2008-06-02, 18:48:39
ycoseth Wrote:To say that the only used weapons above 4k cost are that of 600ish range is foolish. So in all your Battle Tanking, you never see Fear Magic? Light Fantastic? Psycho Magic? Medium/Long Laser? You claim to use Plasma Fragments then say only 600 range weapons would see play and that's simply wrong.
1000 range is still the most versatile because one can siege a base from numerous excellent positions. Many of the hills to siege the Light Force base are 950-1000 range from the Rocket Towers, giving a person a solid natural barrier that is easy to retreat from. 600 is only useful for hunters (Anti-Grav or a Teleporting Shredder/GT) or for CP defense.
To say that the addition of Grenade Launcher and a 5000 cost 600 range weapon (which is similar to the current Poison Magic, which I suggested a change to) would change the fundamental nature of gameplay is silly. Poison Magic is popular but it is not the de-facto choice starting a 5k+ cost.
You have to read more carefully. I said the thing about Plasma Fragments in regard to public games.
I saw Fear Magic, Light Fantastic (even some good players buy it), Psycho etc but these weapons are all bad in comparison to ice cannon, poison magic, flamer and blaster cannon in late-mid and late game (especially in the demon-heavy games nowadays). If my opponent buys one of the longer ranged weapons I just smile and think to myself something like"freewin". This shouldn't be taken offensively, but that's just on what I experienced in intern games with BuG, Btff, 1a2b, etc. You claim that poison isn't the first choice 5k+ cost, but you're wrong: it is, together with flamer.