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Ya like C4 whoring was is in BF2 Normal

I wonder if C4 is gonna be in SF

*looks innocent*

C4 and ATVs!
C4 and Jet Skis!
omg

i personally hate the RPG's. the few times i used them, i shot and realized i couldnt guide the rocket, and missed.  SRAW is much better and can be much more useful for taking out guys at a distance.  plus, i find that the RPG drops off at a distance which is really annoying

I prefer the RPG before the Eryx or the SRAW, it's alot easier to kill tanks with the RPG cud of it's fast reload time. The RPG can be usefull at infantry at medium range but in close range it's pretty useless. I thin the RPG is the best new weapon in SF. But i'm afraid people are going  to call people who are good with the RPG a RPG whore.

YitEarp wrote:

excalibur69 wrote:

i personally hate the RPG's. the few times i used them, i shot and realized i couldnt guide the rocket, and missed.  SRAW is much better and can be much more useful for taking out guys at a distance.  plus, i find that the RPG drops off at a distance which is really annoying

yes its not guided, yes its more powerful than the SRAW, yes it has no lock on tone, yes it has less of a smoke trail, yes it has a shorter reload, yes its the pimp shizzle, and yes youre a noob for not recognizing its benefits. 

just cause u cant correct for a poor initial shot doesnt make it suck, play with it some and get used to its drop and u can get used to shooting it from the hip(not zoomed in on sights) and itll be devastating.

for shizzle for rizzle, homeskillet.  like, word homie g-slice from the south side of "B" town!

RPG rocks! one of the SF weapons I actaully got excited about being able to wield... so much fun to take out one of those fully loaded civvy cars with an RPG! hilarity.

Clam down guys. Both of you are right. Everyone is entitled to their own oppion. Just like i think the m36e is better than m16. others don't Rhe same applies to sraw or rpg. some will like one other wills likethe other.

Used the RPG last night for first time and I really like it better than the guided rockets. The fact that you always have a cross hair lets you fire very quickly and you dont have to keep aiming at your target, just fire and forget. It is great for anti infantry but definately cannot be compared to the grenade launcher.

Ballistix5 wrote:

Ya like C4 whoring was is in BF2 Normal

I wonder if C4 is gonna be in SF

*looks innocent*

it SF.. special forces have C4!!! so yeah it is in Sf..

I have really taken to the RPG... standing on top of the buildings and using the RPG / DAO-12 combo has improved my AT score significantly... not to mention, I hardly played it before, because what squad needs another AT person.
I just wish I was better at the Support gun... my team could use the extra ammo.

Also noted that the F2000 is a big hit... usually on my spine as I am running away

RPG SHOULD BE THE ANTI TANK UNLOCK!!

But anyway, I agree with most you guys, the fire and forget devestating power of it is great, but occasionally I miss the guidance ability of the SRAW. Honestly, I think the SRAW should have a crosshair of somesort. Often I find myself right clicking to get a crosshair, then right clicking again to get back to normal fire mode, then fire and forget(run).

Even though I have had BF2: SF for the past week, I JUST played it for the first time online last night.  Some observations about the RPG vs the Eyrnx/SRAW.  The difference of these two weapons boils down to combat settings and conditions.

The biggest benefit of the RPG is the speed of the rocket which is probably close to 40% faster than the Eyrnx/SRAW.  The urban settings of the maps makes the effective range of the weapon to be about just over a city block.  This is HUUUUGE because it makes the AT kit a threat to armor from anywhere on the map without having to expose themselves to incoming fire for more than .3 secs.  I would pop up...fire, drop down, and score a hit 90% of the time.  As a Hit and Run weapon, it is supreme as well.  I was more willing to fire off a missile down the street and keep running because I became very confident that I would score a hit.  The reload time means that I can fire off 3 RPGs in the time it takes for 2 Eyrnx/SRAWs.  Finally, the crosshairs on the main menu makes the RPG VERY effective at snap-shotting infantry.

With all this praise for the RGP, what are the weaknesses?  Well...the biggest is that at medium and long ranges, it is not as effective, even with the fast speed of the missile.  The Eyrnx/SRAW is obviously the best choice against ARMOR at medium to long distances.  It would also be the best option on open field maps where armor has more room to maneuver.  The biggest frustration with the Eyrnx/SRAW is that the guidance mechanism in the game is wacked.  The crosshairs seem "steer" the missile like a remote controlled car to a target instead of "painting" the target to tell the missile where to HIT.  That is the main reason why it is so damn hard to hit the Helo with the guide missiles...because the projectile will ALWAYS lag behind the action.  The beauty of the RPG is that the speed of the missile takes most of that out of the equation at short to medium distances because the projectile will be at the target in less than a second.  I have not had the opportunity to try to down a Helo with the RPG, but I would figure that it would be a better choice for that task as well...again, due to the speed of the missile to the target.

I don't know about the damage of the weapon compared to the Eyrnx/SRAW, but they seemed about equal.  If I had the option would actually tone down the RGP in destructive power if that ends up being the case.

- Beatdown