Plight of the Assault Kit

[BurnTheWeed]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

Twisted, try hitting the ground under the vehicle. I found it actually does more damage that way (strange but true). Try it out in a singleplayer you can destroy a DPV if you hit the ground around it, but it will only smoke if you hit it with a direct shot.

[imported_Diarrabies]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

The assault kit still packs a heck of a punch. It's just less popular because all the crazy banzai tards aren't using it anymore. They've all gone medic, spec ops., or support. And until they fix support to make it delay fire while diving prone, it's probably going to stay that way. And now that there's a PKM on every corner, I go G3A3 crazy cause there's always more ammo around.

If you guys are losing firefights to a PKM, don't complain. You should lose. Anyone who thinks that you can just run out into the middle of a the field of fire of a prone machine gunner. And yeah, medics get a lot of team points and have pretty good rifles, but their armor sucks, and their guns are still second to the assault weaponry. You just gotta use it to your advantage. Medics are some of my favorite victims, because they're the ones who run right out where a guy just died and put away their gun to stand defenseless for 5 seconds. Then there is two easy kills. And when you kill a medic, grab his kit, throw out the health packs, and pick up your kit again. Free health for you and your buddies.

Usually I'm always sniper, but last night I was playing a little karkand (which is my least favorite sniping map) so I switched to assault and kept it the whole game using the g3a3 only. I got a bronze star easily. And I just kept using the same simple manuever all night: use stealth and smarts to avoid the main lines of enemy fire and instead move around to their flanks. Then sneak in closer and finally rush a whole squad from the side or the rear. It was easy to knock out 2 or 3 guys at a time, then duck around the corner to reload and move around to attack from the other side. The sheer brute force power of the g3a3 is awesome with an experience user. Only the occasional lucky burst from an ak101 was stopping me in the short range firefights.

The assault kit's rifles are by far the most potent rifles in the game. You should be able to win most of the firefights, you just have to think a little bit now. No more thoughtless charging and quick-draw gunfighting. If you want that, you're playing the wrong game.

[SierraHotel]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

Seriously, once I get team speak I know the one 2-word phrase I'll say more than any other.

"Throw smoke."

Smoke could cover: C4 planting, mine planting, a retreat, a charge, taking down a tank, etc.

1 smoke is ridiculous. I'd do with just having one more smoke, but I'd prefer more. Plus, if I could find people who would squad up easier, then support could help.

I thought I would really like assault because I came upon CS:S before BF2, so I was comfortable with that kind of play. But assault wasn't like what I thought it would be, so I actually find Spec-ops is a much better match.

[exho]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

There assult there saposed to assult the enemy.. what would you like them to do?

and they have the snazy smoke grenades and flashbangs (if you have the F2000)

[redrider]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

You got owned by the Noob Tube. . . . .You got owned by the Noob Tube. . . . .You got owned by the noob tube. . . . .Oh, sorry. I had to get that out of the way. Again I say the noob tube should shoot granades just like the ones that you throw and have a slightly longer range. Say 1.1 or 1.2 times. The hand thrown version doesnt explode on contact it has a set time then boom. I really dont know why EA cant figure this out. To me its simple. Not anything like the weird thing the granade launcher is now. There isnt another weapon in the game that takes two seconds to fire. Only the GL is that way. I can now point my GL at you press the fire button and you actually have time to move before the thing shoots. You dont even have to jump, just a couple of steps to one side and your OK. I have fired GL rounds at support guys and they have time to kill me AND move out of the way?
Its so bad no one ever uses the darn thing any more. Think about it, when was the last time you were killed by a Granade launcher? Been a while hasnt it. . . . . . .Red

[Maxor127]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

I could go for Assault having "slightly" more armor. Maybe take an extra hit or two more than support or AT. Nothing drastic.

[Zxmbie]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

Yeah the assault kit is very annoying 'cause of the F2000 not killing anything. I mean how many rounds do I need to, mind you this is usually semi-auto, and nothing ever happens. It's a miracle if I can kill anything with that gun.

[munky99999]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

i really havent played much assault.

I really dont like the 3bullet mode for the gun. They need automatic, 3, and single shot.

plus the fact that anyone using the noobtube is a noob.

though.

I forget if G3 or F2000 have automatic.

[AlphaCueUp]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

i stopped playing assault for a while.....then one day i spawned as assault on acccident, i had the default MEC kit, i had lots of fun that round, now i spawn with the default kits all the time so i get the nade launcher, and smoke grenades......i never used the 'n00b tube' in the way that needed to be fixed, only to stop small vehicles, and kill ppl that i cant shoot......i dont even notice there is a change, as i dont use it close range

i love the G3, i have no problem scoring kills with it i think that weapon set should have extra smoke grenade i think 2 would be perfect, i dont think 2 would be enough to allow abuse

the trick is with the assault weapons, and prolly every weapon, is short bursts

[iflabs]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

The Assault class is severely handicapped.

Believe it when I say the class is a downgraded version of the Medic class. The GL on the thing is close to useless now, which of course was the only thing going for the Assault class. The splash damage is absurd, you have to land the grenade directly to get a kill.

[infectedsoldier]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

Personally, I love the G3 load out. I'd opt for more smoke and maybe a bit more ammo. In ET, I always used smoke especially to cover teammates.

Never get a thanks for it but I'll toss smoke so a SpecOp can c4 a tank, medic can revive, or a engie can repair. Or so we can all advance under heavy fire.

I haven't used the Flashbangs much but you get 3 I believe. Smoke only 1. I love using it for assaulting. Use it to make it passed a choke point, distraction, or to hide when taking a flag with hostile tanks near by. I don't think most realize how useful it is because I'm the only one I ever see using it.

Give us more smoke!!!

[iflabs]

Re: Plight of the Assault Kit

Flash grenades are a lot more useful.

Would you believe that I took a flag against a BTR and T90 single handley with a few flash grenades? I popped 2 flashes from a balcony and parachuted onto a enplaced towed. I took out the T-90 with one TOW and damaged the BTR with one TOW. The driver got out of his BTR and so I took his BTR and killed him. Crazy!