new begginings, scout questions

[enigma]

I always switch arrows, I run around with crush arrows if i'm unsure of what assassin might attack me since ns's are vuln to it and sb's are neutral. If I can choose my target, I switch arrows.

About PA and being solo. I'm mostly solo and I find it usefull for when I find a chance to attack a group(you'd be surprised how often you get that chance, and the chance to get away.) or if I decide to hit groups figthing or if there's a standoff. There's nothing worse than having clear shots, but a pbt is working against you. And don't have the illusion that you'll always get 1 on 1's.. You'll hit what you get a chance to hit, and pbt will be an increasing annoyance the more active you get in rvr.

Never had pbt block my PA since patch tbh, or never really noticed it so can't be a small chance to pierce pbt :x
As for self cast bt, the chance used to be 0.02% (or something xE), don't think it's changed

Never had it blocked myself and never heard anyone who has either.

 

[Smurflord]

Hope scouts don't become the new fotm infs

They will definately become the primary stealther class in Frontiers.

See hidden taken away from assassins.
Archers getting passive truesight.

Assassins = redundant.

 

[Aoln]

According to the infil TL, the new TS is getting "relooked at" :l

 

[Smurflord]

According to the infil TL, the new TS is getting "relooked at" :l

Too damn right it should be looked at.

The new TS basically makes archers immune to assassins. I never minded the old truesight, being a timed ability at clipping range. Forced us to keep on our toes. Didn't mine the SH nerf really either, especially as archers had a counter measure to it. But to give this as passive with no counter-abilities is just madness, espeicially as an archer vs and assassin at range is no contest at all, just easy RPs for the archer

 

[Melachi]

Too damn right it should be looked at.

The new TS basically makes archers immune to assassins. I never minded the old truesight, being a timed ability at clipping range. Forced us to keep on our toes. Didn't mine the SH nerf really either, especially as archers had a counter measure to it. But to give this as passive with no counter-abilities is just madness, espeicially as an archer vs and assassin at range is no contest at all, just easy RPs for the archer

Hmm im not so sure passive truesight will be as overpowered as people think, sure you wont ever land pa on an archer again, its only 1000 range, how many times has a archer TS'ed you, and from 2000 range started shooting you, only for you to evade half his shots and get up there and beat him into the ground. Its not as bad as people think, 1000 range? Takes just a few seconds to close in tbh.

 

[Smurflord]

how many times has a archer TS'ed you, and from 2000 range started shooting you, only for you to evade half his shots and get up there and beat him into the ground.

Only once, since the hunters get all their loving. And the evade rate only went through the roof because of the proliferation of buffbots

 

[Melachi]

Only once, since the hunters get all their loving. And the evade rate only went through the roof because of the proliferation of buffbots

Hunters, loving? Very argueable better to leave it for the minute.

Im guessing by those comments however that you RvR unbuffed, therefore with regards to passive TS it shouldnt affect you at all, I imagine buffed Hunters/Archers kill you in melee often anyway, so passive TS would just mean its all over faster

 

[enigma]

Buffed assassins do evade arrows nicely.. If it's Mythic's intention that archers should have a chance to get off an arrow before the assassin gets close there should be some form of passive ts.. and you'll be amazed at how fast 1k loc units pass by.. especially with stealth as it only pulses every 2-3 seconds which allows some range to be waylayed if he's heading straight onto the archer..

 

[Jeros]

thanks for the advice

and after all that i decided to stick with the mincer, im not letting 62 days played go to waste. i will find some way to adapt to the ra changes, and they wont let the currant mincer ra template go live as its just a joke.

i intend to still be playing my mincer when all the fotms have died off

they can take my ras but they will never take my FREEDDOOOMMMM<