in player hands.
It would be cool OP....but i suspect it would get old quickly
Come on man.
The glory of some Sidewinder rushing into a crowd and pulling a jihad-johnny is almost worth it
It certainly is, BUT, if you can do it so can the gankers. Guess who is going to be more determined and more ruthless in their use of that feature?
I was talking about the gankers. The salt harvest would be epic.
"Guess who is going to be more determined and more ruthless in their use of that feature" - My point exactly. Internet autists with nothing else to do will find every way possible to exploit this ability while we casuals get blown up anywhere a crowd exists for YouTube views. It's a terrible idea, but it would still be funny as hell.
You can obviously balance it by charging the pilot a billion credits to activate self destruction.
You could set off a nuke inside a station and those light poles will still be standing
Great.... now I have to grind for credits mining so that I can nuke-a-grief newbs?
FDev, reduce the grind for self-destruct!
If this happens I got the theme song picked out.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXSUEU7ISfQ