Nitro’ing through mines.

Number of times that could have saves me and clear a way for the fleet to come through. Never liked mines. Have always said there should be a way to clear them.

 

YES LETS BUFF SPEEDERS OF ALL THINGS BECAUSE THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE SAID NO ONE EVER EXCEPT CRAZY SPEEDER PLAYERS

Edit: But for real though, you're advocating removing one of the really reliable ways to damage a Speeder: waiting for them to be stupid enough to drive over a mine in the second most maneuverable boat in the game.

 

So then what he REALLY wants is to buff the Speeder players who actually pay enough attention to notice the mines in the first place hahahahaha noooo no no no we won't be doing that thank you very much.

 

Yes, I'm saying the only thing worse than buffing all Speeders is buffing only the GOOD Speeders.

 

I agree, and note that this would only work 1 mine at a time, and you're almost guaranteed at least some splash damage when doing so. This would never work through a minefield, so it's not a minesweeping tactic, it's a buff to a speeder's maneuverability, which I believe is well-needed right now.

All this needs to be possible is to give mines a very short fuze when triggered instead of detonating instantly.

 

After playing hours of speeder this event, I've realized how bad the hotfixes (agility reductions) were on every ship but enforcers .. Plain and simple, they need to increase agility and add a customizable slider for user comfort.


Anywho, I agree with the logic that you could move fast enough to avoid damage ..

And, I've seen path blocking mines do about half their normal damage when speeders nitro past the outer edge, so the ability does exist to some extent.


But, there are two main strategies for mines ..

The first way is to get deep in enemy territory and launch mines into their pathing. This is primarily an enforcer tactic. Speeders having the ability to clear these mines wouldn't be the worst idea because the range on mines is getting to be a little insane.

The other way to use mines is for map control. The fixers using mines in this way are using them as purely for speeder defense. If you take away this defense, the frail fixer would become that much more vulnerable. And, I believe that cost is greater than forcing a speeder to take a longer (or more head-on) path to attack.


Also, as a practical matter, the mid-level speeders with nitro and OB have a lower speed than speeders with capped speed and a max nitro .. so either mid-level speeders wouldn't be able to trip mines properly, or high-level speeders would be able to trip them with just the nitro ... and that's on top of the existing glitch giving nitro-users near invincibility from projectiles every 4.6 seconds.

 

That’s not really fair. If anything Speeders’ manoeuvrability, and the fact that they need to keep moving to survive, makes them more vulnerable to mines.

If you’re going fast, then it is much easier to hit one that is hidden behind the crest of a wave, and sometimes I even spot them, but I’m not quite able to brake in time (which usually means instant death — a little harsh IMO).

I personally find mines really annoying in my Speeder. However, I also understand that they serve a purpose, part of which is countering Speeders. Being able to Nitro through them would undermine that purpose.

I think Mines could possibly be improved by making their damage % based. That would make them slightly less punishing on lighter ships like Speeders, and mean that big Defenders would have to think twice about just rolling through them.

I’d also be in favour of slightly better braking/reversing ability on Speeders, so you aren’t forced to roll into a mine that you know is there.

I’m probably against being able to Nitro over them though.

 

Man, forget the sliders, just put the talents back. Removing the items gave us more freedom of our blue slots, but the talents were never a major conflict. Our base agility is already higher, gimme the option to pick agility over HP, I'll take it.

 

Yes but only because I meant to imply that.

 

I primarily use a Speeder, i find Mines to be the necessary counter to Speeder Shenanigans. That’s really what theyre for.

And plopping in trios around some hapless noob who’s walled themself.