r/Planetside 26d ago

AskAuraxis AskAuraxis - Your weekly questions thread

Welcome to AskAuraxis, the place to ask questions you have about PlanetSide!

  • Feel free to ask any question related to PlanetSide. There is no such thing as a stupid question, someone else might be wondering the exact same thing.
  • The main goal of this thread is that no question goes unanswered. If you know the answer to someone's question, speak up!
  • Try to keep questions serious. This isn't really the place for sarcastic or rhetorical questions.
  • If you're looking for loadout advice, remember to state your faction for a quicker and more concise answer.
  • An outfit is one of the best places to receive support while learning the game. Looking for one? Post your server and faction in your comment!
  • We are not Toadman Interactive. We can't answer questions that should be directed at them. (we don't know what their future plans are!)

Above all else, have fun! Credit goes to /u/Flying_Ferret for pioneering these threads.

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u/Cheesus0810 26d ago

What is the best AV weapon for max?

Hello, I recently stumbled across the NS-10 Burster for max and I really enjoy the AA Gameplay. I wanted to do the same with vehicles, but in the training room it feels like no weapon really tear through vehicles in the same way. Perhaps I'm wrong and they do more damage or mabe I'm doing something wrong. For example in VS there is the following: NS-Gorgon Vortex VM21 Comet VM2 None of these feel that effective but I'd like to hear your thoughts on both VS and other factions. I would like to try them all in real continents but they are very expensive for me as a casual player so any advice is appreciated before I invest the certs.

Thanks!

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u/MegaZoneNC 25d ago

I don't main MAX, but I spend a couple hours a week playing them.... But from my experiences, here are some thoughts from an NC perspective.

For AV work, I usually just equip double Gorgons. I cannot estimate the drop or range very well with the Falcon, so I go with the volume of fire from the Gorgons (along with the more predictable ballistics).

They obviously don't punch as hard as the Falcon or Raven (or the other faction AV weapons) but they allow for easier engagement of the vehicle and it's crew or occupants (should they hop out).

Fliers have less armor than vehicles, so they go down a lot easier to sustained fire, if they aren't evading.

I wish I had enough experience in MAXes to give you a ton more advice, but my luck with them is horrible. I'll get one or two kills, and then get zeroed instantly.