"Expend Magazine" secondary mode for TR MAXs

[Tiletron|Hyncharas]

I can't remember how it is on the AA and AI MAXs for other empires are, but both the Burster and DualCycler have only one fire mode on them...

What I'm proposing is something for fire-support/suppression for TR infantry and vehicles in large numbers; a secondary fire mode. Basically what this would do is entirely clear what the magazine holds between empties into one salvo, to be used against large groups of infantry, or an aircraft that requires sustained fire to be taken down.

As a drawback of this, it would not only produce a slower reload but also would need the MAX to be clamped down because of the recoil, and the higher rate of fire using this mode.

[Blizzard]

does this include a bloom to the cone of fire for the locked down bullet/flack hose?

maybe instead of a secondary fire mode... give it an AV ammo pack...

starfire only has one fire mode... lazer paint, track and destroy. the quasar does have a second fire mode that switches it to be more effective against armour but that's a result of the vanu empire values (note beamer and pulsar do it too)

[Tiletron|Hyncharas]

In a more realistic fashion the MAX clamped down with the secondary mode would function the way it is now, but either be like a turret is in terms of sustained fire, or slow the turn-ratio even further because of how the salvo would affect aiming against a moving target.

As for an AV Ammo Pack, I'm not sure about that. With 350 rounds if a driver doesn't disengage, a Burster can and will destroy a Lightning.

I personally like the Pounder for taking out mixtures of forces, but I believe it should have a plasma magazine for maintaining a wall of fire against large concentrations of infantry, if nothing else. Jammers would be good, too, but I think only if they fragemented on detonation with a similar timer to a CR3's ability, and only if players reached a certain, high Battle Rank.

If, however, you mean the AP rounds you can get for rifles and shotguns, then yes, I think both the AI and AA-variants for MAXs should have them.

[myrtar]

like the secondary fire on the rocklet rifle?

(quasar has only one mode, and i think falcon is the same)

[Blizzard]

Originally Posted by martyr

(quasar has only one mode, and i think falcon is the same)

Quasar has two firing modes. regular and AV, the comet only has the one, which is the falcon's counterpart