Flag cap radius - faster at the pole?

[ham_411]

Re: Flag cap radius - faster at the pole?

Best is to sit on the perimeter of the cap radius cause the enemy (especially tanks and APCs) fire directly at the flag pole! In a building or bunker near the flag is even better!!!

I have noticed on some servers it takes friggen forever for a flag to neutralize and then to cap, but on other it happens in a few seconds (and that is without others around)????

Anyone else notice this difference on some servers????

nah it dont think it works like that. it depends on where the flag is situated etc. if its out of the way of most of the battle it will go quick. but if US are trying to cap the very last flag on kark (factory???), it goes slower i think. im sure its to do with how much of a vantage point that spawn is.

[vesuvan]

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The main CAPABLE bases are the only ones that take longer to cap.

[ham_411]

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thought so, i sort of said that, but the long way:laugh:

[ackack]

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May I interject and ask about the Mosque flag on Jalalabad. I have been the only person there as US whilst everyone else is fannying about at the junkyard like today, we only had the lake and junkyard yet it took me so long to cap the mosque the enemy managed to get back before I had capped it. Damn frustrating having 4 tanks bearing down on you.

Does this flag count as a "mainbase" flag then?

[ham_411]

Re: Flag cap radius - faster at the pole?

May I interject and ask about the Mosque flag on Jalalabad. I have been the only person there as US whilst everyone else is fannying about at the junkyard like today, we only had the lake and junkyard yet it took me so long to cap the mosque the enemy managed to get back before I had capped it. Damn frustrating having 4 tanks bearing down on you.

Does this flag count as a "mainbase" flag then?

i know, that flag is a biach
im gonna take it then, that where ever the armour spawns is the main base, it would actually make some sense.

[ackack]

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I thought so, even with 3 or 4 it still takes too long. Its not the US's fault noone is defending it

[AlphaCueUp]

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i hate when im trying to cap a flag and the enemy is standing near it and it goes nowehere......i usually back away and let them bring it back up so they move on elsewhere, then i take it.....id rather not be detected, as im sure the guy will respawn before i get it neutral

[Sars99]

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if hte mains take longer hten why can one person take the airfield on wake reeeeeeeeeeeel quick?

[zipp0r]

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if hte mains take longer hten why can one person take the airfield on wake reeeeeeeeeeeel quick?

main flags dont take longer, all flags capture at the same rate and you can speed it up by having more of your team capping it

[PleshDawkter]

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I ran into a bug the other day when a flag wasn't capturable. I was on the Gulf of Oman and the flag in the middle, closest to the beach was neutralized and couldn't be captured by either side. It was neutral the entire round. Strange.

[Dairuka]

Re: Flag cap radius - faster at the pole?

From my experiences, on Infantry Only, flags take longer to cap.

My guess is that this is a way to balance the fact that it takes the enemy longer to retaliate due to a lack of transport vehicles.

[Aliask]

Re: Flag cap radius - faster at the pole?

From my experiences, on Infantry Only, flags take longer to cap.

My guess is that this is a way to balance the fact that it takes the enemy longer to retaliate due to a lack of transport vehicles.

I would agree with you. I popped on an IO server yesterday after seeing this thread and I am convinced it took longer. Could all be in the head though

[vesuvan]

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main flags dont take longer, all flags capture at the same rate and you can speed it up by having more of your team capping it

Yes, main flags due take longer. I tested this on Mashtuur City last night when capping both the USMC and MEC Main Bases (where UAV's, etc are) and it DOES take longer for a single person. This may not be true on all maps, but for several it does. Another Example is the Mosque "MEC Main Base" in Jalalabad.

[zipp0r]

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Yes, main flags due take longer. I tested this on Mashtuur City last night when capping both the USMC and MEC Main Bases (where UAV's, etc are) and it DOES take longer for a single person. This may not be true on all maps, but for several it does. Another Example is the Mosque "MEC Main Base" in Jalalabad.

ok "you tested it", so what are the capture times then?

[ackack]

Re: Flag cap radius - faster at the pole?

ok "you tested it", so what are the capture times then?

55 seconds mosque (+/- 2 seconds)
25 seconds lake (+/- 2 seconds)

These are the times it took to take to neutral.