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I was surprised the other day when during a game rix bombers ripped in to a TP2 drop and started firing missles.
WTF is with that?
Rix is SUPPOSED to be a guns only, no missle faction.
Rather than being about to purchase XRM missles shouldn't they be able to purchase long range guns?
They should that have much less spread and do less damage to bases but can start firing at 2k range (give or take).

they mount XRP AB

the P in XRP is for Projectile as opposed to XRM M - missile

its the same sort of thing TF gets, also note TF get SRP on their sfs

if you want to fly gun only rix, where their bombers get long range guns instead (same with tf bombers) play RPS

madpeople wrote:QUOTE (madpeople @ Jan 17 2007, 03:11 PM) they mount XRP AB

the P in XRP is for Projectile as opposed to XRM M - missile

its the same sort of thing TF gets, also note TF get SRP on their sfs

if you want to fly gun only rix, where their bombers get long range guns instead (same with tf bombers) play RPS

Wow Madpeople, your ability to state the damn obvious completly leaves me dumbfounded. Im sure what Paps actually meant was, " Rix is SUPPOSED to be a guns only, no missle faction.
Rather than being about to purchase XRM missles shouldn't they be able to purchase long range guns?
They should that have much less spread and do less damage to bases but can start firing at 2k range (give or take). "

i was taking the stance that he mistook xrp for a missile.

sure it is mounted on the missile slot, is displayed like a missile, and gives the lock brackets.

but it tracks like a bullet - it doesn't, you have to aim them.

your supposed to think of XRP as just a slow firing gun, not as a missile. so it does fit with the theme since other factions XRM ABs track and can turn, but rix's and TF's XRP dont track or turn since [story explanation mode on] the bomber is mounted with a long range cannon which takes XRP projectiles, you can use this gun by pressing the button that usually fires missiles for other factions[/story mode]

Technically, a projectile would be fired from a gun.

The XRMs fired from Rixian Heavy bombers are projectiles.

(Forgive my redundancy but Madpeople has proven that he can post in every single thread so I ignored him... again.)

Ozricosis wrote:QUOTE (Ozricosis @ Jan 17 2007, 07:36 PM) Technically, a projectile would be fired from a gun.

The XRMs fired from Rixian Heavy bombers are projectiles.

(Forgive my redundancy but Madpeople has proven that he can post in every single thread so I ignored him... again.)

Ozzy /wub.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":iluv:" border="0" alt="wub.gif" />

papsmear, think of it as direct line of fire artillery /mrgreen.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="mrgreen.gif" />