Some say it’s the best of the AA’s. Of course it is only a matter of opinion there with personal experiences. I find it hard to believe considering just how often I ever see thrusters outside flood, which is rare. I find it unbareable about two reasons. However I am going to name the facts I’ve gathered from testing.
I have made a video to prove a few facts about this. If you want to see what I mean, then please use the File Share Search, search Riiswolf, and download Thrust Test to veiw the video on you console and at as many point of veiws you like. I would post a youtube video of this but I don’t have a PVR and the file share is still down, so it’s the best I can do at the moment.
Here are the points. + Pro -Con *Neutral (?)Fueled by Opinion. (!)The Truth
*Can propel you in any direction you move.
(?) using it to startle players is a nice idea, but it does get shut down easy in the same way all the obnoxious jump ambushes that fail do.
-can not fire weapon while in use.
*some motions such as grenade throw can completed during the thrusting when started before the thruster.
(?) I doubt it works all of the time.
+Can melee during use.
(?) might be difficult to ulilize
+can be use in mid air.
++Can change trajectory.
+++Can be used to provide or recover SOME momentium when you get stuck in mid air on an object, wall, or kneel high obsticle.
**Applies more forward force than in any other direction.
- meaning you’ll have to turn around to make the best of it
-But boost is insignificant on its own worst if used in any direction but forward while facing forward.
-Travels the same distance at the same speed that running, not sprinting, will carry you, on its own.
-Meaning it is pointless using it to close gaps unless your moment was somehow impaired.
-Poor side and backpedal boost will result in cutting away momentium of the mancannon and will drop you sooner.
+Does not apply downward nor upward forces.
++that means you won’t drop when you use it.
—That also means without increased gravity, you won’t be carried downhill with the thrusters any better than running or droping.
++++Can be used to go backward and upward on mancannon, but only during the ascend and you must be facing the direction you intend on thrusting.
+Is amplified by any speed boost
(?) Thrusters make you invulnerable during use.
(!) FALSE: Thrusters just like the evade on Reach never made you invulerable. Any illusion it caused can be explained by lag and the fact people’s shots missed you.
(?) Can use to evade grenade and other explosive.
(!) Try all you like; it is no better than running from the grenade than it is thrusting on the horizon due to its initial speed and distance. If you did evade a grenade, then you were already a step away before you used the thrusters.
I have made a video to prove those two (?) points are false and a few of the (+) points. I sure hope no-one thinks they are the best because of those two (?) points cause that is a load of crap and it suprises me that they did not figure it out when using it in campaign or spartan ops, especially against a hunter.
Please use the File Share Search, search Riiswolf, and download Thrust Test to veiw the video on you console and at as many point of veiws you like. I would post a youtube video of this but I don’t have a PVR and the file share is still down, so it’s the best I can do at the moment.
Let me know what you think of the Thruster pack.
only AA I use