| Does anyone actually use Patch? [message #199707] |
Tue, 16 May 2006 11:42  |
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...Because he's one of the most least-used characters I've seen. When GDI wants anti-infantry goodness, they either get a sniper or a mobius. Patch seems kind of...useless.
Although in fairness, he's not nearly as useless as the GDI rocket officer.
And I heard from a slightly credible source that Patch sees stealth units better than others...?
| DarkDemin wrote on Thu, 03 August 2006 19:19 |
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| Re: Does anyone actually use Patch? [message #199709 is a reply to message #199707] |
Tue, 16 May 2006 12:26  |
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He is extremely good at close range in the tunnels and remember his shots poison you aswell for extra damage - the only difference with patch on an sbh is that the shots will light him up like it would if he was walking on tiberium, thus making it easier to see him.
I never use him myself unless I am trying to place a beacon and need to cover it cheaply.
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| Re: Does anyone actually use Patch? [message #199888 is a reply to message #199707] |
Thu, 18 May 2006 07:56 |
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I know, but isn't Mobius BETTER against infantry? Isn't Mobius better at everything?
If I were teaching a class in Anti-Nod infantry, Mobius would get an A, and Patch would get a C-. In the greater scheme of things, although he's made to be anti-infantry and doesn't do much else, he's not that great as his job. In any case if I was short on cash I'd get Gunner over Patch, since he's cheaper and is 10x better IMO.
| DarkDemin wrote on Thu, 03 August 2006 19:19 |
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| Re: Does anyone actually use Patch? [message #200515 is a reply to message #199707] |
Tue, 23 May 2006 05:49 |
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"Why buy patch when you can buy havoc/sakura"
-95% of ren community
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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. - Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
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| Re: Does anyone actually use Patch? [message #200529 is a reply to message #200515] |
Tue, 23 May 2006 08:45 |
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| Sniper_De7 wrote on Tue, 23 May 2006 07:49 |
"Why buy patch when you can buy havoc/sakura"
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if you want to detect a SBH ^^ (to answer your question, basicaly i would buy a mobius but you only mention sakura or havoc)
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| Re: Does anyone actually use Patch? [message #200540 is a reply to message #199707] |
Tue, 23 May 2006 09:22 |
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It's not better detection, just that if you spray around for SBHs and one gets hit, it will light up a little longer, though, you could use a regular soldier and shoot just as well and see a flash because often times you really don't need to see the extra few seconds... would work the same for a tib sydney if you wanted.
PS, If you want to detect stealth better, you should focus on doors opening when players on your team aren't there (it makes it hard if some guy spawns, but it's the best way, short of the entire team shooting around.
Oderint, dum metuant.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. - Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
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| Re: Does anyone actually use Patch? [message #200545 is a reply to message #199707] |
Tue, 23 May 2006 10:38 |
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I would say Gunner makes a decent detector, since he's cheaper than Patch and has splash damage. And once you're done detecting, he's useful for other stuff as well.
| DarkDemin wrote on Thu, 03 August 2006 19:19 |
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| Re: Does anyone actually use Patch? [message #200642 is a reply to message #200540] |
Wed, 24 May 2006 06:09 |
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| Sniper_De7 wrote on Tue, 23 May 2006 12:22 |
It's not better detection, just that if you spray around for SBHs and one gets hit, it will light up a little longer, though, you could use a regular soldier and shoot just as well and see a flash because often times you really don't need to see the extra few seconds... would work the same for a tib sydney if you wanted.
PS, If you want to detect stealth better, you should focus on doors opening when players on your team aren't there (it makes it hard if some guy spawns, but it's the best way, short of the entire team shooting around.
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thats a good way if you want to sit the game through in your base searching for sbh. 
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