Zan Shiro
Alternative Enterprises
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Posted - 2012.09.06 23:11:00 -
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RangerGord wrote:Since this was never completed addressed:
You said that the different missile types didn't differentiate themselves with their explosions/effects. To that sir I say stop playing on minimal settings or something. It is very easy to tell the difference between what type of missile is hitting you, or someone else.
EM: large blue electrical mess (with static/spark sound effects)
Therm: huge fireball with heat distortion (generally red/orange in nature, typical fire colors)
Kin: simply a impact with a clear shockwave, with the broken bits of the missile scattering in various directions with white smoke trails (also sounds like a large thud, as if something just slammed into your ship)
Exp: an explosive impact, likened to a fireworks display (yellow/orange in nature), with a few bits scattering off in different directions kinda like the Kinectic impact but with yellow'ish trails and sparkling effects
all this...The more grandiose graphics of old were ditched to give the new missile look and not kill the server. I personally like the new stuff. The stupid torp detonation ring....glad its gone. All those pixels and colours and unless a pos no indication of actual damage put out. TBH...I zoomed way the hell out to not see it.
and well you should know what the hell you are firing before you fire it. Call it being jaded from gun use....using the wrong ammo to engage a target is a pebkac issue, not game graphic one. Not even claiming to be a pro....I run the wrong ammo, it gets me a tard death in pvp or I say screw this and add time to mission to redock and put in the right ammo, I go find me towel to wipe the egg off my face and go lets not do that again anytime soon.
Not like missles have it hard in this area for pvp or pve. the nice mission agent (or being in say blood rat space) tells you your pve ammo needed. PVP....man kinetic or em ammo. Unless you are going for a real deal uncontested pos bash and know you need a certain off type you can just pretend exp and therm don't exist. And thats if they let you bring the raven for the job. In a phoenix (or nag) you should have the game experience at that point to know what you need. And the common sense to load it before going for the siege powered beat down. |