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I find myself flagging a lot with the shark,since it is fast and good for running/chasing.but most of the time when i spot someone with flags on radar i chase after them and they warp away. I think it would be useful so share opinions?
Posted
Ya I think the shark should be able to get antiwarp as well. I used to use the shark as my rusher but ever since the shark had its energy reduced it has become virtually useless in bases because they die so quickly. And they were once dominant in center as well, but that has also changed. I agree with mook that the shark should have some advantages so it can be used as a successful scout. Maybe make it faster but not allow it to have antideath? That way it can't just fly past everyone in a base. I dunno...lol I'm trying to put off studying for a mid-term ;)
Posted

lol. i think it would be good to vamp up the shark, but it was rediculous before, with its uber bursts.

 

oh, and another thing. i know its off topic, but u know gow changeing to a ship u dont have specs u, cept ur still on the same team? well if u get all the ships, u cant spec and stay on the same team still. i think there should be a way to do that, just a thought.

Posted

If it is technically possible, give shark unique ability to see neut and enemy flags on radar. This should take up one or two sensor slots and NOT be combinable with the extended sensors upgrade.

 

That would make it the scout ship of choice to look for those hidden neut flags.

 

In unrelated news, I think antiwarp should block ALL warps, and that means also blocking token/p!@#$%^&* travel that gets in its range. That would allow countering the flag warp abuse.

Posted

What if you turned the shark into a defensive turret?

 

This would involve:

 

- Slow down its speed dramatically. Maybe like Metal Gear CTF turrets.

- Keep its energy low

 

- Bump up its recharge

- Give it a higher base rate of fire on its guns (can't remember if that's possible) OR give it a new gun like a 4-way multi lvl2 with bounce. This superior firepower compensates for its lack of movement.

- Improve its base turn rate

- Let it use mines, or perhaps the lower-level EMP bomb

 

The role of the shark would now be to provide defensive support:

 

- Turreting on the lanc, providing it with better defense against the horde of javs that come after it in center.

- Defending the base, by creating a field of fire that rocketing anti-death wbs have greater difficulty getting through. Sharks would tend to stay close to the lanc to prevent brickwarping.

 

Basically the shark would have the best guns in the game at the expense of movement and dying easily. Everything about it would be tuned for defense.

Posted
What if you turned the shark into a defensive turret?

 

This would involve:

 

- Slow down its speed dramatically. Maybe like Metal Gear CTF turrets.

- Keep its energy low

 

- Bump up its recharge

- Give it a higher base rate of fire on its guns (can't remember if that's possible) OR give it a new gun like a 4-way multi lvl2 with bounce. This superior firepower compensates for its lack of movement.

- Improve its base turn rate

- Let it use mines, or perhaps the lower-level EMP bomb

 

The role of the shark would now be to provide defensive support:

 

- Turreting on the lanc, providing it with better defense against the horde of javs that come after it in center.

- Defending the base, by creating a field of fire that rocketing anti-death wbs have greater difficulty getting through. Sharks would tend to stay close to the lanc to prevent brickwarping.

 

Basically the shark would have the best guns in the game at the expense of movement and dying easily. Everything about it would be tuned for defense.

 

That's what spider or terr is for.

Posted
why is this stickied?

 

Because Sharp is an abuser blum.gif

 

 

I liked Mook's idea that the shark is the only ship that gets to use infiltrator

 

What's an infiltrator?

 

lol,i dont know why its stickied confused.gif and i dont like the turret shark idea, i like my shark for rushing, since it is the fastest and small. People say its bad for rushing because of its low energy, but the warbird's isnt much higher.

 

Oh and infiltrator was an item that let you attach to enemys,i think. search for it on the forum i guess.

Posted

I admit I don't know how it works but from the sounds of it infiltrator would be abused:

 

Attach to enemy lanc and brickwarp ftw.

Item whoring--warp, burst/rep/thor/whatever, die, repeat.

 

Even if you made it one-time use and very expensive then the rich would use it to lame or nobody would use it at all, which doesn't help the shark.

 

@2D:

No the spider and terr are more balanced, with movement and high energy.

Posted
my suggestion is that shark should have be like a uber mine layer with low energy and semi movement, since its low energy and pretty slow right now, mines could help balance it a bit

 

ya,i think space mines and string of pearls should be buyable for the shark, since it cant have any other bombs. and maybe the shark should have a MUCH higher recharge, challenging the wzl's.

Posted

I dont see any downsides from antiwarped shark. It could make it the scout ship we want. I'd say everyones vote is going towards shark w/ anti so far.

 

(i just posted this to get back on topic)

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