bmharrison Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm asking because I've had a couple of matches recently where I instantly get the "missile fired" tone and big red triangle without hearing any warning tone. It's only happened in a couple of matches, but when it does happen, it happens A LOT. I don't believe it's rocket pods because a) if I don't use an evasion ability it will hit me even if I turn/flip/whatever; b) I didn't think that rocket pods even get the locked-on triangle/tone b/c they can't lock on; c) they seem to do way more damage than is possible for a rocket pod; and d) whenever this happens I think (but I could be wrong) there aren't any scouts close enough to fire one off. Mostly this seems to happen when I'm in the midst of enemy bombers- is there a mine or drone that locks on instantly? If so, it seems a bit OP for something that doesn't suffer from human error to begin with, but if that's what it is, I'd like to know so I can try to plan accordingly. If it isn't a bomber/drone, please tell me what does this, b/c none of the missiles I have loaded perform like this. Or, is it a bug? Should I let EA know so they can look into it and fix it around patch 12.7 or so? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryuku-sama Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Latency + Cluster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeLM Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Seeker mines don't have a lockon time, and I suspect missile sentry drones don't either. This is balanced by them doing very little damage with each strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmharrison Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Seeker mines don't have a lockon time, and I suspect missile sentry drones don't either. This is balanced by them doing very little damage with each strike. I'm pretty sure missile sentry drones do in fact have a lock-on time, because I've witnessed them firing at me after a warning tone. Seeker mines I didn't know about. That's probably it. It seems like they're doing a lot more damage than you've indicated; however it could be that I'm getting hit by multiple mines/lasers/whatever simultaneously and not realizing it. I often seem to attract the attention of 3 or 4 opponents at once; I'm not sure why this is, because I'm not even close to being an Ace and very rarely make it to the top of the kills scoreboard. Guess I must have "please kill me now!" painted on all of my ships. Oh, well. Thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armonddd Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm pretty sure missile sentry drones do in fact have a lock-on time, because I've witnessed them firing at me after a warning tone. Someone else was locking on to you when you got in range of a missile sentry drone (or when its firing cooldown expired). Neither missile sentries nor seeker mines have lock-on times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidenti Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Could also mean you're popular. Lord knows I hear that tone a million times a match, what with the five on my tail trying to all lock at once. XD -bp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom_VI Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 missile sentry drones do have a lockon time, but its not one that the player is aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itkovian Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I think missile sentry drones and seeker mines DO prompt the missile lock warning, just not the lock-on timer. Basically the moment you get close enough you get the warning alarm that a missile (or mine) is incoming, and your only chance of avoiding it is a lock breaker ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarDivine Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 You're definitely encountering Seeker Mines and Missile Drones. The Missile Drones do have a lock on time but you might as well already have the missile after you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zharik Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Seeker mines don't have a lockon time, and I suspect missile sentry drones don't either. This is balanced by them doing very little damage with each strike. Correct on both accounts but I think that 840 damage from a seeker mine is hardly a pittance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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