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mr1ncr3du10u5
11-07-2007, 01:14 PM
Has anyone ever used the Anansi as a taxi to take the Data Disk to the Dish on Island? I wanted to do this yesterday when my teammates failed to get the Disk up to the Dish even after I had cleared the area around the dish of enemy including turrets. I asked if they wanted a lift but got no reply, most frustrating! This has to be a good way of getting the Disk to it's destination surely. Anyone tried this yet? :)
pageian
11-07-2007, 02:24 PM
I've seen it attempted, don't remember if it succeeded or not. With a good pilot this could be a really smart way to do it.
Singh400
11-07-2007, 03:25 PM
Yup seen it done.
murka10
11-07-2007, 03:35 PM
did it, was the anansi driver and picked the disc guy up, then supressed some strogg and map done. wonders of VOIP :)
Ifurita
11-07-2007, 04:55 PM
We've done that with the Bumblebee to drop a full load of 4 onto the dish
cyberfranck
11-07-2007, 05:27 PM
did it also, just few minute before i bring my friend in the tunnel by the beach up to the end and go back out :P
Azuvector
11-07-2007, 06:12 PM
Done it before, works great. The problem is coordinating between the guy who grabs the disk, and the guy flying the anansi. Sometimes they just ignore each other when one wants to try that, sometimes you'll get other 'tard teammembers jumping into the anansi and taking the gunner spot so the guy with the disk can't get in, etc...
Another strategy that works quite well, is to have an anansi pilot(and gunner ideally) provide close fire support to the disk carrier in the boat: the anansi can keep the Tormentor down constantly by popping up over the cliff to spawnkill the vehicle periodically, and then circle low around the base of the cliff just above the platypus, then hover off the side of the cliff that the boat's crew have to run up the path on, and just rip any strogg in sight to shreds with LAWs and Rockets. :P
space
11-07-2007, 06:16 PM
This is a good strat for almost any point where the GDF have an anasi and the objective is outside. Having a gunner in the Anansi that will perform the specific objective once the anasi clears out the area can be critical to a win.
Mapes and myself were doing this the other day and it was near unstoppable (as long as you have a goodpilot, which I'm not.. but luckily I know how to work the tools =P) he would clear out the objective area drop me then cover as I hacked/built/planted.
It is not uncommon for the pilot to be abe to clear out an entire area only to find his efforts are wasted becuase nobody on the team gets in to take advantage of the cleared objective area. With someone on board who can perform the task.. this never happens.
Takon
11-07-2007, 06:16 PM
We've done that with the Bumblebee to drop a full load of 4 onto the dish I fly the BB into the tunnel where the boat is, then load up and take off:D
Das_Paradoxon
11-07-2007, 09:59 PM
I saw a strogg using the Tormentor as speed catapult on Quarry Map, flying straight nosed to the entrance of the Ship, jumping off in time but still flying with amazing speed through the air with the Energy Cell,
anyway he got blown up by the mines, activated all even to the control itself though.
Was fun to see such tactics, and that wasn't far off the success, just unfortunately a very lot mines were in there.
I saw a strogg using the Tormentor as speed catapult on Quarry Map, flying straight nosed to the entrance of the Ship, jumping off in time but still flying with amazing speed through the air with the Energy Cell,
anyway he got blown up by the mines, activated all even to the control itself though.
Was fun to see such tactics, and that wasn't far off the success, just unfortunately a very lot mines were in there.
I've done that before, it can be hard though because of other team mates going for the tormentor to just fly around.
superfreakkkyy
11-08-2007, 03:01 AM
I saw a strogg using the Tormentor as speed catapult on Quarry Map, flying straight nosed to the entrance of the Ship, jumping off in time but still flying with amazing speed through the air with the Energy Cell,
anyway he got blown up by the mines, activated all even to the control itself though.
Was fun to see such tactics, and that wasn't far off the success, just unfortunately a very lot mines were in there.
I usually do that, and with pretty good success. Sometimes if there's no AVTs around, I would fire into the ship itself to clear the mines, then jump out and into it.
On the island I've taken up the guy with the disk once, and cleared the enemys around the area, all without voip. :D Just a "Need a Lift?"
Fatfool
11-08-2007, 07:56 AM
I saw a strogg using the Tormentor as speed catapult on Quarry Map, flying straight nosed to the entrance of the Ship, jumping off in time but still flying with amazing speed through the air with the Energy Cell,
anyway he got blown up by the mines, activated all even to the control itself though.
Was fun to see such tactics, and that wasn't far off the success, just unfortunately a very lot mines were in there.
I've done that many times before. also flown teamamtes over 1 of the cells, let him bail out and grab it while I lower the tormentor and then he gets on, i fly him over the ship and he bails out.
mr1ncr3du10u5
11-08-2007, 12:54 PM
We've done that with the Bumblebee to drop a full load of 4 onto the dish
Good grief that sounds painful, the Bumblebee is sooooooo slow! It would have to be backed-up with the Anansi at any rate. Just out of curiosity, how many people can the Bumblebee take onboard? Imagine everyone jumping out near the dish like some parachute regiment from WW2. :)
Tanzverbot
11-08-2007, 02:13 PM
It's also pretty useful on Slipgate, where the Anansi pilot can clean the area around the Gate before the passenger drops out to hack. Mostly there's only one AVT that needs to be disabled beforehand.
|WCK|MurderFace
11-08-2007, 02:26 PM
on quarry, i've taken an icarus, grabbed the energy cell and landed on the hills. then i cleared out the AVT the GDF had with the obliterator, enabling me to skirt past the GDF APT and stroybomb inside the ship entrance, clearing mines. land and complete the objective. :D
i've also done the anansi thing at the radar dish. landed it between the Strogg APT and the dish entrance. providing cover. ;)
darthmob
11-08-2007, 03:23 PM
this reminds me of space taxi long time ago on my dad's amiga..
http://1dp.blueprintgames.com/images/taxi7.jpg
"hello taxi!" :D
DugDanger
11-08-2007, 05:15 PM
I always try but the guy with the objective never gets in :S
Havok13888
11-10-2007, 02:56 PM
I brought the anansi near the carrier and told him to hop on but he refused and then i simply had to fly out
MetaleX
11-11-2007, 10:09 PM
i go with the bee and a bunch of people but i would say the best way is taking the boat around but if the strogg are smart enough they can have a turret pointed right at you if they want
GorkerMorker
11-11-2007, 10:38 PM
The bee in the tunnel is getting old now.
Though it's really satisfying driving a desecrator in the tunnel, stick a few mines under the platypus and wait in siege mode for anyone who thinks he found a super new and original tactic.
The bee in the tunnel is getting old now.
Though it's really satisfying driving a desecrator in the tunnel, stick a few mines under the platypus and wait in siege mode for anyone who thinks he found a super new and original tactic.
eheh true :P
I also use the anansi for taking the datadisk carrie to the dish.
Most effective tough it when I fly low over the boat who has the carrier, providing cover when they go up on the backside.
It also looks cool :dance: