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Offline JunkyII

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Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« on: November 08, 2014, 03:28:16 PM »
It's stupid that one of the most used tactics for defending/taking an airfield is parking a Carrier next to it just so puffy ack shoots at any planes going above 3 K.

I propose that Puffy can't shoot within 10K of an airfield (at least, Honestly I would be excited as hell if they got rid of auto puffy from carriers all together)
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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2014, 05:24:18 PM »
I would vote for it to be less accurate  :bolt:

Its not like they read this forum though  :cry
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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2014, 08:07:19 PM »
+1


3000agl is just arbitrary..

why not 6000, 10000? why not down to the deck?




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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2014, 07:52:55 AM »
CVs offer play options in AH.  The CV can be sunk so if they stay parked, it is because no one wants to take the time to take it down.  I used CVs to my advantage and I have sank them when they were used against us.

BTW, it is not all auto ak.  Some of the CV gunners are super good.
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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2014, 09:20:46 AM »
Instead of an ack barrier, make the "proximity to land" barrier for CV waypoints farther out from shore. 

Whatever the radius is for puffy ack, make that the distance a carrier group has to keep from the shoreline.

LVT spawn points can be adjusted in easily enough, but move carriers farther out please.
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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2014, 11:38:43 AM »
Instead of an ack barrier, make the "proximity to land" barrier for CV waypoints farther out from shore. 

Whatever the radius is for puffy ack, make that the distance a carrier group has to keep from the shoreline.

LVT spawn points can be adjusted in easily enough, but move carriers farther out please.

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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2014, 12:00:30 PM »
CVs offer play options in AH.  The CV can be sunk so if they stay parked, it is because no one wants to take the time to take it down.  I used CVs to my advantage and I have sank them when they were used against us.

BTW, it is not all auto ak.  Some of the CV gunners are super good.
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When you patrol a CV next to YOUR airfield your argument of just bomb goes flying out the window as the faster climbing land based aircraft eat the buffs apart....and you still have to deal with the land base. It's a  gamey tactic
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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2014, 01:08:32 PM »
I've been playing long enough to know what is AI and what is an actual player.


You got me on that one.  How do you tell them apart?

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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2014, 01:33:10 PM »
You got me on that one.  How do you tell them apart?
Frequency of the shot and players only shoot 1 round, AI shoots a cloud but shoots slower
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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2014, 03:57:10 PM »
Would rather see puffy ack damage friendly planes as well.

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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2014, 04:12:24 PM »
Instead of an ack barrier, make the "proximity to land" barrier for CV waypoints farther out from shore. 

Whatever the radius is for puffy ack, make that the distance a carrier group has to keep from the shoreline.

LVT spawn points can be adjusted in easily enough, but move carriers farther out please.

Agreed.
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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2014, 04:16:53 PM »
Would rather see puffy ack damage friendly planes as well.

Auto puffy does.
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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2014, 10:21:47 PM »
Would rather see puffy ack damage friendly planes as well.

It does.  Wish granted!

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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2014, 11:00:01 PM »
Instead of an ack barrier, make the "proximity to land" barrier for CV waypoints farther out from shore. 

Whatever the radius is for puffy ack, make that the distance a carrier group has to keep from the shoreline.

LVT spawn points can be adjusted in easily enough, but move carriers farther out please.
I think this is the answer
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Re: Puffy ack can't shoot within certain distance of Airfield
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2014, 01:25:26 AM »
Terrain designers should not put runways on the shore line IMO.

Towns maybe but not runways..... If all runways were a few thousand clicks further in land this would not be an issue.
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