Roof Camping? Yes or No

[imported_Fish]

Reading snippets from different threads that alot of you are against roof camping.... why? we didnt do it on our server untils a DICE guy played on our server and did it.. so we thought if its good enough for DICE its good enough for us... plue I read that the DICE team didnt inially create this to happen but since it has happened they say its fun and refuse to eliminate it.. so why does some people call it exploiting and such?

there are many ways to get roof campers off a roof, theres arty, rockes and spawn beacons to get yourself on the roofs and clear them out.. being on the roof makes you far from invicible...

[RMcLeod]

there are many ways to get roof campers off a roof, there's arty, rockets and spawn beacons to get yourself on the roofs and clear them out.. being on the roof makes you far from invicible...

Exactly!

[Lt.ConVix]

as u knw fish im on the CSA server alot and see alot of roof campers [specially Camp G, roofs across from ea base]

im neither for or against roof camping,

i think iv done it once on a fall of berlin map and racked up alota points.

but as u said there are many ways to get roof campers

my method is simple: snipe them

the amount of people that complain about it for people to kill them, ban them and such (much like when people complain of gettin "raped" by a walker, but refuse to go engi to destroy it :S)

or if im assault il single shot baur them

once they've been killed enough times and shout that your hackings caus

"OMG HOWZ TE HEL HE GOTZ ME FRM THR THR B NO1 AROOND"

they give up and jump off or spawn somewhere else.

simply people are just to f****** lazy to swap to kit to counter the roof campers.

but i do think they should be told to jump if there raping a last spawn point by camping doesnt really give the other side enough time to gather themselves to attack back

[Biotech2142]

I got no problem against them but there are certain situations where roof camping engineers combined with support class with emp grenades can be a serious problem in Berlin where they can virtually deny the "existence" of vehicles without exposing them to enemy.

Still Dice made it's mind and classified it "not a true exploit" but it was not intended to be allowed and will be addressed in next patch.

[-BFB-MG]

I`m all for it as it adds a extra dimension to the game,i`ll be dissapointed to see it go.

[Lt.ConVix]

I`m all for it as it adds a extra dimension to the game,i`ll be dissapointed to see it go.

i dont think it is completely bein nerfed i think there makin it even harder to get onto building.

prob since there adjusting the way pods move i guess the beacons are gna be placed in axact positions to get people enough room to spawn and move the pod to get on

just a guess tho

[nemesis908]

I dont play anymore, but when i did Rooftop camping was something i was dead against.

Sure there are methods to kill them, but there are also methods to kill Spawn Rapers, but that still isn't tolerated.

In my opinion Rooftop Camping falls under the same category as Spawn Raping. So what if the DICE team do it, just because they made the game it doesnt mean they're the most moral players. They're just as inclined to spawn rape etc as anyone else, and they dont set the standard for play.

If a DICE member jumped off a cliff, would you do it? It wouldn't surprise me if you would actually.

Rooftop Camping is essentially an exploit, as it clearly wasnt intended for the game. It just shows DICE's commitment to the community when they're unwilling to fix something so obviously wrong with the game, because it might ruin DICE's exploiting fun.

[Bardo]

2-4 pk rockets will do the trick everytime.

i rather enjoy roof'ers... as i kill them many more times than i actually die by one.

what i don't like, is when they put up a spawn beacon on a high roof. that's a little cheap and usually only a few orbital strikes will take care of those... IF you can get the commander to use an orbital strike on it.

overall, i say: no harm, no foul. they're not invincible up there.... and far from it.

[sogek1ng]

I don't mind some people getting on top of something, but I hate when people get on FoB and try and trap the PAC side. It's lame, also =W= that is how they play.


I feel if they are up on the roof they are an easy target. Only thing that is really sticking out is their big fat head. Just shoot it. LOL.


Good luck

[Digital-Boy]

Roof camping is just about the cheapest "legitimate" tactic you can use, and as far as I'm concerned it's an exploit. The only reliable ways to kill roof campers from the ground is with PK rockets and sniper rifles, and it doesn't matter when you do because they can keep reviving each other. Every now and again, you can get lucky and kill the reviver with another volley of rockets but it's totally up to chance and the medic can avoid it if he's not being careless.

People on the ground run the gambit of being in the fray of combat and being vulnerable to all weapons. People on the roof can withdraw to near total immunity and can only be effectively "countered" with a handful of weapons.

[Wizrdwarts]

I'm for it as long as the server allows it, it's up to the server owner to decide to allow it or not.

[D. Helix]

People that spawn on beacons tend to lose a lot of tickets for their team very quickly. A lot of players don't realize you don't lose a ticket from a revive. When you continuously pod onto a roof you make rack up some kills from people on the ground but the chances of them getting revived are a lot higher than a squad getting wiped out time and time again on a roof. I don't mind people who camp rooftops simply because most of the time that squad is responsible for losing the ticket lead causing a senseless bleed.

[Digital-Boy]

but the chances of them getting revived are a lot higher

Maybe, but then the medic and the revived player get slammed with PK rockets.

[D. Helix]

Maybe, but then the medic and the revived player get slammed with PK rockets.

Situation awareness is very big for all the players that play on the TG server so even if the person reviving me is killed I'm pretty sure there is someone behind him going to revive him and the rest of my squad is clearing the roof or at the least providing cover fire. Ticket bleed, squad and team tactics are a huge factor on the server I play so my theories might not coincide with the 2142 public but rooftop campers although do appear usually have very little effect on the game other than losing a lot of tickets for their team.

[TheDesert_Fox]

Rooftop camping is noob.

#1 Main reason, if the game wanted you up there it'd have a f***ing ladder.

#2 Second, it may be so terribly easy to take them down (not for engy, support with Clark, assault with herzog, or any other likely combo) but chances are they'll take out you, your squad, and a few innocent others before getting taken out because no one ever looks there because of reason #1.

#3 Even once you do know where they are, Mr. BigShot PK, they have a massive visibility and height advantage, probably a couple resupply buckets, and a medic out of view. They'll see you coming and PK you back. You end up having some stupid battle of PK spam while your unawares lone wolf teammates get raped. And to people who say snipe their head sticking out, who says that's the only one? probably some guy nade spamming too. You can't see him, all you can do is PK spam and pray you hit him.

Like nemesis said, it's like spawn raping.