The Official UT2k7 Minelayer Thread.

[rhirud]

The only problem with that is that it will be a teamkiller's heaven.

Mine your own base; then leave. I can picture the idiot already.

But I agree; mostly it is a mapping; rather than a weapon issue.

 

[JarJarBinks1234]

I think they should look at blizzard for some inspiration on mines...

in starcraft, a unit has the ability to lay mines. however, when there laid, they are indeed burrowed into the ground... and they dont move untill someone gets too close... and if someone moves too far away, they just re-burrow themselves...

i think something along those lines would be good...

if not, then just add good old proximity (sp?) mines like the good ol' days of golden eye 007... (stick em to the wall, if someone gets too close... POW)

i admit the spider mines as of right now kinda suck... but i play more ctf than ons... and the only time i see mines is in vctf...

tho some people do just abuse it... they'll sit behind a hill and toss em over just to try and rack up frags... i think that's something that they should get away from... u should have to arm them yourself or somethin.

 

[fuegerstef]

I like the mines as they are i just dont like the abuse, like people putting them in your spawn areas and people putting them right ontop of teh flag in vCTF. So my suggestion is they should only be mobile in certain places like the areas surrounding your nodes and base. they could still blow up if a player was to step on one but they wouldnt be able to run at a player if they werent placed in an area mentioned above.

Just implement a Spawn-EMP that disables the mines for a few seconds in the area you just spawned. Problem solved.

 

[Neophoenix]

Just implement a Spawn-EMP that disables the mines for a few seconds in the area you just spawned. Problem solved.

Not a bad idea. Simple yet unique, I like it. :tup:

 

[Kiel'thalin]

Great to see other people making notes of the minelayer issue.

The minelayer imo is used as an anti-tank/anti-vehicle weapon; hence standard game type use is Onslaught, against vehicles. The mines should only be able to move towards enemy vehicles. For players on foot the mine should completely ignore them (no crazy ai chases) and not blow up unless there is a vehicle present and the player is caught from splash damage from the mine attacking the vehicle. It doesn't make any sense to me having a weapon designed to take down a tank and take down players on foot. One or the other please.

 

[KillStreak]

You sir are absolutely right! I think theyre should be 2 sets of mine layers. Spider mines for vehicles and proxy mines for players on foot. the proxy mines would be just as lethal as the spider mines but they wouldnt run at the player and vechiles can activate both mines where as players can only activate the proxy mines.

 

[stas]

Mines need to be changed like jarjar said just stealh mines that will burrow when a vehicule or sum1 passes over *BOOM HEAD SHOT* he got r0xed by 1338 ub3r p0wn43 m1n3 sk0klkxz

 

[Vault]

perhaps the most mature comment ever said on this forum ^

 

[KillStreak]

I hate leet speak and people who use it......

 

[rhirud]

Spider mines are pretty useless against vehichles - apart from the hellbender.

 

[KillStreak]

Id have to agree with you unless the person piloting the vehicle was a noob.

 

[UnrealGrrl]

mines are fine... you can shoot them, you can frag the player who owns them or you can run away (up) from them... if i can dodge them, anyone can. besides theyre one of the most fun weapons to frag with on ppl who dont want to take the time to get out of the way