I am SO sick of Anti Tank guys using rockets like its quake.

insinuwait · 08-14-2005, 06:08 PM

I was playing Daquing Oilfield last night as a medic, and I came up on a group of enemy Anti Tank guys. I ran toward them but ducked behind a large steel beem to reload before I went to take them on. All 3 of them are holding their AT rockets and are pointing it at me. One fires at me and lands near me but doesn't hit. I look around corner and take him out. The other two try to flank me, both using their rocket as well. Coming from opposite directions I lit up the first one before he got his shot off and the other shot and missed as well. I turned around killed him as well. Those 3 guys could have probably had my ass if they would have used their SMGs. Why the hell do Anti Tank kids think this is Quake or Unreal Tournament with these things?

mrhahn · 08-14-2005, 07:16 PM

I guess they figure rockets have a large area of impact, so they can just shoot one off and get an easy kill. The reality is the AT rockets don't.

grim reaper · 08-14-2005, 08:33 PM

AT class is my favourite class.

Once you get the hang of it the At rocket is a very good antipersonal weapon. It just needs practise.

mezz · 08-14-2005, 09:10 PM

I generally use the rocket for long range shots (apart from every sort of vehicle obviously). Due to the "excellent" accuracy of every gun in the game, its usually quicker to just waste a rocket hitting some guy whose prone on a ridge some distance away rather than try to close the distance down.

Weirdly I've yet to see many people actually grow a brain and move while the rockets inbound.

insinuwait · 08-14-2005, 11:53 PM

it is pretty obvious flying at you...

Cøyøte · 08-15-2005, 01:28 AM

Meh. Its all a tradeoff. It took me by surprise the first time I saw it, and yes, I thought 'Unreal Tournament' because the guy was bunnyhopping at the same time...
I cant begrudge anyone using a tactic the game allows. Ill question the coders foresight, or lack thereof, but that'll never lead to much, so, 'adapt-overcome'

Trident · 08-15-2005, 01:58 AM

It was probably me shooting at you lmao! But sadly the weapon that comes with the AT class is not acurate or powerful. Sometimes it's just easier to fire a rocket IMO. Kind of the same thing killing people with the defib as a medic don't you think

melee · 08-15-2005, 04:37 AM

Hell some people where good enough with the rpgs or bazookas in dc or bf42 that they'd do the same.

I remember when I used to use the stinger in dc .5 or so to basically snipe people. Then they nerfed it :/

gunfodda · 08-15-2005, 09:19 AM

i find the AT very usefull against personel and usually kill on first shot when i miss though i just bring out my pistol.

Monkeyfeng · 08-15-2005, 10:10 AM

i love it when i'm the AT guy and proning on the side of the mountain just taking out every person and buggy i see.

so fun!

TitanSound · 08-15-2005, 10:42 AM

AT is my backup kit when I am not a Medic. It does actually take a bit of skill to hit infantry and the main gun you get with the kit is crap anyway!!

CJMello63 · 08-15-2005, 01:25 PM

No different from the Assault 203 bunny hoppers. I'll take a AT Snipe before I have to deal with Bunny Hopping nade spammers.

maverick514 · 08-15-2005, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CJMello63

No different from the Assault 203 bunny hoppers. I'll take a AT Snipe before I have to deal with Bunny Hopping nade spammers.

Yea, worst part of the game right there. The 203 needs more friendly splash damage. Fuckers jump up right next to you and don't even take damage.

the_bulp · 08-15-2005, 03:18 PM

Actually, I use the AT rocket like Quake a lot, except I actually HIT people. Some of my finest moments in the game have been while I was AT sniping. The great things about it are 1) it's one shot 2) it kills enemies instead of critically wounding them. But yeah, I totally agree, they need some splash damage. There are so many times when I've been at knife range having a fight with an AT guy. I have a shotgun. He has the AT gun. He fires it and of course wins, without a spec of damage on himself.

CJMello63 · 08-15-2005, 04:04 PM

They can always nerf it in a patch like PoE did with the stingers. Make them useless against people. But with the slow reload speed I do not think it is a problem. You can move out of the way and as Chinese if you have your AT out and see someone and you switch to your assault weapon you will die during the stupid animation.

Random Ping · 08-15-2005, 06:56 PM

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You can move out of the way and as Chinese if you have your AT out and see someone and you switch to your assault weapon you will die during the stupid animation.

So true...

I use AT class as my backup as well. I do snipe with the AT rocket, but only to take out snipers. It is actually more accurate and powerful then a sniper rifle on a shot-to-shot basis. The M203 really needs to be fixed though. Commonly I'll run into a squad of M203's chasing me, and even though it will 9 shots for them to kill me, they still kill me without any skill on their part. The best way to fight the M203's in small spaces is to run up close to the suckers. They either 1) get scared and pull out their knife or 2) fire one off killing both you and themselves. Your doomed anyway in a small space, so why not have him kill himself as well.

Abyss · 08-18-2005, 06:48 AM

i use the AT to kill infantry just because i hit people 20 times with the pp-19 and people don't die...

[BFN] Night Star · 08-19-2005, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mezz

Weirdly I've yet to see many people actually grow a brain and move while the rockets inbound.

They can steer it. Usually you can't move fast enough to get out of the way.

Like someone else said, If its in the game people can use it. It does suck, but the programmers could get rid of it if they really wanted to. It was probably the only way they got kills though.... :P

08-14-2005, 06:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
insinuwait First Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,850	I am SO sick of Anti Tank guys using rockets like its quake. I was playing Daquing Oilfield last night as a medic, and I came up on a group of enemy Anti Tank guys. I ran toward them but ducked behind a large steel beem to reload before I went to take them on. All 3 of them are holding their AT rockets and are pointing it at me. One fires at me and lands near me but doesn't hit. I look around corner and take him out. The other two try to flank me, both using their rocket as well. Coming from opposite directions I lit up the first one before he got his shot off and the other shot and missed as well. I turned around killed him as well. Those 3 guys could have probably had my ass if they would have used their SMGs. Why the hell do Anti Tank kids think this is Quake or Unreal Tournament with these things?

08-14-2005, 07:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
mrhahn General Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,965	I guess they figure rockets have a large area of impact, so they can just shoot one off and get an easy kill. The reality is the AT rockets don't. __________________ Donate to help keep BFN running.

08-15-2005, 01:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
Cøyøte Second Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,455	Meh. Its all a tradeoff. It took me by surprise the first time I saw it, and yes, I thought 'Unreal Tournament' because the guy was bunnyhopping at the same time... I cant begrudge anyone using a tactic the game allows. Ill question the coders foresight, or lack thereof, but that'll never lead to much, so, 'adapt-overcome' __________________ "We are Dyslexia of Borg. All your ass will be laminated" Don't call your ISP when your computer breaks. You dont call the Dept. of roads when your car breaks down, nor the power company when a lightbulb burns out. They dont want to hear it, and neither do we."-Coyote

08-15-2005, 09:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
gunfodda Private Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Australia, sydney Posts: 45	i find the AT very usefull against personel and usually kill on first shot when i miss though i just bring out my pistol. __________________ Da underdog

08-15-2005, 10:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
Monkeyfeng Captain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Taiwan, can you find it on the map? Posts: 2,785	i love it when i'm the AT guy and proning on the side of the mountain just taking out every person and buggy i see. so fun! __________________

08-14-2005, 08:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,255	AT class is my favourite class. Once you get the hang of it the At rocket is a very good antipersonal weapon. It just needs practise.

08-14-2005, 09:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
mezz Sergeant Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 319	I generally use the rocket for long range shots (apart from every sort of vehicle obviously). Due to the "excellent" accuracy of every gun in the game, its usually quicker to just waste a rocket hitting some guy whose prone on a ridge some distance away rather than try to close the distance down. Weirdly I've yet to see many people actually grow a brain and move while the rockets inbound.

08-14-2005, 11:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
insinuwait First Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,850	it is pretty obvious flying at you...

08-15-2005, 01:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
Trident First Sergeant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pennsylvania - USA Posts: 578	It was probably me shooting at you lmao! But sadly the weapon that comes with the AT class is not acurate or powerful. Sometimes it's just easier to fire a rocket IMO. Kind of the same thing killing people with the defib as a medic don't you think

08-15-2005, 10:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
TitanSound Captain Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: London, England Posts: 2,808	AT is my backup kit when I am not a Medic. It does actually take a bit of skill to hit infantry and the main gun you get with the kit is crap anyway!! __________________ "You often find drummers have amazing memories, they have to remember long musical phrases as pure data, its almost binary"

08-15-2005, 01:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
CJMello63 Major Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Raynham, MA Posts: 3,803	No different from the Assault 203 bunny hoppers. I'll take a AT Snipe before I have to deal with Bunny Hopping nade spammers. __________________

08-15-2005, 03:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
the_bulp Corporal Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 171	Actually, I use the AT rocket like Quake a lot, except I actually HIT people. Some of my finest moments in the game have been while I was AT sniping. The great things about it are 1) it's one shot 2) it kills enemies instead of critically wounding them. But yeah, I totally agree, they need some splash damage. There are so many times when I've been at knife range having a fight with an AT guy. I have a shotgun. He has the AT gun. He fires it and of course wins, without a spec of damage on himself. __________________ That\'s right, my BF2 name is not the_bulp (but it was in the demo)

08-15-2005, 04:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
CJMello63 Major Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Raynham, MA Posts: 3,803	They can always nerf it in a patch like PoE did with the stingers. Make them useless against people. But with the slow reload speed I do not think it is a problem. You can move out of the way and as Chinese if you have your AT out and see someone and you switch to your assault weapon you will die during the stupid animation. __________________

08-18-2005, 06:48 AM	#17 (permalink)
Abyss Sergeant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ledyard, Connecticut Posts: 439	i use the AT to kill infantry just because i hit people 20 times with the pp-19 and people don't die... __________________ So bored...