@MZR_926 wrote:
Rao will no longer be able to have FXM after 3.2 patch but it won't solve this problem, or it will be even worse because hack will be notified to teammates.
I don't think you understand how little time there is to get an FXM off against a hacked heli. Better messaging around the hacked status of vehicles is of little value with the current flare, FXM and hack balance. There just isn't enough time for anyone to take advantage of the information.
Observe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRnLpoV-Jgo
Even beginning the FXM lock immediately after the hack you can't hit a heli at 300m.
It takes about 2.5sec to switch to, lock and fire the FXM.
FXM appears to travel at approx 100m/s.
So in the future state you'd need all the following things to align in order to land a single FXM on a hacked heli.
-A heli pilot that doesn't flare upon the initiation of the hack
-A teammate that is observing the heli as it is getting hacked and the status notification is presented
-That teammate would need to be carrying an FXM
-That teammate would need to be in a relatively safe location/undistracted
-That teammate would need to be in a fairly exposed area with good LoS.
-That teammate would be within 200m of the heli
Even if all that were true your teammate would have only 0.5seconds to whip out the FXM and begin engaging.
Unless they revise the hack, flare and/or FXM mechanics then both Rao and the FXM will be dead with the update. FXM is junk without Rao. Rao is junk without the FXM. Anyone serious about anti-air is surely going to Lis+Rorsch.
@AngrySquid270 wrote:
Unless they revise the hack, flare and/or FXM mechanics then both Rao and the FXM will be dead with the update. FXM is junk without Rao. Rao is junk without the FXM. Anyone serious about anti-air is surely going to Lis+Rorsch.
Currently I prefer the FXM first approach on a Helicopter and then fall back to hacking when I am out of rockets.
I still believe that learning how to apply the Hack and the FXM is easy. How to do it effectively requires skill.
Rao is a reconaissance specialist, and that is where he excels, always most effective against infantry, turrets and rangers.
The time to switch from FXM to Hacking and back just takes to long.
I added Edit 6.
Edit 6:
Rao and FXM are making the game boring.
Currently, helos are too strong when nobody is using FXM. We should not be required to use FXM because most players don't find it fun.
Nerf Rao, FXM and helos.
@MZR_926 wrote:I added Edit 6.
I had been missing the most important thing...
is it that hard to keep the conversation flowing inside the thread instead of expecting people to click on page 1 every time?
i like Rao, i like the FXM. just tell the truth, you don't like them because it makes life more difficult for you as a helo pilot. nothing wrong with looking out for your own best interests, just be honest about it and don't try to dress it up as something it isn't
