I can hardly get a kill with my pet ranger dog since it was last nerfed.... It needs a buff to make it stronger and more lethal. Its become useless as a call in. Please buff the stats and damage. Thanks
It is their accuracy that is the issue.
If every bullet they shot connected, then the average damage would be much higher.
They could get an X range where they are 100% accurate that diminishes with distance.
In a war game all AI should be potentially lethal or else they should not be part of the game. If there is no possibility of the ranger killing you there is literally no reason for it to be in the game firing bullets at you.
Tell me you're one of those guys who love "stupid bullets" (that can never seem to hit their mark) in movies where the hero never dies without telling me.
Rangers and Boris turrets should not be in the game at all.
The Ranger could carry equipment for its owner (like underslung grenage launcher ammo, I guess), but an automatic turret that shoots and 3D spots enemies is just... No.
If it needed a SOFLAM spot to shoot at people, OK, because that would require some interaction from its owner. In its current form, however, it's just a crutch for bad players to get their 3 kills per round.
Maybe you need to create your own game then where you can dictate what belongs in the game and what it should do? The idea of a call-in aid carrying luggage is just silly as can be. Until you make your own game I am afraid you're going to have to deal with reality.
No you quit trying to change the game. There was a guy here that said the ranger should be carrying luggage rather than shooting people. Learn how to listen for turrets, they make tons of noise before they shoot, and the ranger is noisy as well.
Its always funny when the people who can't play the game well get mad at the AI for killing them. "Get GUD."
Playing vs AI doesn't appeal to me much. If I wanted to play video games vs AI then I'd chose something other than Battlefield.
Losing a gunfight when there was a turret or ranger involved often feels unfair. They aren't fun to get kills with either...no one is saving clips of their sweet turret kills.
I'd like to see the health of each dropped by 50%. I'd also like to see them given different modes. Instead of spotting+anti-infantry there could be just recon, anti-infantry, anti-air, anti-armor or some other teamwork focused support auras.
If they got removed entirely I'd be cool with that too.
How hard is it to spot a turret?
Maybe if people stopped running around like headless chickens they might actually see them.
It even makes a loud noise for crying out loud!
@emerson1975 wrote:How hard is it to spot a turret?
Maybe if people stopped running around like headless chickens they might actually see them.
It even makes a loud noise for crying out loud!
i always kill them on sight. much easier to snipe them with M5 now when people put them on top of something as well since it only takes one rocket
@emerson1975 wrote:How hard is it to spot a turret?
Maybe if people stopped running around like headless chickens they might actually see them.
It even makes a loud noise for crying out loud!
Last night I was playing on Discarded. I ran round a corner into three infantry. I killed them with my SFAR, taking damage as I did because they were shooting back. One of the three was a Boris who was literally putting the turret down as I came round the corner. In the time it took for me to kill them, the turret activated and shot me as I was turning on it. It's a really poor game experience to outplay three players then get killed by a crutch.
Bear in mind also that there are still issues with sound in the game - not all sounds play consistently, and in a hectic environment, they might not always be audible. We've all had the "surprise vehicle" moment before, but that's just the most extreme example.
@Hezek1yah wrote:No you quit trying to change the game. There was a guy here that said the ranger should be carrying luggage rather than shooting people. Learn how to listen for turrets, they make tons of noise before they shoot, and the ranger is noisy as well.
Its always funny when the people who can't play the game well get mad at the AI for killing them. "Get GUD."
Yes, it was me. You don't seem to appreciate that games involve skill and that skill is not in hiding in a bush with your PP-29 next to a turret.
I'd advise against telling people to "git gud;" it leads to the suggestion "physician, heal thyself."
