12-15-2006, 03:21 AM
I have a newfound hatred for the GL grenade cannon. At a range of 170 or below, it doesn't miss unless the target OBs away or does something really fast in a split second to avoid it. (Which is usually dumb luck.) I was rushing a quad that was backpedaling me all night long (I don't blame em', given that I was using Delta most of the time) and the GL shots are so bogusly huge they couldn't be dodged.
On top of that, they seem to correct their launch path a split second after being fired. I've been fired at from a LONG range while strafing left, then juked to the right as soon as it was fired. (Keep in mind, I went right AFTER it fired.) Right as I'm about to land to my right, it HITS ME!
So naturally, I figured "Meh, lucky shot". Then it kept happening over and over.
...And over, and over, and over, and over, and over...
It didn't stop hitting me where I juked after it was fired! Literally every time! So after awhile, the quad user and myself decided to try other back-mounted cannons to see if it was true. Behold, the other cannons were missing horribly. But when that GL was used again, the grenade rounds seemed to have psychic powers all over again.
Few things have been this frustrating for me to rush against. Seriously.
At a range of 170 or below, you can't dodge the blasted things because they're just so friggin' huge in general. But to have seemingly magical homing powers is definately what got to me the most.
So for kicks, I tried usng the GL myself, and it was uber accurate in every way possible. I couldn't miss with it if I tried, seriously. It's that bogusly magical.
That's why I'm wondering if it's broken or not if used in the right fashion. I can understand the LADON being hard to dodge, but the GL is just far to 'good' in my opinion.
On top of that, they seem to correct their launch path a split second after being fired. I've been fired at from a LONG range while strafing left, then juked to the right as soon as it was fired. (Keep in mind, I went right AFTER it fired.) Right as I'm about to land to my right, it HITS ME!
So naturally, I figured "Meh, lucky shot". Then it kept happening over and over.
...And over, and over, and over, and over, and over...
It didn't stop hitting me where I juked after it was fired! Literally every time! So after awhile, the quad user and myself decided to try other back-mounted cannons to see if it was true. Behold, the other cannons were missing horribly. But when that GL was used again, the grenade rounds seemed to have psychic powers all over again.
Few things have been this frustrating for me to rush against. Seriously.
At a range of 170 or below, you can't dodge the blasted things because they're just so friggin' huge in general. But to have seemingly magical homing powers is definately what got to me the most.
So for kicks, I tried usng the GL myself, and it was uber accurate in every way possible. I couldn't miss with it if I tried, seriously. It's that bogusly magical.
That's why I'm wondering if it's broken or not if used in the right fashion. I can understand the LADON being hard to dodge, but the GL is just far to 'good' in my opinion.
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