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- @UP_Hawxxeye
I always wanted to use the tracer dart. So, one day I did and I was just irritated by it. It seemed to have a short time to stay targeted. Then I ran out of ammo for it. I also wanted to target an enemy personal, but then figured what's the point why don't I just shoot him instead of targeting. Seems like a rework for that is in order.
D - X-Sunslayer-X2 years agoSeasoned Ace@UP_Hawxxeye why use the tracer dart over the SOFLAM, the only advantage of the Tracer dart is it can theoretically lock on to the stealth chopper if you manage to hit it, but other than that its worse in every regard
- UP_Hawxxeye2 years agoLegend
@X-Sunslayer-X
There is no lock on process for the dart, so the target cannot react to it before they get the designated message
The dart can be used on terrain or infantry.The point of the OP is that the dart designation used to last for 40 secs. Back then it was overkill when combined with the original velocity of this thing.
But right now neither the velocity nor the time the designation lasts are worth as far as vehicles are concerned.
So the dart has been downgraded to a creative way of trolling snipers with darts and Javelins
- MADMAC50K2 years agoSeasoned Ace
I suspect it will never be fixed after it was nerfed. DICE don't seem interested in making it easier for infantry to attack vehicles.
- kregora2 years agoSeasoned Ace@UP_Hawxxeye The only point using the tracer dart is to get it to tier 1. And it is that way since the last nerf and then buff.
Did you had success using it in a party?
Because benefits for team and random squad usage seem to not to exist. - Anobix2 years agoSeasoned Ace@UP_Hawxxeye I think the only purpose of using it is if you're in a squad and planning entirely around its use. I won't play an engineer (other than Lis) unless there's a quest for it most of the time. And I imagine plenty of other players are thinking similarly, which vastly decreases the amount of standard RPG/M5 ammo to be used alongside the limited time the dart is active.
- sk1lld2 years agoLegend
Wait it can attack aircraft, well we can't have that... nerf!
It has very little use now after the nerf so no one uses it.
- Anobix2 years agoSeasoned Ace
@sk1lld wrote:Wait it can attack aircraft, well we can't have that... nerf!
It has very little use now after the nerf so no one uses it.
Honestly, I think its ammo should regenerate in some capacity, doesn't have to be quickly, but maybe you get 2 or 3 shots then a minute or so later it auto-refills (or can be done via ammo crate). If you aren't in a group the ammo for the darts is entirely wasted, in which case you should have just played as Rao and hacked to get the target marker anyway.
@MADMAC50K wrote:I suspect it will never be fixed after it was nerfed. DICE don't seem interested in making it easier for infantry to attack vehicles.
The thing is this is a skillful way to destroy vehicles. And it honestly wouldn't make any difference to the pilot who is already bombarded with lock-ons. Would be a welcome change, to increase the duration or ammo count.
Only time I use the tracer dart is when I'm sniping on Hourglass defense, to try to get the T1. Otherwise Soflam spots the entire team from B sector.
- BownrInSweatPanz2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@Anobix Honestly it needs to replenish 2 or 3 whenever you visit a crate as it only gives you 1 when you go near a ammo crate like other gadgets
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