This guy = The win.
Read the changelog.
Read the changelog.
it is NOT fire and forget, it was in the beta but they have changed it for the full patch !! you still have to maintain your LOCK on whatever you are trying to shoot down !Magius5.0 wrote:
Yeah, I did the same thing. WTF, the thing can't hit anything now. 'Fire and Forget' my ASS!!!
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
Yup that what I've heard as well, I aint tried it yet but I will give it a blast tonight.ShawN_ wrote:
it is NOT fire and forget, it was in the beta but they have changed it for the full patch !! you still have to maintain your LOCK on whatever you are trying to shoot down !Magius5.0 wrote:
Yeah, I did the same thing. WTF, the thing can't hit anything now. 'Fire and Forget' my ASS!!!
Yeah i think hes right...at least thats what i do and it worksPhaxeNor wrote:
You need to hold the fire button while looking at the enemy aircraft and don't release it until it goes behing a building or something.
Talked to a DICE member under the beta testing, and that was he said
Like i said above, they are not fire and forget, so you will have to hold down your fire button after you fire the 2nd (last) shot, or else the missles will lose lock due to the launcher reloading..
And you will not hit anything if you launch from a retarded angle/if the gunship is flying faster than the missles (ofc.)....
And you will not hit anything if you launch from a retarded angle/if the gunship is flying faster than the missles (ofc.)....
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
^ well it was still funny...^ good video though patton
Yeah before BionicSeaHorse i was going to tell you people that, unlike the beta patch, the proper patch changelog states that they still require a constant lock, presumably from it being way too overpowered in the beta.
So yeah you're not using it right.
So yeah you're not using it right.
Bah, someone make a futuristic version of the Linebacker! I want better AA.
And while at it, make more gunship thingies.
And while at it, make more gunship thingies.
the saaw rocks man, you just have to know how to use it, ok so you can just fire and forget, thats if the gunship is flying in a straight line, but i find its best to keep track of your enemy in your sights, your have a better KDR with the saaw then
yeah, when you fire head on at a ship that is going over top of you, you never hit it, even in BF2, you have to shoot straight at it with it moving right at you, or shoot at it when it is moving away. Also, you cant shoot at it when it is moving very quickly from one side to the other, the missiles will move a little, but then miss behind the shipDesolater wrote:
ur angles of attack sucked... u shouldnt blame the weapon for ur bad tactics
try getting better, and stop flaming the weapons
it looked like your autoreload was on ... this would break your tracking.
'fire and forget'
oh? then i r teh dumb ... as opposed to ircleetkyle wrote:
'fire and forget'
I rarely used the SAAW before the patch. I can honestly only remember using it once to not such great results.
Yesterday, after reading this thread, I went into game to try it out. It worked great, sure it didn't take a gunship out with a couple shots, and the pilots were smart enough that after a couple shots with the SAAW they retreated to get repaired. I didn't get any kills that round but come next round I took out a gunship from halfway across the map. Though it was quite delayed, that led me to believe that the rockets were actually following the gunship until impact.
So far the new patch gets two thumbs up from me. They've tweeked an otherwise completely useless gun to make it worthwhile in certain situations.
Yesterday, after reading this thread, I went into game to try it out. It worked great, sure it didn't take a gunship out with a couple shots, and the pilots were smart enough that after a couple shots with the SAAW they retreated to get repaired. I didn't get any kills that round but come next round I took out a gunship from halfway across the map. Though it was quite delayed, that led me to believe that the rockets were actually following the gunship until impact.
So far the new patch gets two thumbs up from me. They've tweeked an otherwise completely useless gun to make it worthwhile in certain situations.
It's too situational. I would like it if it could dumfire, to inflict damage upon ground vehicles, but with reducded damage compared to conventional weapons, pilum etc. Then i might actually use it
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You would think that those who have spent countless hours with bf2 would be able to figure this out, no?jamiet757 wrote:
yeah, when you fire head on at a ship that is going over top of you, you never hit it, even in BF2, you have to shoot straight at it with it moving right at you, or shoot at it when it is moving away. Also, you cant shoot at it when it is moving very quickly from one side to the other, the missiles will move a little, but then miss behind the shipDesolater wrote:
ur angles of attack sucked... u shouldnt blame the weapon for ur bad tactics
try getting better, and stop flaming the weapons
they changed it from fire and forget since it was to overpowered, you just need to keep the lock
your angles of attack sucked, like someone said before. had you been patient and waited until they were lined up correctly you would have gotten a lot more kills.
leetkyle wrote:
'fire and forget'
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