I have it equipped on my main slayer loadout and I WANT to like it soo soo bad, but it just doesn’t seem to go far enough fast enough. Its barely faster then just jumping in the same direction. The reason I bring this up now is because in action sack with the binary slayer gametype,the thruster pack distance and speed in that gametype is basically what I have been wanting this whole time.
I think it’s a piece of crap, but people use it effectively, so I can’t complain.
Yeah by default it seems pretty useless 90% of the time. It’d help if it didn’t shove you into 3rd person.
When you’re on ionoff station its very disorienting due to the close quarters you’re expected to fight hunters with it in.
It’s the armor ability for people who don’t put much thought into the armor ability they’re using.
can we get a update? that’s my next question…
…clearly 3 negative responses is enough to garner that.
> It’s the armor ability for people who don’t put much thought into the armor ability they’re using.
Eh, well, yeah pretty much. I prefer regeneration field instead though, which is basically a free medkit.
Thruster is useful for dodging nades or if you hug corners.
When used right it’s good. Throws off the final shot of an enemy if you’re good enough. I think it’s the highest skill armor ability bar-none.
I think instead of buffing the thruster pack, it should stay the same. Just nerf the camo and jetpack. Better yet remove them or severly modify them for the next game.
That being said I love the Decoy too much to equip thruster pack in all my loadouts. At the moment I think it’s 3 Decoys and 1 thruster pack.
Thruster Pack is good for avoiding grenades, getting into cover quickly and throwing off enemies at close quarters.
I think the reason it isn’t used all that much is because people expected it to act like Evade, and found that boosting in the open didn’t do anything to throw aim.
I’ve never really cared for it. In all my time playing, I’ve only seen one person ever use it successfully and avoided me killing them. But that was in FFA. And he had speed boost. And someone else was shooting at me. Maybe some people can use it well, but I haven’t ran into them.
I use it in all my loadouts. Its very hard to use but once you figure out all the little trick oh man can you throw ppl off I have gotten so many ninja assasinations with it…I love hearing their reactions most of the time they laugh in excitement haha. But seriously the TP is very useful the way it is if they buffed a bit I would be very happy :).
I’ve found that Thruster Pack is most useful at close quarters, when you’re trying to get a sudden change in direction. I said most useful, not that I would use it. I also have a weird drawing to the hologram.
Now, if there’s a Rockets match, hands down I would want to use the Thruster. It really throws off your hitbox, and can make you survive slightly misguided shots.
> It’s the armor ability for people who don’t put much thought into the armor ability they’re using.
Or perhaps for people that know how to use it? I find it a lot more effective than the other AAs due to how many tight spots it can get me out of, especially seeing as I hang around with my team as much as possible.
People often say it should go further or faster, I’d just like to stay in first person and be able to keep aiming my gun like with the Jetpack. I think it’s good though and use it in one of my loadouts, though I barely ever use AA.
> > It’s the armor ability for people who don’t put much thought into the armor ability they’re using.
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> Or perhaps for people that know how to use it? I find it a lot more effective than the other AAs due to how many tight spots it can get me out of, especially seeing as I hang around with my team as much as possible.
The thruster pack wouldn’t have affected how you got into that situation. Up until that point you would have playing as if you didn’t have an AA.
But I see where your coming from. It’s a problem solver. As for other AAs they change your approach on getting into an engagement.
Downside is yes, if you dont react quick enough you will probably die (1 shot situations or grenades). Stick to the corners and not run out in the open it can help out quite a bit. Besides, if your standing out in the open with how many 1 shot kill weapons are in this game natural selection should take hold of you.
I wish there was a video with a side by side comparison of one dude thruster packing and one dude walking/sprinting/jumping. I would make it if i had friends lol, anyone wanna do it my gamertag is my username, first o is a zero.
> I think it’s a piece of crap, but people use it effectively, so I can’t complain.
It amazes how some people can use it to win CQB encounters. I only use it to dodge Fuel rod rounds in Spartan Ops, and even then I end up dying half the time.
i love using it.
I love the Thruster Pack, it has so many uses! It’s great for dodging grenades, or if ever you need a sudden switch of direction to get behind cover. It’s also useful in close quarters combat, since you can quickly thrust to the side to throw off your enemy’s aim.
Sure, it may not be as easy to use as, say, Jetpack or Active Camo, but it’s darn useful for those who know its strength.
It’s pretty good if you can use it right, but most people can’t. I would definitely use it if it went a bit farther. About halfway between what it is now and what the Flood can do would be perfect, I think.