ZCaliber
Member
+12|6553|Between Canada and Iowa
Seriously... Will it have a use?

It is easily one of the most inaccurate things in the game, and can't even hold a stick up to an Enforcer. Its only real use was in surfing it up to attack from higher places (And making Camp Gibraltar more interesting... At least when the PAC can't get past the 2nd flag.).

So, without drone surfing, what use is the Accipiter? It certainly isn't a viable weapon, and it's nowhere near as useful as the Otus. Will the next patch throw this once decent unlock and tool into the same category as smoke grenades? (Defend the 'nades as much as you want, the smoke is far from dense.)

(PSA: The Accipiter is the 3rd squad leader unlock.)
Sambuccashake
Member
+126|6652|Sweden
The Accipiter doesn't scan for enemies like the Otus right?
Perhaps that could be something they could add to make it worth unlocking.

That way you have a choice between a "stealthy" (It makes noises and clangs when it hit stuff) drone and "Dangerous" (If you by dangerous mean that it might scare someone who's daydreaming) drone.

Getting acces to the insta-beacon from NS will probably be the only reason someone would unlock the Accipiter as it is now.

Last edited by Sambuccashake (2007-02-09 04:08:35)

Varegg
Support fanatic :-)
+2,206|6852|NÃ¥rvei

Used it as field upgrade a couple of times and tried surfing once to get up on a roof, my impression is that only the SAAW is a worse unlock - hoping for a change in NS ....
Wait behind the line ..............................................................
zeidmaan
Member
+234|6457|Vienna

Fall of Berlin will be an even bigger unbalanced crap fest now
Now you can atleast "fly" over the first and even the second flag if you want.
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
+2,490|6749|67.222.138.85
Perhaps if they combined the Otus and Accipiter, so at least you would get minimal fire support with your radar drone?
SmilingBuddha
You laughin' at me, bitch?
+44|6691|Hong Kong
I thought they disabled drone surfing in the new patch...
zeidmaan
Member
+234|6457|Vienna

SmilingBuddha wrote:

I thought they disabled drone surfing in the new patch...
it will be disabled in 1.2 so thats what we are bitching about
It will lose its only functionality.
adam1503
Member
+85|6430|Manchester, UK
Could someone please explain what drone surfing is?  Ive never seen it done nor heard what it is...
Sambuccashake
Member
+126|6652|Sweden

adam1503 wrote:

Could someone please explain what drone surfing is?  Ive never seen it done nor heard what it is...
You EMP your own drone so it falls to the ground, jump on it and when the effect of the EMP wears off it will try to get above you.
And that is pretty hard since you're on it so it will just keep on rising.
jkohlc
2142th Whore
+214|6568|Singapore
the UAV drone is more useful imo...
13urnzz
Banned
+5,830|6539

Sambuccashake wrote:

You EMP your own drone so it falls to the ground, jump on it and when the effect of the EMP wears off it will try to get above you.
how'd you little fuckers figgure That one out?
Tetn1s
Member
+59|6684|Los Angeles
The Saaw was fixed in patch 1.2. It now ALWAYS aims at transports.
Main_E_ak
That sky looks like ground...
+6|6591|UK

Ned_Z wrote:

The Saaw was fixed in patch 1.2. It now ALWAYS aims at transports.
sweeeeeeeeeet
FatherTed
xD
+3,936|6542|so randum
Yeh, its actually quite useful, camping on top of the enemy titan
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Magius5.0
Member
+106|6423|UMass Amherst

Ned_Z wrote:

The Saaw was fixed in patch 1.2. It now ALWAYS aims at transports.
I know what I'm doing on an infested Titan server...camping those sumbitches with motion mines and a SAAW-86...mega-points, here I come!

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