For me, I like the changes they made to fix the issues Air Raider had in 4.1. 1. Only 2 weapon slots gave you very little freedom about what to take, since taking an air raid and a turret meant you couldn't bring a limpet gun, so that 3rd slot and improvements to make some gunships act more like conventional weapons really helps. 2. The ability to reload some weapons/tools in the background lets you have a lot of fun multi-tasking and doesn't punish you for being in a vehicle like trying to reload turrets/borders/posts of old did. 3. The restriction of not being able to take multiple of the same weapon forces you away from the cheesy double strafe plan / double turret strats that were so common.(The lack of a good conventional weapon in solo play pretty much forced you to run these and the Railgun on Inferno for 70%+ of the campaign.) That said, I do think he was over-tuned for this game. Instead of being a support for the more direct combat classes, he has become so self-sufficient and powerful that, aside from having someone be a decoy upfront, he hardly needs a team to beat most missions.
I agree, I went with a strong through AR, and it was like " Watch out for the air strikes" and that was it. I feel like Nix is the signature vehicle for AR, so that why they wanted to make sure you get in it.
But yeah overall i feel like air raider is mainly too strong and as you said it became a lonewolf class there where it should have been a team player. Thats why i always have a support equipment in one of my slots atleast (powerpost/guardpost/assistguns) Because i want to feel as a helper and not one that does everything where the rest of the team can literally eat out there noses. great video ;)
What makes phobes strong is its call in time and attack pattern the V shape and the 3/5 second call in time are insane if the call in time is was 10sec like the mortars things would have been quite different also if its attack pattern was like km6 in a straight line its effectiveness was reduced immense if we turn the call in times of phobes and mortar around you would probably see mortars used way more, also the strafe time of phobes is so quick if they made that one slower too like the cluster variation it would make it also better (less OP)
Air raider is my go to class. I love providing fire support. Soldier A: "High command this is unit alpha calling for indirect fire support." Me: "This is high command, stand-by air-raid inbound." Soldier B: "This is Beta we are being overwhelmed we need reinforcements!" Me: "Air support inbound (starts playing the Valkyrie March). Me: "This is high command air support has arrived!" Soldier C: "Say hello to my little friend."
I loved the Wingdiver and Ranger in 4.1 but got stuck with the Air Raider with my friend group (We won't have a copy of the same class in any game we play). It was fun but Wingdiver and Ranger could just output so much more damage. This EDF seems promising tho, kinda excited to play Air Raider this time around
I love the air raider significantly more in EDF5. But dear GOD those limpet weapons are so bad, and I hate how they remove that web weapon. Shooting crazy amounts of web and ensnare entire groups of bees and ants was so much fun.
So you want to sit down with the Japanese people who made this game, and ask them why they made the giant robots so good. You want to ask the Japanese people why they like robots so much. Japanese. Robots.
Note that the last rocket truck does around 880 damage per rocket each rocket divides into 5 to 6 rockets witch is between 4.5 to 5.5k damage. against flying aggressors its pretty good (note that you need to have proper distance to not get taking out by 1 xD). Use a guide gun and you can do 45k/55k damage per salvo and 450/550k damage total to one target. There are better ways to do that damage to one target but just saying ;)
KevinEDF one thing to mention it was a live safer on mission 99 (online) against the flying aggressors i tried that mission 5x before and constantly got wiped because of those flying pests xD my other allies where too busy dealing with the shield bearers and armored aliens ;)
Tempest damage is ok in my opinion note that only the cost is really cheap 3600 on its max thats like 50 black ants the godzilla monsters are good for 5400 points so killing one of those gives it immediately back note that on inferno these monster have a little over 2.000.000hp wich is 5x tempest also the call in time is pretty long and on the crowded missions it’s really hard to maintain the laser and aim it at the right target 5 out of 10 times my tempest misses its target it hits a abject along the way (drone) or something flew by my pointer and it hits the ground 200m in front of it xD I just want to see its points increased because you can call that one in far too often damage wise im pretty happy because the 100k on 4.1 was good for crowds but anything else it was a no go, not something you would bring often in 5 i really like it though
You might know this but if you wait awhile after you call the tempest in to where it is very high in the sky (usually about 15, 20 seconds) and then aim your laser, it doesn't hit mountains and building as much. If you aim the laser right away after it is called, it will come from a lot lower portion on the horizon and tends to hit things
Honestly imo, air raider needs to go back to two general slots, have the 3rd one be dedicated to self defense weapons like the limpet and suppress guns, and given PDWs and SMGs that are effectively fairly worse ranger ARs so you have an option that isn't choosing between risking blowing yourself up if a bug gets too close, or a single shot confetti cannon that takes 3 seconds to load. It gets rid of the problem of having to justify a sticky bomb launcher over a satellite laser that can kill 10x as many bugs 2x as fast, gives them something so to work with for immediate threats for when they're the last one up and they've got a caliburn, a barga on cooldown or the like that isn't bomb and laser flavored mutually assured destruction, but most importantly it (at least better) justifies the nerfs air raider kinda does need so that its not just a straight nerf, because i see air raider as very front loaded, both damage-wise and tactically, no point in supporting if you can just turn it all to ashes before it drops from an anchor. It'd also give even more incentive to buff some of the limpet guns in fun and interesting ways, because now its an actual choice, maybe something like, i don't know, the air raider is immune to the damage of his Limpets, but not the knockback, giving him a hilariously dumb but effective means of transportation that isn't purely vehicle based? Heck you could even make Limpet sub effects a thing and not bother with the PDW idea, set your limpets to "Spiritually A Demoman" for faster movement, or a short range box tether that pulls in all the armor and weapons around it into the center to assist collection, because the way i see peak air raider as a class is someone who already knows what the bugs are gonna do 15 steps before they it even gets there, and plans, with help of their team, to have it dead by 7
Very good idea, I would like this. I was also thinking of a 3rd slot for ranger that can only be a grenade or impulse to encourage those weapons as well
Anyone soloed through as an air raider - can you recommend anything for the mission where you defeat the walking base? (I think its 41) he seems to have nothing suitable for shooting off all those lasers so you can safely go under it - and also deal with all the various crap it drops? All the stuff he calls down would be useless and hits its top- the sniper limpet isnt good enough, the vehicles would just get wasted from across the map by the green tracking lasers - etc.
Try Spritefall, it is absolutely amazing on the base. I even take 2 Spritefall so you always have one up. Once the base stands up the Spritefall shoots through the base hehe
Use the vulcan of the gunship when the base is on its legs it shoots right through the base hitting the turrets underneath. In the first stage of the mission it cannot shoot through it wich makes it hard to destroy the turrets on the lower end but once thats over even if turrets remain you don’t feel them that much since most of the time you are underneath it to destroy it ;)
Does the air raider have anything good for drop ships or do I have to take the limpet sniper? Or use a vehicle? (which means waiting). I thought spritefall might go through it like the base but while it does go through to the ground below, it does NOT hurt the drop ship itself.
@@KevinEDF Thanks for the tip - one last air raider question- he doesn't seem to have much for anti air- on hard end game and hardest, just what are you meant to do on levels with huge swarms of wasps, tadpoles or drones? A vehicle wont live very long.
I don't understand, are you asking if there are any changes to the steam version over the console? If so I'm not sure, I do not have a gaming PC so I am only on console
@@KevinEDF Any changes to the game itself since you made this video. If they've addressed any of these issues on PS4 since this video those changes will likely also be in PC
I personally often used a Limpet Sniper as a backup weapon for that reason, but honestly some of the gunship beacons call in so quick they might as well be direct attack guns. Playing solo is actually pretty easy.
You're certainly much weaker, but luckily Depth Crawlers don't have a very high credit cost and they're rather good in this game. Defense/Attack buffs and turrets also help a lot, although you'll need a Limpet gun of some sort to last you at least long enough to get that first Depth Crawler. I think there was only one underground mission I struggled with, and abusing the Depth Crawler's ability to run away up walls is what let me beat it by constantly retreating. The spiders could follow, but their pathing wasn't good enough for ALL of them to do it successfully.
His machine gun is the gunships air raids above ground, underground his turrets work well since you can funnel enemies and the depth crawler instant call
I would suggest 150 gunship, machine gun turrets or flame turrets for close range until you can call in a nix then I like spritefall Phobos km6 etc for range fighting
To me, Air Raider was always the wizard of the group, with fencer being knight, wing diver as elf, and ranger as hero. He has a unique resource to manage, huge damage spells, powerful summons, tons of situational utility, and can completely break the game at high levels or in the hands of a knowledgeable player. He has a tool for every single job, and every mission is a problem to be solved rather than a fight to be won. I do agree with you in that Phobos and Nix are just way too strong, but I am on the fence as to whether or not anything should be done about them. I think it is nice to have them for playing solo, then switching to other things when playing in a group, but I know people, myself included, will often pick the easiest loadout if it is available. I wouldn't be upset if they had their health and power reduced though as I tend to use other things instead, saving Phobos only for asshole hornets, and AR still has the tools and tricks to counteract those nerfs. There are two things I am surprised you didn't mention. The first is that you can now place bunkers on just about anything without them falling off. This is pretty important considering how much health they have, combined with guard posts, to make your vehicles into miniature Balams. Put them on helicopters! Put them on bikes! Put them on Fencers! The second thing is just how easy it is for AR to get into inferno since all of his inferno gear is scaled to deal with inferno conditions. All you need to do is clear one inferno mission to get vehicles with inferno health and damage and you are good to go, regardless of your ARs health. Place bunkers at the start, get points, summon inferno vehicle, and you can clear just about any inferno mission with only 1 health I bet. The first thing I did after clearing hard was to do a high level underground inferno mission. I forget which one exactly, either one with a ton of scripted spawns and ambushes or one with a bunch of anchors. With my terrible memory, they are probably the same mission. Anyway, that gave me all the stuff needed to go through inferno and completely skip the hardest health grind. Although, Even with my low health I don't remember it being too much of a problem as I could still take one or two hits before failing. I know it makes sense to be able to do inferno missions after getting inferno gear, especially high end inferno gear, but usually there's a fair bit of health farming involved, even for skilled players. Actually, a third thing to mention is just how strong AR is underground now. Having a third slot, flame turrets, smart roombas, auto reload, and beefier depth crawlers, it all combines to turn him into the absolute fire king of zone control and safety underground, dethroning the once-mighty lightning queen. Even that little shotgun can get some use down there since it will pierce and clot up tunnels with corpses. A turret would still be preferred in that slot, but it helps for when any reds/purples break through your firewall. I'd join your Naegling brigade anytime if I played online, maybe when the PC port is released.
Well, your prayers have been answered I suppose, Air Raider has been nerfed to oblivion for EDF6. No Phobos, at all. No Nix either, you get a tonka truck instead. "The game needs to be difficult" no the game needs to be fun. Playing Ranger solo on Inferno is pure CBT.
Think about it now Kevin i think air raider became this way because of offline solo play. In 4.1 it was almost impossible to do some missions seeing the points cost reduction and the reload on some weapons it makes sense also the background reload on weapons. For some reason they didn’t take in consideration the effects it had on online play.
I highly disagree with your opinions and the logic you have on the nerfing part. Being unique is not an issue with a class or system. Just cause you want to "feel special" while playing should not be a valid reason for a change in the game. That kind of game design is cancer. Rewarding player agency is far better than nerfing a class into a one trick gimmick... Ergo play how you want to rather than trying to force everyone to play how you want to...
If I had to rate the SURVIVAL rate for all the characters, Fencer is the best, wing diver and Air raider(With Red Guard or Amored vehicle Grape) second and ranger the worst Destruction rating... You know Air raider is the best
If it's "too easy" for ya, here's a simple fix: go Solo while Online on Inferno with AR and don't use any DLC weapons or have Limits Off. Just saying "AR isn't a team player" and "is boring", literally lost all credibility at that point. AR helps so much in so many ways, can literally mow so much down without any effort. To me that helps, and that's literally being a team player. Again, if you want a challenge, do what I said earlier: Solo, Inferno, Online, AR, Limits On and no DLC weapons
I like to do this in my challenge run videos. I have limits on and lower my health sometimes. This can be pretty fun. I think if the nix wasn't so fast and strong it may make air raider a bit more balanced. But with the nix he is just as fast as the other classes with 100k health lol either way EDF 5 is a great game
Thank you for being the only good source of tips and advice for Edf 5, there really isn't a lot of Edf channels out there.
My pleasure 😊
For me, I like the changes they made to fix the issues Air Raider had in 4.1.
1. Only 2 weapon slots gave you very little freedom about what to take, since taking an air raid and a turret meant you couldn't bring a limpet gun, so that 3rd slot and improvements to make some gunships act more like conventional weapons really helps.
2. The ability to reload some weapons/tools in the background lets you have a lot of fun multi-tasking and doesn't punish you for being in a vehicle like trying to reload turrets/borders/posts of old did.
3. The restriction of not being able to take multiple of the same weapon forces you away from the cheesy double strafe plan / double turret strats that were so common.(The lack of a good conventional weapon in solo play pretty much forced you to run these and the Railgun on Inferno for 70%+ of the campaign.)
That said, I do think he was over-tuned for this game. Instead of being a support for the more direct combat classes, he has become so self-sufficient and powerful that, aside from having someone be a decoy upfront, he hardly needs a team to beat most missions.
Good points 👍
Best EDF channel
Thanks so much 😊
Very true. Kevin is awesome!
Thanks, so are you 😁
I agree, I went with a strong through AR, and it was like " Watch out for the air strikes" and that was it. I feel like Nix is the signature vehicle for AR, so that why they wanted to make sure you get in it.
The nix is definitely the coolest, maybe barga a close second
Love your videos KevinEDF!
Thanks so much 😊
Love AR. He’s my second favorite class
So fun 😁
But yeah overall i feel like air raider is mainly too strong and as you said it became a lonewolf class there where it should have been a team player.
Thats why i always have a support equipment in one of my slots atleast (powerpost/guardpost/assistguns)
Because i want to feel as a helper and not one that does everything where the rest of the team can literally eat out there noses.
great video ;)
What makes phobes strong is its call in time and attack pattern the V shape and the 3/5 second call in time are insane if the call in time is was 10sec like the mortars things would have been quite different also if its attack pattern was like km6 in a straight line its effectiveness was reduced immense if we turn the call in times of phobes and mortar around you would probably see mortars used way more, also the strafe time of phobes is so quick if they made that one slower too like the cluster variation it would make it also better (less OP)
I still wish the Nyx would have gotten the ability to strafe. But I'll the TSF look alike over the frog mech anytime of day.
Air raider is my go to class. I love providing fire support.
Soldier A: "High command this is unit alpha calling for indirect fire support."
Me: "This is high command, stand-by air-raid inbound."
Soldier B: "This is Beta we are being overwhelmed we need reinforcements!"
Me: "Air support inbound (starts playing the Valkyrie March).
Me: "This is high command air support has arrived!"
Soldier C: "Say hello to my little friend."
I loved the Wingdiver and Ranger in 4.1 but got stuck with the Air Raider with my friend group (We won't have a copy of the same class in any game we play). It was fun but Wingdiver and Ranger could just output so much more damage. This EDF seems promising tho, kinda excited to play Air Raider this time around
I think you'll absolutely love the changes to air raider in this one, so much quality of life
I love the air raider significantly more in EDF5. But dear GOD those limpet weapons are so bad, and I hate how they remove that web weapon. Shooting crazy amounts of web and ensnare entire groups of bees and ants was so much fun.
i want my c4 and mines back
So you want to sit down with the Japanese people who made this game, and ask them why they made the giant robots so good. You want to ask the Japanese people why they like robots so much. Japanese. Robots.
Note that the last rocket truck does around 880 damage per rocket each rocket divides into 5 to 6 rockets witch is between 4.5 to 5.5k damage.
against flying aggressors its pretty good (note that you need to have proper distance to not get taking out by 1 xD).
Use a guide gun and you can do 45k/55k damage per salvo and 450/550k damage total to one target.
There are better ways to do that damage to one target but just saying ;)
Yes that is a good point, I'm still a little disappointed in the naggling
KevinEDF one thing to mention it was a live safer on mission 99 (online) against the flying aggressors i tried that mission 5x before and constantly got wiped because of those flying pests xD my other allies where too busy dealing with the shield bearers and armored aliens ;)
Tempest damage is ok in my opinion note that only the cost is really cheap 3600 on its max thats like 50 black ants the godzilla monsters are good for 5400 points so killing one of those gives it immediately back note that on inferno these monster have a little over 2.000.000hp wich is 5x tempest also the call in time is pretty long and on the crowded missions it’s really hard to maintain the laser and aim it at the right target 5 out of 10 times my tempest misses its target it hits a abject along the way (drone) or something flew by my pointer and it hits the ground 200m in front of it xD
I just want to see its points increased because you can call that one in far too often damage wise im pretty happy because the 100k on 4.1 was good for crowds but anything else it was a no go, not something you would bring often in 5 i really like it though
You might know this but if you wait awhile after you call the tempest in to where it is very high in the sky (usually about 15, 20 seconds) and then aim your laser, it doesn't hit mountains and building as much. If you aim the laser right away after it is called, it will come from a lot lower portion on the horizon and tends to hit things
Does anyone know when the 2nd DLC will be released in the west? Cant find any mention of it.
They don't seem to announce it before it's released, it is typically a month after 1
Honestly imo, air raider needs to go back to two general slots, have the 3rd one be dedicated to self defense weapons like the limpet and suppress guns, and given PDWs and SMGs that are effectively fairly worse ranger ARs so you have an option that isn't choosing between risking blowing yourself up if a bug gets too close, or a single shot confetti cannon that takes 3 seconds to load. It gets rid of the problem of having to justify a sticky bomb launcher over a satellite laser that can kill 10x as many bugs 2x as fast, gives them something so to work with for immediate threats for when they're the last one up and they've got a caliburn, a barga on cooldown or the like that isn't bomb and laser flavored mutually assured destruction, but most importantly it (at least better) justifies the nerfs air raider kinda does need so that its not just a straight nerf, because i see air raider as very front loaded, both damage-wise and tactically, no point in supporting if you can just turn it all to ashes before it drops from an anchor. It'd also give even more incentive to buff some of the limpet guns in fun and interesting ways, because now its an actual choice, maybe something like, i don't know, the air raider is immune to the damage of his Limpets, but not the knockback, giving him a hilariously dumb but effective means of transportation that isn't purely vehicle based?
Heck you could even make Limpet sub effects a thing and not bother with the PDW idea, set your limpets to "Spiritually A Demoman" for faster movement, or a short range box tether that pulls in all the armor and weapons around it into the center to assist collection, because the way i see peak air raider as a class is someone who already knows what the bugs are gonna do 15 steps before they it even gets there, and plans, with help of their team, to have it dead by 7
Very good idea, I would like this. I was also thinking of a 3rd slot for ranger that can only be a grenade or impulse to encourage those weapons as well
@@KevinEDF i would absolutely love that as well
I miss calling in rail guns with air raider.
Hehe yeah, the new ones aren't bad but just not a nix
Anyone soloed through as an air raider - can you recommend anything for the mission where you defeat the walking base? (I think its 41) he seems to have nothing suitable for shooting off all those lasers so you can safely go under it - and also deal with all the various crap it drops? All the stuff he calls down would be useless and hits its top- the sniper limpet isnt good enough, the vehicles would just get wasted from across the map by the green tracking lasers - etc.
Try Spritefall, it is absolutely amazing on the base. I even take 2 Spritefall so you always have one up. Once the base stands up the Spritefall shoots through the base hehe
@@KevinEDFLol- I would have assumed it wouldn't do that! I will try it.
Use the vulcan of the gunship when the base is on its legs it shoots right through the base hitting the turrets underneath.
In the first stage of the mission it cannot shoot through it wich makes it hard to destroy the turrets on the lower end but once thats over even if turrets remain you don’t feel them that much since most of the time you are underneath it to destroy it ;)
Does the air raider have anything good for drop ships or do I have to take the limpet sniper? Or use a vehicle? (which means waiting). I thought spritefall might go through it like the base but while it does go through to the ground below, it does NOT hurt the drop ship itself.
Limpet snipers and nix are they main ways. I almost always use nix personally
@@KevinEDF Thanks for the tip - one last air raider question- he doesn't seem to have much for anti air- on hard end game and hardest, just what are you meant to do on levels with huge swarms of wasps, tadpoles or drones? A vehicle wont live very long.
I really like km6 air raids for wasps and tadpoles
Have you noticed any changes between this video and the release of the Steam version?
I don't understand, are you asking if there are any changes to the steam version over the console? If so I'm not sure, I do not have a gaming PC so I am only on console
@@KevinEDF Any changes to the game itself since you made this video. If they've addressed any of these issues on PS4 since this video those changes will likely also be in PC
@@VGLounge no changes since this video, a lot of my opinions are balance related and not glitches so I didn't expect any adjustments honestly
I do miss the heavy limpet guns though
I don't miss any of the Limpet guns. I'd rather call satellites on myself than defend against being grabbed. You are still blowing yourself up.
dan smith I’m a masochist lol
Yeah good point, that was a cool weapon!
That thumbnail
Can you not play this class solo or 2 player? Not having direct attack guns seems it would make this class usless solo (the limpets are not great)
I personally often used a Limpet Sniper as a backup weapon for that reason, but honestly some of the gunship beacons call in so quick they might as well be direct attack guns. Playing solo is actually pretty easy.
@@ZetaStriker0000 What about the underground missions? some are very hard especially in the dlc
elevown Turrets, turrets and more turrets
You're certainly much weaker, but luckily Depth Crawlers don't have a very high credit cost and they're rather good in this game. Defense/Attack buffs and turrets also help a lot, although you'll need a Limpet gun of some sort to last you at least long enough to get that first Depth Crawler. I think there was only one underground mission I struggled with, and abusing the Depth Crawler's ability to run away up walls is what let me beat it by constantly retreating. The spiders could follow, but their pathing wasn't good enough for ALL of them to do it successfully.
His machine gun is the gunships air raids above ground, underground his turrets work well since you can funnel enemies and the depth crawler instant call
Air Raider is so difficult for me to solo at lower levels. I can't for the life of me solo anything with him.
I would suggest 150 gunship, machine gun turrets or flame turrets for close range until you can call in a nix then I like spritefall Phobos km6 etc for range fighting
@@KevinEDF Thank you for the suggestions, I'll note these weapons down and test them out.
To me, Air Raider was always the wizard of the group, with fencer being knight, wing diver as elf, and ranger as hero. He has a unique resource to manage, huge damage spells, powerful summons, tons of situational utility, and can completely break the game at high levels or in the hands of a knowledgeable player. He has a tool for every single job, and every mission is a problem to be solved rather than a fight to be won.
I do agree with you in that Phobos and Nix are just way too strong, but I am on the fence as to whether or not anything should be done about them. I think it is nice to have them for playing solo, then switching to other things when playing in a group, but I know people, myself included, will often pick the easiest loadout if it is available. I wouldn't be upset if they had their health and power reduced though as I tend to use other things instead, saving Phobos only for asshole hornets, and AR still has the tools and tricks to counteract those nerfs.
There are two things I am surprised you didn't mention. The first is that you can now place bunkers on just about anything without them falling off. This is pretty important considering how much health they have, combined with guard posts, to make your vehicles into miniature Balams. Put them on helicopters! Put them on bikes! Put them on Fencers!
The second thing is just how easy it is for AR to get into inferno since all of his inferno gear is scaled to deal with inferno conditions. All you need to do is clear one inferno mission to get vehicles with inferno health and damage and you are good to go, regardless of your ARs health. Place bunkers at the start, get points, summon inferno vehicle, and you can clear just about any inferno mission with only 1 health I bet. The first thing I did after clearing hard was to do a high level underground inferno mission. I forget which one exactly, either one with a ton of scripted spawns and ambushes or one with a bunch of anchors. With my terrible memory, they are probably the same mission. Anyway, that gave me all the stuff needed to go through inferno and completely skip the hardest health grind. Although, Even with my low health I don't remember it being too much of a problem as I could still take one or two hits before failing. I know it makes sense to be able to do inferno missions after getting inferno gear, especially high end inferno gear, but usually there's a fair bit of health farming involved, even for skilled players.
Actually, a third thing to mention is just how strong AR is underground now. Having a third slot, flame turrets, smart roombas, auto reload, and beefier depth crawlers, it all combines to turn him into the absolute fire king of zone control and safety underground, dethroning the once-mighty lightning queen. Even that little shotgun can get some use down there since it will pierce and clot up tunnels with corpses. A turret would still be preferred in that slot, but it helps for when any reds/purples break through your firewall.
I'd join your Naegling brigade anytime if I played online, maybe when the PC port is released.
Good points, that is a good mention about the vehicle reducing the need to have high health as ar
Well, your prayers have been answered I suppose, Air Raider has been nerfed to oblivion for EDF6. No Phobos, at all. No Nix either, you get a tonka truck instead.
"The game needs to be difficult" no the game needs to be fun. Playing Ranger solo on Inferno is pure CBT.
Think about it now Kevin i think air raider became this way because of offline solo play.
In 4.1 it was almost impossible to do some missions seeing the points cost reduction and the reload on some weapons it makes sense also the background reload on weapons.
For some reason they didn’t take in consideration the effects it had on online play.
Hehe good point
I highly disagree with your opinions and the logic you have on the nerfing part. Being unique is not an issue with a class or system. Just cause you want to "feel special" while playing should not be a valid reason for a change in the game. That kind of game design is cancer. Rewarding player agency is far better than nerfing a class into a one trick gimmick... Ergo play how you want to rather than trying to force everyone to play how you want to...
Let me tell you this. Nerfing sucks. Only buffs. Never fuck around with fun
If I had to rate the SURVIVAL rate for all the characters, Fencer is the best, wing diver and Air raider(With Red Guard or Amored vehicle Grape) second and ranger the worst
Destruction rating...
You know Air raider is the best
Hehe yeah
Air Raider too OP plz nerf
If it's "too easy" for ya, here's a simple fix: go Solo while Online on Inferno with AR and don't use any DLC weapons or have Limits Off.
Just saying "AR isn't a team player" and "is boring", literally lost all credibility at that point. AR helps so much in so many ways, can literally mow so much down without any effort. To me that helps, and that's literally being a team player.
Again, if you want a challenge, do what I said earlier: Solo, Inferno, Online, AR, Limits On and no DLC weapons
I like to do this in my challenge run videos. I have limits on and lower my health sometimes. This can be pretty fun. I think if the nix wasn't so fast and strong it may make air raider a bit more balanced. But with the nix he is just as fast as the other classes with 100k health lol either way EDF 5 is a great game